15. Fundraising -
Drives
Drives are basically requests for
things. Of course, all fundraising is basically a money
drive, but sometimes asking for specific objects (especially
for items that people may be getting rid of anyway) can help
bring in a better response. Many people who will not
donate money will choose to donate something, may be
something that they will not use anyway. If you are
planning on having a sale, you may need to organize a drive
first in order to ensure that you have enough items that you
can sell. Drives can also be used to gather items that
can be used in your non-profit's programs. A
homeless shelter, for example, may wish to hold a bedding drive
in order to get the beds and linens needed to house the
homeless. Such a drive may get a better response than
simply asking for money to buy the bedding. Some of the more
common drives include:
•Blood
drives:
usually organized only by larger non-profits such as
hospitals, clinics, larger shelters, and the Red
Cross, blood drives ask people to donate blood so
that those who need a transfusion can get the medical
help they need quickly. Blood drives are expensive
and require trained medical personnel as well as
plenty of equipment for taking, testing, and
transporting blood to be stored.
•Food
drives:
These drives usually aim to raise non-perishable food
for food banks, shelters, overseas programs and other
non-profit groups.
•Toy and gift
drives:
Often held around the holidays, these drives aim
to collect toys and gifts for children who
might not otherwise receive gifts during the
holidays. In some cases, excess toys and gifts
are sold to second hand shops in order to raise money
as well.
•Book
drives:
Non-profit groups to do with literacy or
education sometimes seek book donations in order to
give books to students and others or in order to
organize programs such as bookmobiles. Books
can also be sold to raise money for non-profit
programs.
•Housewares
drives:
Some non-profit groups ask for household items which
can help those in need or which can be sold for
fundraising purposes.
•Clothing
drives:
Some non-profits ask for donations of used clothing
(sometimes specific items such as coats) in order to
clothe those in need or in order to sell the clothes
in order to make money for non-profit
programs.
•
Volunteer drives: Some drives ask for specific work or
volunteers for projects. For example, Habitat for
Humanity, a group working to create affordable housing,
often asks for labor work (construction workers, plumbers)
that can help in building houses.
Many people
(and even companies) are willing to offer their help
and labor, even if they are more cautious about
offering their money. This sort of drive can be
invaluable as it can save enormous amounts of money
on services. If you need to build or renovate
an office space, for example, you may be able to
interest contractors to donate some of their
services. Then, you will need to raise a
smaller amount of money through other means in order
to pay for utilities and other
necessities.
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Services
Practical
Fundraising Ebook - Table Of Contents
- Fundraising -
The Basics
- Fundraising -
Terminology
- Fundraising -
Money
-
Fundraising -
Where to Find Donors and How to Reach
Them
- Fundraising -
Targeting Your Donors
- Fundraising -
Research
- Fundraising -
Your Donors' Needs
- Fundraising -
Ideas
- Fundraising
- Donated Products
- Fundraising -
Bought Products
- Fundraising
- Marathons
- Fundraising -
Lotteries, raffles and
more
- Fundraising -
Fairs, Auctions and
Bazaars
- Fundraising -
Fun Events
- Fundraising - Drives
- Fundraising -
Services
- Fundraising
- Tips for Choosing a Fundraising
Idea
- Fundraising -
Your Plan
- Fundraising
- Your Team
- Fundraising -
Staying Organized
- Fundraising -
Communicating With Your
Donors
- Fundraising
- Advertising
- Fundraising
- Letters
- Fundraising -
Emails and more
- Fundraising
- Person to Person
- Fundraising
- Thank You Notes
- Fundraising
- Grant Proposals
- Fundraising
- Press Releases
- Fundraising
- With Computers
- Fundraising
- Secrets to
Success
- Fundraising -
Problems
- Fundraising
- Conclusions
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