Cell phone owners get new phones at least every two years, some more often. What happens to all of those old phones? By turning in a phone to a recycling project, cell phone owners can help non profit organizations raise funds. A cell phone recycling drive can be a good additional fundraiser for your group. […]

Seven very lucky (and happy) couples were married on 7/7/07 at a fund-raiser for the Chain of Lakes Recreation Complex to benefit the North Brevard Historical Foundation. Monies raised will go to restore the foundation’s 18th and 19th century homes in the area. The fund-raiser “777 – Perfect in Nature, Lucky in Love” was offered […]

Keep A Child Alive, a charity that gives anti-retroviral treatment to children with AIDS in Africa held an auction for the first iPhone, two Jawbone Bluetooth headsets, two round-trip plane tickets (domestic flights) and two V.I.P. passes to the Keep A Child Alive Black Ball. The Keep A Child Alive Black Ball will be held […]

The San Diego Chapter of Make A Wish is holding Wags for Wishes, an annual dog show. The dog show will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July 6th through July 8th). It will be at the Del Mar Horsepark. Wags for Wishes is open to the public and dogs are (of course) welcome as […]

Short answer: no. Publicity such as newspaper articles, PSA’s, television and the like are a supplement to both fundraising and general communication efforts. However they should not be the first or main strategy. To raise substantial money you must ask people in person, regardless of any well-placed stories. Second, most campaigns depend on a relatively […]

In Georgia this spring, the fires destroyed more than half a million acres. In Fargo, Georgia on the Florida-Georgia line, the small volunteer fire department is selling t-shirts as a fund-raiser. The t-shirts are printed with “The Big Sweaty Bugaboo – Teamwork Is Not An Option, It’s A Lifestyle”. The Mayor Robbie Lee states that […]

Ginette Soper, an eighth grader in Illinois, has put together a fund-raiser to benefit Restoration Ministries. She is selling Beanie Babies for ten dollars each. To date she has sold 80 of the 100 Beanie Babies that she had for the fund-raiser. She has raised more than $800. The funds will go to help children […]