Fundraising hints
Some general guidelines to consider when planning fundraising activities:
- Advance planning
- Allow enough time to plan and organise the event
- Fix the date and time of the event well in advance
- Make sure your idea is legal, ethical and safe!
- If the event involves other people draw up a list of jobs to be done
- If you can, find a volunteer for each of the jobs
- Publicise the event
- Tell Your Friends
- Put up Posters
- Send out fliers
- For major events contact local media
- Publicise your event on the Akashavana website
- Safeguard the money raised
- Appoint some-one to take and count the money
- Let your supporters know how much has been raised
- You can either donate the money online or send a cheque.