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How Event Hire Can Enhance Your Fundraiser

By: Dominic Donaldson

Creating and planning a fundraising event can be a daunting experience, especially if it is your first time. However with the right guidance, event hire and venue then the process can be made a little easier. Contacting the charity you hope to raise money for is always a good idea, as they may be able to offer materials that will be of use. Here in this article we shall look at some top tips to planning your fundraiser event so that you are able to get the most out of your day.

The first thing that needs to be done for the organization of your fundraiser is to create an action plan. The action plan should contain what type of event you want to create, how long it will take to organise, who you need to contact to help you and how much money you can raise in context to how much you will spend. Try to make sure that your event does not clash with any other large fundraising events that day.

Choose an event that you know you will enjoy organising and that people will want to take part in and then make sure you plan plenty of advertising. Good advertising is the key to success for fundraisers, use social networking sites, notice boards, intranets, adverts in local papers and posters. It is also worth asking event hire companies if they will help you with your event, possibly at a reduced rate if you offer them advertising.

Work out the costs of your event carefully, costs may include event hire, printing, photocopying, catering and hire charges. If you can get any help with these services this will help keep the costs down and make your event a success. Your income for the event will include tickets, an entry fee, donations, sponsorship, auctions, raffles, advertising and the sale of refreshments. The important and obvious point is to keep the costs lower than the income!

Finally, if you are creating an event with sponsorship then ask everyone you know to sponsor you, make sure you have told everyone your target, start your sponsor form with a generous amount and ask your employer if they will offer a matched giving scheme, which basically means that they will double whatever you raise. It is a good idea to set up an online page that will allow for your donations to be paid easily with a credit or debit card. Hopefully your event will run well and provide your chosen charity with a great donation, good luck!

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Dominic Donaldson is an expert in the fundraising industry.
Find out more about Event Hire and how the services available can help with your charity event.

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