Mini Golf Fundraiser for NonProfit Groups

Mini Golf Fundraiser for NonProfit Groups by Kimberly Reynolds

 

Hosting a mini golf tournament is a great fundraiser for school clubs, youth sports teams, church groups, and cheerleading squads. It's great fun and done right, a mini golf fundraiser can raise considerable funds.
Getting started
You will need to arrange a place to play and that's best done well in advance. Seasonal factors will affect price and availability, but most of the time you can arrange either a flat payment for exclusive facility use or a per game fee that's substantially lower than standard rates.
To maximize attendance, price your golf event tickets at reasonable prices. Offer attractive variations like a flat-rate family ticket or discounts for students or advance purchases.
Publicity
Once you have a date booked, you will need to publicize your event. To get the word out, put together a press release and get it the major media outlets in your market. Keep the focus on the most newsworthy aspect of your mini golf tournament, such as why you are raising funds and what the ultimate benefit of your golf fundraiser will be.
For example, if you are raising funds to help a specific person with medical expenses, feature that person's story in the press release. If you are raising funds for a cause, focus your story angle on the positive effect those dollars will provide.
And don't forget to use posters in store windows, community newsletters, email, and other methods to stimulate interest in you golf tournament.
Profit tips
One way to raise funds is to get local businesses to sponsor a hole. Keep the prices reasonable, such as $25 to $75 per hole. Sponsors would get signs acknowledging their contribution beside each putting tee.
Think like a business person and encourage sponsors to offer something creative that will bring them customers such as two-for-one coupon given to all players. Or, a business could offer a prize to everyone who beats a certain score or gets a hole in one on the 18th hole.
Besides sponsorships, you can also ask businesses to donate items or services to use as prizes for lowest score, best bank shot, etc.
Fundraising activities
There are lots of activities you can include at your mini golf tournament to raise funds. Your group can sell raffle tickets for a donated prize or, lacking a suitable prize, conduct a 50/50 cash raffle where the winning ticket gets half the raffle sales amount.
Food and drink sales is another source of potential profits. With course owner permission, you could even run your own concession stand offering grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, sodas, etc.
You can also offer silent auctions of donated goods and services. Place the items along with attractive descriptions and bid sheets on tables near high-traffic spots. Be sure to tape down paper and pens to make it easy for players to get in a quick bid while still holding their putter.
And don't forget to ask for donations. You can oftentimes raise a considerable amount just by placing a jug labeled donations right next to where players pay for their rounds.
Summary
A mini golf fundraiser is fantastic fun and can be a very profitable event if done right. Maximize your turnout through getting plenty of advance publicity.
Employ multiple fundraising activities to generate additional funds. Conduct raffles and silent auctions or run your own concession stand. Offer prizes for low scores or conduct a hole-in-one contest.
Make your event as much fun as possible and you'll be surprised at how well you do with your mini golf fundraiser!

It Is Important To Choose The Right Fundraising Idea - Cookbooks Are Often That Right Choice

It Is Important To Choose The Right Fundraising Idea - Cookbooks Are Often That Right Choice by Andy Barber

 

I belong to a family oriented fraternal organization, and throughout the year we raise money for various charities and other good works. OK...some of it goes back into our group, but we have expenses, too! Regardless if you need a good fundraising idea for your own use or for some other good cause, the family style cookbook can be a big help.
For Instance?
My organization created a cookbook several years ago. We filled it with over 100 delicious recipes that were submitted by our club members and people in our community. Imagine a cookbook with the best recipes from the finest cooks in the area. Who wouldn't be interested in a recipe book like that? The contributor's name was printed with each recipe, so you know they offered their best ones. No one would want his or her name associated with a "dud" recipe. It is a true collection of culinary art.
Furthermore?
It was a great success, too. The first year we nearly sold out. The following year we ordered some more and sold them, too. The next few years we continued to sell more of the personalized recipe books. Obviously the demand has dropped in the five years we have been selling them, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see that we still sell some each time we have a public gathering.
Why They Are Popular
Human beings are a generous bunch. We are hard-wired with the instinct to help other human beings. So when someone is raising money for a charity, it is not unusual to see people digging deep into their purses and wallets for a donation. Now...add to the mix the fact that the potential donors will receive a fantastic cookbook when they give, they will be even more eager to give up their hard earned cash.
Next, there isn't another cookbook like it on the planet. (Or on any other planet, as far as that goes.) The cookbook is more than just another cookbook, too. The names of the cooks who provided the recipes are next to each one. Some family style cookbooks have dedication pages included, where more detailed information about the people involved is documented. The cookbook becomes a source of local history. As the years go by and people use the recipe book, they will read about the folks who put it together and the many cooks and chefs who helped out. "Oh...I remember old Mrs. Anderson! She used to make these cookies for us when we were little kids. That sure brings back some memories."
The Process
It isn't difficult to design and publish a fundraising cookbook. The trick is to find a reputable on-line cookbook publisher that provides the proper tools and options. A good company will give you the chance to have as much, or as little creative input as you may want. Options like the format, book style, types of pictures and graphics, cover and divider design, and paper stock are important. Last, I suggest that you work with a publisher that offers a guarantee. Yes...I said "guarantee." There are just a handful of cookbook publishers that do that. Make sure you choose one of them for your fundraising project.
Find that publisher and get started right away. Time is wasting.