| For 13 years I volunteered my time as a youth baseball | | | | quite small, only 100 people), you can make in access |
| coach in New Jersey. Nothing was more daunting but | | | | of $1,000 or more. As with any type of fundraiser, the |
| also very important then raising funds to keep the | | | | more organized you are and the more effort you put |
| league going above and beyond the normal registration | | | | out, the better return you will have. I know of one local |
| fee the league charged. Here is an idea that goes | | | | school in the area that did it and made nearly $10,000 |
| beyond the normal selling candy (which most of the | | | | from the fundraiser. |
| kids eat anyway). | | | | Keep in mind when hosting this fundraiser that you |
| A very simple way to raise a good amount of funds | | | | should have 2 or even 3 people cooking the food in |
| that everyone in your organization can take part in, is a | | | | rotating shifts so that no one is getting burned out. You |
| pancake breakfast buffet. | | | | should also have a few people (depending on the size |
| First you need a venue to cook the breakfast and | | | | of the venue), showing customers to available seats, |
| allow your customers to sit down and eat. We | | | | cleaning up tables and putting down new placemats. |
| teamed up with a local church who had a complete | | | | Also, if your venue allows it, you will want to keep a list |
| kitchen. You may look into doing the same or even a | | | | of what customers attended, by having them fill out |
| firehouse. | | | | your welcome sheet that captures their names, |
| You serve pancakes and sausage and that is it. | | | | addresses, email addresses, phone numbers etc. You |
| Anything more than that and you are creating more | | | | will use this list the next time you host this kind of |
| headaches then what you need. All the food, pancake | | | | event to let them know you are having it again. |
| mix, syrup, sausage etc., can be obtained by having | | | | Trust me when I tell you that I am not much of a sales |
| your members donate it to the cause so there is no | | | | person, but the ads were extremely easy to sell. |
| out of pocket expense for supplies. | | | | Businesses in the area gladly paid the $25 for the spot. |
| Your money is made in two fold, the first is obviously | | | | They were helping a good cause and at the same |
| charging a nominal fee to attend the breakfast, usually | | | | time got some ad space in front of potential |
| $5.00 for adults, $2.50 for children and seniors. Pricing | | | | customers. I recommend starting to sell the ads to |
| will vary on your area. | | | | businesses you already work with...your local grocer, |
| The second, and this is really where the money comes | | | | drugstore or pharmacy, corner deli etc. You can sell |
| in, is from selling small, business card sized | | | | names at work to relatives and so on. Now multiply |
| advertisements that will be displayed on a placemat (11 | | | | that by the number of people in your ogranization, and |
| x 17 sheet of paper). We charged $25 for each | | | | you can see the funds add up quick. |
| business card sized ad and $2.00 if someone just | | | | Well there you have it. It is a great way to raise some |
| wanted to put their name on the placemat under the | | | | funds that will be profitable to your organization and |
| heading, "We would like to thank the following for the | | | | fun for everybody. |
| support of the XYZ Organization...". | | | | By: Michael C. |
| Depending on the size of your organization (ours was | | | | |