movie screenings used to make more money, around 4-5 dollars per head and they used to be previews (i.e. the night before) so lots of people came. I'm not sure why the cinemas here have changed policy in the last couple of years, but perhaps if people are fundraising in other cities they may find a better deal.
I too have been involved in a fair bit of fundraising and although I think you and others who have worked hard in fundraising deserve all the kudos and thanks you can eat for the chocolate and wine selling, I find it to be a lot of work for very little return. I prefer events, for example a quiz night can raise $1000 in one night (or a lot more if you have a larger catchmen group and a sympathetic cause) - sure you have to do a bit of scrounging for prizes (a sympathetic cause is also helpful in this area too) and write a bunch of questions and talk a few people into reading the questions and marking the answers - but still a lot less work that hand delivering wine I reckon. I just don't think that $10 a crate is a good enough return, you would be better off just asking everyone to give you $10 - or how bout asking everyone to give you an hours pay instead of putting in an hours work as a fundraising volunteer...
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Date: 2005-05-27 09:29 am (UTC)From:I too have been involved in a fair bit of fundraising and although I think you and others who have worked hard in fundraising deserve all the kudos and thanks you can eat for the chocolate and wine selling, I find it to be a lot of work for very little return. I prefer events, for example a quiz night can raise $1000 in one night (or a lot more if you have a larger catchmen group and a sympathetic cause) - sure you have to do a bit of scrounging for prizes (a sympathetic cause is also helpful in this area too) and write a bunch of questions and talk a few people into reading the questions and marking the answers - but still a lot less work that hand delivering wine I reckon. I just don't think that $10 a crate is a good enough return, you would be better off just asking everyone to give you $10 - or how bout asking everyone to give you an hours pay instead of putting in an hours work as a fundraising volunteer...