No Kill Shelter Fundraiser Ideas

[Tropicalburstqt2]

One of my girlfriend's is a volunteer for a local No Kill Shelter & always looking for fundraising ideas. I spoke with her last night about having a PC fundraiser & she seemed to like the idea. With little experience, I'm not quite sure how to set it up & what works best, so I would appreciate all the help I can get.

[mountainmama74]

Hi Amy!

I haven't personally done any fundraisers yet, but my director did one for a group I belong to just before I signed up. Here's how it worked:

She gave each of us a packet, similar to a hostess packet, with catalogs and outside order forms. She also gave us a list of recipes to choose from so we could each make one the night of the show. We were responsible for inviting guests and collecting outside orders. She came to the location (we did it in a church gathering hall that had a kitchen) and did the show just like a regular cooking show. We even played the ticket game! She also told us that for every booking that came from the fundraiser show, she would personally donate 10% of her commissions from those shows to our organization. (I plan to do this as well!). She made it an interactive show and had guests use the tools. I think that's about it! We closed that show over $2000 earning more than $300 for our organization, and $300 for her!!