Comments on: Five Ways to Raise Money at Home for Your Cause Abroad http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:09:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: clareawasw http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-6492 clareawasw Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:55:01 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-6492 I was involved with a UN agency for Refugees project where we had to come up with a fundraising idea.. I came up with wii tennis! You can read about how to throw a wii tennis party here: http://virtualtennis.wordpress.com/ for UNHCR or your own cause. We are throwing a bigger event for the public in May which is made me a bit nervous - explaining the plight of refugees to shop keepers to get prizes etc... so we made a short video which shows us playing the game, as well as the conditions of the refugees. Maybe that would work for your project? Videos can be so easily made these days thanks to flip and imovie. I was involved with a UN agency for Refugees project where we had to come up with a fundraising idea.. I came up with wii tennis! You can read about how to throw a wii tennis party here: http://virtualtennis.wordpress.com/ for UNHCR or your own cause.

We are throwing a bigger event for the public in May which is made me a bit nervous – explaining the plight of refugees to shop keepers to get prizes etc… so we made a short video which shows us playing the game, as well as the conditions of the refugees. Maybe that would work for your project? Videos can be so easily made these days thanks to flip and imovie.

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]]> By: Trevor Morrow http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-2376 Trevor Morrow Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:54:43 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-2376 Really great article Maryann, and amazing work you are doing in Cambodia. With the examples you gave, I feel like you were at the fundraiser I organized to help support my volunteer work abroad. People do really want to help other in their community, you just can't be afraid to ask - that was the hardest thing for me to overcome at first. All I can do is emphasize your points: know what your cause very well, and reach out to everyone you know (especially with with a individualized touch, like a personal note in their invite to your fundraiser). Again, great post and keep on volunteering! Really great article Maryann, and amazing work you are doing in Cambodia. With the examples you gave, I feel like you were at the fundraiser I organized to help support my volunteer work abroad. People do really want to help other in their community, you just can't be afraid to ask – that was the hardest thing for me to overcome at first. All I can do is emphasize your points: know what your cause very well, and reach out to everyone you know (especially with with a individualized touch, like a personal note in their invite to your fundraiser). Again, great post and keep on volunteering!

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]]> By: study abroad in hong http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-2375 study abroad in hong Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:15:40 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-2375 Very interesting Very interesting

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]]> By: Dave Rodwin http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-2374 Dave Rodwin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:13:16 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-2374 1. If you play an instrument (or if you know people who do), organize a charity concert at a local bar. The bar will be happy because you will get people there, and your friends will gladly pay a $10 - $15 cover for an excuse to get together. My friends and I did that in Osaka, Japan, and raised $1,000 for PEPY in one night. We had 4 bands, and tons of people showed up. We also did something similar in a more rural setting in Japan, including taiko groups, and raised about $2,000 there. 2. Print t-shirts and sell them for ten or fifteen dollars. Everyone loves a t-shirt! 3. Ask for any birthday or holiday gifts to be shifted towards your fundraising goal. 1. If you play an instrument (or if you know people who do), organize a charity concert at a local bar. The bar will be happy because you will get people there, and your friends will gladly pay a $10 – $15 cover for an excuse to get together. My friends and I did that in Osaka, Japan, and raised $1,000 for PEPY in one night. We had 4 bands, and tons of people showed up. We also did something similar in a more rural setting in Japan, including taiko groups, and raised about $2,000 there. 2. Print t-shirts and sell them for ten or fifteen dollars. Everyone loves a t-shirt! 3. Ask for any birthday or holiday gifts to be shifted towards your fundraising goal.

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]]> By: Christina Heyniger http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-2373 Christina Heyniger Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:29:18 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-2373 Maryann, great article, excellent advice! Having seen how you and the team at PEPY have used these techniques to great (<a href="http://www.pepyride.org) " rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.pepyride.org)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pepyride.org)</a></a>success, we know you speak from experience. Thanks for the article. Maryann, great article, excellent advice! Having seen how you and the team at PEPY have used these techniques to great (http://www.pepyride.org)success, we know you speak from experience. Thanks for the article.

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]]> By: adogg http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-2372 adogg Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:14:15 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-2372 6. Get a job? 6. Get a job?

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]]> By: adogg http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-2371 adogg Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:08:39 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-2371 6. Get a job? 6. Get a job?

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]]> By: collazoprojects http://matadorchange.com/five-ways-to-raise-money-at-home-for-your-cause-abroad/comment-page-1#comment-2370 collazoprojects Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:04:39 +0000 http://matador.org/?p=38#comment-2370 Maryann- This article couldn't have been more timely for me, as my husband and I are setting up an afterschool program in Colombia and have been brainstorming about fundraising. To your great list, I'd add setting up a blog to let friends, family, and contacts know about the developments once a project they've sponsored is up and running, as well as utilizing widgets and other tools that let people make donations through Paypal and ChipIn. Thanks for this article! Maryann- This article couldn't have been more timely for me, as my husband and I are setting up an afterschool program in Colombia and have been brainstorming about fundraising. To your great list, I'd add setting up a blog to let friends, family, and contacts know about the developments once a project they've sponsored is up and running, as well as utilizing widgets and other tools that let people make donations through Paypal and ChipIn. Thanks for this article!

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