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Fund Raising

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Examples of Material Donations - CIK’s (Contributions In Kind):

Lumber Stone Soil Concrete Trees Plants flowers seeds Mulch Fill Gravel RR ties Baskets/barrels

Rent Meeting facility Publicity Postage-Bulk mailing

Paint Food Bottled water Candy/desserts Note pads Paper office supplies Fuel Banners Gift cards Painted Backdrop/signs Prize money Prize-radio air time

Examples of Labor Donations – In Kind Services:

Masonry Landscaping Carpentry Excavation/grading Tree/stump removal Printing Sign making/building Entertainment Consulting Planning Designing Engineering Supervision

Graphic design Typesetting Drawings Development and Writing of brochures Administration Power point presentation Planting Maintenance Photography Legal services: property transfer filing for 501c3 status

Equipment: (Rental):

Backhoe/grader Trucks Lawn Mowers/weedwacker /brush hog/chipper

Facilitators:

Liberty CDC SC Division of Planning & Community Development

People/Groups who Delivered In Kind Services:

Municipalities County Correctional Facilities Schools Private Labor Catskill Center for C&D

Fire Departments Ladies’ Auxiliaries BOCES DAYTOP Centers Center for Workforce Development

Events:

Community Day Mystery Dinner Theater Seasonal Plant Sales: Mother’s Day Plants Poinsettia Sale Fall Festival Winter Carnival Junk Jam Walk the Walk Scholastic Book Fair Yard Sale O Rama

Flea Market Renaissance T-shirts Auction-silent or live 50/50 and Raffle tickets Bowl-a-thon Celebrity Basket Ball game Penny Socials Pancake Breakfasts/ Spaghetti dinner Sell pavers Advertising and mailings

Note: People are likely to support your fundraising plan if they feel a sense of ownership in it. Ask your group members for suggestions, opinions, insights and feedback. Let them know you truly value their role.

Before launching a fund drive, make sure your idea maximizes your fundraising efficiency. In other words, are you raising money at the lowest cost-per-dollar raised?

Make sure you pick a project that won’t burn out all your volunteers at one event.