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Ideas
for Clubs
Possible
events and fundraisers for Educate! clubs:
- Letter
Writing
- Letter writing is probably the easiest and best
way to raise money. You could potentially raise
thousands of dollars, as long as everyone puts in
the work to reach out to people they know. For more
information about letter writing, check out tips
for letter writing.
- Talks
by Speakers - These can be about education,
Africa, poverty, international development, human
rights, or anything else related in any way to Educate!.
You can ask teachers or professors at your school
or college who are informed about any related issue
to give a talk. Talks, especially by popular or
famous teachers or professors, are a very good way
to get publicity out about your Educate! club and
what you are trying to do.
- Concerts
- Concerts can be a great way to raise money as
well as awareness. Concerts can be a performance
by one group/band/person or can include several.
You could even do a Battle of the Bands concert
and bring bands from your school and perhaps even
include bands from nearby schools.
- Dodgeball
Tournament
- A dodgeball tournament can be a very fun way to
get people involved in helping Educate!. You can
either charge an entry fee per team or a fee for
each player. Make sure to make sure you have checked
all the liability issues with you school officials
(everyone may be required to sign a waiver) and
that you find a good place (such as a gym) to hold
your tournament. You can also sell t-shirts before
your tournament and get people excited about the
event. The Amherst College Educate! club held its
first annual dodgeball tournament this past year
and raised over $1400, having over 170 participants
and selling 150 shirts.
- An
event that gets sponsors
- This could be any activity that your club does
for which you can get sponsors - a bike ride, a
walk-a-thon, or anything else you can think of.
The Fairview High Club, and previously Eric Glustrom,
did this when they climbed 14,000 ft. peaks in Colorado
and got friends and family to sponsor them on a
per-peak basis. Eric raised over $2000 by himself!
- Contacting
local businesses
- They always are looking to support local causes,
particularly those led by students.
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Bake Sales
- Bake sales can be a great way to fundraise on
campus and particularly during events where parents
or alumni come on campus. They can also be a fun
activity for several members of your club.
- Other
Fun Athletic Tournaments
- This can include whiffle ball, kickball, handball,
four-square... basically anything that you think
students at your school would get excited about.
- Selling
Wristbands
- Wristbands can be purchased and made fairly cheaply
and are a good way to spread awareness of Educate!.
You can think of what you would like to say on the
wristband but a possible idea could be "Educate!
the World". You could also include Educate!'s
website on the wristband.
- Tabling
- You can always simply table for Educate! at any
parent or alumni event. It is a great way to talk
to people face to face about Educate!'s cause and
get people involved.
- Benefit
Plays or Concerts
- A great way to spread awareness of Educate! cause
and involving more people indirectly in the effort.
It's great too because plays and concerts will be
put on anyways and don't require too much outside
work.
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