How does a non profit put on a fund raising event...our idea is a shrimp boil, may be two bands, craft booths.

Answer 1

I've never thrown a non-profit event, but my mom has before so I'm going to try to remember second hand for you. I'm not sure in what order, but you'll need volunteers and donations. If it's a really good cause, people are usually willing to bake goods for you to sell, donate their artwork for you to sell, maybe a local band or two will be happy to volunteer their time. Call around, ask big businesses for donations to help pay for things, as this will make them look good if they are donating to a charitable cause. Maybe put an ad in your local paper stating what you're doing and what you need, there are still good people in this world who would be happy to help.

Anyway, good luck with your event!

Answer 2

Go to local vendors and see if they would be willing to donate the items for your shrimp boil. Also contact bands and see if they would do the event for just the publicity and maybe free food and drinks. The craft booths you'd have to get with local craft vendors and see if they have any ideas.

Answer 3

have a festival or carnival,

have games for kids, get prizes at Oriental trading.com.

Have a cake walk,
get people to make cakes,
then people try to win the cakes by walking in a circle have numbers on the floor, and when the music stops everyone stops on a Number, draw a # from a hat and whoever is on that # wins a cake of their choice, each person pays a $1.00 entry fee each time they play, get alot of cakes donated and you can make alot of money.

Have a silent auction, with donated goods and services

have a 50/50 raffle

Make the kids games free this will attract more people and keep them there longer

Sell Hotdogs and/or Pizza by the slice
and cotten candy

My childs school does this every fall

Answer 4

first you will need a business plan. run an add in paper. go to business and ask for them to sponsor so many pounds of shrimp. you cause should speak for itself. be aggressive!