Fundraising ideas?

Question

I am invited on a college trip in 2009 to go to India and help school children learn, and to go trekking in the mountains, but it costs 3000 pounds.

The question is- can anyone think of any fresh ideas to raise money? Any ideas for what we can be sponsored for?

Thankyou.

Answer 1

Ask local businesses to sponsor you. Have a local newspaper follow your story and mention the businesses by name that help you. You will be getting them some free advertising in return.

Good luck!

Answer 2

1. Do a search online for free fund raising ideas, there thousands of them, pick the ones you can do quickly. (see below)
2. Post a blog entry about it.
3. Join some community and fund raising forums and website and post your message there.
4. Email your friends with the information and ask them to forward the email to others.
5. Post flyers with the information on bulletin boards and other charity sites.
6. As for companies, it depends on the type of work you are doing. Go for the big ones first, like Nike, Coke, Pepsi, etc, send them letters and ask for sponsorship, sometimes these companies just send out checks to folks!
7. Then go to local companies, meet the owners face to face and explain your need and how it will benefit the local community.
Here are a few sites to get you in the mood for fund raising:
http://www.fundraising.com/
http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/
http://www.campusfundraiser.com/makemoney.asp?source=overture&OVRAW=fundraiser%20ideas&OVKEY=fund%20raiser%20idea&OVMTC=standard
http://www.chef-co.com/fundraiser-ideas.asp
http://www.abcfundraising.com/fundraising/fundraiser-ideas.htm

Answer 3

You could sell dinners, candy, have a yard sale, make different items and sell them, and of course you could get a business to sponsor you.