Fundraising Ideas for Volunteering Abroad?

Question

Hello all!

I'm a college student and I will be leading a group of fellow college students on a group abroad next January (2009) to complete two weeks of volunteer work. We haven't chosen the country we will be going to yet, but that is of little matter.

What we really need is some ideas to raise money as a group! We estimate with the airfair most volunteer programs that we've looked at abroad will cost $2,000 or less per a person. Any ideas you could give for raising money would be great! If you've fundraised before, especially at the college level, I'd love to hear from you! If you could provide any weblinks to sites with good ideas, that would be great too.

More information: Our group is comprised of college students at a state university. We are a non religious group (we are part of a service organization).

Thanks!

Answer 1

How to raise money for a cause or a trip is a *frequently* asked question on YahooAnswers. Go through the resolved answers section of the Community Service section to read all of the many ideas that have been published before.

Answer 2

I doubt you are going to find anyone to sponsor you or any scholarship to fund your trip. You might want to consider getting a part time job (check your school's office of career advisement to find jobs seeking college students) and saving up the money if you really want to go.