FUNDRAISING

• Determine your purpose for fundraising.
  • Childcare
  • Benevolent fund
  • Ministry supplies
  • Décor
• Meet with church leadership.
  • Share the purpose for fundraising.
  • Coordinate fundraising with church events.
• Determine what type of fundraisers you will hold throughout the year.
  • Garage sale
  • Sell goods at a craft show
  • Bake sale
  • Babysitting nights
  • Cake walk
• Set dates for fundraiser.
  • Event dates
  • Team work dates
• Determine what type of tasks need to be accomplished for example:
  • Decoration
  • Business solicitation
    • provide the churches 501(C)(3) to business so they can use donation as a tax write-off
  • Set up/ tear down
  • Donation drop-off/collection
    
• As the date of event approaches.
  
  • Determine the number of volunteers needed for each shift.
    
    • Create a volunteer schedule.
      • Determine the number and length of shifts work.
      • Be sure to include set-up and tear-down shifts.
• Manage money spent and collected.
  • Keep record of all receipts for items purchased so people will be reimbursed for event expenses.
  • Provide a starting bank on day of event.
  • Develop a system to keep money secure.
  • Keep record of what is sold.
    • This information is helpful for future events.
    • Give the person in charge of budget/ministry funds the receipts and money raised. 

Printable Version