Experiences Fundraising?

Posts and links about fundraising (including nonprofit fundraisers) are NOT permitted.

*I know you are not asking anyone for money on the forum, but I want to make sure you understand the forum rules.*

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Gail*Nanners* Co-Moderator for Crohns Disease
Crohn's Disease for over 35 years. Currently on Asacol, Protonix, Estrace, Prinivil, Diltiazem, Percoset prn for pain, Zofran, Phenergan, Probiotics, Calcium, Vit D, and Xanax prn. Resections in 2002 & 2005. Also diagnosed w/ Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, & Anxiety. Currently my Crohns is in remission, but my joints are going crazy!

Nanners - that rule is a sub-bullet under "no advertising, links to advertising, or spam". We can't discuss how to raise money?

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Crohn's Disease for 22 years
Diagnosed in Feb 1989 at age 14

No surgeries (yet)
Current meds: Pentasa, 6MP, Cipro, Pred,
Also take: monthly B12 injection, Calcium, Multivitamin
Starting Humira in March 2011

Between Facebook and my Christmas card list I was able to raise 4 times that amount for CCFA's Team Challenge (1/2 marathon) last December.

You'd be surprised the amount of support that is out there through friends (who may have family members/friends with IBD) and family who amazingly donate more than you'd every expect!!

I hope you think about it...it's an amazing experience!

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formally known as OHIO76 ~ honoring my daughter's passion!
Crohn’s dx 1989
some terrible years before my temporary ileo in 2001
Proctocolectomy w/end ileo in 2008
...wish I knew then what I know NOW!

Sweet, thanks for checking Nanners! I asked some other people and one said she gets a lot of money from a donation jar on her desk at work. Another holds sales in her neighborhood. Thanks for the ideas and please feel free to submit more!

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Cimzia, Asacol

I do fundraising for the CCFA take steps. I have found face book to be an excellent place to do fundraising. Also I have had family members do 50/50 raffels at there work were they had two winners one person would get 50 percent of money and one person would get the tax write off. That has also been very successful for me. Last year I think I raised $1200 in 4 weeks of fundraising. (I had just been diagnosed with Crohn's in Late April early May and the walk was in June) so that could have played a part of peoples willingness as well.

You can also find a fundraising kit on their website - just go to the bottom of their home page.

I've no idea what's in it; haven't looked myself; but it may contain something of interest to you.

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Co-Moderator Crohn's Forum.

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I have raised money for a few causes, and also ran the CCFA Crohn's & Colitis Half Marathon. If you have a website you can customize it, send people the link and they can donate online. It was great for me because 1) I had wanted to run a half marathon and 2) I was raising money for Crohn's so it forced me to tell people my story, rather than continuing on with my lame excuse of "stomach problems''. It outed me as a Crohn's patient! :) I was very surprised at the generosity, I think we had to raise $3500 and people were coming out of the woodwork to donate - I sent out a mass email telling my story and why I was raising money. One person I had worked with years before donated $100 and told me he had Crohn's too! Another friend donated $$ and then sent the link to his dad, who has colitis and he donated another $100, etc. I emphasized that no amount was too small -I would send out emails on the 13th of the month and say please donate $13.10 for the $13.1 miles I am going to run! who can't donate $13? Plus most people see that then decide to donate $20, $25, 50, etc. People are generous and if you tell them why you are doing this you will have an easier time. Good luck!

Post Edited By Moderator (Nanners) : 5/13/2011 1:45:35 PM (GMT-6)

You can do it! Ask, aks, ask....

Events with fundraising minimums are typically events that they will arrange travel for you, meaning there is also a cost to the event. They make a minimum to cover those costs and ensure that at least 75% of the money raised goes to mission critical programs.

I've participated in Team Challenge and it was a life changing, amazing experience. I've done Take Steps many times as well. I had to raise $2,500 for Team Challenge I think, and the staff made it super easy for me and lots of fun.

Another idea is to ask someone you know that has a home-sale business like Pampered Chef, Thirty One bags, Jewelry, that type of thing if they do fundraisers.  I sell jewelry part-time and just did a fundraiser for my neighbor who has a team for the Crohn's walk.  I gave her 40% of my profit for having a book party for me.   Good luck!