Top Ten Ways to Raise the Funds to Get to ORANGE
Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:47OK, with all the buzz about The Orange Conference you are convinced you should attend. Now, how do you get the funds to get there??? I know that many churches and individuals are making cuts in their budgets just to stay above water and conference $$$ are usually the first to go. However, I believe so strongly that you and your team will benefit greatly from experiencing ORANGE that “doing whatever it takes” to get there is going to pay huge dividends!!! With that in mind I am presenting a “Top Ten” list to hopefully help you and your team:
10. Beco
me a Census Taker
The 2010 census is underway and there may still be census taker positions available in your area.
9. Find an Online Gig
One valid work-at-home program is Amazon Mechanical Turk, where companies post tasks that machines cannot easily do, but that are relatively simple for humans. You choose an assignment, and, on completion, are credited with payment to your Amazon account. This money can be withdrawn once you accumulate $10.
8. Create a fundraising page…
Fundable provides a simple way to create a fundraising page in support of your project. In 15 minutes or less, you can customize a page with an appeal letter, your fundraising goal, and a supporting image.
7. Use pledges to build support…
PledgeBank is a tool for building support around certain actions through individual pledges. As part of your effort to solicit donations, you can post pledges on PledgeBank and encourage others to follow your lead.
6. Raise money for your project on Facebook…
Change.org is a social networking site that offers a fundraising application that integrates with Facebook. As a member of Change.org’s fundraising application, you can post a “change” that corresponds with your project. Use the space that Change.org provides to describe your project and upload related links, images, and videos.
5. Launch an online store in support of your project…
CafePress offers a simple tool for raising money by selling merchandise that relates to your project. Without much work, you can start selling T-shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags, and other items that bear the message or logo of your project.
4. Sell Stuff on Craigslist
A good alternative to the yard sale is to make use of Craigslist, a great internet site for buying and selling almost anything legal — furniture, bicycles, musical equipment, housewares, art, and whatever. Over 40 million people use it every month. It’s free and localized, so there is typically no shipping involved.
3. Become a Mystery Shopper
Some market research companies hire mystery shoppers to review service standards in hotels, restaurants, and grocery stores. While the rates of pay are relatively low it’s fun and you may get an evening out for FREE.
2. Sell something – Hold a Yard Sale
The hands-down best way to raise money is to convert stuff you already own into cash.
If you have furniture, electronics, children’s items, sports equipment, jewelry, collectibles (in other words, the usual hodgepodge of clutter that most of us once thought we needed to buy), then a yard sale might just get you to Orange.
1. BEG
OK this may not be the #1 way to get the funds but it can be the most effective. Go to your pastor, deacons, elder board – whoever the decision makers are and plead your case. Go in knowing the details of Orange and how your church is going to benefit by your attendance.
Jim says:
January 24th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Some fresh ideas that will be beneficial!