Fundraising for the Animals Asia Foundation As a starting point here is a list of the possible events you could organise: Art Exhibition Arts & Crafts Festival Antiques fair Auction Barbecue Book Sale Bingo night Car Boot Sale Charity Ball Christmas Raffle Coffee Morning Collection of loose change Collection box in your office Disco Fancy Dress Party Flower Show Garden Party Gala Evening Halloween Party Jumble Sale Karaoke Night Lottery Music Competition Music Festival No Uniform Day in School Poetry Competition Painting Competition Pantomime Pub Quiz Night Raffle Sponsored Swimathon Sponsored Walk Street Collection Treasure Hunt Talent Competition Wine Tasting Evening Depending upon the type of event that you wish to organise you will need to consider a number of issues – here are some helpful hints How do I start? The first step is to decide the type of fundraising event you want to do, and what you are capable of organising. Remember the best events are the ones that you enjoy doing so choose something that you will have fun with. Get some help from family & friends It will be easier and more enjoyable to organise an event with other people, so speak to your friends and family about your ideas and seek their help and advice. You will need to find people who are reliable as well as creative, hardworking and enthusiastic. Make a plan In the first instance you will need to put a rough plan together as a starting point for the organisation of your event. You will need at least a list of things that need to be done and a timetable for doing them. This list will allow you to assess the number of people that you may need to help you to put the event together successfully. Hold a meeting Get everybody together to talk about the event, usually you will find that people will volunteer to carry out certain duties so helping you with the overall organisation of the event. And you may need to assign tasks to people in the group. At the end of the meeting be sure that everyone has a written record of what they need to do and by when. How to make money for the bears You can charge an admission fee or entrance fee, sell refreshments, have a raffle, hold an auction, or charge for taking part in each individual activity. Event venue If it's a small event with a few friends and family, then try to use your own home or a friend’s home. But if you want something bigger such as a dance or disco, you could hire a church hall, scout hut or community centre room. Speak with people in the local community and find out if somebody has links with the local community centre as they may be able to book the hall for a discount. Getting people to come You should approach as many people as possible including your family and friends and school or work colleagues and anyone you know in your daily life. Give them all a leaflet or something with the time, date and address on, and maybe get them to buy a ticket from you. You could approach a local printing company and ask them to print some leaflets about your event for free. If you want to advertise on a larger scale, you can put up posters or you can pay for adverts in the local press and you can send a press release to the local papers and radio, we can help you with this if needed. The local radio station will often help to publicise your event via an events diary which they read out to the listeners. How can Animals Asia Foundation help? We can help by providing you with posters and leaflets as well as merchandise for you to sell at your event if it is appropriate. We may also know people within your local area that may want to help you to organise your event, as we have supporters throughout the country. In addition to this we can help you with any questions or queries you have, and we can help to publicise your event by speaking with the local media and advertising your event. For more information contact us on 01579 347148 or email on info@animalsasia.org