LOCAL FUNDRAISING - DETAILED STRATEGIES FOR WORKING TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY

• NCJ Number: 67859
• Author(s): J BOND
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 95 pages
• Grant Number(s): 78-CA-AX-0126
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Volunteer - the National Ctr for Citizen Involvement
• Sale Source: Volunteer - the National Ctr for Citizen Involvement
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: THIS DOCUMENT AVAILABLE ON MICROFICHE AS NCJ-71057. VOLUNTEER ORGANIZING AGAINST CRIME SERIES

Annotation

AIMED AT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE MANUAL OFFERS A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO RAISING FUNDS WITHIN A COMMUNITY THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS, DIRECT FUNDRAISING FROM INDIVIDUALS, AND LOCAL BUSINESS SOLICITATION.

Abstract

BENEFITS INHERENT IN LOCAL FUNDRAISING ARE DETAILED, INCLUDING ACCOUNTABILITY, PERMANENCY OF CONTRIBUTIONS, DIGNITY AND RESPECT, CONSISTENCY OF FUNDING, AND INDEPENDENCE. DETAILS ARE GIVEN FOR ALL PHASES OF SETTING UP SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS CARNIVALS, DANCES, RAFFLES, THEATER BENEFITS, AND ATHLETIC FUNDRAISERS WHICH ATTRACT COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND WHICH SERVE TO DRAW THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. ADVICE IS OFFERED ON ALL PHASES OF LOCAL CANVASSING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ON MEMBERSHIP DRIVES AIMED AT INDIVIDUALS. THE PROCESS OF PUBLISHING AN AD BOOK, FOR WHICH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE SOLICITED, IS DESCRIBED. ILLUSTRATIONS AND A RESOURCE LIST ARE INCLUDED.