| -> | | | | favorite charity. Host a dinner, a dance, a party or |
| If you want to raise more money for your favorite | | | | another similar event and use ticket proceeds to fund |
| children's charity than you can possibly come up with | | | | a charitable contribution. Sometimes local restaurants |
| on your own, there are some incredibly rewarding | | | | or clubs are willing to get in on the act and will |
| ways to turn your mission into your community's | | | | donate a portion of their sales for the evenings to a |
| cause. By kicking up your personal efforts a notch | | | | charity of your choice. On the small scale, individuals |
| and generating interest from your friends, neighbors, | | | | can host parties within their homes to generate item |
| co-workers and even total strangers in your | | | | donations for local children's charities. Hosts can |
| community, you can turn your small contribution into | | | | "charge" admission in the form of cash donations or |
| a very big donation. | | | | items that might benefit the charity of choice, such |
| There are a variety of ways individuals can raise | | | | as books for literacy programs or canned food for |
| money for their favorite children's charities. Some of | | | | local shelters. |
| the most common and effective ways to go about | | | | Auction off hot items - Charity auctions on the |
| this include: | | | | non-formal and formal levels can turn into big |
| Simply asking for money - Make sure your children's | | | | community events. To pull off a lucrative charity |
| charity of choice supports this mechanism for | | | | auction, call on local businesses to donate goods and |
| fundraising. If it does, chances are it will provide | | | | or services and auction off the items during a live or |
| materials, such as fliers, or official fundraising materials | | | | silent auction event. This can work as a fundraiser all |
| to help you ask friends, family and others for straight | | | | on its own or as part of a bigger event, such as a |
| donations. | | | | charity dinner. |
| Sell fundraising items - Again, as long as the children's | | | | Host a chance drawing - Raffles are an excellent way |
| charity of your choice offers assistance on this front, | | | | to raise awareness of and money for a particular |
| you can organize fundraising sales to boost local | | | | children's charity. If you don't have a donated item of |
| contributions. Candy bar, gift, lemonade and bake | | | | interest to raffle off for your charity, hold a 50/50 |
| sales, for example, can generate interest in a charity | | | | event. In this type of raffle, half the money collected |
| and donations for it. | | | | goes to the charity and the other half goes to the |
| Fundraise over the Internet - There are Web sites | | | | winner of the drawing. |
| that have been created specifically to help charities | | | | There are a number of ways individuals can get |
| raise money online. Places like [ enable others to tap | | | | active and support their favorite charities. Holding |
| into the power of the Internet to raise money for | | | | fundraising events within an individual community is a |
| good causes. | | | | great way to earn money or in-kind donations for a |
| Host events - Fundraising events that are fun and | | | | deserving organization. Just make sure your charity is |
| rewarding are a great way to make money for your | | | | on board with the effort and rely on its guidance. |