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Butterflies and Friends

Is a project of the Colorado Springs Colorado Rotary Club. Butterfly templates are fabricated and provided to volunteer participating artists to apply their artistic talent. The butterflies are placed on public display throughout Colorado Springs during the summer months, and in the fall an evening auction is conducted to sell then. The primary proceeds for 2008 will be provided to School District 11 to help re-establish an art program for Queen Palmer Elementary School.

The butterfly was purchased by the Cheyenne Mt Zoo…. This is where she lives now

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Shown at 1994 fund raising auction supporting St. Charles Borromeo School, Tacoma, Washington.

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My cousin is 16 and has had diabetes since she was 9. And because constantly stabbing yourself with a needle is something no one should have to do. we are raising money to donate to finding a cure.

so far we have done…
a silent auction
a HUGE garage sale
pampered chef related party’s

and we are thinking of doing a carwash and maybe a carnival.

i really need somemore ideas for fundraisers or of ideas for the carnival(like booths or entertainment)

Hey there!

I’ve been heavily involved with nonprofit fund raising for years….so here are some ideas I have that could be relatively low in cost for your cause…

1) Consider a mail campaign – depending on how many mailing addresses you have, you never know how many people might respond to your cause and just write you a check! This works amazingly well for several organizations that are short on time AND resources.

2) Consider running an online auction – this is an AWESOME way to get to the people whose mailing addresses you don’t have (ie you’ve got their EMAILS)…your email base can feel like they’re using their expendable income on great stuff AND its going to their community at the same time!
I’ve included a link of one of the online auction companies that I’ve worked with…cMarket. They also have another website, BiddingforGood.com, that opens your auction up to all their members so that people who you don’t even know can donate to your cause and bid on your items!

3) Instead of having a garage sale at your home, try having a "garage" sale on eBay! Think of it as a virtual way to get rid of some stuff AND make a little more money…(make sure you include the cost of shipping those items online or else you’ll end up losing money!).

4) Have a fundraising event – give people in your community something to look forward to, and host a gala….you can sell tickets, have an auction, raffle prizes, etc that will give your community something to look forward to AND a perfect opportunity to donate to something they care about.

5) One last tid bit – consider selling sponsorships for your event…this can help off set some of your cost INCREDIBLY. You’d be surprised how many local businesses want to be a part of your cause-minded event! You can ask for anywhere around $500 per sponsor, and if you put your auction online, you can ask for even more than that because they’ll be getting just that much more exposure through your website and event emails!

Best of luck with all of this!

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I have to help plan a charity ball for my high school club called Helping Humanity. It is for next March and the theme is HOLLYWOOD. Do you think a movie theater would donate some movie posters for decoration? We are also looking for anyone who would like to sponser a few tables or donate decorations, or prizes for our silent auction raffle baskets! All our proceeds go to our annual international project, which this year it is Adopt-a-Village in Kenya, Africa! If you have any questions just e-mail anytime. Thanks!! =)

Walmart has a lot of posters you could use for that it want cost much, you might get them involved also, especially with the charity you have picked out, visit alot of businesses, also contact the chamber of commerce, they may help and they may know other people that might like to help, good luck, and God Bless!!

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First, put the item name at top of paper. Under that state minimum
opening bid. Then two columns of numbers from 1-20. Title one column BID the other column Auction Number or Name, depending on whether you have everyone who comes receive a registration number when they arrive. I would suggest this because if everyone knows each other, they might not bid against people they know.
Don’t be afraid to start the bidding price close to the actual cost of
item, because it is a fundraiser, people expect to make purchases to "help the cause."

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