help! what would sell?

[sPiNaCh]

hi! im the head of one of my org's fundraisers for this sem and i really need your help!!! we need to think of something new and innovative. movie premieres really don't sell that well nowadays and the usual parties are really getting old. do you guys have any ideas?? any idea will really help, even if its really outlandish-- you never know, we might just be able to pull it off! *ahem* please help me conceptualize an event-- i'll make sure you get a free ticket! :)

[Ira]

How about holding a bingo fundraiser? You can presell cards for P50-100 each then hold the event in the gym. And/or you can hold auctions of small things too...like maybe get your campus figures to donate maybe a kiss or a date or what.

[CaRaMBa]

I'm gonna tell you how my orgs raised money before. Sana you're not from Ateneo so you can use these ideas.

I was just about to suggest what Ira suggested. This was such a hit, even the teachers joined. Just make sure you have a good marketing committee so you can get really good prizes. Our first prize was a pair of Timex watches, for him and for her.

We had a Mongolian Eat-All-You-Can fundraiser too. With this you need someone who can come up with good sauces, and again a good marketing committee. Everything we used was sponsored, down to the shellane. What happened was that we broke-even during the first day, and the next four days, puro profit.

We also had a pasta food sale. It's a make-your-own-pasta kind of thing. The customers chooses what kind of pasta (spaghetti, fetuccini, macaroni, etc) and sauce (red or white). Everthing was sponsored again, and so we made a lot of money.

We also had a scavenger hunt around Metro Manila. That was a fun one.

One org had a simulated stock trading game. I'm really not sure about the mechanics though. Basta ang alam ko, the one with the most money at the end of the week is the winner.

I hope I was able to help!

[jepoy]

What about a carwash, i dunno if this will work there in the Phils, but it is pretty profitable and also fun. All you need is water, carwash (or dishwashing) soap, rags, and manpower.

Wish you well on your fundraising =)

[Yoshi]

CaRaMBa: Parang alam ko yang mga projects na yan...business org yang gumawa niyan dati eh...MEcO or AIESEC?
Some cheap stuff na uso sa school are all these raffles. CD raffle, cake raffle, etc. The tickets usually sell for a peso each, pero the prizes around P500. Good bargain na rin.
Food sales are always a hit. Just get a caterer and you're off. Like CaRaMBa said, sponsorships make the profit bigger.