Hi i`m Leslie and I would like if someone can help organize a fundraiser i have started?

[Leslie]

Hi I`m having the hardest time organizing a fundraiser I have started and it`s free totally free to get started and I have started it but when it comes to getting the funds raised I don`t have a clue. I`m doing this fundraiser to help a friend of mine who lost his job and can`t get his daughter the medication she needs for a heart condition and also he can`t even attend Full Sail University in Florida now due to this unfortunate situation. I there anyone who can help me?

[Belinda M]

Thats nice, not sure what you are after or what you may have done already, but there are a few sites set up for such situations.
To start with, paypal has a Personal Fundraising system
https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/fundraising

This site lets you set a goal amount, and has tips etc on how to present your fundraising
http://gogetfunding.com/

But this page has lots of helpful info on how to go about it, as well as masses of links for things to help you fundraise.
http://www.fasttrackfundraising.com/fund...donations/

Whatever the outcome, its always super helpful to have a really nice photo of the person/people you are raising money for, and be very clear about what the money is for, (and how much on the gogetfunding website), so is it for medicine or is it for his education, or it is for general living expenses? Personally, I would aim for money for education because that will help him get another job, and it wouldn't hurt to lump the medicine money on top of the tuition money he needs so that isnt a worry while he is studying.

Naturally you will need to social network the heck out of this, possibly start a facebook page (and if you do, you will HAVE to check with Dad and ask if you may use some pictures, don't do it without permission) and I would suggest finding facebook groups for single fathers or groups dealing with similar conditions to the little girls for starters, and any of his old work or study friends as well as your own of course, get the word out there - plus local church groups, and those I would approach in person, you'd be amazed at what a proactive church can acheive. Lastly, don't forget newspapers in your local area, may sound silly but many old people read them, if you could get just a little article in there and say a local church is taking donations, you may capture the ppl who aren't willing to use the internet to donate, or don't facebook. No matter what you do, have it 100% prepared before you approach anyone so that you have a link they can use to donate immediately, and if possible provide updates.

For a more home grown approach, my daughter was raising money in the school holidays, and I made tray after tray of huge cupcakes (muffin sized), they looked like this (without the bow and I didn't have blue icing) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_joxxM9ogvhc/TH...8-1141.jpg
so very easy to make and ice, anyway, made them and went with her from business to business with asking for donations (didn't SELL the cupcakes, just gave them to people after they donated or even if they didn't donate which only happened once to someone who didn't have any cash but was very nice) we averaged $8.00 for each cupcake in donations. It was so odd that if you walk in empty handed people would probably feel ok to say No, but with a cupcake on offer most of them are very generous - but don't forget the picture!

Hope some of that is useful to you and your friend and his daughter get the help they need.