I need fundraising ideas for an expedition im doing?

[Cubba]

Ok. So summer 2011 i am going on a expedition with Camps Internation and a few other students from my school. I need to raise £4000 to cover the cost of flights, insurance, vaccinations, food, the actual expedition and visa and things.

I go to Kenya, Africa for one month in which during that time I will be helping the communities by improving schools and teaching children in schools, things from bricklaying, painting and plastering too. I will be doing beach conservation in which I will help clean up the beaches to make them much cleaner and safer for children and adults over in Kenya. I will be helping the animals by making it safer for them, teaching the children that poaching is wrong, & will go on safaris. BUT, I will be completing my PADI AWARD while I am there which is diving course and is amazing on the CV!

I need fund raising ideas to be able to raise to money, or if any companies are reading this please any donations would be amazing!

simptrix_jj_95@hotmail.com << Email me with ideas, and if you want to help out email me.

But any ideas just answer the question

[Hampo14]

Here are some fundraising ideas that you could definitely think of using. Go to Rewarding Fundraising Ideas (RFI) to read about how to run them properly!

-The Online Magazine Fundraiser - This is always the first fundraiser I suggest. It is one of the best and hassle-free fundraisers you can do! Many people and groups are raising between $2000 - $5000 with this fundraiser while I've seen others raise over $20,000. If you only have time to do one fundraiser... This should be the one you do!

-The Credit Card Fundraiser - Another really hassle-free fundraiser that will work really well alongside a magazine fundraiser! Get people to apply for a credit card online and you'll earn $15 for every approved application.

--By promoting both of these fundraisers together you increase your likelyhood of getting a positive response... Someone may not want to apply for a credit card but they may be interested in the magazines, or vica versa, or maybe they'll want to do both!

-Get Paid Guides - Many people make money online by completing surveys, receiving and reviewing advertising emails, and also just by surfing the net. There are loads of companies on the net that are doing research and also trying to gain exposure and they all pay for it! A get paid guide is a single website that finds and lists all those websites that are offering paid surveys etc. There's usually a once off membership fee but you can generally earn that fee back by doing a couple of surveys!

-Lollipop fundraiser - This is one of the easiest and profitable fundraisers around. Most people will generally buy a lollipop from you as they are really cheap. A lot of Schools and organizations are having great success with this simple fundraiser! (In fact, any food fundraiser, like Cookie Dough, Popcorn, or Candy Bars, will usually always work... People need and love food!)

-Cookie Dough Fundraiser - Another really popular and profitable food fundraiser.

-Candy Bars - Well, who doesn't want to buy candy bars!

--Other food fundraisers are popcorn, fortune cookies... and any food that you think would be popular amongst the people you're going to be selling to. Be creative!

-Discount Fundraiser Cards - Another winner! You raise money while saving money for your supporters through the discounts offered on the cards.Win-Win for both of you! And the businesses Win as well as they get more customers to their shops!!!

Raffles - A fundraiser that will always work really well. It is also the best fundraiser to add to any type of event. What you must make sure you have is some really great prizes that people actually want to win. That way they'll want to buy as many tickets as possible, to have as big a chance to win!

Another option you could think of is to set up a Facebook page that asks people to donate...

Set up a method for people to donate online (Paypal offers a really good online donation/payment solution) and then link to it via your facebook page. Then invite all your friends, family and contacts to join the page and take part by sponsoring you a small amount ($2 - $5; Compare it to something like a couple of cokes or a few beers. Something so small that they wouldn't even miss it if they didn't get it)! Write a emotive invitational letter that makes people feel like they are already involved. Also encourage them to forward the invitation on to all their contacts.

You should also advertise your other fundraisers, like your magazine fundraiser, on your Facebook pg! Try to also keep people interested in the page by updating it often and keeping people in the loop of how your fundraising is going etc.!

Good Luck!