How to Fundraise for Juvenile Arthritis

What types of fundraising for juvenile arthritis is the best? There are many types of fundraisers that have been used by charities to raise money to fight the disease. This article will explore some of the successful ones to help your fight juvenile arthritis.

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Consider how much you want to raise. Price the tickets accordingly. If you are raffling off a computer or a television, you might expect to charge less. If on the other hand, the winner will receive a car, you might expect to sell each ticket for more. Get others involved in selling the tickets too. If you can sell a large number, you won't need to charge as much for each ticket. If you have a website that explains fundraising for juvenile arthritis, you should mention the website on the raffle ticket. Be sure to send out press releases about the raffle to local television stations, radio stations, and newspapers. Have those involved try to sell tickets to friends, family members, and co-workers.

If your raffle is local, you probably won't be able to offer those kinds of prizes, but the Arthritis Association reported on its website that it would be raffling off tickets to the Super Bowl. The winning ticket was sold by a girl who has attended a juvenile arthritis camp in the past. She won a 46-inch television, a Playstation, a Playstation 3, and a movie for her efforts. No doubt a lot of money was raised for the charity.

For more information about raffles, or about the kind of items that could be raffled off, read more on raffles and silent auctions in the Bright Hub article, Marching Band Fundraisers.

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To organize a spaghetti dinner, or some other type of dinner, you will have to find a building you can use for free or rent for one evening. If you contact someone you know who has a large building, they may let you use it for free, if they are aware of the cause. You will need people to prepare the meals; you can ask your friends. Or, ask for volunteers from churches or youth groups. You could send out letters to various charities, asking for financial support, as well as people to help in preparing the meals.

Many people holding fundraisers have advertised them on Facebook and other social media outlets. You should also send out press releases about the event to local newspapers, radio stations, and television stations. For more information about press releases, read the article, Essential Elements of a Press Release. Don't forget to ask those involved in the event to let their friends know about the event.

Besides selling tickets to the event, you could also contact businesses and ask for donations you could give as prizes, or raffle off to make even more money. In addition, you might put containers in prominent places, where people can donate even more money.

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Please click on Page 2 for more ways on fundraising for juvenile arthritis such as garage sales and a charity bowling event.