Money is not the only goal
Befor buildin a project, we must build a strong community. This comes with a fair balanced structure, sound policies, transparency, fairness, brotherly relationships, engagement and services
Make sure that every person in the community feels the he/she belongs. Reach out and communicate.
Fundraising is an opportunity to meet the community, communicate with them in many ways, guage their committment and find out issues that need to improve
Fundraising is a chance for the community to voluteer and work together
Main questions about the goal
What is the purpose of hosting this event?
What do you hope this event will improve in your organization?
What specific cause/project do we want to promote within our larger mission?
The goal amount
Your fundraising goal will be the amount of money you want to raise for your organization.
You may have an overall goal for your organization as well as individual goals for individual fundraisers.
To determine how much you should ask for:
Assess your need. How much does your organization need to accomplish a specific task/project?
Assess your ability. Look to past fundraising events and campaigns to determine the average amount that you’ve raised. Though you can and should aim higher, you want your goal to be realistic based upon your donor base.
Calculate a challenging, yet reasonable, amount. If your need aligns with your ability, then you can begin calculating your fundraising goal (if not, you may need to reassess the cause you’re trying to fund). Set your goal about 30% higher than what you need to give yourself some wiggle room.
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