How can I raise money for my fraternity?
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Collect cans after a sporting event that has tailgating... sell lollipops... have a bake sale... have a party that has a cover.
35465
Enter a trailer in a home show or Commonground Fair. Donate one to a good cause and get media exposure.  E-bay, Criags list,  Web-site links.\n\nGood luck
648191
You can ask your local government or get a loan from them. If all else fails try to sell certain things or have a fund raiser. Contact the local media.
632868
As an ex-high school basketball coach, have a chore day or two over the summer. People love that stuff. You help your community and raise some money for your sport. Public relations dream let me tell ya! Players and parents line up chores for like a Saturday or a couple of Saturdays and take donations. You'd be surprised how much people will give you to do the simplest things. Good luck!
446464
if you are working for a company, try to check if they can match what you raise. or you can buy a nice gift like ipod, portable dvd, ticket for games then raffle it by selling ticket and draw. or you can bake a cake and sell it at your office. collect gift stuff (make sure it's brand new, with tags) that were kept from x'mas season from your friends, neighbor, family and co-workers to auction or sell as garage sale but explain that it will be donated for a good cause, that will support your action. good luck...
578504
Find out what other non-profits do. also, tobacco companies are a pretty good bet to donate some money.
778981
Get your club name out in public as much as you can! Make shirts, put up signs, banners, flags, handouts, flyers, anything that you can do to get people to notice your club and find interest in it. Make sure that they are eye catching. hope this helps
1004147
http://www.FundraisingDeals.com/Fundraising-Ideas.aspx\nHas a good amount of free fundraising ideas\n\nI also found this site http://www.carwashguys.com/fundraisers/ch1.html#FINDING%20VOLUNTEERS if your brother just wants to do a carwash.\n\nBelow is just a sample of what you will find on the site\n\nPICKING DATES AND TIMES \nRAIN DATES \nFINDING VOLUNTEERS  \nWASH-A-THONS \nORGANIZING \nAGENDAS FOR MEETINGS \nHOURS OF FUNDRAISER \nWHAT’S IN THE WATER? \nCAR WASH PRODUCTS \nWATER CONSERVATION \nPARENT’S HELP \nTEAMS \nDIVIDE AND CONQUER \nOVERLAP PROBLEMS \nOTHER LOCATIONS \nSET UP \nLAYOUT \nSUPPLIES \nSUPERVISION \nORGANIZING WASHERS \nSIGNAGE \nPUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM \nDONATION CANS \nHOT DOGS \nBAKE SALE \nPANCAKE BREAKFAST \nTRAFFIC FLOWS \nFLYERS \nCASH \nMEDIA \nCOUNTING CARS \nVACUUMING \nLAYOUT \n\nYour layout is ultra important and inevitably determines how many cars you can wash. If you’ve done your marketing correctly, have a good location and sold tickets/pledges, you will have unlimited cars to wash. Now you must wash them efficiently. Remember, the more cars you wash, the more money you will make for your group. Your layout will change from location to location.\n\nSUPPLIES \nThere are certain supplies you will need such as:\n\nSoap \nSponges (2) \nTowels \nBuckets (3) \nGarden Hoses \nWindow Cleaner \nClothesline \nCoffee Can Collection Box \nClip Boards (2) \nWhistle with Strings (2) \nStop Watch \nSqueegees (3) \nChamois (2) \nYour soap buckets should be five gallon buckets. You don’t have to buy them. Go to the local McDonald’s and ask the manager for a pickle bucket. They are green but who cares. They are free. McDonald’s will also give you a giant water dispenser full of fruit punch to borrow for the day of the event if you want. Tell the management in advance that you will need these items. Also ask them for coupons to hand out at your fundraiser. It will help their business and you should return the favor.\n\n\nhttp://www.carwashguys.com/fundraisers/ch5.html
316198
Usually it's something like candy or pizza sales. My school used two succesful fund raisers. A car wash, which for elementary has it's downfalls, and our biggest was a garage sale. People would donate items, staff would price them, advertisements & flyers went up about 2 weeks before the sale. It became an annual event. The items were put in the school gym so weather wouldn't effect it. Hotdogs, chili, desserts and soda were provided by the Mother's club for purchase, which brought even more money. It's become a totally successful fund raiser and we see many schools doing the same program.
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sell stuff on ebay from celebraties  and send a % of the money to a nonprofit org like to help rebuild new orleans send the money to www.reliefspark.org they are a good non profit org helping out down here. \nI know my answere is the best so just send the 10 to reliefspark
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One of the best ways I've found to raise money is to give a "Free" car wash. You don't charge anyone to wash their car but you do accept donations. These work wonderfully at Wal-Mart. Usually, Wal-Mart will donate the water and the hoses. You will have to supply the workers. Place people at the doors advertising the car wash making sure to state that it is Free but that you do accept donations.\n\nMy church raised several thousand like that for our youth group to go out of state to a youth rally.
566204
Some things I've done with my school are like hosting a Battle of the Bands or hosting your own personal car show. Advertise your cause alot, it's a lot easier for people to pay for something that's for a good cause. Another good idea might be to do crafty things, like make bracelets and beaded keychains? Tye-Dye is always attractive, pretty easy to do, Wal-mart has cheap dye that's FUN. Lol, that's all I got, good luck with your fundraiser.
696082
accept items of interest for resale. sort of a thrift store operation. there is nothing like getting something for your donation. you might can get a location donated.
864877
If you have any NASCAR races near your school, they are always looking for workers in their hospitality tents and food/beverage tents.  If not, try visiting www.computerfun.com for compatibility matches in your school.  There is no money to put up front and students (even teachers) enjoy answering questions and purchasing results to see who they're matched up with.  It even includes the top three people you should never be friends with.  It's all in fun and students enjoy it.  \nSome Domino's have pizza cards that you can sell for $10.00 and keep $9.00.  I know you said you can't sell pizza but do the cards count?\nIf your town/school has a May Day or Carnival type event then you can see if a local junk yard will haul an old car out to you.  Place a tarp under it and bust out any glass that may shatter and cause harm and then charge money for people to take a swing at it.  Great fundraiser if you have a big football game coming up and you can decorate the car with the rival's name and colors and allow people/students to bash it.  Make sure you have arrangements for the junk yard to come and haul it back again.  Roll up the tarp with any busted pieces/galss that have dropped on it and your area is clean again.\nLastly, try to get with a screen printer in your area and make pillowcases for your school that have "A Warrior Sleeps Here" or "I Dream in Black and Gold" substituting your school mascot and colors.\nThese are all great fundraisers for our school.  We raise money every year to send students on a 5 day trip to New York.  Good Luck!
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I am a current member in a fraternity at my college. I never thought I was "buying" friends! If anything I was brought closer to my current friends. My college does not allow freshman to join a fraternity and this is a great way to allow you to express yourself at college freshman year. As a freshman at my college I got very involved with many different clubs.\n\nI join to meet new people and make new friends. Before the fraternity I was involved with 3 major clubs on my college campus and one I help start from scratch, so my reason was that i didn't have any friends, I wanted more. Also the opprotunities of brotherhood and business connections. I would be lying if the social scene didn't cross my mind as well. Academics were a big part alot of my borthers are economic majors like myself and I can ask them for help when ever. Finally I love the community service, I am my fraternities community service chair.\n\nI don't see myself not being in a fraternity currently. My borthers were my best friends before pledging and are even stonger now. I didn't see any hazing, my fraternity has strict rules against it. As for "black-balling"(not giving a potential rushee a bid) I have yet to see that take place my fraternity only rushes in the fall, when I rushed! There is some talks of people black balling some in the fall with the upcoming rush. I know the kids that people don't like and for the most part they aren't like the rest of our brothers(womanizers, drug problems, etc.) When thinking about a possible brother you need to think of the worst and what could happen if a problem like that was brought into the house. My brothers do not want our house to go on probation due to someone doing something stupid.\n\nI picked this house simply cause the great community serivice I heard of. Also I met some of the brothers my freshman year. Also my friends from freshman year all liked this fraternity so that is why we decided to rush this one.
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I used to be in a fraternity as well (and it was also not the typical). I don't tell anyone about it now. It's not as important in the real world as most greeks would have you believe.
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YOu are probably not eligible unless you are an alum who donates over $2500 a year to the school. I am an alum, but I don't donate that much, so I am stuck with one measly pair of alumini tickets for one game. You can purchase from brokers or on e-bay, but you will most likely have to pay around $3000- $5000. I think its worth it though and you can always make your money back by selling them for the Michigan game. Good Luck and Go Bucks!