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• 1 roseandron57

  Raffles, white-elephant auctions, hire the group out for various jobs. Hold a car wash. Stand on the street with signs explaining why you want money. Approach the councilmembers of your town to see if there are any funds available. Go to local businesses for donations. Good Luck.

• 2 mooseykins

  Well maybe people in the community would donate things for a big community yard sale. Or have yard sales of their own and donate part of the proceeds. A raffle would be good, and maybe an appliance store would donate a TV or something like it. Maybe a Girl Scout Troop could have a bake sale. Maybe an article in the local paper asking the community for ideas and donations. If it is legal, maybe hold a Bingo Night.
  Or have a regular weekly Bingo and all proceeds go to your organization. There are lots of things, but these are all I can think of at the moment. May you find the right thing to finance your worthy organization.

• 3 Crittergal

  This is wonderful! What a blessing to the women and families who will change their lives through your program!

  Here are some ideas:

  Host a charity walk/run and work with local community churches to have their community activities director, women’s ministries leader or person who makes announcements every week to really encourage participation. Invite local community leaders and send out press releases.

  Get your 501(c)3 status and work with women’s clothing retailers and Christian-based stores so they can ask consumers in your community if they’s like to donate $1 to your agency when they make a purchase.

  Join ebay’s Giving Works so that ebay sellers can choose to donate a portion of their profits to your organization.

  Advertise for volunteers on and and in local church bulletins.

  Talk to local women’s and children’s service providers: pediatricians and ob/gyns, day cares, Mary Kay reps, women’s fitness centers, Weight Watchers meetings, La Leche League, birthing centers, etc. Also check out women-only meetups like book clubs and mommy groups on. Arrange to invite women to bring a donation – personal hygiene items are always in short supply but non-perishable food items may be less messy. See if the host business will offer an incentive – reduced-cost exam, free week of membership, etc. – to donors. Don’t neglect new businesses as they are always looking for ways to “brand” themselves in the community and may be able to devote more energies to your project.

  Find potential grants at the Foundation Center. The Mary Kay Ash Foundation is one organization that gives grants to women’s shelters all over the country.

  If you want to shoot high, write/send a video to a Christian musician about your project and see if he or she will publicize your charity and urge donations during performances.

  Research women’s sports teams in your area and contact teams to see if they can offer some sort of publicity at their events – a banner on the side of the field, a brief display on the jumbotron, a note in the program. See if concessionaires can ask fans to donate $1 when they purchase concessions.

  Contact local vocational schools and see if they would be willing to host a “[trade]-a-thon.” For example, see if cosmetology students would do a “facial-a-thon,” massage schools a “massage-a-thon” etc. Other examples would be a “haircut-a-thon” or “makeover-a-thon,” or chiropractic schools hosting an “adjust-a-thon,” with all proceeds donated to your organization. This helps the schools publicize their programs, the students get exposure and real-world experience, and you become well-known in the community. Once again send out press releases, invite community leaders and politicians and see if you can plan it in conjunction with a popular community event like a county fair or women’s health fair.

  God Bless!

• 4 fernwood

  send letters to the churches in your area and let them know what you are doing.You may gets some volunteers.Have a yard sale.Post in the paper that you are looking for donations for a yard sale and who it will help.