Our city yearly puts on a western-themed parade, chili cook-off, rodeo and carnival to raise funds for the local charities. However, over the years our demographics have changed from semi-rural to a more urban, affluent constituency.
Consequently the yearly fund raiser has sufferd from lack of interest and has lost money for the past five years. What alternative functions have your cities found to be profitable?
I should add that the yearly expenses for these functions are above $800,000, so we’re looking for an event, or events, that will bring in around $1,000,000 or more.
7 responses so far ↓
1 beautiful_flower
Salvation Army
2 tidbit
Auctions or yard sales?
3 Spokanegal
Try a yard sale with the kids doing a BBQ, Bake sale and Car wash
4 rotorhead
Bikini mechanical bull riding. They can wear chaps and boots if they like.
5 Joshua's Dhrama
replace your native americans and cowboy frights with gang wars. intestead of chilli cook off, have a break dancing contest. get more street credits by spray painting your up coming event on local buildings and over passes, instead of using flyers and newspaper ads. have someone with a gun mug people as a way of getting donations. also, most urban people feel insecure if there are not a few black people sitting on some steps eyeing everyone down as they walk by.
i’m surprised that interest has dropped. you think urban people would be more interested in seeing something more rural? it’s a shame people don’t want to expand their cultural horizons.
6 Steven D
If you follow the demographics, then adjust. Invite other groups to join in. Since we have a diverse population, it’s time to celebrate the “Melting Pot” phenomenon.
If your expenses are in the triple digits, then you’re beyond my help. Pare off the fat and write the checks to the charities. When you said a shift from rural to more urban, I figured the town was from 15,000 to 25,000. Hire a consultant!
7 itsallgood
WOW…you need to bring in a pretty hefty sum.
Try a HUGE murder mystery dinner with lots of community leaders playing suspects and victims. Charge at least $100 per head.