Auction
Balloon Delivery
Button Sale
Candy Grams
Car Wash
Concert
Contest
Dance
Dinner
Fashion Luncheon
Films/Video
Flower Delivery
Food Sale
Game
Letters to Prospective Donors (Maintain records of club alums!)
Marathon
Phantom Event
Plant/Flower Sale
Raffle
Singing Message
T - Shirt Sale
Tournament
T.V. Show Audience
Used Cassette Sale
Usher for Event
Work Day
Do consider campus funding sources listed in Where's the Money?
Do use thoughtful planning -- too many events are the product of an impulse.
Do be energetic, creative, and enthusiastic.
Do spend as little time as possible on fundraisers -- they can really bog a group down.
Do your homework on immediate needs and final goals.
Do have a goal.
Do have supplies/services donated as much as possible.
Do watch for opportunities to build on others' efforts.
Do utilize multiple approaches to fundraising -- sell t-shirts at a dance.
Do keep records of everything you do.
Do keep track of those who have supported you in the past.
Do give donors something tangible for their donation or send a "thank you."
Do get committees together before and after every step to applaud successes and to strategize more difficult ones.
Do make successful fundraisers traditional.
Do set up an ASUCI account for easy and reliable record keeping of income and expenses.
Do announce or report the results.
Don't rely totally on dues.
Don't allow funds to be controlled by an advisor nor someone unaffiliated with UCI.
Don't let one person completely control all the finances -- have at least one more person verify trans-actions.
Don't allow fundraising to disrupt the regular business or programs of the organization.
Don't ask anyone to make a donation because you "need" the money.
Don't ask for a fixed price when a donation will do.
Don't assume that all pledgers will automatically pay -- you may have to remind them.
Don't expect too much from members -- you should have fun while raising money.
Don't focus on cash, look for in kind operational support such as phone usage, postage, typing services, etc. to help minimize expenses.
Don't have a fundraiser based on impulse -- plan carefully.
Don't let the treasurer handle all the responsibility -- spread it around.
Don't wait until the last minute for anything -- be prepared!
Don't forget -- be creative, enthusiastic, and have enjoy!
Refer to "Where's the Money?" in the Office of the Dean of Students (949) 824-5181 for more information on campus funding sources.