| Fundraising ideas for charity come in many forms. | | | | help find the money they need to keep doing the |
| The common one is to grab a collecting tin and shake | | | | good work they do. People, animals, building, nature |
| it in front of as many people as you can. Some of | | | | and so much more all depend on the work of |
| them will willingly donate some of their loose change, | | | | charities, and the charities depend on people like you |
| others will not, but on average about 75% of those | | | | to help. |
| you approach will give something. | | | | There's one way that almost puts all the fundraising |
| Other fundraising ideas for charity include raffles, | | | | ideas for charity to shame. It works extremely well, |
| whereby money is raised by selling tickets for the | | | | so well in fact that charities have come to largely rely |
| chance to win a prize. The prize can be a big one, | | | | on this method for their continued support. It has |
| such as a car or an exotic holiday, or it can be | | | | been said that if this fundraising idea ever dried up, |
| something simple in a local club, a bottle of wine | | | | many of the household charity names would go bust. |
| perhaps. Selling raffle tickets for the chance to win a | | | | It's that good! What is this fundraising idea? It's quite |
| prize does not raise a lot of money, but it's fun for | | | | simply leaving an amount to charity in your will. |
| everyone involved and the charity in question does | | | | Of course, no one is suggesting that you should |
| get some benefit. | | | | ignore your family when you come to make out your |
| Charities themselves have their own fundraising ideas. | | | | will. They depend on you and they should benefit |
| they generally advertise. They may take out a page | | | | fully. But if there is any left over, if there is anything |
| or a half page in a local newspaper, or run an advert | | | | you can spare, spare also a thought for charity. Your |
| on local radio or even TV. This can be costly, but if | | | | donation made in your will can be exempt from tax. |
| they do it near Christmas, for example, it can be | | | | This will give the charity even more, and the tax man |
| quite profitable for the charity. | | | | none. For an existing will it's easy and very |
| Fundraising ideas for charity are necessary to keep | | | | inexpensive to include a new clause through a codicil. |
| the charities going. They generally do not generate | | | | Oh, and one more thing... You have made your will, |
| their own incomes. They rely on ordinary people to | | | | haven't you? |