Image: rosettathurman
People and organizations gathering and soliciting voluntary contributions from individuals and companies for a specific purpose are said to be doing fundraising for a cause. The reason for fundraising is the most important factor that will determine its success. The contributing public must be convinced that the reason it is done is true, valid, and needed.
Almost all organized charitable works require some fundraising activity to be performed. This is of course unless the organizers have so much funds between them that they can manage without outside funding. In charitable works however, there is usually a big group that needs to be served that it is always advantageous to have more funds than less to complete a project.
Charity works start with a desire to help a particular person, group of persons, a community, a country, or a worldwide cause. The initial desire to be of assistance to others is fired up with the passion to make it work. Charitable causes are usually planned by unpaid volunteers who only have their genuine sincerity to serve as their main weapon.
The determination to make it work is the most valuable factor that can ensure the success of any charitable endeavour. Fundraising is especially difficult to do since it requires the organizers to convince donors to part with their money and goods, or render service for free. No one would be willing to contribute to a cause that is clearly self-serving.
Fundraising activities, especially those that cover a large territory, requires permission from authorities. This is to ensure that the fundraising activity is carried out for the intended purpose. If the fundraising activity is to be carried out in the name of an established institution, the permission of such organization must also be obtained. It makes sense however to know the critical information required to effectively promote the cause of the organization. Some of the more popular manner of fundraising is through selling products and organizing any event, the proceeds of which shall go to the beneficiary organization.
Originally posted on December 31, 2012 @ 10:45 am