Cher Hersrud of the The Resource Center in Fargo, ND posted these ideas to the CharityChannel CharityTalk list. (Posted with her permission.)
A couple of examples of the non-event from North Dakota:
- a theatre sold tickets for a Dark Night – people stayed home, the theatre was closed – little time/money invested, pretty good return.
- a church held a non-rummage sale; inviting members to contribute $25, instead of the time and effort to donate “stuff.” Very positively received.
- a phantom run was scheduled – and not held. T-shirts were sold for the non-vent, which raised funds. It can become an annual non-event with different shirts each year.
This is one of my favorite type of events – limited investment of funds and volunteers. Some, cannot easily become an annual event.
A fresh and innovative insight to fundraising..
There is always the side which is searching for the
perfect fundraising event. One has to plan the event, take care of administrative tasks, purchase supplies if needed, take care of contacting necessary individuals.
I like the idea of soliciting donations for a non-event. Definitely could be a winner!
Colleen