A lot of crazy bad ideas get kicked around at nonprofits.
Most often in board meetings.
Here's a list of some that have actually been considered, from Wild Apricot, at 15 Utterly Insane Fundraising Ideas People Actually Thought Would Work.
Please use these as a warning!
- "Just call Bill Gates!"
- Collect and sell slightly used airplane toiletry kits on eBay.
- Become a medical or recreational marijuana dispensary.
- We have an anonymous syringe exchange program that works primarily with homeless substance users. It was once suggested by a funder, that we take pictures of all of them and make a coffee table book."
- Host a naked cycling race for sponsorship.
- "Have you ever heard of crowdfunding!??!?"
- Hold an onion peeling competition with sponsorships to see who can last the longest without crying.
- "Hire only very attractive young women with nice bodies...it works for pharmaceutical reps?"
- "Just write a grant!"
- Create a heartwarming animated film about cats to make some extra cash.
- "What if you challenged people to dump ice over their heads?"
- Make an indoor pool "nude" for one night only and charge admission.
- "Just ask [sponsors] nicely."
- Offer lap dances to your biggest donors.
- Agree to be tasered, charging $1,000 for each second of shock.
Keep searching for good ideas.
Just move on from the bad ones before anything terrible happens!
from Future Fundraising Now http://ift.tt/2vHCxvK
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