ProudGrandma Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I am on the library board of a very small library in a very small town. We are trying to come up with fund raising ideas that won't cost us anything, that will bring the community together and would be fairly easy to do. Any ideas??? Please??? THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Most fund raisers that I can think of involve selling things/services - bake sales, car washes, auctions, etc. Some people do not like doing things involving sales. The other big fund raiser is more like a plain donation. People could sponsor a book or buy a brick to be used a walkway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I am contemplating using a 'thousand cranes' or stars as a fund raiser. What I am putting together is that we will have builders and sponsors. People can ask others to sponsor a crane for $1.00 (or 0.50 if you are willing to earn less $$). Our plan is a fundraiser for kids summer camp. I plan to ask the kids in the church to come to a folding night. What we can't get folded that night will hopefully be done by volunteers. They can seek sponsors before or after the event. As the cranes are 'bought' they will be hung on a huge Mobil. We will request email addresses to send thank-you notes with a picture to those who sponsor the cranes. This will take some time to add the addresses so the responsiblity to do this will be on the person who gets the sponsor. A thankyou email will be created for a professional look and then forwarded. There will be a large thank you card put up in the church signed by all the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Our library has a book sale room and makes a lot of money that way. It started out about the size of a closet and grew. It is oien allthe time and the librarians can take the money for the books and put it in a special place for the friends. You can do a arts and crafts fair charging for booth space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I have to agree, bake sales do great! Can you put an ad in the local newspaper? That is cheap and you would get a MUCH better turn out! Or could you get donations for a silent auction? Since its for the library you could probably get local buisnesses to donate items! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Our library has a book sale room and makes a lot of money that way. One of our libraries in town has this too. It's not really a fundraiser, since it's ongoing (it's basically a one-room book store). But it does seem to do quite well. Another thought that came to mind is an art auction. You could have local artists donate a piece (or several) of art and display them throughout your library for a couple weeks before the auction, along with advertising for the upcoming auction. In exchange for donating their piece(s), the artists get free publicity for their artwork while it's displayed at your library and perhaps you could feature them and thank them in your library newsletter and/or website as well. All proceeds from the auction would go to your library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Here's a site that has some really fun, creative fundraising ideas, including some that won't cost you anything! http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/DIY/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 these are all amazing ideas and I can't wait to take them to my meeting tonight. thanks so much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 How much money are you trying to raise? One library we patronize sponsors an annual children's carnival, run by teens and pre-teens for the younger children. It is very old-fashioned (fishing games, necklace making from breakfast cereal, face painting). Teens provide the entertainment (magic shows, music) The children, their parents and grandparents love it. You can extend this to include a toy/bike sale, bake sale, etc. This event does not raise a ton of money but does create much good will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Our library has two book sales a year, all with donated books. There is one in June for just children's books and one in October for everything. The books are cheap and they still make a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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