Booze is great for DU or Delta fundraising - but no bueno for church events...
Few things -
1. it must be officially sponsored by a recognized non-profit organization
2. it is unwise to sell tickets which total more than the full retail value of the prizes
due to various legal reasons
3. try to get the prizes donated for the advertising benefits and provide the donor
with reciepts from the non-profit organization which define the full retail value that
they can use to write-off on taxes
4. guided hunts or fishing trips are great but only when provided by legitimately
operating professional businesses
5. tickets must be numbered and name the non-profit beneficiary as well as how many
tickets are sold - you can sell add spaces on the tickets or list the donors
Live Auction is great for last minute donations or if donors are willing to spice things up
and are not limited to list prices. Take any donations at all and put "smalls" out as door
prizes especially if you sell tickets to the event. Pies cooked by the church ladies
bring in good money too when sold on a seperate live auction right after dinner.
Sell tickets for the drawing - have church men put on a "Wild Game Buffet" where
10 or 12 members cook their best dishes and try to outdo each other - award some
prizes to the 1st 2nd 3rd and runners up best dishes
Try and have the church find an "outdoors" related motivational christian speaker
to address and entertain the crowd. We found a fly casting expert who while
demondstrating to the kids gave a great message and 10 or 12 kids filled out
information cards saying they were interested in baptism and more info on accepting
Christ. Makes an ideal church event if even one heart is touched.
Finally - have winners sign something to receive their prizes to prove that you actually
gave away the items advertised by the raffle - this protects the non-profit organization
in case prizes are won by persons not present or someone complains to authorities
that something was improper.
PM - for more info I may have omitted - that worked well for us !
GigaFowl
