Fundraising ideas for my alternative break

Step 1: Send a mass email to all your contacts in Twitter, Facebook , Linkedin, and your personal email.

In the body of your email be very descriptive about the project you will be helping with while on this alternative break. People who support alternative break initiatives want to feel like they donated to help with a specific project. Also include a Paypal donation tab that you can get directly from their site. Here is an example of a fundraising email; Dear Family and Friends,
Greetings! I am now in my fourth and final year in college. As I finish my schooling, I have been given the opportunity to go to Guatemala not only to further my education, and to serve with an alternative break team from my school.
On March, 15, I will be departing on a service learning trip to the coast of Guatemala for 7 days. From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala was involved in a civil war. Thousands of children were orphaned as a result. The purpose of this trip is to help build a medical clinic for the orphaned children living in Monte Rico Guatemala. We anticipate being able to lay the entire cement floor for this clinic in this 7 day period. I will be a part of several teams that will help construct this clinic. Monte Rico is a town that is fairly isolated and when children or adults get sick or have an emergency, they must travel up to 5 hours away to receive medical treatment. As a result many people end up dying on the way to receive medical treatment. With this clinic we will be able to provide medical treatment and aid to thousands of needy people.
The trip is being funded entirely through donations and by those going on the alternative break trip. Fund-raisers are being held by those going on the trip. Every penny collected will be used to directly benefit the children and people of Guatemala. Any unused supplies will be left with the representatives in Monte Rico.
I am excited about the opportunity to serve and, and I ask you to join me in this effort. I am seeking your support for this service trip. If you are able to assist with this trip, I would ask that you forward any donation to me with the check or money order payable to my school or community service department. An accounting of all funds will be available, should you desire to see it, upon our return from Guatemala.
I thank you in advance for your time and your financial support. May you be blessed richly!

If you care to donate please click on the Paypal icon and follow the instructions.
Sincerely, Jane Doe


Step 2: Make a list of contacts and send letters.

Make a list of contacts that you where not able to email and local businesses in your area. List all of their addresses and mail them a snail mail letter with the same content as the email. Make sure you put a pre-stamped letter in the your letter with your address on it so they can conveniently send you a donation.


Step 3: Other fundraising ideas;

Start a blog -Blogs For A Cause: is the perfect way to get a great looking blog,
Applebees- Dining to Donate 10% of sales for 5 hours!!!! All it took
was a phone call to the store Manager and I had 3 different dates!
Applebees even provides the flyer. All we have to do is print it and
pass it out. We are going to stand at the back of the church and
personally hand the flyer to each and everyone of our church members. In
addition, you can stand outside of Applebees and ask the customers
coming in the door to give a flyer to their waiter.
Parents Night Out- We are offering babysitting on a Saturday Night, from
6-10 at our church. We are request donations from parents. This is
simple and requires no upfront cost, just marketing.
Sell items around your house on Ebay. Some of the high ticket
items that were donated to our yard sale (a Barbie jeep, john deere kid
jeep, furniture, etc)
Go to local garage sales and buy stuff to sell on Ebay.

If you have any other questions feel free to contact us directly at www.appleseedexpeditions.com