Theme Party and Benefit: Good Times and a Good Cause!
Of course, having a party, just to have one, is enough of a reason. You may want to have a good theme and purpose to attract some of the "A-listers". Some big name celebs are more likely to attend your soiree, if you are trying to raise money for charity. The positive press can help those stars with a negative press excess. Going to a party, just to party is so passé these days. The big-names-A-listers, now, are all about the philanthropic thing, so find a charity you are passionate about and help support their efforts!
Get with your party planner and go over some hot themes for your benefit party. Some ideas to get you started for themed parties could be anything from a "Pink Party", "Black and White Ball", "80's Revival", "Mardi Gras" or the "Chocolate Fantasy". For example, if you decided to have your charity event, themed "Chocolate Fantasy", you could have your party planner propose sponsorship by a luxury chocolate company. This way, you could get the best chocolate for your event gift packages or even as part of the dessert menu. The chocolate company may even match any contributions your charity gala raises. Either way, for fun or for a good cause, anything goes, so long as it is fabulous and fierce! And since you are throwing it, it will be!
How to Have a Successful Charity Fund Raising Event
By Peter Crump
If you're thinking of starting a charity fund raising event, then you probably know all the most obvious questions that you should be asking yourself. These include why this non profit charity fund raising needs to exist or who will help run the fund raising event. You need to have a clear idea of the scope of what the fund raising will be used for and where the fund raising event will take place. If you have the answers to all these things, then you're well on your way to making your dream a reality.
Now that you know what your goals are for your charity fund raising there are some technical issues that you might encounter. These are such things as whether your charity requires a non-profit corporation. Non profit fundraising means receipts for tax deductible contributions. Your non-profit fundraising also has to support a legitimate charity. You also need to have non-profit exempt status so that your charity does not have to pay taxes on the money raised. If you qualify for this tax exemption then you better be prepared to have a lot of paperwork because you'll need to keep all records of everything.
For non profit fund raising to be legitimate, you really do need a board of directors. When you're choosing board members for your non profit charity fundraising, you have to choose wisely. Charity fund raising board members can come from any background but there are some points to keep in mind. Each should bring a special ability with them and it is very important that they are committed to your purpose. Try to find people that are fairly low key in your community. These will be the ones that are interested in your non profit fundraising.
This board will set the rules of the non profit organization but they will also be responsible and accountable in a lot of things in the non-profit fundraising. They will have to make the policies, budgeting, planning, the non profit fund raising itself, and human resources. Your non profit charity fund raising also needs an executive director. This job will require a skilled person and when you decide on this position for charity fund raising, he/she should have the freedom to lead the rest and do what is best for your non- profit fund raising.
So as you can see depending on the size of your charity fund raising, it is going to be a job in itself to get set up. There will be a lot of work for everyone involved with the non profit fund raising, but it will be worth while when you accomplish your goal at the end.
You need to know your goals if you are doing some charity fundraising.
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Article Source: by Peter Crump.
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