Fundraising Tips
Q/A:
Do I have to collect pledge money to participate in the Pitch tournament?
We
challenge (only ask) each
team to bring a Team Challenge Donation.
We encourage everyone to raise as much as you can to increase
our contribution to the fight against breast cancer. That's what
we're here for, right?! If every single team
collected just $200 (for example) in pledges, we would raise MORE THAN $32,000 for Komen
Ozark, in team donations alone!
That would be incredible. On top of that, we donate 20% of event profits plus additional fundraising
monies that are donated from the event.
Each year, teams just like yours
help us build a donation for Komen Ozark. Teams raise money before
they arrive at Pitch for the Cure and then bring it as their Team
Challenge Donation. All the team challenge donations get combined
and then added to the funds that Pitch for the Cure gives from profits.
This is exactly how we've been able to present "BIG CHECKS" to Komen
Ozark each year. Since 2006, all of us have joined together to
give donations that add up to $100,000!! Thanks to each and every
team!!
Here are some
general fundraising tips to help you raise your team challenge funds:
- Set a high
team goal and do your best to reach it. Be sure to let everyone
know the amount of your team goal.
- Start by
sponsoring yourself! People are more likely to support something
that you, yourself support. (Ask each team player to bring a minimum
donation.) Say your total goal is $1,500 and you have 10 girls on
your team....each girl can be responsible for $150 dollars worth of the
fundraiser.
- Ask family
members to sponsor you.
- Ask your
friends to contribute.
- Coaches and
parents can ask co-workers to contribute.
- Ask your
neighbors to contribute.
- Ask friends to
collect donations from their work places.
- Ask people
from a service/community organization you are involved with to donate.
- Set up a bake
sale booth at a local church or community event.
- Coaches and
parents can ask their bosses for a company contribution.
- Inquire about
company corporate matching -- request and submit any required forms.
- Ask local
merchants to sponsor you.
- Hold a car
wash.
- Convince
businesses/companies that they shouldn't be "outdone" by others on your
donor list!
- Have your team
shovel snow, rake leaves or pull weeds, wash windows, baby sit, etc.!
- Ask businesses
you frequent to sponsor you.
- Parents or
coaches that own a business with a cash register, could set up
collection tubs for their customers to help out.
- Find a
supportive restaurant that will sponsor your team during one business
day...for a percentage of the day's profits or $1.00 per customer that
day or choose an item that your team gets a set amount for each one sold
that day (ex: .25 cents for each order of french fries).
- Ask auto
dealerships to donate $10-25 to your Pitch fund every time someone takes
a test drive over the course of a day or week.
- Be specific in
your ask, and specify a tax-deductible amount (you can make it a small amount,
remember that small donations add up!).
- Hold a team yard
sale.
- Direct people
to your
Team
Fundraising Page. You can easily get grandparents, aunts, uncles
and friends that don't live close by to make a donation to a page that
your team has set up and explained yourselves. You can set that up here:
They can make an online credit card donation.
Include breast cancer statistics or the reason
why you are participating.
- It is
important to let people know why you are participating in the
Pitch for the Cure©.
- Don't forget
that these funds are tax-deductible.
- Remember why
you chose to participate and convey that reason to those around you.
If breast cancer has effected you or your family in some way, share your
story. You'll see how willing people are to support the fight against breast
cancer.
- Remember that
our event is also a positive movement to support girls in
youth sports!
Our goal is to empower them so that they realize their abilities to make
changes in their own schools, towns, communities, states or the world.
- Always send a
thank you note upon receipt of a donation!
- Be sure to
tell donors they can track your team's results by visiting
www.pitchforthecure.org
Turn in your Team
Challenge Donation at the start of the tournament to be considered for the
awards AND so that your donation can be included at the award ceremony for
Komen.
If you still have
questions or need ideas, feel free to e-mail
eventchair@pitchforthecure.org. Also, please let us know what ideas have helped you in fundraising. We'd
love to share your ideas with your fellow participants!
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