Fundraising Ideas

We are approximately 5 months from our Egyptian Habitat Experience!

Many GV participants decide to fund raise for part or all of their trip cost, and I highly recommend trying this route.

If you are fund raising, I encourage you take a few minutes to create a fund-raising Web page at www.habitat.org/gv/create.html

What I've done in the past is to send out a heartfelt email letter with the trip cost, emphasizing the fact that any contribution is 100% tax deductible to friends, family, co-workers and beyond. I encourage everyone to this message onto to others they think would like to contribute. You'd be surprised at some of the donations I get from strangers!

It's also a GREAT time to start asking for donations, since most people being getting these requests around the second week in November. Get out there early!

You also want to make it as easy as possible for your donors. Set up a fundraising link on the Habitat website and include the link several times in your email or snail mail flyer.

Make your pitch as meaningful & colorful as possible. Most of the photos off this blog are from other volunteers who have sent me their build photos.

One of our team members has already sent out a mailing and included a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Habitat Americus office. This is a great way of making it easy for your potential donors... just don't forget pertinent information like your Team #11100 and your Habitat ID#. (And let me repeat that ... Make It Easy For Your Potential Donors!)

*See my link: GV Member Donation Page  at the bottom of this page, you will see my name, Trip # & Habitat ID #. 

Other team members are hosting a pancake breakfast. On my Moloka'i build, our youngest member had his neighbors donate old items, and then he organized a highly profitable yard sale, of which the proceeds covered his entire trip.

Please let us know how your fund raising is going, what ideas you've come up with and if you need support in any way.

Everyone must have their funds in total by September 1st that we can prep the build.