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1) Set a personal fundraising goal i.e. $250.00; $500.00, $1,000.00 or even more!
2) Identify everyone you know that may have an interest in supporting your efforts. Create a list of those people.
3) Start off by asking your parents for their support.
4) A great source is from your parent’s Christmas card mailing list. Ask if you could use that list as a starting point, and then add other people to that list i.e. teachers, golf professionals, parents of friends you play golf with etc….
5) Write a personalized letter to everyone on the list that you have developed. Make sure that your parents review the letter before you send it out.
6) The letter should be quite short and explain what you are trying to do this summer. Talk about the charities, identify the goal that you have set for yourself to raise and let them know when you need the donations returned by. There is a sample letter that can be opened and modified at http://juniorgolf.ntpga.org/bfk_letter.htm.
7) Be sure to include a self-addressed envelope to make it easy for people to quickly respond to you.
8) In addition to sending letters, you can also send emails with a link to your fundraising website that is very easy to set up. People can simply click on the link and make an on-line donation on your behalf.
9) Ideally, allow yourself four to six weeks to raise money. August 14 is the fundraising deadline to have all of your money sent to the Northern Texas PGA. So the deadline for people to return their donations to you should be no later than August 10.
10) Following the fundraising deadline, send a letter to all those that donated to you letting them know how much money you raised and thank them for their personal support of your efforts.
Starting is the hardest part. However, once you start, the rest is easy. If you participate this year, I assure you that you will want to do the same next year. However, you will want to raise even more money.
Raising money is easy and fun, all you need to do is ask, ask and ask again!
Documents for download:
Brochure
Sponsor Sign-Up Form
Sample Letter
Prizes
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