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Fundraiser Guidelines
Decide what type of fundraiser you will have
Popular ideas that have been successful: gift fairs, concerts, parties, sport events, sponsored runs, bake sales, art shows, raffles, auctions etc.
Keep in mind that regulations governing raffles and auctions differ from state to state and are burdensome. Please check with your State Attorney General's office for your state regulations.
A special event at your school, company, church or sportsclub can be a good start for a fundraiser.
Students, scout groups etc. please ask family, friends, your neighbours if you can do jobs for them in exchange of a donation for Lunch Break. Some ideas for jobs: washing cars, mowing the lawn, racking leaves, cooking a meal, serving at a party.
Set a fundraiser goal
When organizing a fundraising event, establish a realistic monetary goal and try to keep your costs low. Keep in mind that Lunch Break is not able to refund any expenses to externally instigated fundraising events.
Let us know about the event
We would like to know about your event to try to help with guidelines and materials. We also want to feature your fundraising on our website. Of course we need to approve the event first and than we can put it on our page.
Speaker
Lunch Break can sometimes provide a speaker for a special event. Due to the demand for our representatives, however, we cannot guarantee a speaker. Please contact info@lunchbreak.org. Note that Lunch Break requires at least four weeks' notice to provide a speaker for events.
Submit your material to us
If you would like to use our logo to advertise your event, please submit your material beforehand for approval.
Collect funds
All monetary donations are tax deductible and we will send out a letter of acknowledgment for all contributions. Checks should be payable to Lunch Break. Donors can use this letter for their tax records.
Provide donor information
When receiving donations in cash, please provide a typed list of names and addresses of the individuals who have donated in cash, and the amount donated by each individual. Also for the security of those donations, please convert them into a check before sending them in the mail.
Send in contributions
To ensure timely processing of your guests' donations, please send in the contributions as soon as possible. We can then send them the acknowledgment letter for their donation soon after the event.
Let us know how it went
We are truly honored that you selected our organization as the beneficiary of your event. We hope your event will be a great success and if you have any pictures or video we would love for you to share them with us at info@Lunchbreak.org.
Questions?
Give us a call (732 747 8577) or send an email to info@Lunchbreak.org. |
