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Fundraising Venue

  • 09-11-2011 1:18am
    #1
    Ciara471
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭


    I'm looking to host a fundraising event to raise funds to travel to South Africa to volunteer in a school over there. It's going to be a mixture of live music and comedy. I'm hoping to have it in early to mid December and have around 200 people there. Does anyone have any ideas for a free/cheap suitable venue for this in Dublin city centre? Any suggestions welcome.

    Also, I'm hoping to have a raffle at the event but I'm not sure how to go about getting prizes for the raffle. Has anyone here organised a raffle before? Is it a bit cheeky to just go into shops and ask them to donate prizes?


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  • #2
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,512 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    You'll find it very difficult if you're not part of a recognized charity. It's getting harder and harder to fundraise to go volunteering abroad. For raffles people generally write to businesses and/or go around to shops and ask. It's easier if you're from a town rather than a city and if people know you. Be prepared though to have an answer to the many questions people will have about why they should pay for you to fly to a foreign land.


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