The most important thing for a team is to have a love and passion for what you are doing. Being a part of a team is great for building relationships, developing leadership skills, learning new things, and improving and pushing yourself. This being said, teams need money for all kinds of reasons; travel expenses, jerseys, equipment, facility upkeep and much more. Here are some ways that you can fundraise for your team: 1. Crowdfunding Starting a crowdfunding campaign is a great way to raise money for your team. Crowdfunding is expected to continue growing globally in the coming years. Platforms like Kickstarter, are great ways for new products and start-up businesses to generate funds but crowdfunding can be used for much more. There are many specialized platforms for sports teams and clubs to generate funds. Check out some of these crowdfunding platforms:
After choosing a crowdfunding platform to launch your campaign on, there a some key things you can do to make it more successful:
Finding a real-life sponsor is an ideal situation for most teams. Local business often sponsor teams in exchange for promoting their brand during games. Consider placing signage around during games, placing logos on jerseys, and making sponsored posts on your social media pages. 3. Fundraising Events A fundraising event could be a fun and memorable way to raise money for your team as well as connect with the community. There are so many different options when it comes to fundraising events, here are some examples:
4. Merchandise Branded sports merchandise is a $700 million dollar industry so selling merchandise can be a very successful fundraiser for teams. People love to support their favourite local teams. Merchandise can strengthen your relationship with fans and generate revenue. Today it is very affordable and easy to created branded merchandise that can be sold at games or through an online store. 5. Player Auctions Player auctions are when team members are auctioned off to do do chores or give lessons to the highest bidder. This can be done in the typical auction format or you could rent out players for set increments, usually 30 minutes, for a set price. 6. Offer Lessons The team can offer lessons to the general public. This allows the team to show off and practice their skills while also generating more interest in the sport. People can sign up as individuals or in a group as a team-building exercise. Promote the lessons on social media and at local businesses around town. 7. Share Your Facilities If your team has their own facilities, renting out the space when it’s not in use could be a great option. Tumblers Gymnastics in Orleans have applied this technique and have been very successful with their drop in programs and birthday party room rentals. Want to host a birthday party at Tumblers Gymnastics? Contact them at http://tumblers.ca/ First, create a schedule of when the facilities are not being used by anyone. Then, figure out which teams don’t have their own facilities and offer to rent it out to them. This will be a way for your team to make money and also benefit other teams in the area. This tip isn't only for facilities, it could also work for equipment. Think about what you have that might be useful to others and ask yourself if it is something that you could rent out. 8. Discount Cards and Voucher Books Everyone loves a great deal. Selling discount cards and voucher books are great way to offer people saving to their favourite stores and restaurant while making money for your team. Many companies offer packages to help make fundraising easy. Search the internet for the company that is right for your team. 9. Text-to-Give Text-to-Give refers to when you text a word or phrase to a certain phone number and a donation is made by taking money out of their phone bill. This is very popular amongst large charities. Text-to-Give is available to even smaller organizations. There are a number of companies who can help you launch this type of fundraising campaign. Remember to include the details on your social media pages to get the word out to as many people as possible. Crowdfunding, event and sponsors can be very successful for generating funds for your team. Consider making a plan and schedule of all your fundraising efforts to keep organized. Fundraising can be a big and difficult task but if you put in the work it can be done. Have you done fundraising for your team? What worked well, what didn’t? We want to hear about your fundraising experiences.
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