Fundraising Resources
Welcome,
You have entered the wonderful world of fundraising opportunities. Thank you for your interest. Fundraising events are just one way that you can help Dining for Women raise funds for operations and spread the word about your local chapters. By supporting operations, Dining for Women can continue to empower women living in extreme poverty by funding programs fostering good health, education, and economic self-sufficiency.
We are always looking for success stories to give ideas to other chapters. Please notify your regional manager with YOUR story so we can all share in your success.
If you have any questions please notify the National Fundraising Chair at fundraising@DiningForWomen.org
Enjoy,
Fundraising Committee
Start here! Fundraising Toolkit
Sally's Story: How to run a Successful Silent Auction
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WOMEN’S BEAN PROJECT
We recently announced this exciting strategic and fundraising partnership with Women’s Bean Project. Read more about it here: http://diningforwomen.org/node/1035
Click http://www.womensbeanproject.com/online-store.html to try their great products. Be sure to enter the code DFW11 at checkout for DFW to get 35% of the sale.
Or click HERE to go right to DFW’s very own WBP fundraising page and learn about how to hold a Bean Party with your chapter!
Read about how the MidAtlantic Regional Managers raised money through Whole Foods!
Want your region or chapter to apply for a Whole Foods Fundraiser? Here's how!
- Go to http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
- Enter your zipcode to find your local Whole Foods store.
- Click the Store web page for the store you'd like to apply at
- Click Community Giving in the far left column
- Select the Fund Raising Opportunity that fits your Chapter's goals and is offered by your local store and apply! Some examples that may be offered are:
- 5% Day
- Nickels for NonProfits
- Community Giving
- Scrip Program
- Coffee for a Cause
- Giving Grill
Barnes and Noble Fundraiser
Our local Barnes & Noble
has a program for holiday gift wrapping. Organizations sign up to work the table during the holidays and B & N offers free gift wrapping to their customers.
My co-leader and I signed up for 2 days in December. B & N supplied the table, the wrapping paper, scissors & tape and we supplied the manpower. We hung our DFW banner on the table and we had information available about DFW for people to take who came to have their books wrapped. Our donation jar was on the table and just about every customer put in a few dollars. We asked our Chapter members to sign up for 3 hour sessions, usually 2 women to a session to work at the table over the 2 days. We were able to raise $287 for DFW!
But even more than raising the money we were able to spread the word about Dining for Women! Also, it was a great team building activity for our chapter members. Some of our members did not know each other that well, but after sitting and working together for a few hours, they got to know each other better. We felt this made our Chapter stronger and more committed to DFW.
So, if you are interested in this fundraiser, contact your local Barnes & Noble to see if they offer this program at the holiday season. But don’t wait! We suggest contacting them in September to get on the list and pick the days that work for you and your Chapter.
Good Luck!
Debbie Britt & Mary Liz Jones
Abington, PA Chapter Co-Leaders
MidAtlantic Regional Managers
Receiving in-kind donations from a local or national business? Use the Procurement Form (MS Word or PDF)
Sponsorship Fundraiser Tracking forms (MS Word or PDF) help improve communication on the local and national level. Here is a Sample form for your reference.
The Corporate Sponsorship Package tells the Dining for Women story and provides consistent tiered sponsorship levels for working with local and national corporations to request funding. This packet is a great way to demonstrate to a sponsor who we are and why what we do is so important.
The Corporate Sponsorship Form (MS Word or PDF) is used to document the commitment from a local or national corporation to provide funding to Dining for Women in support of a fundraising event.
Thank You Letter for Sponsorships (MS Word or Sample) to let sponsors/businesses know how much their donations/contributions are appreciated. This template provides some language that may be useful in crafting your thank you letters. Feel free to customize!
