Companies that will donate raffle prizes

crazy_saver22

i'm running a coffee morning for our local hospice with my Brownie pack
We got loads of great raffle prizes, i emailed local companies/attractions...
got bowling tickets, entry tickets to a farm, science centre, kew gardens, got tickets for a local football match and an ice hockey match. plus more!
went into hobby craft and they gave me a £10 item
rymans sent me a few items - they're really random but it's something!
local go kart place has given me a 30 mins session which is worth £30

so try locally....
local shops, attractions, take aways/pubs/cafes/hairdressers/florists etc etc

CKhalvashi

bex_28 wrote: »

Mostly from my experience local companies are by far the most likely to donate, although they do tend to be smaller prizes.

And that would be because smaller companies typically make smaller profits.

I prefer to give my time to charities, rather than anything financial, as a way to reduce their operating costs, however I can't help everyone that asks.

TBagpuss

It's worth bearing in mind that companies are much more likely to help out if the can see benefits, by way of good publicity, for themselves.
So think about what you can offer them - are you going to have local press at your raffle or draw, reporting on who gave the top prize? Will you have a website or facebook page listing and linking back to the businesses which have supported you? If your event will have a programme or other publicity material will that list the donors / show their logos?

That type of information should included when you make the request. Even if it is just making clear that it will be announced who donated the prize at the time it is drawn then that is better than nothing.

many companies, particularly smaller ones, will prefer to support their local community, so if you can show that your event benefits your local community in some way you may be more likely to succeed (even if it is focussing on how your fundraising may help a national charity expand its provision in your local area.

most companies get a lot of requests for sponsorship and other donations, so they have to pick an chose, and in many cases will have a limited budget for sponsorship/charity - if they say no, and if you organise events regualarly, it may be worth asking them whether they have a specific budget and when it is set, so you can ask at the appropriate time of year next time round.

Leah.Smithwhite

Hi I'm Leah's I'm 15. I will be finished school and going to collage, sevareal members of my family have had cancer And I want to find a cure for it once and for all! In the summer of 2015 I will be hosting a evening event of games auctions and raffles also singers and dancers to raise money but these all these games need prizes... And the hall is going to cost £50 and the dj £150 I'm paying for that from my own money I need help!!!

Errata

Leah.Smithwhite wrote: »

Hi I'm Leah's I'm 15. I will be finished school and going to collage, sevareal members of my family have had cancer And I want to find a cure for it once and for all! In the summer of 2015 I will be hosting a evening event of games auctions and raffles also singers and dancers to raise money but these all these games need prizes... And the hall is going to cost £50 and the dj £150 I'm paying for that from my own money I need help!!!

You haven't made it clear what you want to raise money for. A read of this website, for instance, might be helpful.http://www.macmillan.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising-events/organise-your-own-event/index.html

Aimznmoo

Hiya we r organising a charity event and wondered who u contacted regarding arsenal / Tottenham prizes
Many thanks

redpete

Aimznmoo wrote: »

Hiya we r organising a charity event and wondered who u contacted regarding arsenal / Tottenham prizes
Many thanks

The person who mentioned these hasn't been active since August last year but I suspect they contacted Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC. Contacts for both are easy to find on their websites.

YamahaSuperstar

It's time consuming to find lots of prizes for fundraising. Best advice I can give, pick up the phone and call them. Go around your local village and town and physically go into the shops. Emails just don't really go anywhere unless you are following up your conversation with an email.

neema91

Seanymph wrote: »

I've never found big companies any good at all - except for Virgin who send through promotional things like hats.

The best results I've always had are for entry tickets - and then raffling them off.

Cinema's, 10 pin bowling, zoos, sealife - try out your local tourist guides and write to every single attraction.

I got over 30 sets of family tickets back from 40 letters - swimming pools, farm attractions - anything privately owned.

Good luck.

Another good thing is an 'auction of promises'. We raised over £7,000 at our school from that.

Or you can hold a printed ticket raffle with cash as a prize and take that from the takings. That works well if you have a large group to issue the tickets to.

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Hi i'm planning a ball for my ward and thinking of a raffle for our associated charity, was just wondering what kind of information did you put to enable you to get such a fantastic response.

Seanymph

Hi neema,

From memory I told them off the charity (parent teachers) - what we specifically were fundraising for (list of equipment) - and the event.

I also then explained that we would put all the names of donors in the programme for the event.

But tickets for things were easy to get - because they don't cost the attraction money (zoo?) - and people spend whilst they are there, so they are keen to give them out.

Auction of promises are harder - but people can be imaginative - I donated eggs from our chickens for six months, weekly. I also 'donated' ironing services.

I bought a face painter for a birthday party, and also someone to make two dressing up outfits if I provided the fabric.

Some things donated where 'things' - like a clock, a training course - some were 'services' - to bake a cake etc.

Everyone can donate something if they think about it - and an auction, with dinner - seated tables - raises a lot of money indeed.