Craigslist for proposing fundraisers

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

501(3)c is for strictly non profit corporations/organizations, or at least the last time I checked with the Virginia Corporate Commission it was. We will of course have to pay taxes for the monies that VIP Recycling makes off the deal, as well as any permits, etc for hosting the events. The organization will be responsible for their own stuff.



I plan to put some feelers out there for people who organize fundraisers for a living, whether part or full time. Then working something out for their compensation.





Well my yard will receive all the metal items, and I am hoping to work with a buyer from here for everything worth shipping, and then non PC related stuff, but still electronical will get sold to a local buyer, who I am sure will up their prices for an event like this.

That is a good idea, and I will look into that as well. Let them know that we will donate a % to their organization for letting us park a trailer there and letting people drop stuff off.



To be honest, I havent even thought of charging people to drop off items, except for maybe TV's and CRT monitors since we do have to pay to get rid of those. But everyone else they could drop off for FREE. One thing, that could happen as your suggest and others are suggesting is letting them do a "donation"...they drop off an item and pay a donation towards the fund raiser. Then, all the donations will go to the client, plus a % of what is made off all the electronics.



KZBell,

That ad is awesome. I think you said you created it, but regardless of who did it, spectacular job! I can just imagine how they were all dressed with it being a zombi car wash!

Hope it worked out well for them.

Also, thanks for the category ideas. General, Community, and Events is what I was also thinking myself.



We have a local news company here that is medium sized and has thousands of followers on Facebook. They love shining the spot light on things like this, so I am sure I can get them to do some free shout outs and provide a small add for free or reasonable cost.



Right, I wasn't thinking of charging, like I mentioned above, except for CRT and TV's. LCD monitors we get paid $1/LCD monitor.

However, like you and LadyScrapper both have suggested, is that if they wish to make a donation, will accept it, but let it be solely voluntary.

$2,800? Not bad. I bet the kids were more than grateful for that!

Yeah, I wasn't too clear, but that money that they are paying is the "donation" for the fundraiser, not for you. It will add up to quite a bit as it is, and your profit is what you make off the scrap. If you then wanted to donate some of that as well, more power to you.

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

So, what your saying, is to do the fundraiser, and make it apparent that they have to make a donation of atleast say $1 per item. So, then all the donations (whether $100, or $1,000) goes to the organization I am doing the fundraiser for. Then, I just keep all the profits from the scrapped electronics, or to make it sweeter for them, offer to give a % of that as well.

Yes, exactly.