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Competition Fundraising

Raising funds, the old-fashioned way may not always be easy or fun. There is another way to achieve the same or yet more amount of funds while also adding the fun element. That way is to ask the donors to become part of a competition to raise more money.

So Why Hold Contests or Competitions?

Competitions are more encouraging in nature unlike any other type of fundraising. They are easier for people to relate to and some people just get interested in them because they are more than just raising money. One of the reasons for the popularity of competition fundraisers is that they instill a sense of contesting against each other. This kind of behavior is particularly more common and enticing in peer to peer fundraising.

Starting a Competition Fundraising

It is important that you understand the basics of starting a successful competition fundraising campaign.

• Make sure that you start registering people for such a contest earlier.
• You need to send emails to as many people as you can to increase the number of participants and audiences.
• Do use the profile page to its fullest on Adam Welfare platform to ensure that it gets maximum attention.
• Don’t forget to add images and also write your story in a highly engaging manner.
• You can also become part of a team to show that you yourself are participating in the event.
• Always use social media networks to promote that event.
• Try using competition fundraising often to see more of the donors coming to your events so that they become a regular feature of your effort to gain additional funds.

Why a lot of fundraising experts prefer competitions?

It is because people love to become part of a competition and that participation increases further when they are taking part in groups. The urge to do better comes naturally to us as human beings. That is the reason why a lot of fundraisers use contests to raise funds.

Some Great Ideas to Work on for Competition Fundraisers

There can be so many ways that you can ask your contest participants to become part of the fundraising effort. Here are some of the examples to give you an idea. Remember that you can always come up with your own ideas to increase that sense of competition among the competitors.

Let us look at some of these examples.

• Help us spread the message to people that you know and care about. For each of the 10 emails you send, we would enter you into a lucky draw to win an exciting prize.
• You can further increase your emails to 15 and we would send you a small present. (Add that number to 30 or more and accordingly adjust the reward).
• Consider asking for teams to participate instead of individuals, which includes getting onboard the first participants as captains of their teams.
• You can personalize the fundraising page at Adam Welfare and make the fundraising effort a lot more colorful and engaging.
• The competition fundraising effort can also be tied to raising a certain amount and then getting a prize, like for instance $100 or more.

Some Success Tips for Competition Fundraisers

1. Always focus on setting up a date for the contest and try to ensure that the participants act before that. It means setting up a deadline so that you can quickly raise funds.
2. Try to use email to invite more people to the event.
3. If someone agrees to become part of the contest, motivate them and appreciate them for becoming part of the effort
4. After successfully organizing contestants to a competition, always explain the contest to participants so that everyone is given an equal chance of participating and winning it.
5. You can also use contest announcement emails to provide all the updates about the competition including tips.

Here are some tips on the spending on the prizes!

It is easy to get carried away by the thought of spending too much money on the contest. However, you must also realize that it needs to be a balanced amount. You don’t want to end up spending too much amount on a contest which would upset your entire budget or start impacting the overall cause.

Finding sponsors is not just a great idea but can become the difference between making the effort successful or getting no interest at all. For example, you can ask your local restaurant to sponsor a dinner for two. They may agree to add their logo to the merchandise. Some contest organizers give away more expensive items like iPhones and iPods.

Here are some tips on selecting the prize.

• Make sure that you select a prize that does not break your bank but does attract participants.
• The aim should be to organize the event where the return on investment is at least 5 to 10 times.
• You can see the success of the previous events of a similar nature to know how much money you need to invest and what return would you get. If this is your first event, you need to keep a record of all the money spent and proceeds from the event.

Why Go for Competition Fundraisers?

The basic idea is to promote group mentality. Instead of trying to organize the event between different individuals, you need to consider adding various groups with several people in each one of them. The addition of groups increases your campaign potential to a whole new level, helping you gain organic growth and more interest among the participants.

One typical example is that of the competitions that are held in schools and colleges. When students participate in teams, they are more charged and motivated to do their best.

Why Use Adam Welfare for Competition Fundraising?

Here are of the reasons why a lot of fundraisers use Adam Welfare for competition fundraising.

• It is easy to set up and you can start running your campaign within minutes of signing up on the website.
• There are no upfront charges or hidden costs that you would have to pay.
• The integration of social media platforms makes it super easy for you to share the campaign.

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