1. FUNDRAISING Eat So They Can International Interns

2. Make a Plan  Who are you going to reach out to?  How will you reach out to them?  How do you intend to follow up?  Create a time line

3. Sample Plan  Send 25 letters explaining the cause to friends/family  Call 10 local restaurants and ask them to sponsor an event or host a proceed night  Present to 10 local organizations on the cause asking them to participate  Create a facebook group and recruit at least 100 members  Display 100 advertisements locally for my event

4. Set Goals  How many hosts do you want to recruit?  How many sponsors do you want to recruit?  How many big events will you host?  How many small events will you host?  How many businesses will you contact?  How many phone calls will you make?

5. Sample Goals  Recruit10 individual hosts  Recruit 3 sponsors  Recruit 3 businesses hosts  Host 1 large event  Host 3 small events  Recruit 25 donors

6. Set Goals (Cont.)  Focus on awareness goals rather than fundraising goals to begin with- funds will generate as a result.  Keep your intern contract in mind when setting your goals.  Obviously you want to achieve your goals, but the most important thing is to TRY to achieve them.

7. Stay on Track  Stick to your timeline  Don’t procrastinate  If you get off track, recover and move on- don’t continue to fall behind.

8. Plan Accordingly  Think about how long your event is going to take- you will need to allow adequate time to make your event a success.  Not planning ahead will only lead to more work.  Know what you want to accomplish.

9. Communicate  Awareness comes from communication- don’t be afraid to talk about the cause.  It doesn’t hurt to ask!- If you don’t ask someone to donate/host an event/attend an event/sponsor an event, you’re missing an opportunity- the worst that can happen is they say no!  People are going to be more supportive of the cause if you are excited about it.

10. Fundraising Ideas  Restaurant Proceed Nights- Ask local restaurants to host a proceed night where a portion of the funds raised on a designated date go to the cause.  Have a potluck at work.  Send letters to your friends and family explaining the cause and why you are serving as an intern and asking them to support you.  Create a facebook group and ask group members to support you.

11. Fundraising Ideas (Cont.)  Invite your friends for a spaghetti dinner- ask them to donate what they would have spent had you gone to a restaurant instead.  Host a BBQ.  Have an in-home movie night and ask your friends to donate what they would have spent had you gone to a theatre.

12. Advice  Funds are important, but you won’t raise funds without awareness, so put a great deal of effort into making people aware of what you are doing.  Focus on recruiting hosts willing to host their own events, understanding that you will support them but will not be doing all the work- you will easily get burnt out if you are doing it all on your own.  Remember that part of the potential success of Eat So They Can depends upon people knowing it exists.

13. Advice (Cont.)  Plan smaller events that require less time and effort in addition to one main event.  Be creative- your event doesn’t have to be food focused.  Restaurant proceed nights are a proven success that require little time/effort.  Remember why it is you are serving as an intern- it’s not always easy but it’s worth it!