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RSpall

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Fundraising and sponsorship!
« on: September 12, 2014, 09:47:19 AM »
I am running the sponsorship and fundraising at my cricket club and have for the past few years. I'm running out of ideas for fundraising and sponsorship. We are a club where most of the income is made through sponsorship and fundraising due to the fact that we don't have the money the bar makes.

We do all the basic fundraising events that you can think of but we are looking to broaden our opportunities and try some new events to make that little extra money.

Does anyone have any ideas towards sponsorship and the ways in which you go about making more money out of it? we have several different categories, the first is our main sponsor who get the shirt advertisement, the second is the next step down where they have banners and website advertisement etc. we are now trying to promote a small donations category where we go round to as many shops or companies to donate 15-20 pounds to cover the costs of the match ball.

All ideas would help!
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2014, 10:01:50 AM »
We had a club fantasy cricket league that was brilliant. We didn't charge the earth for teams and prizes were given out for highest points etc. you could charge £5 per team and earn some decent money.

It needs someone to admin it and set it up but it takes care of itself pretty much.
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2014, 10:11:06 AM »
I've found some great ideas in this thread

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=21240.0
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2014, 12:24:56 PM »
We had a go at that last year but people weren't really that interested. The keen players were but we only got about 25 people doing it. It is good though if it hits off. It was done properly about 5/6 years ago and there was a sheet at the club with all the updates every week.

Ideally I'm looking for something to bring in money on a big scale.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2014, 07:57:13 PM »
Summer fete and car boots ?.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2014, 11:49:59 PM »
That is a good idea as well because it can incorporate the community as well which might bring in more members to the club. There is also so much money flying around at a car boot. Instead of just holding one you could collect a lot of items from all the in members of which they don't want anymore which might raise £200-300.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2014, 08:20:50 AM »
Quote from: RSpall on September 12, 2014, 11:49:59 PM
That is a good idea as well because it can incorporate the community as well which might bring in more members to the club. There is also so much money flying around at a car boot. Instead of just holding one you could collect a lot of items from all the in members of which they don't want anymore which might raise £200-300.

Be careful with car boot sales, we had one that was stopped by the council because we held it on the same day as their own car boot sale and we narrowly escaped a fine. I'd double check with your own council before you make any plans.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2014, 10:51:54 PM »
Ok if we do it I will make sure it doesn't slash with another local car boot. Any other ideas out there. Anything is a help.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2014, 12:57:24 AM »
We do a raffle bat which comes with a nice 100 coupon space

Bat is worth 140 quid you can make 300 quid
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« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2014, 07:20:05 AM »
Advertising boards. My old club used to do it and as my current club has this year had loads of exposure I used that to contact local companies.  Within 3 weeks I've got 35 boards sold for the 2015 season at £250 a head.. Not bad and only really took a few hours. Of course, that's not to say that'll be taken up each year but the is no reason why not as it's cheap for companies.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2014, 09:49:39 AM »
What's your method of getting that many? I do ours and because Cornwall is a small place it's quite had to find companies to give that much. I still bring in a shade over 3k sponsorship but ideally want it up to 5k over the next few years.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2014, 09:43:59 PM »
Quote from: ProCricketer1982 on September 14, 2014, 07:20:05 AM
Advertising boards. My old club used to do it and as my current club has this year had loads of exposure I used that to contact local companies.  Within 3 weeks I've got 35 boards sold for the 2015 season at £250 a head.. Not bad and only really took a few hours. Of course, that's not to say that'll be taken up each year but the is no reason why not as it's cheap for companies.

How much are the boards to produce. We have had quotes from a couple of local sign companies saying it would cost about £250 to make the board. We would then have to charge about £400 for a board to make it worth while, most companies aren't interested in that sort of money.
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Re: Fundraising and sponsorship!
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2014, 10:37:21 PM »
we do banners at our club because that gives us more places to put them up. they cost about £50 max but a board shouldnt be more than £80-100 really. we have them as well
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