Some fundraising ideas that you can actually try for the cause of education
by Akshaya Patra NGO in India - Akshaya PatraThere’s
greater joy in giving than receiving. And if this giving is directed towards
education in India, you are practically building a more literate nation. What
if this giving helps in sending children back to school? There are fun ways you
can indulge in fundraising for organisations such as Akshaya Patra who are on a
mission to bring children back to school.
What
are those ideas?
Selling handmade cards/bookmarks
Gather
children in your area to create interesting cartoons, drawings or paintings related
to school life under the theme ‘Back to school’. Explain the concept of how many children drop
out of school in India due to lack of resources and how they need to be sent
back to school. Let the children use their imagination and create cards, posters
and bookmarks. Organise a small sale in your area, school or college. Let the
children do the selling. You can use these proceeds to sponsor
a child at Akshaya Patra.
Book exchange
Students
in school or colleges or even working executives can be invited on Facebook to
exchange their books. Keep a nominal fee to enter the exchange programme.
Inspire people to give away their unused or read books that they don’t wish to
keep anymore apart from exchanging. Organise a fun gathering at your school,
college or office to exchange the books. Ask each participant to ‘sell’ his or
her book counting the merits of reading it so others are inspired to exchange
their books. Use the proceeds to indulge in donating for education in India.
Enlighten the participants that the proceeds would go for the cause of sending
Indian children back to school.
Online fundraising campaigns
Today
a thoughtfully created online poster for a good cause evokes real emotions
since browsing online is the second nature of the millennial generation. Use
the power of online media to create online fundraising campaigns for Akshaya
Patra. Since the organisation provides wholesome lunch to school children to
bring them to school, you can create campaigns around nutrition and education.
Outline that by donating for education in India, participants are helping NGOs
in India play a more impactful role in the field. It’s easier to create online fundraising campaigns and if done smartly, they can raise a
significant amount of funds for the cause.
Garage sale
You
can simply organise a garage sale in your office or colony and ask people to
donate things from their school or college time. Ask participants to not only
donate an item but also buy items that are priced at nominal rates. It could be
a stereo, old books or unused notebooks, old bicycle, etc. Share with
participants that the proceeds of this sale would be donated for education in
India so more children could be incentivised to go back to school this
year.
The
role of citizens towards the cause of education is as big as the role
of NGOs. You can be part of the great mission
of sending children to school by creating your own online fundraising campaign.
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