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FUNDRAISINGYOURTICKETTOTHE

ATTITUDEANDAPPROACHISEVERYTHING!Attitudeisprobablythemostimportantfactorinaskingpeopletohelpyou.Apositive,energeticapproachwillhelpeveryotherstepyoutakeleadtosuccess.Youmayfacepeoplesaying“no.”Don’tletthisdiscourageyou.Whilethispersonmaynotbeabletohelpyou,heorshemayknowsomeonewhocan.Therearemanypeoplewillingtogivetoaworthycause.Itisuptoyoutodemonstratehowyourcauseistheonetheywanttosupport.Rememberthatyouarenotbeingselfishadaskingsomethingonlyforyourself.Whatyougain,youwanttobringbacktoyourcommunity.Youareofferingpotentialdonorsanopportunitytogetinvolved.Don’tgiveup.Yourfirstattemptsmaynotalwaysbringyouimmediatesuccess.Persistence,dedication,patienceandpositivethinkingcanmakethedifference.Rememberthatyouwillbedevelopingagroupofsupportersthatwillhelpyouthroughoutyourlife.

PROMOTINGAWORTHWHILECAUSEBelowisalistofpoints,whichwillhelppeopleseethattheywillbegivingtoaworthwhilecause.Youcanusethemasabasisforwrittenorverbalpresentations.

• Youngpeoplearethefuture.Wemakeup50%ofthepopulation.Wewillbethemanagers,bankers,educators,parents,lawyers,anddoctorsoftomorrow.Iwanttobewellpreparedformyrole.TheGlobalYouthVillageisaprogramgearedtogivemehands-onexperiencesworkingwithpeopleofdiversebackgrounds,discussingcomplexissues,workingwithadults,andexploringaculturewhichmaybedifferentfrommyown.

• Thefactthattheworldisgettingsmallerisreflectedeverydayinthemediaandthroughtheinternet.Iwanttounderstanddifferentcultural,politicalandsocialsituations.TheGlobalYouthVillagewillgivemeexposuretomanydifferentpeopleandtheirperspectives.

• Unemployment,alcoholanddrugabuse,violence,andcrimearesignsofhopelessness.• Indifferenceisnotanoptioninmymind.Ihopetolearnhowtogetyoungpeopleinvolvedin

theircommunitiesandhomessotheyseetheirvalueandtakeresponsibility.• LegacyandtheGlobalYouthVillageplacesemphasisoncooperationanddialogue.Ithink

theseareareasIwillalwaysbeabletoaccessnomatterwhatIchoosetodointhefuture.

Rememberyoucanbeagreatfundraiser!

KNOWWHATYOUNEED–CREATINGBUDGETSBeforestartingtoraisemoney,calculatehowmuchyouwillneed,includingthecostofthecampandtransportationtogetthere.Youcancallatravelagenttocheckoncurrentpricesforairfare,busfare,and/ortrainfare.Askhowfarinadvanceyouneedtobuyyourtickettogetagoodprice.GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS:1. Believeinyourself:peoplewilltrustyoubecauseyouhavelearnedtoappreciateyourtalents

andinterestsandpursuethem.2. Believeinyourcause:enthusiasmwillbeconveyedtoprospectivefunders.It'scontagious!3. Beprofessional:It'simportanttotypelettersandproposals,returnphonecalls,beinaquietspace

whileonthephonewithpotentialsupporters,andfollowthroughonanycommitmentsyoumake.4. Befriendly:Fundersandsupportersarepeopletoo!Thebestwaytosecurealong-termsupporteristo

makefriendswiththem.Trytomeetinpersonatleastoncewheneverpossible.Forthemtoseeyouasarealhumanbeing,notjustavoiceonthephoneoranotherrequestformoneywillmakeabigdifference.

5. Remembermanypeoplewanttohelp:Byapproachingpeoplewithagreatprojectorideayou

believein,you'redoingthemafavor!You'regivingthemtheopportunitytocontributetosomethingwonderful.

6. Don'ttake"no"asrejection:Ifsomeonedoesn’tgiveyouacontribution,don’ttakeitpersonally

orletthatstopyou.Askthemifyoushouldtryagainatalatertime,andiftheysayyes,askwhenanddoit.Iftheysayno,redirectyourenergysomewhereelse.Inanycase,contactmanypeopleororganizations.Themorepeopleyoucontact,themoreyouincreaseyourchancesofreceivingthesupportyouneed.Anyproject,nomatterhowgreat,andnomatterhowgoodthefundraiser,willreceiveplentyofrejectionletters(usuallyformletters).Thetrickistotaketheseinstride,andkeeprightonraisingmoneyforwhatyoubelieve.Themoretimesyouask,themoretimesyou’llbeturneddown-andyetthemorefundsyou’llraise.

7. Celebratesuccess:Everytimesomeonedonatestoaprojectororganization,theyaretakinga

standforsomethingtheybelievein.Takethetimetoappreciateandenjoytheirsupport.Alwayssendathankyouletter,andfollowuplatertoletthemknowhowtheirmoneywasusedandtheresultsitcreated.

FUNDRAISINGPROJECTSANDACTIVITIESBelowareprojectsthatclubsandorganizationsusetofundthemselves.Theywork!Youmaywanttousethem,orsomevariationofthem,inyourfundraisingtogettotheGlobalYouthVillage.

DonorCampaignStartbymakingalistofeveryoneyouknow.Includeyourfriends,parent’sfriends,relatives,friendsofrelatives,formerteachers,coaches,localbusinesspeople,peopleyou'vemetatanysortofsocialgathering,andanyoneyoucanthinkof.Theydon'thavetobewealthy.Somepeoplewillonlybeabletoasmallcontribution.Butmanysmallcontributionswilladdup.Challengeyourselftomakeyourlistaslongaspossible.Youcanincludefriendsoffriends,andevenpeopleyoudon’tknowpersonally.LetterWriting:Writealetterwhichdescribestheprojectforwhichyouseekingfunds-inthiscase,yourparticipationintheGlobalYouthVillage.Thislettershouldbebothfriendlyandfactual(asampleisattached)Shareyoursincereenthusiasmfortheproject.TellthemwhyyouwanttogoandhowyouthinktheprogramwillsupportyoutobemoreculturallyawareanddevelopyourArabiclanguageskills.Tellthemhowmuchmoneyyouneedtoraiseandbywhen.Letthemknowhowmuchyouhavealreadyraisedandhowfaryouhavetogo.Itisusuallygoodtoaskforaspecificamountofmoney.Youmightsaysomethinglike,"Iamhopingthatyouwillbeabletomakeacontributionof$50ormoretohelpensuremyparticipationintheGlobalYouthVillage.Ifyouarenotabletocontribute$50,anyamountwillbehelpfulandsincerelyappreciated."Sendthesamebasiclettertoeachperson,butpersonalizeeachonealittlebit.Insteadof"DearFriend",puttheiractualnameatthetop,"DearSueandBobJones".Ifyouknowthem,addasentenceortwolike,"Itwasnicetoseeyoutheotherday.Howarethingsgoingwithyournewbaby?"

MatchingCampaigns:YoumaywanttoincludeinyourletterthattheirdonationtoLegacyInternationalcanbematchedbytheircompany,iftheircompanyhasamatchingcampaign.Youcansuggesttheycheckandfilloutarequest.Thiswilldoubletheircontribution.Followup:Followupwithphonecallsorpersonalvisitsafewdaysafteryourcontactreceivestheirletter.Thisisthemostimportantpart.Itwillmorethantripleyourpositiveresponserate.Makesureyoudon'tskipthisstep.Tellthemyouarecallingtomakesuretheygottheletterandansweranyquestionstheymighthave.Ifyouhavetoleaveamessage,callatleastonemoretimeiftheydon'tcallback.Thankyouletters:Sendathankyoulettertoeveryonewhocontributes.

CrowdfundingCampaign

Startanonlinecampaigntoraisemoneyfromyoursocialmediaonlinenetwork(friendsandfamily)viaGoFundMeorothersimilarplatforms.

Tentipsforasuccessfulcrowdfundingcampaign:

1. Talktotheexperts:Manycrowdfundingservicesofferyoutheopportunitytodiscussyourprojectwiththem.Takethemuponit!Theycanansweranyquestionsyouhaveandalsoofferadviceandfeedbackonyourproject.

2. Checkoutthecompetition:Researchatleast10projectssimilartoyourown.Getasenseofthekindsofrewards,descriptionsandpromotionsthatworkwell.Andfeelfreetostealideasandadaptthem!

3. Berealisticwithyourtarget:Crowdfundwhatyouactuallyneed–don’tgetgreedy.Thereiseverychanceyoucouldraisemorethanyourtarget,butyouwon’traiseanythingifyoudon’tmeetyourtargetinthefirstplace.Projectsthatreach30%oftheirtargetgoontosucceedinmorethan90%ofcases

4. Factorinyourcosts:Deliveringrewardsanddevotingtimeandenergytoacampaigncancostmoney.Factorthisinwhensettingyourtarget–itwon’tallbenetincome.

5. Becreative:Theuniqueness,quirkinessanddiversityofyourrewardsmakeupanimportantpartofyourproject’snarrativeandmarketability.Offerexperiencespeoplecan’tgetanywhereelse.

6. Focusonthefirst48hours:Thefirst48hoursofyourcrowdfundingcampaignarecritical.Infact,thelaunchisthemostimportantthingyouwilldo.Gettingofftoagoodstartwillbuildyourmomentumandputyouingoodstandingfortheentirecampaign.

7. Usesocialmediaformorethanjustaskingformoney:Only20%ofyourpostsshoulddirectlyaskpeopletopledgetoyourcampaign.80%shouldlookatmoremeaningfulthingssuchasexcitingprojectnewsorrelevantdevelopmentsglobally–withyourcrowdfundinglinkattheend.Ifyoucontinuallyaskpeopletopledgetheywillloseinterest.

8. Deliverwhatyou’vepromised:Doeverythingyoucantodelivertherewardsyou’vepromised,anddeliverthemontime.Peoplehavebeengoodenoughtosupportyou,somakesureyoucomethrough.Ifsomethingunexpectedhappensandyou’reunabletodeliver,beopenandhonestandimmediatelycommunicateittoyoursupporters.They’llbefarmoreunderstandingthanifyoujustshutupshop.

9. Stayconnected:Useyoursupporters’contactdetailstostayintouchwiththemafterthecampaignhasfinished.Keepthemupdatedandkeepyourcommunitystrong.

10. Turnsupportersintodonors:Ifyou’reanot-for-profitorcommunityorganization,lookatwaystoturnprojectsupportersintoongoingfinancialsupporters.

YardSaleGettogetherabunchofstuffyouoryourfamilynolongerneed,haveothersdothesame,andraisemoneywhilepracticingaformofrecycling.Youcangetpeopletocometoyouryardsalebyhavingitinaprominentplace(suchasaschool),bymakingsignsaroundtheneighborhoodwitharrowstoleadpeopletoit,andbyadvertisinginalocalnewspaper.Youcancollectextraitemstosellbygoingdoor-to-doorinyourneighborhoodtoinvitepeopletodonatethingstheydon'tneedtothegaragesale–andwhileyou'reatit,youcaninvitethemtomakeafinancialdonationtothecauseaswell.GoingToLocalBusinessesInvitelocalbusinessestobesponsorsorsupporters.Yourparentsplaceofworkmayhavemoneytodonatetotheiremployee’sscholarshipfund.Inreturntheycouldhavealetterofappreciationthatthey

canputupontheirwall.Moresubstantialsupportcanbeacknowledgedinotherways,suchasmentioninmediacoverage.AgoodwaytofindlocalbusinessesthattendtosupportcauseslikeyoursisthroughtheChamberofCommerce.Corporationsareusuallyhappytodonate$200-$300towhattheyperceiveasatangibleinvestment.Whatcouldbemoreimportantthanalocalyouthwhowantstoexpandhis/herperspectiveandroleinthecommunity(localandglobal)?Also,youshouldemphasisthisisauniqueopportunityforyoutoimmerseyourselfinadifferentcultureanddramaticallyimproveyourlanguageskills.It'salsogreattoapproachlocalstoresandbusinessesyoualreadyuseand/orlike(thepizzaplace,familyrestaurant.)Ifyouknowtheownersatall,thatcouldbeabighelp.OneyoungwomanformLongIslandwenttoalltheplacesherfamilyfrequented(diner,pizzaplace,anddrycleaner)andcollectedsmallamounts.Sheraised$800intwoweeks.GoingtoLargeCorporationsManycorporationsgiveawayaportionoftheirprofitstogoodcauses.Makealistofmajorcompaniesinyourarea.Callthecompanyandasktospeaktosomeoneinchargeofdonations.Tellthispersonaboutyourprojectandinvitethemtocontribute.Theywillprobablyaskforsomewritteninformation,inwhichcaseyoucanaskfortheiraddress(makesuretogetthecorrectspellingontheirname,too!).It'scrucialtoestablishapersonalconnection(overthetelephone)withsomeoneatanylargecompany.Ifyoujustwriteyourlettercouldgetlostintheshuffle.Butaftertalkingtoaperson,they'llrememberyousoyourletterorpackagewillstandoutwhentheygetit.IndividualPhilanthropistsDosomeresearchintophilanthropists(wealthypeoplewhogiveawaymoney).Afteryou'vegotsomenamesandnumbers,callthem.Seeifyoucansetupapersonalmeeting.Ifthat'simpossible,atleasttellthemwhatyou'reuptooverthephoneandsendsomeinformation.Follow-UpwithCompaniesandIndividualsAboutaweekaftersendinginformation,calltomakesureitarrivedandtofindoutifthey'vehadtimetoconsiderhelping.Iftheyhaven'tmadeuptheirminds,continuefollowingupregularlyuntiltheyeithersay"yes,""no,"or"maybesomeothertime"toyourrequestforsupport.

RecycleandCashInSomeplacegivemoneyforcansandbottles(andsometimespaper)thatarebroughtinforrecycling.Ifyougetanentireschoolorworkplacetorecycle,thatcanadduptosignificantmoney.

PotluckApotluckorcovereddishdinnerisafunwaytohaveafeast.Lookatthelistyougeneratedforthedonorcampaign.Inviteagroupofpeopleandhavetheminvitefriends,andaskeveryonetobringsomethingtoeat.Explainthatyouwillberaisingfundsatthedinnerandhopethatpeoplecanbringchangetheyhavecollected,checkbooksetc.Youmaywanttoarrangesomecreativeentertainmentlikemusicoreducationalvideos.Makeapresentationaboutyourself,yourhopesforthefutureandtheGlobalYouthVillage.WhenyoureturnyoucansendthesepeopleapictureofyourselfinMorocco,orinvitethembackfordinneradtellthemstories.BenefitDinner(anotheridea)Cookupsomegoodfoodorgetitdonatedbylocalrestaurants,passoutflyers,invitepeoplebywordofmouthandaskforaslidingscaledonation(forexample,$5to$50)WorkingaroundyourneighborhoodOfferyourservicestopeopleinyourneighborhood–yardwork,cleaning,takingthetrashout,washingcarsandagreeonafeeforyourservices.ExplaintopeoplethatthemoneyyouareearningisgoingtowardsyoursummerexperienceattheGlobalYouthVillage.AssociationsChecktoseeifthereisaRotaryClub,LionsCluborKiwanisClubinyourtown.Theseareserviceorganizationsusuallywithgoodrepresentationfromlocalbusinesses.Youcanaskiftheywillsupportyou.Tellthemyouwouldbehappytogiveapresentation.PressReleaseWriteashortpiece(250-500words)thatcanbeprintedinanewspaperoranewsletter(school,communitycenter,orplaceofworship).Thestyleshouldbebriefandintendtomotivatepeopletogive.Startwithanenticinglead-in.Followthiswithdetailsanddescriptionandacontactformoreinformationline.

PRESENTATIONTIPS

PUBLICPRESENTATIONS:Ø Makeasimpleoutlinethatyoucanreferto:

§ Introduceyourself,age,school§ Somesortofstatementofwhatyouwould likethefuture inyourcommunityto look likeand

howyoufeelinvestinginyoungpeopleandtheirskilldevelopmentwillhelpthatvisionbecomereal

§ DescribetheGlobalYouthVillage§ Describeyourgoalinraisingfundsandhowtheycanbeapart

Ø Smile,standtall,lookateveryoneØ Memorizeacreativeopeningandconclusion–youcouldaskthemtothinkwhowillbethedoctors,

managers,pilotsoftomorrowandthetypeofknowledgeorqualitiestheywillneed.Ø Practice,practice,andpracticewithfriendsandfamily.Getinput.Thisisaskillyouwilluseyour

wholelife.Ø DressneatlyandarrivealittleearlyØ Enunciate,beenthusiastic,givepersonalexamplesandstatistics.WRITINGAREQUESTLETTERØ Format;makesureyourletterfollowscorrectbusinessstandardswithnogrammaticalorspelling

errors.Ø Length: keepyour letter toa singlepage.Youmayand shouldattach supplementarymaterials (a

brochure, news article, letter of recommendation, or an acceptance letter from theGlobal YouthVillage)

Bethorough.Putinalittleextraeffort.Bealittlemorecreative.Bea littlemore friendly. Check throughall your files everyonce inawhile tomake sure you aren't forgetting anything --like a follow--up or an application deadline. Think positively imagine yourprojectwellfunded.Realizethateveryfunderyoucontactcanhelptomakethatpossible.GoodLuck!

SampleLetter ReturnaddressandphoneMs.CynthiaSmithPresidentJoseph’sCoat1MainSt.Camden,NJ19999

DearMs.Smith:

MynameisMichelleCoreyandIamarisingsophomoreatCamdenHighSchool.IhavebeennominatedtorepresentmyschoolandcommunityattheGlobalYouthVillagethissummer.TheGlobalYouthVillage(GYV)isaninternationalsummerprogramthatbringstogetherselectedyouthsfrommorethan15differentcountries.Iwillhavetheuniqueopportunitytojoinotherteensandtakedynamic workshops in peace building/conflict resolution, global issues and community health. Inaddition, I will havemany opportunities to developmy leadership and cross-cultural communicationskills.TheGlobalYouthVillage isaprojectofLegacy International,aregisterednon-profiteducationalorganization,whichisbeingsupportedbytheUSDepartmentofState.GYVisaprogramgearedtogivemehands-onexperiencesworkinginadifferentculturewithpeopleofdiversebackgrounds,discussingcomplexissues,workingwithotherteensandexperiencedadults.Ilookforwardtolearningthenew'languages'of'respect','change'and'future'.Thefactthattheworldisgettingsmallerisreflectedeverydayinthemediaandthroughtheinternet.Iwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentcultural,politicalandsocialsituations.TheGlobalYouthVillagewillgivemeexposuretomanydifferentpeopleandtheirperspectivesandalsohelpmetoprepareormyfuturecareer.MyparticipationintheGlobalYouthVillagedependsonwhetherIcanraiseenoughinsponsorships.Thetuitionis$1,700plustransportation.TodateIhaveraised$300.IamapproachingyoubecauseIhaveoftenpurchasedclothingfromaroundtheworldatyourstore. Iknowyouvalueglobaleducation.Iamhopingyoucanassistmewithpartofthetuitioncosts.Istronglybelievethatasayoungperson,Imuststartdevelopingaworldviewandmycommunityorganizingskills.Throughliving,workingandlearningwithyoungpeoplefromawidearrayofcultures,mygoalswillberealized.Your supportwouldbegreatly appreciated. Imust raise these fundsby (saywithinamonth).Checksshould be made payable to Legacy International. Your donation is tax-deductible. I have enclosed abrochureoftheprogram.Iwillcallyounextweektoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.Thankyouinadvanceforyourconsideration.Sincerely,

MichelleCorey