DIY Fundraising
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) fundraising puts the FUN in fundraising! It is a fun and easy way to support and raise awareness for the Epilepsy Foundation. You will also make a difference in the lives of people with epilepsy!
DIY Fundraising means you create, plan, organize and run a fundraising event. Use your imagination and be creative when planning an event. This is your chance to shine and have fun!
Some examples of fundraising events include outdoor events (walk, run, ride, etc), neighborhood events (garage sale, yard sale, bake sale, etc.), theme parties (concert, performance, house party, etc.) or sporting events (bowling, golf tournament, etc).
Here are some examples of FUN fundraising you can do...
Enjoy the outdoors with a...
**walk or run
**motorcycle or bicycle ride
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Party with a theme and host a:
**Concert or performance
**Dinner and a movie night
**Barbecue or wine & cheese party
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Have fun in your own neighborhood with a:
**Bake sale or car wash, even a dog wash
**Yard sale, penny drive or loose change drive
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Channel your inner athlete and host a:
**Tournament — bowling, golf, tennis
**"A-thon" — dance-a-thon, basketball-a-thon
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Highlighted DIY Fundraising Event:
The McDermott ran their first ever "Crawl for a Cure" Epilepsy Charity Pub Crawl in South Boston, MA in 2011. They sold over 80 tickets to the event. Each ticket included a long sleeve T-Shirt, awareness bracelet and goodie bag. In each goodie bag was a Get Seizure Smart bookmark as well as a Save-the-Date for the National Walk for Epilepsy in Washington DC this March.
They went to 8 local bars who all gave them a gift certificate to raffle off and had food donated with more raffle prizes at the last bar. Everyone was encouraged to wear purple to accessorize their t-shirts and they had purple pom-poms, glasses, beads and wigs to give out.
How to Start DIY Fundraising...
The DIY Fundraising Form contains more information about how you can participate in DIY Fundraising. It also includes the proposal form. It is required that you fill out this form, return it to DIYfundraising@efa.org and receive approval of your event PRIOR to planning or organizing the event.
After your form is approved, you can start planning your DIY Fundraising event! You will receive a username and password for our DIY fundraising website. This website allows you to share information about your event and you can direct people there to donatie directly to the Epilepsy Foundation online. Invitees may also RSVP to your event on this website, allowing you to track your guest list.
Questions? E-mail DIYfundraising@efa.org
