Sport

Introduction
The purpose of our campaign is to make the fundraising plan  in order  to support a sports organizations cause.We need to ensure that all misconducts are investigated as there is much violence  and some facilities provided .The fundraising plan is the variety of plans and strategies to be used.The one absolute is ASK and KNOW  what we are asking for.The written fundraising plan will help ouganize our ask.Our activities in the campaign called PLAY HAPPILY included writing letters,education,writing to national and local press about it,meeting with local officials,attending local community.. .We managed to raise some money in the past thanks to these initiatives.There were charities which supported the cause,but the money is never enough.Our fundrising plan included  application to the governmental agencies,charities or some other organizations.

Case statement
The research has clearly demonstrated that  the problem of vandalism at sports events has been increasing during the last three years.Furthermore,there is a lack of facilities and leisure activities in the area and young people have nothing to do.A donor may view this as a grave issue and may speak out publically against violence .For all these reasons,he may be willing to donate some money to our campaign.Money should be set aside to provide leisure activities.Our campaign will put much effort to deal with this problem.

SWOT ANALYSIS
When starting the campaign,we needed to take into consideration SWOT .It is a planning method used to evaluate Strength,weaknesses,opportunities and threats involved in the project .It identifies internal and external factors that are favorable or unfavorable.Strengths are attributes that are helpful,weaknesses attributes that are harmful for the campaign.These are environmental factors internal to the campaign.Oppurtunities are conditions that are helpful,threats conditions that may do damage to the campaign.These are external factors.Swot analysis helped us to focus our upcoming direct mail campaign by reminding our organization of the stregth it has,ensuring we were aware of any weaknesses and gaps,looking at the oppurtunities,emphasising any threats our organizationn migt face with.It provided information that is helpful in matching the campaigns resources r capabilities.It is an extremely good way for understanding and decision-making for all sorts of business.Our most important strengths are the size of the campaign and its reputation.We have also had many successes and increased public awareness of the importance of the problem in our society.

However,we had to face with some weaknesses.We had a tight budget and had to work carefully within it which was not easy.We had to find better strategies to communicate with our current audiance.However,there were many opportunities as well,such as,a list of  new or  growing population,wider geographical areas we could target.We had also to identify some threats such as a similar organisation active in the area,a new set of rules that could affect the effectiveness of our campaign,weather.All these threats were not in our control,thus,they are not real.
 
What makes SWOT particularly powerful is that, with a little thought, it can help you uncover opportunities that you are well placed to exploit. And by understanding the weaknesses of your business, you can manage and eliminate threats that would otherwise catch you unawares.(www.mindtools.com)
 
Organizational development
Our leadership have a long history in raising funds.They were able to cope with changes,made effort to increase organisatrion effectiveness,developped new and creative organisational solutions,helped other members of the organisation to gain the skills necessary to solve the problems.Our president is a strong leader willing to contribute to our campaign and highly motivated.He is objective and able to deal with any unconfortable issues that may occur.However,he should be even more active,look for some new strategies,meet on regular basis with other members.There are people positioned to open  funding doors.They are honest and constructive.The committee is large enough and it is possible that individuals from different parts of the organization meet regularly to discuss developments,talk about future options etc.The commettee is given the power to make decisions,spend money or take actions.


Funding history
Receiving money from governement or other sources is one of the most important activities when it comes to non profit organizations.They request money from individuals,charitable foundations,business,governmental agencies.We also requested money from these organisations.

The campaign took advantages of the service of professionals fundraisers and engaged fundraisers who were paid a percentage of the funds they raise.Some religious groups as fundraisers were also very important.Policitical campaigns played also a major   role in raising money .However,numerous political campaign finance has become a controversial topic.

In addition,grant money was being offered by governmental agencies or charitable organizations which benefitted our campaign.Another ways to raise money were some kind of special events like formal dinners or similar events .Money has also been  generated by selling a product which is called product fundraising.Sometimes cookies or other things are being sold to generate  money.This way is very popular as everyone loves the tastes of cookies and is willing to enjoy all favorite flavors straight from the oven.Furtheremore,we used online fundraising,raising money by paypal clicking..We also used fundraising scratch card that works as donator and the amount revealed is the  donation we requested from them.

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It has been a pleasure working with you. I would highly recommend your company to anyone who is fundraising for the first time. Your employees have been very informative and pleasant.Susan,Border Blades, Grand Forks, ND Thank you Thank you We (First Holiness Church) appreciate you God BlessBobby
However, donations have been decreasing in the last three years due to the lack of fundraisers.
   
Funding opportunities
To be successful in fundraising,it is important to raise funds in the right location.Selling raffle tickets or having a tombola is one of the most significant   ways and doesnt require too much effort.It is possible to arrange this with the event organizer.Games stall  prove to be very successful as well.Furthermore,going door to door collecting has becoming more and more popular and we sometimes used this way.As they cover many areas,we would be likely to find the supporters.However,there are some disadvantages of door to door collecting,and one should consider potential risks as well.We are looking at all these oppurtunities.

Small local charities and voluntary organisations around the UK have been particularly hard hit by the recession, according to asurvey of 500organisations.(www.fundraising.co.uk)

Our goal is to achieve positive reforms and to ensure that all  reports of vandalism are investigated.It would have a great impact to the community.People will feel safe.

All this would have a great impact to the organization.
 
We have also some equipment needs.For example,cameras should be set up which would identify the vandals.We need to provide some facilities as well.The dolar amount may vary.

FundingMarketingPromotional strategies
We need a campaign strategy in order to provide space for the sporst organizations cause.An important part of planning is resource allocation.This is the way finance,people and assets are going to be used to achieve a particular objective.The campaigns senior executives make strategic decisions.The research is being carried out in order to identify the funding sources.This tasks includesmeeting with the people in the community,reading daily newspaper.We need to make sure that  funding oppurtunities are well known.For all these reasons,there should be confidence in the organization.We hope that this guide will help us plan our activities accordingly
-radio talk interview
-writing letters or mails
-giving out brochures
-television interviews
-public announcements
-periodic meetings with newspaper editors
-writing to national press
-telling friends,anti-violence programme,social justice and other organizations about the campaign
-special events
-meeting local officials
-attending local community board meetings and raising the issues
-periodic meetings with newspaper editorial boards

Structure of the fundraising strategy
The structure of the fundraising strategy includes a 12-month timeline of duties.The following details are includedhow many events the campaign has hosted,which grant requests are due on which date,how often and when telephone calls and meetings have been scheduled with donors.etc.Fundraising commetee has been established which reported lines on the board.All three meetings were held and the commetee reported duties to be completed each month.

Conclusion
This is just a rough idea of what we could do.We hope that we will find funding sources that will support the cause and that we are going to raise more money.