I can... |
What it takes... |
| Organize a toy drive |
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| Organize a car wash |
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| Organize a clothing drive |
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| Organize a clothing swap for your friends |
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| Organize a cocktail party to benefit RMF |
Get a volunteer to teach a cooking class, hold a brunch for your friends. Talk to us about how gather donations using our website. |
| Organize an event for upcoming vision trips |
Let us know where you want to hold it and we’ll let you know if there is an upcoming trip planned. Find a bookstore, restaurant or other location that will host for a few hours, let us know the date, and we’ll tell you who is available to speak at it. Get some drinks and appetizers donated, hold a raffle, and hopefully raise a lot of interest in the trip. |
| Volunteer my IT/web skills |
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| Volunteer my video editing skills |
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| Volunteer my writing skills to publish articles in magazines/newspapers |
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| Volunteer your restaurant or office as meeting space |
Currently we need office space in the Los Angeles area. Preferably a space open during evenings and on weekends, but daily space is needed as well. |
| Gather items to auction on e-bay |
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| Gather silent auction items for an event |
Gift baskets, art, bottles of wine, jewelry. If you bundle lower priced items together with a common theme it makes a more desirable package. |
| Ask companies to donate a gift certificate for a silent auction |
Take your business card or an RMF brochure wherever you go. After dinner at a restaurant, or shopping at a store, ask the manager if they’ll donate. Follow up by phone the next day if you don’t get it then and there. |
| Ask companies to sponsor RMF events |
Personal contacts work best. But for cold-calls, send info by mail, then follow up by phone. Always start with the VP of Marketing, then try the Philanthropy arm or PR arm |
| Ask travel agencies to donate flights or trips for silent auction |
Visit them in person or use a personal contact who you have already booked a trip with. |
| Ask restaurants to see if they would host a free event (Kula Sushi does this) |
The best way to organize it is for the restaurant to charge an entry fee, then have them write you a check so they can take the tax write-off. |
| None of the above, but I have some great ideas |
Let us know what your skills are by emailing us at info@realmedicinefoundation.org |
