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Without repeating the other tasks already listed, I would add:Adding/updating online profiles for the organization (LinkedIn, Guidestar, read reviews of nonprofit organizations, NGOs and charities before you volunteer or donate.,...)Promoting upcoming live events/galas, including submitting to charity and local media calendarsSetting up and managing online ticket sales for eventsSoliciting in-kind donations for use as silent auction, raffle, and gift bag items for events (filling out online forms on individual company sites, HARO giftbag, and Events with Benefits ®)Silent auction data entry and writing package descriptions in auction software

It's really a matter of return on investment. If your margin of profit justifies the operating costs and the time put in by staff, they can work. They can and do appeal to high end donors. You can maximize your profits by:High ticket pricesDonated or subsidized services (food, entertainment, venue, volunteer workers)Corporate sponsors who underwrite costsMajor donors who underwrite costsLive and silent auctions to augment donations beyond ticket salesIntegrated email marketing prior to and following the event to solicit more donations from both attendees and those who can't make itHolding the event on the property of a high-end donor and hand picking wealthy friends and acquaintances of theirsTrends I see in event marketing are local craft beer and wine events and chefs donating their time from the hottest restaurants; extreme sports runs and races (mud, obstacle courses); and playful fun-runs and biking (night biking in costume, color runs). These attract emerging donors, as does personal fundraising (donors who create and host their own events). Events that have really lost their draw are televised ones such as telethons.Outside of events, digital appeals and online giving are the least cost and labor-intensive, and, done right, can reap huge rewards.

A Women’s self help group needs to form a charitable organization through the use of an attorney and get specific 501c nonprofit tax status but operate as a business to keep track of monies received vs monies used. Normally once this is accomplished and your organization is a 501c nonprofit, you’re going to have to start advertising to get people to donate to your organization. This can be done in many ways. Online donations. Seeking Corporate donations. Seeking rich people donations. Getting people to donate products or services to hold a live or silent auction. Charitable golf tournaments. Charitable bike rides or fun runs, etc. To help get started some smaller organizations seek help from United Way, so they can get monies through United Way donations.