Location: In-Person
Overhead Cost: $$
Expected Return: $$$
Complexity: 1
Check to see if your State has the Lottery.
Wait for a nice sized jackpot.
Send pictures of your tickets, (usually Quick Picks) to all your donors before the drawing.
If no one wins, start it over again.
Win a small amount, purchase more Lotto tickets and do it all over again.
Commit to purchase a certain number of tickets $20 – $100 worth. Invite donors to make a set donation (i.e $10) to ACS. You pledge 10% of your winnings to ACS and split the rest among your partners.
Do you know an expert on a subject? Leverage their knowledge to host a clinic, conference or workgroup. Can even teach a craft’s class.
A silent auction can be a fun and easy way to make money and people like to win things. Participants come and mingle while placing their bids. Items, services, gift
People pay for trivia at bars and restaurants, so invite them to pay to play for Relay For Life. Consider adding some questions specific to cancer or your community for
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