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.
Karaoke anyone? Have an open mic night or a full-on singing competition. Can charge per song, just to enter the competition, charge to dare someone to sing, or charge to
Pick a theme! Pick a season! Pick a location! Costume contest run through the cemetery at sunset? Ugly sweaters at the holidays? Red dress for Valentine’s Day? Be creative, pull
Either at homes or at restaurants, groups gather to sample a multi- course meal at multiple (walking distance, ideally) locations. This could also take the form of a local food
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