Ways to Fundraise
While it may seem daunting to raise your desired goal for Dance Marathon,
there are many ways that can boost your total including: Canning, The
Letter Writing Campaign, Corporate Donations, and Other Fundraising
Events.
Canning
One of the most profitable forms of fundraising for IUDM
is Canister Solicitation, otherwise known as “canning.”
There are many opportunities to can throughout the year. In particular,
two organization wide weekends called Road Rules are an opportunity
for anyone in our entire organization to travel anywhere in the greater
Bloomington and Indianapolis areas to “can.”
Canning in the Classroom
Please refer to this script when canning in the classroom:
Hi! My name is (your name) and I'm (how you are involved in IUDM
– committee chair, dancer, etc) for IU Dance Marathon. We work
year round to raise money for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis,
with our fundraising year ending in November at our annual dance marathon.
We hope that you will donate your spare change or a few dollars to help
the children at Riley. Any amount helps! If you have any questions,
feel free to ask me after class and be sure to check out our website
– www.iudm.org, for more information about our organization! Thank
you!
Letter Solicitation
The easiest and the most successful form of fundraising is through our
letter writing campaign. It can be done from anywhere and doesn’t
require leaving your room. The way to start is to get contact information;
talk to your parents and get addresses from your family, neighbors,
and friends. The more you can get the better.
Next, write your letter. You can write your own letter or use the template
that is available here on our website. You can personalize your letters
by adding a paragraph about your personal IUDM involvement or anything
else you choose to share.
Be sure to indicate to make all checks out to Indiana University Dance
Marathon.
Send out the letters as soon as you can. In the letter, you may also
include things such as self-addressed stamped envelopes to make it easier
for donors to send back money. As a courtesy to donors, please make
sure that you bring all checks and cash to the IUDM office as soon as
they come in.
Students - Corporate Donations
Corporate Donations possess great fundraising potential for IUDM. The
Corporate Relations Committee is here to help you with every step of
the IUDM Corporate Donation Process. You may have contacts with certain
corporations through friends, family, or a personal work experience.
It is IUDM’s goal to help you get them involved and contributing.
We want to make it as easy as possible, so we have corporate packets
and other information that can be sent to company contacts.
Students - Other Fundraising
As an individual or an organization, you do not have to limit yourself
using one of the “standard” methods of fundraising to help
IUDM. There are an unlimited number of things you could do; use your
imagination. We ask that you contact a member of the Executive Council
to ensure that your idea is permitted, and they may be able to offer
you additional resources as well that may aid in your fundraising efforts.
