Top 5 Fun Ways Your Organization Can Raise Money!
As a member of a charitable or other non-profit organization, you know that raising money is a vital and ongoing practice. Without donations coming in, your organization can’t keep doing its valuable work. At GO FESTIVE! we appreciate the good deeds non-profits do, and we want to make sure you can continue to succeed. Below is our Top 5 list of ideas on how to raise money for your organization while having a great time and reaching out to your community!
Idea #1: Have a Movie Night! Who doesn’t love the idea of a drive-in movie? Our Fun Flicks movie packages are the perfect way to bring people together for a night of cinema under the stars. We like to say that it’s all the fun of the drive-in, without the cars! Your organization can sell tickets and concessions to raise money for your cause.
Idea #2: Host a Silent Auction! Silent auctions are a great way to raise money for your organization without incurring overhead costs. Ask local businesses to donate goods or services or provide them at cost and then invite members of your community for a night of entertainment and bidding! GO FESTIVE! offers great packages for auctions, and we’ll even donate a photobooth for the evening of your event if you auction off all five of our services!
Idea #3: Arrange a Laser Tag Tournament! GO FESTIVE’S Battle Blast Laser Tag isn’t just for parties – it’s also great for raising money! Sign up teams of up to six players and GO FESTIVE! will run a day-long tournament. The winning team gets a 2-hour Battle Blast Party! Your organization pays $40 per team to GO FESTIVE!, but can charge whatever you wish for teams to sign up – giving you the opportunity to raise money from each and every team. We only require a minimum of 12 teams to have a tournament, so get your friends and family together and let’s play!
Idea #4: Hold a Video Game Tournament! Games like Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Wii Sports are fun for everyone – players and audience alike. GO FESTIVE!’s jumbo inflatable movie screens make the perfect canvas on which to duke it out for a good cause! Simply book a GO FESTIVE! Fun + Games party and charge admission for tournament play. GO FESTIVE! will provide the screen, sound and projector equipment, all you need to supply is the gaming system and game disk!
Idea #5: Throw a community carnival! Your friends and neighbors will be more than willing to support your cause when there’s so much fun involved! Invite local businesses, artists, and vendors to purchase table space and display their wares. Have fun activities for kids and adults alike – dance competitions, arts and crafts, rides and games. GO FESTIVE! offers many fun party activities like photobooths and flipbooks that will enhance your carnival and wow the crowd. Don’t forget about our Fun Flicks Outdoor Movies and Battle Blast Laser Tag – great additions to any community carnival!
About GO FESTIVE!
GO FESTIVE! is based locally in Philadelphia and got its start in 2007 as Festive Fotobooths. Inspired by the fun of the photobooth at Northbowl in Philadelphia, company owner Natalie Morin Hirsch created a traveling version and began bringing it to events as a way to make some money while completing law school. Three years later, the company now has 7 Fotobooths and offers other great services like Flipbooks, Fun Flicks Outdoor Movies, Battle Blast Laser Tag, and Festive Fun + Games. To reflect our diversification, the company name was officially changed to GO FESTIVE! in mid-2009.
Since its inception, GO FESTIVE! has provided entertainment and enjoyment at all types of events – from weddings to Sweet 16s to charity galas and community fundraising events.
Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association and GO FESTIVE Film Competiton
GO FESTIVE! in cooperation with Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association is hosting a student shorts and feature film competition!! We are looking to connect with colleges, universities, and independent filmmakers in the area to offer them the unique opportunity to be a part of this film festival. We are looking for films -both shorts and features- that will appeal to families with younger children, as well as the diverse community of people who live in Northern Liberties and the surrounding neighborhoods. The winners of this competition will have their films debuted at this outdoor showing on the night of June 29th for shorts and August 3rd for the feature films!!! This is an awesome opportunity for all you aspiring filmmakers and all submissions can be sent to GO FESTIVE! 2424 East York St. Unit 213 Philadelphia, PA 19125 . The due date for submissions is May 1, 2010.
You can see more about this on our facebook page
GO FESTIVE! Summer Movie Series at Liberty Lands
Great news, Festive Friends! GO FESTIVE! has won the bid to sponsor a ten week summer movie series here in Philadelphia, in beautiful Liberty Lands Park!
We’ll be bringing our colossal outdoor inflatable movie screens and super-sonic sound system to the park to share the good time with friends and neighbors. Admission is free, and all are welcome. Bring your beach blankets and lawn chairs and settle in for a good time!
We’re still in the planning phase, but the movie lineup will include favorites for audience members of all ages. We’ll be featuring work from local film makers as well as main-stream cinema. We’ll also be holding a film contest, and the winner’s film will be shown during the series!
So mark it on your calendar and plan to come out and enjoy a movie with us, Tuesday evenings beginning June 22. No one plans a good time like GO FESTIVE!
Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association
