BookCrossing Exchange (help needed!!)

[discoverylover]

Anyone remember when FutureCat and Otakuu went to London? Well, I got an email from FC last night saying she was super busy organising the Christchurch Convention but that she had promised Skyring that she would organise a Dutch BCer to come to Christchurch to promote their convention in 2010, and asking me if I would like to take over from her. And I said yes.

Of course, today, I realise I have absolutely no experience doing fundraising or anything like that, and so desperately need ideas for ways to raise money to get a Dutch BookCrosser to Christchurch next year. So please, please, please, I'm begging you, if you have any ideas, anything at all, please feel free to throw them at me, no matter how crazy they are (we are all crazy remember!).

X posted to BCX and BookCrossing

Comments

[b-and-m-81.livejournal.com]

No ideas off the top of my head...but good luck!

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

thanks!

Fundraising? Oh heck!!!

[holmesfan.livejournal.com]

I suggest you go to the Public Library and ask for a little book called something like "A Guide to Fund Raising" by Penny Eames. I know that Penny's name is correct so a search on the library catalogue would help if the librarian can't assist you. Get the updated version if possible; the first was written several decades ago and it has been updated at least once.

Re: Fundraising? Oh heck!!!

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Found it (I love online catalogues!) published in 1995 :-)

Re: Fundraising? Oh heck!!!

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

got the book out today! I had to get a new library card cos its been so long since I've been to the public library and I've lost my card in the meantime! Gotta love BC for that!

[fancyhorse.livejournal.com]

How about raffling a pair of wooden shoes, clogs, klompen - whatever you want to call them. (I remember the pictures of Moem wearing a bright yellow pair at the London convention!)

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

thats a good idea!! Thanks!!

[newkaligula.livejournal.com]

HA! and that's all I have to say about that

:)))

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

and by HA you mean 'I'll donate some money' right!!

[aka-phoenix.livejournal.com]

Fundraising: ask people to donate is the simplest fashion. A raffle or lottery might indeed help. If you can easily contact many people in real life, you could get some silly small gifts and sell them for a higher price, mentioning the profits will be for a fundraiser (tiny wooden shoes or bookmarks for example) *is excited*

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

we will have a donation part of the website once I've figured out paypal! And I really like your other idea too!

Are you on msn? I only ask cos I know you and Moem were IMing the other night and she added me so I thought you might be too. Feel free to add me if you are, its just my gmail account :-)

You could ask people to sponsor you to do something

[k-b-1.livejournal.com]

What the something could be...I have no idea.

What do you mean we're all crazy? Have you lot been stealing my name again x

Re: You could ask people to sponsor you to do something

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

We're thinking of doing a sponsored head shave (Alex's idea!). Would you be interested in sponsoring me?

No, you are a special brand of crazy, namely krazy :p (thats why yours is spelt with a 'k' right!)

Eek, I'd love to sponsor you but

[k-b-1.livejournal.com]

can you think of something else. How could you chop off your lovely hair x

[whytraven.livejournal.com]

I would be happy to donate $2 for each copy of "A Little Twist of Texas" that is bought from my website, so long as the people mention that it's for moem when they order.

Here:
http://www.ravensroads.com/writing/

Oh sweet!

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, I'll go add you to our pledges page :-)

Re: Oh sweet!

[whytraven.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. No nibbles yet, but one lives in hope. :)