When seeking donations for your auction or other fund raising event, start with the small businesses where you personally spend the most money. Some examples include:
your grocery store
your favorite restaurant
your hairstylist
your coffee shop
your hobby shop - it could be a ski store, a clothing boutique, a nursery, a bar or anywhere that you spend the most of your leisure money.
you get the idea....
Try this: Take a look at your last bank statement. Identify the five small businesses where you spent the most amount of money that month . Ask each of those businesses to make a cash or in-kind donation in the amount that you spent. I bet you'll get a least one positive response and that's one more positive response than you had before. Please let me know how it goes.
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This is such a good idea--my husband just bought a new car yesterday, much to my dislike of buying anything that is worth 30% less after I've paid for it! I'm marching over there today to ask them to donate a leased vehicle for a year --when I get a "no" I will settle for a nice $500 detail certificate! Thank Liz for the inspiring entry.
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