Tips for Success
Sun City Casino »We want to make your fundraiser a huge success. To achieve maximum results, we recommend the following:
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Planning
This is the most important aspect of a successful fundraiser. Fundraisers fail most when they are put together at the last minute. We recommend allowing at least three months of planning to achieve your desired results.
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Pre-Sale, Pre-Sale, Pre-Sale!
This cannot be stressed enough. The biggest failure for a fundraiser is expecting a large door sale; door sales usually only account for 5% of your total income.
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Wet their Whistle!
Give your guests just enough play money to get started. We usually suggest $100 in play money. This way, you can sell more play money to those that run out. Typically you would sell another $100 in play money for $10-$20 in real money.
The key to ensuring you have a large re-sale is to have people floating around the casino re-selling play money. This works much better than having one central location buying all the scripts.
Boost the sale of play money by offering discounts throughout the night. For instance: every hour, announce that for the next 5 minutes, your guests will receive $200 in play money for the same $10-20 dollar donation.
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Host a Cash Bar!
You can sell drink tickets up front for drinks. Make this simple: soda, beer, wine, and maybe one specialty drink. You don’t want to be stuck with alcohol at the night’s end. This is a very big draw.
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Sponsors!
Last but not least, get local businesses to sponsor tables. Local businesses are always looking for ways to increase their visibility, and what better way than to put a sponsor flyer and possibly some business cards at a table? We’ve found that the best people to ask for donations are real estate agencies and local restaurants.
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Silent Auction!
You should also have some silent auctions with donated gift baskets and prizes. You can get prizes donated by calling local businesses and parents.