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Fundraiser & Event Ideas

Facebook Fundraiser

Creating a Facebook Fundraising page is a quick and easy way to raise funds and awareness on your birthday, bar/bat mitzvah, or anytime! It’s a seamless process that allows your online network to easily donate from their social media page.

With two million people still undiagnosed, there are two million reasons to raise awareness and funds with a Facebook Fundraising page. Get started here!

Golf

10 Tips to Hosting a Memorable Charity Golf Outing

A charity golf tournament can be a great way to raise a significant amount of money for a good cause. Overall, the key to success is putting together a great team, and working together to make the tournament a fun experience.

1.) Figure Out Your Budget

The business of golf outings might seem overwhelming at first because of the initial cost. Many courses require a hefty deposit for reserving multiple tee times. Revenue is the key to raising money for your cause. Keeping track of all money in and out and staying conservative when it comes to expenses can help ensure a successful event.

2.) Lock Down Some Sponsors

For charity events, the biggest revenue stream is through sponsorships. Other sources of revenue will be registration fees, but only a small part of it.

It is typical for a company to sponsor an entire tournament, with their business promoted near the clubhouse or advertised in the correspondence associated with the event. Donations or gifts from businesses are also common. When looking for sponsorships, target companies that have a connection or correlation with celiac disease.

3.) Pick the Right Golf Course

Would your group be categorized as casual or experienced golfers? You can research a course to see the difficulty level and match your anticipated participants with the appropriate venue. If this is your first year planning the event, start planning about 9-12 months in advance to ensure you get the right course.

4.) Determine Roles and Responsibilities

At minimum, you should have four friends or colleagues assisting with the outing. It is also important to have volunteers who are familiar with golf. Because most participants show up around the same time, it is helpful to have volunteers signing people in and directing traffic in the beginning of the event.

5.) Advertise the Event on Various Platforms

You can create web pages where people can register for your event. It is important to track all donations and registrations. Some examples of online fundraising platforms include justgiving.com or crowdrise.com. Printed and digital marketing materials reach different target populations (e.g. pamphlets, emails, postcards). You can use social media and your team’s relationships to support the event.

6.) Give Thought to Tee Times and Scoring Formats

If your outing is more than six groups, use shotgun tee times. This means that your party will start simultaneously on different parts of the course. This ensures the tournament ends around the same time, without it going all day.

The most common golf outing scoring format is scramble, which entails everyone in the group hitting from the same spot, proceeding to pick the best shot and going from there.

7.) Provide Food and Drink

The golf club will usually provide food and drink. Talk to a course representative about bringing in outside food or beverage sponsors to the event.

8.) Day of the Event

Give yourself enough time to set up before the event begins. After your participants have all checked in, gather them for opening remarks. Throughout the day, focus on making introductions and encourage networking. At the end of the event, make closing remarks to thank everyone who has participated and to recognize sponsors, volunteers, and teams.

9.) Create a Fun Environment

Here’s a short list of easy offerings: Taking a group’s picture before tee-off, long-drive, closest to the pin, longest putt contests, and team awards for first, second, third place.

Try to include raffles or silent auctions for items, such as golf clubs, memorabilia, or trips. Most of these gifts should be covered by donation or sponsorship. If this cannot be procured, factor in the cost of these to the entrance fee.

10.) Don't Let People Go Home Empty Handed

It is important to provide your participants with a takeaway gift. If your budget allows, you can look into a special trophy, tickets to a game, gift certificates to a restaurant, or to the golf club’s store.

Celiac Disease Foundation’s Annual New York Golf Outing

Celiac Disease Foundation board members hosted the Celiac Disease Foundation’s New York Golf Outing for the past 6 years with great success. The 6th Annual New York Golf Outing was a sellout crowd of 140 golfers. It was a special day filled with fun in support of ending the suffering caused by celiac disease. They are looking forward to making next year’s event even bigger and better!

To learn more about hosting a golf outing, please see Julie McCormick’s story under spotlights, or contact Laura at [email protected].

Run/Walk/Bike

In many ways, Alex is a typical 12 year old girl. A 7th grader from a Chicago Suburb, Alex is an avid long distance runner who takes ballet class, plays defense on her soccer team and goes for long walks with her dog, Hermosa. Last year, she was diagnosed with celiac disease. Alex, whose previous favorite food in the world was French bread, must now avoid even microscopic traces of gluten for the rest of her life or risk serious long term health complications.

Alex Morris and her father hold a banner after the 5K race.

Alex just joined Team Gluten-free and has decided to combine her love of running with a strong desire to help with efforts to find a cure for celiac disease. She therefore established a 5K race — Alex’s 5K RAGE (Race for Answers to Gluten Enteropathy) held on Sunday, June 8, 2014.

Alex has a few tips for people on how to create their own 5k walk or run. Here is what she has to say:

I was diagnosed with celiac disease last summer. Every year, I am responsible for doing a community service project. Ever since my diagnosis last summer, I decided to focus on my love for running and turn that into an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for celiac disease.

My family and I talked about different projects and thought that a 5K would be a cool idea. We joined Team Gluten-Free because it is an easy way to get funds to the Celiac Disease Foundation and it allows our donors to still get tax receipts for their donations.

Turkey Trot 5k Fun Run/Walk

Join us for the 2021 CDF Virtual Turkey Trot! The CDF Turkey Trot is our signature event for you to raise funds to support celiac disease research.

Whether you’re 5 or 85, a seasoned marathoner or just starting your fitness journey, anyone can participate in a virtual walk/run from anywhere! You’ll be able to choose your own health adventure – from walking in your neighborhood, to running at your local park or simply taking steps around the house, you can do this at the pace and place that work best for you.

Mark your calendar for November 13 & 14!