Fundraisings
Cow pat lotto
A favourite fundraising activity here at Sports Community is cow pat lotto. Believe it or not, watching a cow poop can be a heap of fun! Cow pat lotto takes the fundamentals of a raffle and simply comes up with...
Rubber duck race
Rubber Duck Race This is a very cute fundraising idea that is great at engaging kids as well as adults! The Rubber Duck Race is just that, a race between a large amount of rubber ducks. The raffle involves participants...
Nearest the pin
Nearest the Pin The most commonly known version of this fundraiser is the golfing concept of hitting the ball towards the hole and the closest being the winner. In it’s essence, participants get an attempt at a task or guess...
Golf ball drop
Golf Ball Drop Another unique way to run a raffle event is a ‘Golf Ball Drop’. This involves participants buying a numbered golf ball. The golf balls are then dropped from a helicopter or cherry picker over a golf pin...
Reverse draw
Reverse Draw A really popular raffle with sports clubs is a reverse raffle. This is where all the tickets go into a barrel or something similar and the last ticket drawn out is the winner. Usually there are a designated...
Tennis ball roll
Tennis Ball Roll Another engaging and fun fundraiser is the Tennis Ball Roll and it is about as simple as it sounds. Participants purchase a numbered ball. These balls are then rolled together down a hill or slope and the...
Need to attract more sponsors to your club?
eBook - Guide to sponsorship
Sports Community’s Guide to Sponsorship for Sports Clubs explores a whole new way of thinking about sponsorship, in particular how we attract and maintain sponsors and grow these relationships.
Each chapter of this ebook focuses on a key message or skill development and provides you with a wide variety of tools and skills. This ebook will help you create your club’s sponsorship plan and proposals, and help your club achieve its sponsorship objectives.
This book covers the following topics:
Traditional methods of sponsorship and how new ways of thinking can significantly improve your sponsorship results.
New and innovative ideas to gain sponsorship
How to effectively attract and retain long term sponsors to sustain your club into the future
The value of club sponsorship and how to maximise it for both the club and the sponsor
Who makes up your club community and how to effectively communicate with them.
How to measure the value of sponsorship.
Writing sponsorship proposals and renewing sponsors.
Creating a sense of belonging for your sponsors.
The importance of capturing, maintaining and handing on sponsorship information.
This book has been designed for the volunteers of local sports clubs, covering both fundamental concepts and more complex sponsorship strategies.