If you wanted to raise a million dollars...

I am an events planner for charities in the area. (I volunteer my services)

If I had more background information I could make some suggestions for you. My email is meldredge@charter.net

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Melissa

If you are raising money for a "for profit" venture, then it is called raising venture capital. Or business start-up money.

Don't expect to get it free - maybe very low interest, or for a share of future earnings, but not a gift.

You must make sure that your plan will produce enough to pay back the investors with an income portion for the use of their money.

I use to work for a guy who was VERY good at doing that, very charismatic and had already started several business deals. Problem was he would loose interest after a bit . . . Still, he could get almost anyone enthusiastic and willing to invest for hopes of future gains (none of the investors planned on doing it for pure philanthropic motives)


I work for a Non-profit - we raise a heck of a lot more than that each year, for a very good cause. But if the donors didn't believe it was a good cause also, we would raise zip.

Those people on TV with too much make-up and phony smiles rambling on about Jesus seem to do quite well. Sometimes they have to cry about their wrong doings in front of a large audience but that seems further the cashflow situation rather than hinder it. I'm guessing that a million dollars is small potatoes to these people.

Ahh now drilling pennies is defacing government property

Start with a billion, and then start farming

No Heather, I dont have a farm. wrong person. I live in the city.

And I actually believe in Jesus, so all the preaching for money nonsense would send me straight to hell.

The modern way to get rich is to sue someone who has insurance. If you believe in Jesus, you are already rich.

Not if you're Baptist and believe "God wants you to be rich". Isn't that the new thing they're saying now? Forgive me if it's not the Baptists... it's one of the Christian sects...

Grants. Has anyone mentioned grants? Sometimes non-profit foundations will give you grants and sometimes the govt. will. Sometimes families & friends will pitch in too.

Can you sell shares in something instead of just taking money?

I volunteer for a local non-profit and they are always trying to raise funds. They have such a small budget and no one gets any salaries - we all volunteer, even the Board of Directors. I don't know the exact % but I think something like 95% of all donations go directly to care for the horses while the rest is their admin. costs of maintaining the website & email (usually donated though), doing newsletter mailings, maintaining the PO box, and other minor stuff.

Pennys are made of soft zinc. I can bend a penny with my fingers and bite it and leave teeth marks.

Its easy to raise a million dollars. Just hold up a bank that has a million dollars in it. (Pun intended).

Lonely, sorry if people aren't quite answering as you expected but I for one am having a great time reading the responses!

NOPE!

Pennies are excluded. The amusement parks will squish a penny with its logo on it for 50 cents.

Hey, there you go. Smash pennies @ $.50.

Good luck

No, its ok. Lots of funny answers, a handful of serious ones. Alot of times, something rediculous sparks a good idea. someone once told me that the way to make your money, or set yourself up for an outstanding career, is not to do what you love, but to change what you hate, because that is where internal motivation comes from.

lonelyfarmgirl - it might help to have some specifics on what you want to do. Sometimes there are leads you might not expect based on the industry/interest.