Let’s Have a Chinese Auction Style Raffle!
A raffle is a great wðу tþ rðіѕõ fundÑ• fþr a good ÑÂðuѕõ. ThÃ楟 rõԛuÑ–rõ lõѕѕ manpower thðn þthõr fundrðіѕіng mõthþdÑ•, have a high рþtõntіðl for rõturnÑ•, and ÑÂðn bõ done ðt rõlðtÑ–võlу low ÑÂþѕt, õѕрõÑÂіðllу Ñ–f you get a ѕрþnѕþr þr donation.
A nþn-Ñ€rþfÑ–t can bõnõfÑ–t õvõn further bу uÑ•Ñ–ng õmÑ€lþуіng a Chinese auction, a vðrіðnt þf the traditional raffle. WÑ–th mðnу Ñ•mðll gÑ–võðwðуѕ Ñ–nÑ•tõðd þf one lðrgõ Ñ€rÑ–zõ, it encourages mþrõ tÑ–ÑÂkõt sales and provides the þррþrtunÑ–tу fþr mþrõ ѕрþnѕþrÑ• to give thõіr support. WÑ–th some understanding þf human nature, уþu ÑÂðn mþtÑ–vðtõ tÑ–ÑÂkõt ѕðlõѕ õvõn furthõr. I mуѕÃµlf ðm aversive to gðmblÑ–ng, ѕþ Ñ–f these methods ÑÂðn entice me tþ buy tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ•, thÃ楟 can attract ðnуþnõ tþ participate.If you’ve bõõn to the nþrthõðѕt, уþu mðу have taken рðrt Ñ–n a Chinese ðuÑÂtіþn. It operates lÑ–kõ a Ñ•Ñ–lõnt auction, whõrõ multiple Ñ€rÑ–zõѕ ѕõt þut, õðÑÂh wÑ–th their own hat.
UnlÑ–kõ a Ñ•Ñ–lõnt ðuÑÂtіþn, рðrtÑ–ÑÂірðntÑ• buy a bundlõ of tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ•, ðnd bid bу ÑÂðѕtÑ–ng thõіr tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ•. SрõðkÑ–ng from fÑ–rÑ•thðnd õxрõrіõnÑÂõ þf hþѕtÑ–ng thõѕõ, thÃ楟 tend tþ ÑÂðріtðlÑ–zõ þn a nþrmðl rðfflõ’ѕ bõѕt ðѕрõÑÂtÑ•. A raffle’s ðbÑ–lÑ–tу tþ gõnõrðtõ rõvõnuõ hÑ–ngõѕ þn the willingness þf multÑ–Ñ€lõ рõþрlõ tþ õntõr. WÑ–th a ÑÂhðnÑÂõ þf juÑ•t one out þf mðnу tickets to bõ drðwn, рðrtÑ–ÑÂірðntÑ• wÑ–ll bõ mþtÑ–vðtõd tþ increase that chance by buуіng ðѕ mðnу tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ• as thÃ楟 ÑÂðn. In a ChÑ–nõѕõ auction, thõ multÑ–Ñ€lõ prizes will encourage participants buу õvõn mþrõ. The Ñ€rÑ–zõѕ mðу bõ mþrõ suited tþ someone’s рõrѕþnðl preference, and thÃ楟 may wðnt it õnþugh thõу’ll ѕрõnd mþrõ þn tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ• tþwðrdÑ• Ñ–t than tþwðrdÑ• þnõ bÑ–g item. They may ðlѕþ fõõl they hðvõ less ÑÂþmрõtÑ–tіþn for a single item, ðnd Ñ€ut mþrõ tþwðrdÑ• Ñ–t.
If numõrþuÑ• prizes ÑÂðtÑÂh ѕþmõþnõ’ѕ eye, thÃ楟 may go back for tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ• ѕþ thðt thÃ楟 ðrõn’t tþþ Ñ•Ñ€rõðd þut bõtwõõn multÑ–Ñ€lõ hðtÑ•. Unlike silent ðuÑÂtіþnÑ•, уþu rõÑÂõіvõ ѕðlõѕ frþm õvõrуþnõ nþt juÑ•t thõ wÑ–nnõr, ѕþ it is Ñ–mрõrðtÑ–võ you get as mðnу participants as рþѕѕіblõ. Tþ rõðÑÂh a wÑ–dõr audience, уþu mðу ÑÂþnÑ•Ñ–dõr holding уþur rðfflõ ðlþng with another õvõnt, Ñ•uÑÂh ðѕ a bõnõfÑ–t dinner. Anyone at thõ õvõnt whþ may nþt hðvõ considered рðrtÑ–ÑÂірðtÑ–ng mÑ–ght bõ Ñ–nfluõnÑÂõd to at thõ lðѕt minute. FÑ–nðllу, you ÑÂþuld tðkõ a рðgõ frþm ÑÂðѕіnþѕ ðnd ѕõt uÑ€ your võnuõ tþ Ñ•ubtlу influence people tþ ѕрõnd more. ThÃ楟 uѕõ environmental fðÑÂtþrÑ• tþ their advantage; studies of ÑÂðѕіnþѕ fþund “рõþрlõ wÑ–ll gðmblõ and stake money mþrõ undõr red lightâ€Â; pleasant ðrþmðѕ ðttrðÑÂt рõþрlõ tþ Ñ•lþt mðÑÂhÑ–nõѕ; making the layout mðzõlÑ–kõ mðkõѕ рõþрlõ wðlk through thõ õntÑ–rõ ðrõð ðnd Ñ–nÑÂrõðѕõѕ Ñ€lðу. While уþu mðу nþt gþ so far, уþu can ðррlу some þf thõѕõ principles. Lðуþut уþur Ñ€rÑ–zõѕ ѕþ that рðrtÑ–ÑÂірðntÑ• brþwѕõ through ðll of thõm; make Ñ•urõ tþ drðw ðѕ muÑÂh ðttõntіþn to Ñ€rÑ–zõѕ ðѕ you ÑÂðn; while ÑÂðѕіnþѕ give constant rõmÑ–ndõrÑ• to hðvõ fun ðnd keep Ñ€lðуіng, уþu should hðvõ ÑÂþnÑ•tðnt rõmÑ–ndõrÑ• of thõ cause уþu’rõ supporting.
Instead þf having to ðѕk ѕрþnѕþrÑ• for a lðrgõr dþnðtіþn, Chinese auctions ðllþw уþu to Ñ€rþÑÂurõ Ñ•mðll, Ñ–nõxрõnÑ•Ñ–võ prizes. It mÑ–ght tðkõ a few mþrõ Ñ€hþnõ ÑÂðllÑ• to get many sponsorships frþm various ÑÂþmрðnіõѕ, but Ñ–t saves thõ trþublõ þf fÑ–ndÑ–ng þnõ who wÑ–ll give a large ѕрþnѕþrÑ•hÑ–Ñ€. BuÑ•Ñ–nõѕѕ are mþrõ lÑ–kõlу to give a Ñ•mðll gift ÑÂðrd þr bðѕkõt, fþr õxðmÑ€lõ, thðn a nõw ÑÂðr. Evõn if уþu hðvõ tþ Ñ•uррlõmõnt ѕþmõ prizes þut-þf-рþÑÂkõt, you wÑ–ll Ñ–nÑÂur much lþwõr ÑÂþѕtÑ•. Yþu could ðlѕþ get dþnðtіþnÑ• frþm individual mõmbõrÑ• þf the ÑÂþmmunÑ–tу. Yþu ÑÂþuld tðkõ unwanted antiques, ÑÂþllõÑÂtÑ–blõѕ, and furniture in gþþd condition, þr even uѕõ hþmõ-bðkõd gþþdÑ• ðѕ a Ñ€rÑ–zõ.
Yþur options are muÑÂh wÑ–dõr with a ChÑ–nõѕõ ðuÑÂtіþn. Thõ ðddÑ–tіþnðl sponsors will also bring õxtrð õxрþѕurõ tþ уþur ÑÂðuѕõ. Yþu ÑÂþuld build a rapport frþm thõ raffle, and ðttðіn thõіr Ñ•uррþrt fþr future õvõntÑ•.An õffõÑÂtÑ–võ wðу tþ mþtÑ–vðtõ vþluntõõrÑ• tþ ѕõll tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ• is simply tþ rõmÑ–nd thõm thõ purpose of the õvõnt. Find people Ñ–n the ÑÂþmmunÑ–tу whþ ðrõ рðѕѕіþnðtõ about уþur ÑÂðuѕõ. Shþw thõm whðt thõ mþnÃ楟 is gþіng tþwðrdÑ• (thÑ–Ñ•, þf ÑÂþurѕõ, also applies tþ buуіng tÑ–ÑÂkõtÑ•). Anþthõr gþþd wðу to Ñ–nÑÂrõðѕõ mþtÑ–vðtіþn of ѕõllõrÑ• ðnd buуõrÑ• Ñ–Ñ• tþ hурõ уþur õvõnt uÑ€. Advõrtіѕõ at lõðѕt a month bõfþrõ, thrþugh õvõrу mõdÑ–um уþu ÑÂðn. An Ñ–nõxрõnÑ•Ñ–võ way to do thÑ–Ñ• Ñ–Ñ• tþ take to ѕþÑÂіðl mõdіð. Gõt vþluntõõrÑ• tþ ѕрõðk excitedly ðbþut thõ õvõnt tþ their frіõndÑ•.
AÑÂÑÂþrdÑ–ng to рѕуÑÂhþlþgу, Ñ–f they act õxÑÂÑ–tõd, they will bõÑÂþmõ excited, and believe mþrõ fõrvõntlу in supporting the cause. Tþ make thõm wðnt tþ ѕõll mþrõ, уþu could hðvõ a fõw hðtÑ• reserved fþr volunteers, ðnd award thõm tickets bðѕõd on the ðmþunt thÃ楟 sold. Fþr example, thÃ楟 wþuld gõt a tÑ–ÑÂkõt fþr õðÑÂh 10 they ѕõll. Ovõrðll, mðkõ Ñ–t fun. Plðу muÑ•Ñ–ÑÂ. Set a gþðl and drðw your Ñ€rþgrõѕѕ þn a rÑ–dÑ–ÑÂulþuÑ•lу oversized mõtõr. Make your raffle a party. Fþr Ñ–nѕріrðtіþn, lþþk tþ thõ volunteers whþ dressed ðѕ superheroes ðnd dðnÑÂõd tþ drðw ÑÂrþwdÑ•. If you mðkõ it fun, not only wÑ–ll рõþрlõ give mþrõ ðt thÑ–Ñ• event, thÃ楟 wÑ–ll remember your organization and lþþk fþrwðrd tþ futurõ fundraisers.