@mrcraggle: The easiest way I have found to receive donations is to send a letter/email out to your friends, coworkers, and family. Another important thing to remember is to be realistic. My first year I aimed for $100 in donations, and as people became more comfortable with the idea, I increased my goals. My original goal for the year was $500, but now that I have passed it, I was pushed to $750.
The other important thing to remember is that this is for a cause and the Children's Miracle Network can use whatever you raise. Even if you raise $0 dollar, but you play with other fundraising participants, then you are helping. I can tell you, at 5 am, when the end is closing in, both the teams from Cheap Ass Gamer and GameEnthus will be randomly babbling and laughing at the people taking a 5am Halo match seriously. It is helpful to have a big group, because it keeps people grounded.
P.S. Here is the message I wrote this year, hopefully it will help.
Hey All,
As you already know, I am a big fan of video games. Hell, my friends and I celebrated the one year anniversary of our video game podcast, the GameEnthus (gameenthus.com) podcast. So it is not hard to imagine, when I am given the option to do some fundraising, with video games involved, I jumped at the chance, especially when it is to help children.
But as some of you may not know, when I was a child, I had to spend some time at Dupont’s Childrens Hospital. While my time was brief, the experience gave me perspective. Anything that can be done to improve a child’s hospital stay is important, which brings me to the purpose of this email.
On October 15th, 2011 I will attempt to play video games for 24 hours straight (it is harder than it sounds). This will be the third year I take part in the event, in the past I have streamed the whole thing on Ustream and this year I am planning on doing the same thing. Friends and fellow podcasters will be stopping by the townhouse, I will be getting some cabin fever, and we will all be taking game requests.
It's the 4th annual Extra Life video game marathon, and I would really appreciate your sponsorship.
http://www.extra-life.org/participant/tiny415
Please visit my personal Extra Life page and make a gift today. All donations made are collected securely and fund medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of the 17 million children treated at local Children's Miracle Network hospitals each year.
I can't do this without you. If you can, please take just a moment to make a gift in any amount that you feel comfortable with.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Sincerely,
David AKA Tiny
P.S. Here is the link for the Ustream Channel
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