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selling tickets to sportsmans dinner
Submitted by tenzin on 14 July, 2008 - 21:42.
Hi Can anyone help with some ideas of how to get companies to buy tables at a charity sportsmans dinner. All the companies I have visited seem to just say leave the details and we will get back to you which they never do. Any help or advice would be very welcome.
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How are you targetting this?
This answer may be too late of you have already held the event...
'Sportsmans Dinner' is very generic...
What sports?
Who is going to be there?
How are you targetting the companies?
What is the venue? Does it have sporting connections?
The venue may have contacts.
If you are focussing on particular sports - golf, boxing, football, etc - then you could approach local clubs and ask them to sponsor and promote to their members. You may even offer them a freebie in return for promoting it.
Contact your local business networks, Chamber of Commerce etc...
There are many ways to promote such an event.
Give me call if you think I can help.
Best regards
Keith Grinsted
07841 312711
kgrinsted@premiercontact.co.uk
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Event Invites
Just very briefly, can I underline what Sandre said?
You will never sell a special event "cold" - unless it's Robbie Williams live in your local flea pit, perhaps! The Trustees should be shaking their trees for any contacts, and you need champions who will tell all their business friends and colleagues that it's going to be a great night for a great cause.
And don't be afraid to pull the plug - a "big" event with a very poor turnout will cost you money on the night, and will damage the organisation's reputation into the bargain!
Gerry Beldon FInstF
Director, 26-01 CIC
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One word: contacts.
Unless you have a high profile, it is very difficult to get senior business people - who usually have very busy diaries - to come along to an event "cold". You don't say what you are charging, or what the dinner comprises (e.g. will there be an auction?) - but they are far more likely to consider an invitation from someone they know.
Your trustees need to support you on this - who do they know/can invite personally? Friends/family - you and any other staff/volunteers in the organisation - who do they know?
Tony Poderis' website - www.raise-funds.com/ - inevitably has a US bias 'cos that's where he's based, but much of the resource there on relationship fundraising is excellent - and he may well be along to answer your query more specifically himself when he wakes up, however, more information on the event itself - when/cost/activities during the evening would be useful :)
Sandre
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