[Wamvan] Four Women's Groups Need Help!

Thu May 5 16:00:56 PDT 2011

Hi Amanda and all,

I'm sorry to hear you're having a difficult time selling tickets! That's a
surprise because the event truly sounds amazing. However, I agree that among
the people in my immediate social circle, $75 tickets are a hard sell. I'm
personally committed to volunteering my time to the fundraiser, though.

Is there a way for us to help you target a more "corporate" audience with
more money to spend on a good cause? What kind of strategies have you been
using so far, and is there a way we can support you?

Joanna

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Frieda Werden <frieda.werden at gmail.com>wrote:

> I sent this to a friend who is on the city women's committee and does a
> fair amount of fundraising among her friends and acquaintances (not all poor
> ones like me).  She said she will post it on her page and bring it up at the
> committee meeting.  But her comment, which I pass on here just for
> information, is "$75 is a hard sell."  She says she has never had much luck
> selling event tickets that are more than $20. I have been with her to some
> women's organization fundraising events.  They keep the ticket prices low to
> get a crowd and then have a silent auction or sometimes 50-50 to raise more
> money.
>
> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Amanda Reaume <areaume at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  Hi WAMers!
>>
>> On Friday, May 27th at the Yaletown Roundhouse, I’m coordinating an
>> evening called* It’s in the Bag: A Purse Auction Event*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEN2rb42fo>in conjunction with three other local Vancouver women’s organizations
>> (Soroptimist International of Vancouver, Wish Drop in Centre, and A.W.A.R.E)
>> and *we’re currently having a difficult time selling tickets.*
>>
>>
>> *We're small groups doing great work...
>> *
>>
>> Amongst the four of us,* *we provide *leadership training* to girls and
>> young women, *scholarships *for single mothers, *affordable housing *for
>> senior women, *encouragement to girls* to use the arts as a vehicle for
>> social change, and* a drop in centre for women* in survival sex work*.*And that’s just a sampling of our work!
>>
>>
>> But our work has been making a difference and getting recognized! In fact,
>> two of these organizations’ founders have been named *Young Women of
>> Distinction by the YWCA* (Saara Banji of A.W.A.R.E. and myself). One
>> organization received *a Vancity $1 million Award*. Another organization
>> just *celebrated its 85th birthday* by handing out scholarships to young
>> women leaders. Just this week, I was mentioned in the Vancouver Sun for an
>> award that I’m receiving from* The Minerva Foundation*.
>>
>>
>> Together, we show that* its not the size of our budgets that matter but
>> it’s the passion that we have* for the work that we do. But, as I’m sure
>> you’ll agree, the size of your budget does matter! Each of our organizations
>> has wonderful and ambitious plans about what we want to do to help and
>> support women and we need to raise money to make those dreams a reality.
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *We're organizing It's in the Bag to make our dreams reality...*
>>
>>
>> We want to provide a fun way for women in Vancouver to have a Girl’s Night
>> Out and support us! But It’s in the Bag is a first time event and sometimes
>> its hard to convince people to attend something new. As I’m sure you know,
>> there are a number of different events for a number of different causes.
>> *So, you might be asking, what makes our event so unique or worth
>> anyone’s time or money? *
>>
>>
>> *Well, first of all it will be a great evening! *
>>
>>
>> Picture being greeted at the door with a delicious *Hagensborg Truffle
>> Pig *only to enter into a beautifully decorated Roundhouse Centre. A
>> talented musician will be playing in the background as you make your way
>> past the tables upon tables of purses on auction towards the bar.
>>
>>
>> Perhaps on your way there you will run into one of the models wearing the
>> fashions of Vancouver *designer Malene Grotrian* and showcasing one of
>> our Live Auction handbags by brands like *Coach, Sienna Ray and Dorothy
>> Grant *or one of the purses donated by a celebrity. At the bar, you will
>> get a fun drink and from there maybe find a friend to go see *Vancouver
>> photographer Doug Batchelor* where you’ll have *your own personal
>> photoshoot *and get your picture printed on the spot.
>>
>>
>> By that time, you will want to take a seat so that you can enjoy the
>> delicious food catered by a *famous Yaletown eatery* before making a trip
>> to the *Dessert Buffet* where you will sample the delectable red velvet
>> and vanilla cupcakes and admire the beautifully sculped Red Purse cake by
>> *Berliosca Cakes*! While you’re eating your dessert, MC Valerie
>> Casselton, the Executive Editor of the Vancouver Sun will then take the
>> stage to help auction off the best handbags live!
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *Sound like fun?* *I think so too!* I can’t wait for the event, but I
>> want to make sure that it’s a success and I need your help. *Can you
>> please help me out by:
>> *
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>>    1. Buying a ticket or two<http://www.ticketstonight.ca/ticketstonight/event.details.php?id=3545>(or even a
>>    table <http://itsinthebag.ca/buy-here/>!) and inviting your friends to
>>    come (www.itsinthebag.ca).
>>    2. If you can’t come, sending your friends and colleagues e-mails
>>    encouraging them to come out. And posting on Facebook or other sites about
>>    it. And doing everything and anything you can do to help us sell tickets.
>>    3. Also, if you can’t come, would you *consider making a donation* to
>>    the event at our website www.itsinthebag.ca.
>>
>> *
>> We appreciate anything you can do...*
>>
>> Anything that you can do would be very helpful and very much appreciated.
>> Because we’re all relatively small organizations even a little bit means a
>> lot to us! We will use your help and support to expand our service and
>> engage in exciting new projects like The Antigone Foundation’s forthcoming National
>> Leadership Tour,<http://antigonefoundation.wordpress.com/projects/dreams-for-women-leadership-tour/>for example!
>>
>>
>> If you have any questions or would like to chat, please feel free to give
>> me a call at 604-324-0043. Please also, check out our website
>> www.itsinthebag.ca. *Thank you in advance for your help. It means so very
>> much. *
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>> Amanda Reaume
>>
>> Executive Director
>>
>> The Antigone Foundation
>>
>> www.antigonefoundation.wordpress.com
>>
>> www.itsinthebag.ca
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Amanda Reaume*
>> *Executive Director, The Antigone Foundation*
>> www.antigonefoundation.wordpress.com
>> *It's in the Bag: Vancouver's Purse Auction Event*
>> www.itsinthebag.ca
>>
>>
>>
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