Crowd sourcing can be looked upon as a way to raise funds and indeed it is. Almost everyone is familiar with the concept that an idea for an event is involved, when the crowd sourcing is invoked. There have been many ideas for crowd sourcing and without any hint of doubt, more and more ideas will evolve with the passage of time.
The trick of successful crowd sourcing lies in the uniqueness of the idea involved, this is so because the repetition of ideas is not only tiresome for the organisers but also for the donors. This results in a decreasing graph of funds year by year if the same idea is implemented every year.
Some unique ideas for crowd sourcing:
- Volunteer donation: With a twist in the general notion of volunteering, this idea asks for a donation to get involved in volunteering work while crowd sourcing funds for a charity. It might seem useless but indeed it is not. With more and more successful people out there with a heart of gold, there would be no shortage of volunteers for the crowd sourcing event; even with an applicable fees.
- Speak up, directly for the cause: A crowd sourcing event where people are asked to donate, by directly citing the genuine reason for the funds collection can prove to be a far better option than beating around the bush with some other idea. However, it should be noted that direct donation ideas must be carried out in midst of a crowd capable to feel for the need of crowd sourcing for the cause.
- Reach through the mail: This type of unique crowd sourcing idea works with top donors of the cause. Get in touch with them through email, but don’t blatantly state your cause in the first one, rather break this news to them in two or three mails and with a positive tone. The last of the mails being regarding the need of money should probably be sent through physical mail in the letter box. Accompanying it can be an empty envelope for the return favour.
- Raffle with a free ticket: Yes, You are reading it right; this is a tweaked version of a raffle where the tickets are given free of cost. However, the catch is what happens with the person who wins the luck draw. It might be an activity which could make it slightly uncomfortable for the winner to stand on stage; such as a donkey ride, or wearing a wig etc. the winner would then end up giving the ticket back to the organisers with some donation so as to miss their name from the next lucky draw.
A simple crowd sourcing idea with a small twist can turn to be a unique one and often more engrossing than the original. For experimenting you can try these on a small scale and then move on to a larger picture.
