Fundraising

The money raised by any fundraiser goes into the PBSN general fund/bank account. All monies raised goes towards keeping the PBSN website up and running (we have to pay a monthly fee to keep the website online) and to pay for annual conventions. If there is enough money left after paying for the general costs of the convention, we try to offer some grant money towards the hotel bill. Some years this is possible and some it is not. The more fundraisers we have, the more likely the possibility of grants for the convention. Right now we have not been able to raise enough money to put any towards research. We are working on getting doctors interested in doing some research and this is not *hopefully* a long way off.

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and a copy of our IRS determination papers can be provided, upon request. A receipt will be mailed to you upon request for all monetary contributions. As we are a non-profit organization, your donation is tax-deductible.

All money raised is used to benefit PBSN members. If a person is not able to attend a convention, they are still benefiting because they have access to the website. We do not use any of the money to pay any staff. All of our staff (board of directors and convention organizers) are voluntary.

Listed below are various possible methods to help fundraise. Click to go directly to : some simple ideas , bigger ideas , biggest ideas.

Some simple ideas are :

1.submit a donation to http://www.prunebelly.org/contributions.htm

2. host a tupperware or other party sale to benefit the PBSN (just ask - many of these home parties do benefits such as (discovery toys, tupperware, creative memories, etc.).

3. send out letters requesting donations from friends and family, from your local businesses, or from your local churches

4. Dominos Pizza often has programs where you sell cards for buy one get one free and make big bucks for the pbsn (call your local Dominos or e-mail me for details if interested)

5. there are TONS of things to sell at fundrainsing.com

6. have a yard sale (or garage sale) to benefit the PBSN

7. put up those cans on store counters asking for donations with some pictures of PBS kids and PBS information on it

8. ask people to make a donation to the PBSN in lieu of gifts for events such as birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, etc

9. have a bake sale at a local school, store, or mall

10.PBSN MERCHANDISE: http://www.cafepress.com/pbsn , plus personal pages within this site! You can create your own page & help us raise funds with your own personal merchandise!

11. CD DOWNLOADS:

Amazon: http://amazon.com/s....+chapin

Bitmunk: http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6453633

Emusic: http://www.emusic.com/album/10923/10923337.html?fref=700329

PassAlong: http://www.passalong.com/Music/AlbumDetails.aspx?AlbumId=74282

PayPlay: http://payplay.fm/pbsn

Tradebit: http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/503510

12. CD SALES www.prunebelly.org/CD.html
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/pbsn
http://www.partymarty.org/ .

Some bigger ideas are :

1. Get a local school or youth group to hold a Bowl-A-Thon

2. organize a spaghetti supper - perhaps at a local church or hall

3. organize a Saturday morning breakfast (again at a church or hall)

4. get raffle prizes donated and sell raffle tickets and have a raffle

5. ask your area businesses for donations

Some biggest ideas :

1. organize a benefit dance (similar to organizing a wedding reception without the wedding - get a hall donated - have a buffet (get the food donated) - music (can be a DJ - donated??) - sell tickets - sell raffles there too - (a 50/50 raffle does well around here!)

2. organize a benefit concert - get bands to donate the night - get a place to donate the door - get raffles donated - sell raffle tickets - etc.

3. .music fundraisers and media inquiries: http://www.spoonwalk.com/pbsnpage.htm
We invite all PBSN musicians/entertainers worldwide to organize benefits enlisting fellow performers to help raise awareness & funds using their talents & media contacts.
Please pass this & all music information on to everyone you feel would be interested in participating in, developing, or witnessing these events.

4. Another idea is to have any & all PBSN musicians donate a song to a full CD project. Andy Dunne, A PBS Musician from Ireland (see http://andydunne.com/ ) has agreed to donate a song if it happens!

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