FUNDRAISING

*The World Bunco Association is happy to lend support with your fundraiser. With the assistance and permission from the WBA, depending on the size of your venue: we offer the use of the official World Bunco Association logo, WBA product sponsorship, as well as support with extended rules and regulations. We assist from table set up all the way to the production of event.  In exchange for our endorsement the World Bunco Association requires the following guidelines be met:

1. The WBA gives you the permission to use our logo on all printed material supporting and advertising the tournament. This brings continuity to the event and also raises awareness of our association to be able to assist others with their fundraising.

2. At all events we require a sign-up document where players register to become a member of the WBA. All information is kept confidential and will not be sold for any purpose. Occasionally these players will receive an email strictly pertaining to Bunco. Event chairperson then sends the info back to the WBA in an excel format. 

Please contact fundraising@worldbunco.com for further information.

• Pick a charity and contact them for their guidelines.
• Check with your local city or state government agency with regards to permits which may be needed to hold a tournament.
• Set a goal of the amount of money you want to raise for the charity, you can even go as far to divide the goal into the amount of people to see what to charge a player.
• Implement a registration fee for the tournament.
• Go into the community to collect money for the charity. Contact businesses to donate items such as: the location or venue, printing costs, food/beverages, supplies and prizes. Prizes can include personalized baskets, gift cards or certificates for the movies, hotels, spa treatments, etc.. These items can be donated to help cover the cost of the event or items can be raffled or auctioned off (regular or silent auction), depending on your city regulations.

• A silent auction can be set up on a separate table and players can be encouraged to bid during breaks with a specific time for bidding to stop. Award the prizes at the conclusion of the event. Awarding prizes at the end of the event will encourage participants to stay for the finals and the awards ceremony.
• To encourage a business to donate items. Inform the business you will acknowledge them by putting them in the brochure for the event, on a poster for the event, on the website and any press material. The business can use your event as advertising.
• Make available charitable tax deduction receipts for donations.
• Hold a raffle: sell tickets for prizes to be given away during the tournament.
• Sell items at the tournament with a percentage of the proceeds to go to the charity.
• Place flyers or posters around the community asking for donations.
• Inform the local media (newspaper, radio, television) about your up and coming event. Invite them to cover the Bunco fundraiser informing them of the charity.
• After the event send Thank You notes to all participants (businesses and players) involved, informing them of the total amount donated to the charity.