Help with Fundraising!

[kid2]

Evening all,

I hope that from the vast array of Forum members on here that someone may have an opinion or in fact a theory as to the best way to raise money in a small golf club is....

First of all we only have a member base of just under 400 members.....
We are holding our own and for the most part there is a very dedicated bunch of people who devote their spare time to whatever needs doing......
I was asked this season to take over the role of the Competitions Secretary and so far im loving every minute of it....

But we have hit a slight crease.... Because courses need so much maintenance and within the current recession this can be a huge mountain to climb obviously resources get stretched to the limit....

Our course is in need of a Rough Mower.... The cost of one of these in decent condition 2nd hand is close to 14k..... A big sum of money but a necessity none the less......

Borrowing the money would be the very last option i know it doesnt sound like a lot in the grand scheme of things but to a small club its a pretty big chunk of dough....

So over a coffee yesterday with a few committee members we were bouncing a few ideas around about how to raise the funds to purchase this Mower....
But we couldnt really come up with a viable option.... Obviously money is tight in most businesses so its a bit of a sticky one....

Anyone care to shed a few ideas that i may be able to take back to the table with me....:thup:

 

[Foxholer]

As it's not used every day, how about doing a 'sharing' deal with a nearby club?

I know of a few clubs who do this for 'occasional use' kit.

 

[kid2]

As it's not used every day, how about doing a 'sharing' deal with a nearby club?

I know of a few clubs who do this for 'occasional use' kit.

Its an avenue to try anyway Pal...

 

[chris661]

How about a development lottto type thing? I know of a few clubs who do something like this and it seems quite successful. Or chuck a one off levy on the membership explaining exactly what its for?

 

[mikepops]

My club runs a "200 Club" each year. Up to 200 members are offered the chance to buy a ticket at £60, which got them entry into monthly prize draws. Money raised split 50/50 between prize money and the club coffers.

Three prizes each month, with a couple of bumper draws over the year. I believe it's gone pretty well, and been well subscribed.

You'd hope that most clubs have a couple of hundred members who can spare another £60, avoiding the problems that might arise by just chucking a levy on membership fees, and the club raises £6000 a year.

In theory the money goes to specific items, though that appears to happen after the event. Some people might be more inclined to enter if they know exactly what money is being raised for.

Could be an option?

 

[Foxholer]

My club runs a "200 Club" each year. Up to 200 members are offered the chance to buy a ticket at £60, which got them entry into monthly prize draws. Money raised split 50/50 between prize money and the club coffers.

Three prizes each month, with a couple of bumper draws over the year. I believe it's gone pretty well, and been well subscribed.

You'd hope that most clubs have a couple of hundred members who can spare another £60, avoiding the problems that might arise by just chucking a levy on membership fees, and the club raises £6000 a year.

In theory the money goes to specific items, though that appears to happen after the event. Some people might be more inclined to enter if they know exactly what money is being raised for.

Could be an option?

I've seen '200 Club' on items at a club I visit and never bothered to ask what it was for.

Thanks for enlightening me.

Looks like an excellent method.

 

[kid2]

My club runs a "200 Club" each year. Up to 200 members are offered the chance to buy a ticket at £60, which got them entry into monthly prize draws. Money raised split 50/50 between prize money and the club coffers.

Three prizes each month, with a couple of bumper draws over the year. I believe it's gone pretty well, and been well subscribed.

You'd hope that most clubs have a couple of hundred members who can spare another £60, avoiding the problems that might arise by just chucking a levy on membership fees, and the club raises £6000 a year.

In theory the money goes to specific items, though that appears to happen after the event. Some people might be more inclined to enter if they know exactly what money is being raised for.

Could be an option?

Cheers pal.... Its an idea to throw on the table anyway....

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Hi kid2
Re Rough Cutting.

Depending on how rural you are an option may be to enlist a local farmer to take a couple of silage/hay crops.
A lot would depend on how level the ground is.
On one of my old courses we had an ancient hay meadow which was on the edge of a par five but not really in play.
Local farmer was only too pleased to cut and bail it for our mutual advantage.
Failing that just pay a local agricultural contractor to do it for you. Not much work involved.

If the reason for doing it is to make it easier to find balls be aware that cut rough tends to grow much thicker that unattended rough. It may not be the answer.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Failing that .......this looks a bargain

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/long-gras...2?pt=UK_Garden_Lawnmowers&hash=item3ce02c0bda