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How To Price Your Raffle Tickets
Research shows that the majority of organizations that hold raffle ticket fundraisers do not know how much money they will make until after the raffle is over. Nearly all raffles have a target amount of money that they would like the raffle to produce. What they do...
Going Places
Some of the more popular types of raffles involve items that help the winner get away in some manner, be it an actual destination or just the open road. The appeal of these types of raffles is that they offer what people consider to be luxury items, things they...
The Science of Raffles
Why are raffles so exciting? What is it about buying a raffle ticket and waiting to see if your number is called that is just so appealing? For most people, it's the rush of the unknown, the idea that the end result is left to chance. But is it really? Raffles depend...
Feeling Lucky? 7 Tips to Boost Raffle Ticket Sales
Whether you're an old hand at the raffle game or just starting out with your first stack of tickets, you know your goal this holiday season: sell more tickets, make more money! No matter where you are in the process, if you're selling raffle tickets, the...
General Admission Event Pricing
When you are trying to manage an event there are a million things on your mind. In real life it is just more important to have an event than to make sure that the tickets are priced correctly. However, that is generally not a good reason to just use last year's...
Holiday Raffles
That Benjamin Franklin was a smart guy, but he could be a little on the gloomy side. After all, he said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. But he forgot the obvious – and much more entertaining: holidays! There's a holiday during every single...
The Information Age
One of the great things about having a raffle in today's day and age is all the new ways of getting the word out about your event. There is, perhaps, no bigger source for impact these days than the internet. Raffle HQ: The Web Site If you decide that you're going to...
Adding Ticket Security to Your Next Event
Managing an event can be a headache in a lot of ways. One of the technologies that are making this worse is digital imaging. The same technology that makes it easy to share and reproduce pictures makes it even easier to duplicate tickets to events. With a $50 scanner...
Raffle Pop Quiz!
Which one of these things has been given away in a raffle? A. House B. Car C. Puppy D. Gun E. Meat F. All of the above! Okay, so those top two are probably pretty obvious, but the answer is F: all of the above! There are organizations set up across the country to help...
The Ubiquitous Raffle Ticket
It seems in these economic times that plenty of organizations are struggling to stay afloat. Whether your charity or nonprofit is in search of sources for operating funds, or your soccer league is badly in need of new uniforms and equipment, you know your group would...
Why A Raffle?
When your organization is ready to fill its coffers with some cash, you have plenty of fundraising options to choose from. A carwash can be cool, but it is more than a little messy. Plus, you'll be left high and dry if it is planned for a rainy day. Charity auctions...
A Fairy Tale
This is the story of a Raffle Ticket. There was nothing special about this particular ticket, nothing that made it stand out from the other custom printed, numbered tickets in the roll. It was made of the same type of paper, ordered through the same web site, printed...