Thread: Charity Challenge -what do you think - No 3

I don't have any problems with helping charities but keep it totally separate from the challenge or charge an entry fee which goes to charity.

The cost of postage to get the timber then mailing the finished item to a central point may be higher than than the aggregate mean sale price.

Some other considerations,
1. My heart box was never intended to be for sale so why would I give it away.
2. The various winners may wish to display their winning entries together with their awards in their own private collection

Everityng that follows IMHO of course, David.

Whatever our contribution, it is quite essential that the charity itself organises the activity for its purposes (Tea Lady's school being a case in point). It will never work otherwise. Therefore, once you have got this first round of opinions, don't waste time going down this road until you have found a charity which likes your idea and is prepared to run with it. It will then be up to the charity to give you some indication of what they think will work and how to organise it.

Without getting into the details here, do also a back of an envelope estimate of what amount an activity of this kind is likely to raise. You might well find that the end result is extremely unlikely to be worth the hassles.

Bob' suggestion above of an entry fee is the only practical one at this end. Basically, the organiser pays for everything (wood, postage, awards, his/her time), but instead of donating this to the other members s/he donates it to a charity through the entry fees of the participants that cover these expenses. You might find that this burden would discourage a lot of entrants/organisers, though.

Again, good luck.

Originally Posted by echnidna

I don't have any problems with helping charities but keep it totally separate from the challenge or charge an entry fee which goes to charity.

The cost of postage to get the timber then mailing the finished item to a central point may be higher than than the aggregate mean sale price.

Some other considerations,
1. My heart box was never intended to be for sale so why would I give it away.
2. The various winners may wish to display their winning entries together with their awards in their own private collection

l agree

If these challenges continue, which seems likely, perhaps they should be in a new forum so we can find them all easily in one place.

Originally Posted by echnidna

If these challenges continue, which seems likely, perhaps they should be in a new forum so we can find them all easily in one place.

Good point.

The whole charity thing seems like it could get very complicated and I also won't wade into it. Although no-one has mentioned the possibility of the winner picking the charity....A pat on the back to anyone who organises a competition along those lines, I dont think I'd like all the hassle!

I don't think an entry fee is a good idea.

I think if a magazine was on board (Using the term 'on board' loosely, they shouldn't actually be involved during the competition....unless they were willing to offer a years free subscription as a prize to the winner...) it would be good. They're often looking for random stuff to fill slots, and with the quality of work in the last competition, and its uniqueness, they might be willing to include a small article after the competition for free, if someone was willing to send them some photos and write a small piece. I think the only tangible benefit of this would be for the kudos to the entrants, and possibly the small amount of free advertising if the winner has a professional woodworking business, but either way it'd definately just add some fun to have peoples entries in a magazine, and of course be publicity for this site.

I'll be true to my word and give a free copy of my program as a prize in the next comp. I don't care what prize, it can be 10th if u want. I'll leave that up to the organiser.

M2c.

Have been away for a couple of days - no one noticed, ah well thems the breaks -

Thanks for all the comments, it appears that there is not enough support at this stage for a charity event along the same basic lines of the 2 challenges that have been already been done. Either that or the suppporters have not offered opinions. I have thought some more about this and am presently investigating a slightly different idea but more about that when i get more info.

If anyone has ideas about an event raising money for charity with members from this forum contributing keep the thread going. I will certainly be interested in others thoughts.

Cheers

Well you could consider starting a "Giving Circle"
where people contribute until the pool reaches a predetermined amount then it is distributed.

Originally Posted by mick61

The SALVOS is a great idea for a charity I couldn`t think of a better organisation to make money for.
Mick

Really? Look again and this time with your eyes open. And I am sure you will see more than one.

Originally Posted by Daniel Woods

Really? Look again and this time with your eyes open. .

Welcome Daniel Woods...I understand it can sometimes take a little while to learn forum diplomacy

What a dill, the thread is more than 3 years old.