EWB Fundraising

October 6, 2010

EWB discussed a number of fundraising ideas in the past two meetings. This is the most basic level of the organization, since most activities are within a travelling distance and require funds.

Nerd Club, Engineer Date Night, various t-shirt designs for retail, pancake dinners, chili cookoffs and company donations are priority on the fundraising ideas list.

In the “Nerd Club” event, $10 tickets would be sold for an evening of pizza, soda and video-game-playing in a large public area, like a cafeteria or gym. Members discussed finding a location and put off the rest of the details for another meeting.

EWB would like to sell a few t-shirts of varying themes. Some members suggested ideas that would be safe marketing, such as placing a Razorback logo on event tees.

The Engineer Date Night will most likely have a T-shirt, but members also discussed t-shirts with lists, such as “Top 10 Reasons to be an Engineer” and “Top 10 Ways Engineers Save the World.”

Other members will focus on requesting donations from large companies, such as J.B. Hunt and Walmart.

“There are ways to donate to the RSO,” said Thomas Soerens, professor of civil engineering and supervisor of the student chapter.

He emphasized that the process of donation might vary depending on the source, amount or type of donation, but that the money would find its way to EWB if someone was willing to donate.

If you have any ideas for EWB fundraising, let us know by commenting on this note!