Types of Fundraising Events

Cinema Showings • Zonta Club of Schwaebisch Hall

• Zonta Club of Örebro I

• Zonta Club of Stuttgart Wilhelma

• Zonta Club of Schawebisch Gmuend

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Zonta Club of Schwaebish Hall

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Fundraising Event-Zonta Club of

Schwaebish Hall • Zonta Club of Schwaebisch Hall

• Number of Members: 26

• District 30

• Event Name: “Cinema Performance

• Type of Event: Benefiz-Kino-Matinée (Movie-Matinee)

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Overview-Zonta Club of Schwaebish Hall

• Sold out cinema performance

• Held at a local movie theater

• Themed brunch buffet (based on the topic of location of the movie) – food is homemade or bought and donated by our members

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Planning- Zonta Club of Schwaebish Hall

• Planning begins about 3-4 months prior to event.

• Target Audience: Everybody interested in good food, movies, and a good cause

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Promotion- Zonta Club of Schwaebish Hall

• Save the dates notice was sent 2-3 months before to friends and clubs in surrounding area

• Printed posters that were put in shops and doctor’s offices

• Sent them via email to friends and clubs

• Was in an article in a local newspaper

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Marketing Materials- Schwaebish Hall

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Financial Overview- Zonta Club of Schwaebish Hall

• Price per ticket was 20 EUR (next year’s price may increased due to being sold out event

• Budget: 400 EUR

• Target Goal for Fundraising: 3,200 EUR

• Total Funds Raised: 4,435 EUR

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Successes/Challenges- Schwaebish Hall

• We were sold out and everybody was exited and is looking forward for the same event next year

• Through this event a lot more people learned about Zonta in general and about the projects Zonta supports.

• Awareness about the problems girls and women have to face in the world

• Adding under the English movie German subtitles (Translation and adding them into the movie)

Organizing Committee- Zonta Club of

Schwaebish Hall

• Organizing Committee consisted of about 7-8 Zontians

• Organizer’s Name: Melanie Weinmann

• melanie.weinmann@zonta-schwaebischhall.de

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Zonta Club of Örebro I

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Women & Film

Karin Twetman,

Zonta Club of

Örebro I

Anneli Ficks,

Soroptimist Club

of Örebro

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Women & Film - Outcome 9 shows with focus on women in films 20-80 spectators per show Raised ≈ 1800 US$ for the local Women's shelter Knowledge about Zonta spread to a wider audience 1 article in local press Increased interest for the club among potential members A sense of pride among present club members resulting in better promotion of Zonta Win-win collaboration with partners

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Women & Film

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Women & Film

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Women & Film

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Women & Film

Full report available at www.zonta21.org/Klubbar/Area5/Orebro-1/Klubbens-projekt/

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• For more information contact –Karin Twetman, Zonta Club of

Örebro I, Project Lead Women and Film –Email: karin@twetman.se –Mobile phone: +46 70 5940474

• Get in touch with Karin at the

Zonta International Convention

2016 in Nice

Women & Film

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Zonta Club of Stuttgart Wilhelma (1648)

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Zonta Club of Stuttgart Wilhelma (1648)

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Fundraising Event

• Stuttgart-Wilhelma (1648)

• 21 Members

• District 30

• Cinema Matinee „Suffragettes“

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Overview

• Stuttgart-Wilhelma (1648)

• 21 Members

• District 30

• Cinema Matinee „Suffragettes“ with welcome drinks and finger food

• EM Cinema Stuttgart

• Annual recurring event

• Program „Zonta says no – no violance against women“

• Favored organisations: – „FHF“ – women‘s shelter – „FETZ“ – information center for young women with violence issue – „Wildwasser““ – information center for women with violence issue – „Yasemin“ – initiative against forced marriage

• 200 visitors

• Profit 3.000€

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Planning

Etc.,… 29

Promotion

• Promotion by email (private distribution list)

• Flyers

• Ticket offices

• Zonta-Club internet site

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Marketing Materials

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Financial Overview

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Successes/Challenges

• Profit of 3.000€

• Information about “Zonta says no – No violence against women”

• Presentation of Zonta

• Working profitably

• Having enough visitors

Organizing Committee

• Karin Stumpf

• Susanne Eisenmann

• Antonia Schwarz-Rudolf

• Dr. Susanne Eberwein

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District 30,Area 02.Club 1797

Established: 06 June 2005

Zonta Club of Schwaebisch Gmuend

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Fundraising Event

Name: Elisabeth Manalt Organizer’s Title: Vice President 2014-2016 Event Type: “Call for advocacy or service” Events

are: Seminar, Workshop, Conference, Golf Tournament, Fashion Show, Barbeque, Wine Tasting, , Run/Walk etc.) Cinema, performance. theater

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Overview

Number of days before the

event was the planning

started

almost half a year

Target audience VIPs of Schwäbisch Gmünd respectively possible donors

How was the purpose of

the funds explained to the

target audience?

Our local project: “Lichtblicke” Fundraising for poor old women in our town

Target goal for fundraising Flyers, posted newspapers articles

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Total funds raised approximately 3.500 €

How many of these funds

were donated to the Zonta

International Foundation

350 €

How the funds were raised

(tickets, raffles, auctions,

solicited gifts…)

tickets, invitations, money box.

Location Cinema Turm Theater in Schwaebsich Gmuend

Location Cinema Turm Theater in Schwaebsich Gmuend

Entertainment Catering by the club, rich selection of drinks and foods

Speech by the vice.präsident about Zonta and presentation of the film

Budget About 1.500 €

Food and beverages Each member of the club contributed about 40€ of their personal money

Ticket price 20 €

Did the event have media

coverage?

Please describe the event.

Yes, it was covered by the local newspapers

One hour before the performance started the buffet was opened

We created a lovely atmosphere with decoration.

Yellow Zonta-flowers, nice decoration on the tables.

Planning

The event was planned by the whole club, because we are only 12 members with 8 active members.

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Promotion

Flyers, posted newspapers articles

All the seats were booked out and we could have sold even more tickets, than were available.

All the VIPs of Schwaebisch Gmuend were present.

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PROMOTIONAL/MARKETING

POSTER

Marketing Materials

Flyers, posted newspapers articles

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Financial Overview

Total funds raised :approximately 3.500 €

Donated to ZIF 350 €

Budget About 1.500 €

Ticket price 20 €

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Successes/Challenges

The idea of the event goes back to similar actions from the ZI Schwäbisch Hall.

Planned to be a recurring event

Organizing Committee

Led by

Elisabeth Manalt

Vice President 2014-2016

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