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How to Run a Raffle in 10 Simple Steps

Running a raffle is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to fundraise. And it has the potential to raise a large amount of money for your charitable cause. But how does a raffle work?

To help you bring in as many donations as possible, we’ve put together a handy step-by-step guide on how to organise and run a raffle with multiple prizes.

By following these 10 simple steps, you’ll have all the knowledge and tools you need to raise as much money as possible – and to make sure everyone has fun!

Click here for Part One.

How to run a raffle

Your step-by-step guide for how to run a raffle

Part one – What/who are you raising money for?:

Choose a charitable cause, and define precisely how donations will help in order to boost raffle ticket sales

Part two – Ideas for fundraisers:

Find inspiration with tried and tested fundraising ideas that can complement your raffle to attract more participants

Part three – Planning your raffle:

How to organise and run a raffle, with a downloadable raffle planner to make the process much easier

Part four – Choosing your raffle prizes:

Popular prize ideas, who to ask for prize donations and how to ask them, so you can make your raffle irresistible to players

Part five – Is your raffle legal?:

What rules you need to follow depending on the type of raffle you host, including guidance for licencing, registration and ticket information

Part six – Designing your raffle tickets:

Pick a theme, create your own custom raffle tickets and advertise your wonderful prizes

Part seven – Promoting your event:

How to market your event through print media, social media and word of mouth based on your budget and timescale

Part eight – Maximising raffle ticket sales:

Discover the 3 things that have the biggest impact on your ticket sales, and get your free ebook for boosting sales

Part nine – The day of the raffle:

Tips for generating interest in your raffle, selling as many tickets as possible on the day and having a ton of fun!

Part ten – Continuing to fundraise:

Set yourself up for future fundraising success by thanking supporters, nurturing the connections you’ve made and planning your next event

 

Tell us how it went!

After reading our 10-step guide, you’ll know everything there is about how to do a raffle with tickets. So we’d love to hear your success story!

Please let us know how your raffle went and send us a few pictures. If we can, we might even feature your raffle in our blog!