Great Ideas for Adoption Fundraising

Adopting a child can be financially challenging. More often than not, ordinary people like us can't afford to pay for the adoption process. If you are planning for adoption but your savings and loans aren't enough for your adoption budget, you could always seek the help of your friends, family, and even other people through adoption fundraising.

Here are some ideas on how you can raise funds to augment your adoption budget:

Solicitation Letter

You should write a letter to your family and friends informing them of your plan to adopt. If you have already chosen the child you are going to adopt, it is advisable to send them pictures too.

You can ask them directly for help, especially if you are close to them. Explain to them why you want to adopt and how they can help. If you don't want to appear like asking for help, you can just casually mention that you are in the process of building an adoption fund. Some of them will catch your drift and will give you money or help you with your fundraising efforts.

Garage sales

Visit your attic and basement and look for the things that you no longer need. You'll be surprised to find that there are a lot of valuable things just collecting dust inside your storage rooms. You can also collect things for the sale from your friends, family, and neighbors.
Aside from the usual used stuff sold in garage sales, you could also sell drinks, refreshments, cookies, candy bars and other baked goodies.

When you advertise your garage sale, be sure to include your reason for having the event. There are many people out there who are more than willing to support your cause. Thus, even if some people don't find something that they want from the things that you are selling, they might just donate a few dollars.

Community Dinner

You can hold an adoption fundraising dinner in your church or local community to help you with your cause. You really don't have to serve filet mignon or caviar in order to attract people to attend your dinner. Just tell them the reason why you are having the fundraising event and tell them why you want to adopt a child. You can serve spaghetti, fried chicken, baked potatoes, cookies and cakes for dessert.

There are many other ways to raise adoption funds, such as a carwash and bingo events. You just have to be creative. Moreover, you might need to hold several fundraising activities for a long period before you can raise enough to adopt a child.