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This strategy takes something we already know how to do and adds a fundraising component. House parties are fun, relatively easy to organize, and a good way to recruit board members and other volunteers to help with fundraising. As with anything else, good planning saves time and aggravation, increasing your odds of success.  \nThe exercise works well with the companion exercise, Fundraising House Parties: Engaging Your Board, on page 173.  \nWhy Do this exercise?  \nBecause parties are fun and, when well-organized, can be lucrative  \nUse this exercise When  \nYou’re looking for a more intimate (and less exhausting) alternative to the giant gala fundraising event  \ntime required  \n90 minutes  \naudience  \nThe leadership team for your fundraising campaign: some  \ncombination of board, staff, and volunteers. This exercise is best done with a group of four to eight people.  \nsetting  \nA space large enough to accommodate several pairs or teams of three working together  \nMaterials  \n• Flip chart paper and markers  \n• Handout: House Party Overview (page 172)  \nFacilitating the exercise  \n1. In advance, photocopy the House Party Overview handout. Share the handout and discuss it with the group to ensure everyone understands the basics of a house party:  \n• It’s an intimate gathering, rather than a large public event.  \n• These parties work best in a private home.  \n• There are several models for raising money (or not) using house parties. As you plan your party, you’ll need to choose the model that works best for you.  \n2. Ask your colleagues to gather in pairs or groups of three. Instruct them to review the fundraising options for a house party and create a list of prosand cons for each option, with one person in each group taking notes:  \n• Collect a fixed price in advance  \n• Ask at the event  \n• Treat the party as a free friend-raiser or cultivation event—with the option of following up individually with those who attend  \n3. After five minutes, reconvene the full group to review the list and decide which approach will work best for your party. (Note: The ask-at-the-event model is a little more challenging to organize but tends to raise the most money.) Your job is to facilitate the conversation and seek a consensus. If people have strong disagreements, suggest the following: “Let’s organize more than one party using different fundraising models and then compare the results to see what worked best.”  \n4. Talk with the group about the concept of “party hooks.” The most basic hook is the chance to support a friend (the host) and learn more about an interesting cause, but there may be others. Will it be the food? The location? A chance to discuss a timely issue? A chance to meet a celebrity? The chance to make new friends?  \nFor example, when Andy worked at Native Seeds/SEARCH, a regional seed conservation organization in Arizona, their fundraising house parties featured gourmet menus based on traditional native foods: a unique, tasty hook. These menus were included in all event invitations.  \n5. Ask the small groups to gather again and brainstorm possible hooks foryour house party. After about three minutes, reconvene the full group to discuss the options and decide on a hook.  \n6. On one sheet offlip chart paper, write the words:  \n6 weeks out  \n5 weeks out  \n4 weeks out  \nWrite them with enough space between each week to fill in the details. Prepare a second sheet as follows:  \n3 weeks out  \n2 weeks out  \n1 week out  \nAnd a third:  \nDay of event  \nAfter the event  \nUse the same spacing as the first sheet, leaving room to add details.  \n7. The full group brainstorms a list of tasks needed to organize a party—identify a host or host committee, prepare invitations, arrange for food, and the like—while the facilitator writes these tasks on the flip chart under the relevant week. 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