The Ways and Means Committee Chairperson is responsible for developing and implementing fundraising projects to support the club’s budget. As a committee, Ways and Means explores various projects and events to raise funds. These can include activities held among club members or activities that include the local community.
The club has usually funded its budget with either one major fundraiser or several smaller events throughout the year.
In implementing a fund-raiser, the chair works with her committee to decide on a fund-raising project. She then proposes the project to the board for their approval, organizes the project, and then enlists the help of the entire club membership to carry it out. All expenses involved in the fundraising process must be approved by the board. All profits are to be turned over to the treasurer to be added to the general fund, unless another purpose is designated by the board.
Examples of past fundraisers include garden tours, plant raffle, speaker series, wine tasting, deck party, bake sales, yard sales, quilt raffle, cookie swap and holiday fair. Organizational details for some of these fundraisers are in the Ways and Means chairperson’s file.
The Ways and Means Chair is expected to attend as many board meetings as possible during the club year. The chair must promptly submit all fundraising activity details to the web manager to keep members updated. The Ways and Means Committee budget is set by agreement between the board and the chair.
Updated 8/25
