selling pins

Easy Fundraising Ideas

" Buy 100 Clothesline Pins© @ $3.00 each, sell them each for $10.00 and make $700.00 profit!
Some agencies have sold them for $20.00 - that's $1,400 profit! You know your market, so you choose.

" Enlist your board members or other volunteers to contact local shop owners to support your agency by selling the pins.
A basket of Clothesline Pins© next the cash register is an easy impulse buy, especially during
Christmas and Valentine's Day. Your volunteers can collect the money once a month.
Most shop owners are happy to support a local and meaningful cause and do not ask for a cut of the proceeds.

" Sponsor a Clothesline Project and use the proceeds from the sale of Clothesline Pins© to support the event,
and then sell the pins at the event. To learn more about how to begin a Clothesline Project visit: www.clotheslineproject.org/.

" Organize a Take Back the Night rally and use the proceeds from the sale of Clothesline Pins© to support the event,
and then sell the pins at the event. To learn more about how to organize a Take Back the Night rally visit: www.info@takebackthenight.org.

" Sell Clothesline Pins© through your agency web site, annual meetings or newsletter.

" Always wear a Clothesline Pin© and have a few in your pocket or purse.
When people ask you about your pin, and they will, you can sell them one and let them know about your services.

" Contact your local newspaper and ask for a feature story to be written about your agency and/or your special event.
Highlight the sale of Clothesline Pins© in the article, letting folks know where they can buy them.
You can use information from the History page of my web site - www.clotheslinepins.com/history.htm, as well as the
National Clothesline Project site - www.clotheslineproject.org/, and the sample press release that I have developed.

Clothesline Pins© as Gifts

" Give Clothesline Pins© to your board members and other volunteers as a gift or recognition and thanks.

Press Release/Public Service Announcement/E-mail campaign

Wear a Clothesline Pin© during the month of April in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The (your agency name) is now selling Clothesline Pins© to support its programs and services.
Clothesline Pins© are an artistic representation in jewelry form of The Clothesline Project, a nationwide
movement to educate the public about the issues of sexual and domestic violence. Clothesline Pins© were created
by Bonnie Shelley in 1995 to support services in the program she ran in Ithaca, New York. Over 100,000 pins
are currently being worn by people nationwide. These beautiful pins, in a variety of colors, are available for purchase
at (your agency name) and (name locations pins are being sold). When you wear a Clothesline Pin©, you not only show
your support for the services provided by the (your agency name), you also have an opportunity to educate those around
you about this important issue.

(Your agency name) will be sponsoring a (Clothesline/Take Back the Night/other event) on (date/time/place) and
we encourage you to stop by to support our agency's work.