INNOVATIVE
NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING IN A CHALLENGING ECONOMY
San Francisco nonprofit to host major event with an untraditional
spin
San
Francisco, CA - February 8, 2010 - With the current state
of the economy, generating revenues for nonprofits can be difficult.
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK), a San Francisco nonprofit serving
at-risk children, is finding ways to challenge traditional fundraising
by seeking new opportunities for income. One such channel is a
major event, the 5th Annual Funk out with ROCK, to be held on
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Café du Nord in San Francisco.
Funk out with ROCK is a major over-the-top social event featuring
live, original funk music, silent auctions a raffle and hundreds
of San Franciscans. The event features The Master of the Funk
competition which is an innovative spin on the traditional host
committee for major events. All Funk out with ROCK hosts, otherwise
known as candidates, go head to head to raise the most revenue
from online ticket sales and donations. The candidate with the
most "votes" is declared the winner. To entice the public
to purchase a ticket and/or donate under their name, all candidates
were asked to dress in their funkiest attire and film themselves
doing their funkiest of moves. A YouTube video was created and
is displayed on the event website for the public to determine
who they feel should be crowned the Master of the Funk.
The winning candidate will be selected based on the most "votes"
received online while 100% of proceeds will support ROCK which
provides at-risk children and youth with positive opportunities
in the form of sports/fitness, outdoor adventures, learning enrichment
and leadership development.
Funk
out with ROCK will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 9pm-2am
at Café du Nord in San Francisco. For more information
about Funk out with ROCK, visit http://funk.rocksf.org.
About
Real Options for City Kids
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) is dedicated to nurturing the
healthy development of children by listening attentively to their
needs and by providing opportunities to those who might not otherwise
have access. ROCK aims to promote the positive development and
long-term success of the youth that it serves through a combination
of in-school and after school learning enrichment, sports and
fitness, leadership training and outdoor adventure opportunities.
ROCK's programs are designed to serve girls and boys, ages 6-17,
who live in or attend school in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley.
For more information, visit www.rocksf.org.
