Movie Screening

Find a comfortable venue and ask people to bring their own snacks. Advertise the screening and ask for $5 donations at the door. Some suggested feminist films:
Iron Jawed Angels
North Country
Real Women Have Curves
A League of Their Own
The Joy Luck Club
The Laramie Project
The Handmaid’s Tale
Fried Green Tomatoes
Girl Fight
Sisters of ‘77
The Life

Pro-Choice Hangers

This idea is much like the paper ribbons hanging on gas station walls around the country to support the
troops or speak out against HIV/AIDS. Go to a local drycleaner and ask them to donate as many wire
hangers as they can spare. Then have a pro-choice proclamation party somewhere on campus. “Sell” the hangers for $1 and let the buyer write a message as to why they are prochoice. Staple the message to the hanger and hang them around campus. Or simply display them at your FMLA events and meetings.

Merchandise

Host a craft day every other weekend where group members gather and can make everything from buttons to scarves— and have a blast doing it! Make sure you price the items so that you get what money
you put into making the items. You can also contact your FMF campus organizer about getting products at cost.

The Jar

One of the easiest ways to raise money is to have a jar at every meeting and every event. Feel free to decorate the jar in order to personalize it for your group.

Pass it around at your meetings, and don’t forget to tell members that change is welcome. Make sure to have your jar present at all the events you host. You
never know who has a little extra change in their pockets!

Community Sponsors

Local businesses and community members are often an untapped resource for funding. It is usually a good idea to approach a business with a small brochure or a sheet of paper with the background of your group, and a letter explaining why you need the money.
If for any reason they cannot give money, ask if you can place a donation jar at the counter that one of
your members can come and check once a week.

Open Mic & Art Show

Know any artists or poets? This is a great
event to gather those in need of creative
self-expression and to raise money at the
same time! Contact artists, poets, or
performing artists in order to confirm 2-3
people to get the ball rolling so that others
will feel comfortable expressing their
creativity. Make sure to publicize the event
on campus. You can charge money at the
door—even if it’s just a dollar, it will help.
For an art show, artists usually donate 50%
or more of sales when showing their art for
a charity event.