To fund the latest incarnation of the gym, we called upon the community to “invest” in us, much like a three-year CD. We offered 3 percent above prime, which is more than you could get then or now, and people I’ve never even seen at the facility came up with the cash to get it started. My partner and I, the founders, are the only paid full-time staff, and we just hired someone to manage the volunteers for us for a small stipend. Our community fundraising project brought in $80,000.
There are some interesting fundraising mrthods out there
