I recently wrote a councilor of a small town to ask my advice on how can a small town start doing fundraising for the construction of a public facility.
Here's to you our email exchange. VM

(The Festival of Fund Raising approaches 8-9-10 May!)

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Dear Dr. Melandri
I am writing from a small hilly town in the province of Rimini, Montegridolfo, for advice about a necessary and
possible action to raise funds to support implementation of the new preschool in self. As you can well understand a challenge in the challenge, before the fundraiser, then their use through the work of volunteers, assisted by technical staff on site for the construction of public works ... little or zero, examples of public self-construction, alas.
The school, therefore, for us as a garrison and as such everyone should participate in its realization, even fisicamente.Detto I ask this tip on how to organize a fundraising campaign and what actions to avoid the first?
Thank you for your greetings ascolto.Cari.
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Here's my answer
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Dear [...]
is a good advice what she asks.
First of all would like to start dall'esplicitare the need for a preschool in the place where you live or who they all share the need, because, as she says, a small town should be a wide acceptance of what you are doing.
Then he'd start with a specific request to local organizations, such as the Foundation CR Rimini, who sometimes deliver funds for the construction of schools and kindergartens, and that can give a hearty hand for the construction.
Obviously a helping hand from another institution may not be sufficient and therefore it is necessary to start a fundraising campaign among the population as widely as possible. is necessary to make it as transparent as the council, make public the budget, explain the needs of the (asylum costs x, y we have, maybe we can provide the foundation z, you can give us citizens w) Avoid saying "donate what you can" set your precise proposals for donation (€ 10, € 20, € 50, € 100) and for a specific purpose, a lounge, a games room, etc..
If you are interested in this I also made ​​the Italian version of a book that is here

These are just some initial advice and I hope will be useful

Valerio Melandri