Uno Dough Rai$ers

Another great passive fundraiser is to participate in one of the many fundraising programs offered by national restaurant chains. One such program is Uno Chicago Grill's Dough Rai$er program (http://www.unos.com/fund.html).

Requirements
In order to participate in the program, your organization must be a registered non-profit with tax-exempt status.

Funds
You can register to host your fundraising event during lunch, dinner, or both. You will get a donation equal to 20% of all revenue generated by your supporters (for both dine-in and take-out orders, including all food and drink - even alcoholic beverages!), who identify themselves by presenting a donation ticket to their waiter/waitress (more about this in Details). You should receive the check from the fundraiser within 14 business days. Of all of the restaurant fundraising programs that I've seen, this one is by far the most lucrative.

Details
Restaurant fundraisers are great because they require so little work to step up and execute. If you would like to hold a Dough Rai$er event, follow these steps:

1. Determine if you have an Uno Chicago Grill in your area by searching at: http://www.unos.com/location.html.
2. Select a few dates on which your organization would like to hold the Dough Rai$er. Note that the further in advance you register, the more likely it is that you will get the date that you want.
3. Print and fill out the registration form located at: http://www.unos.com/images/school_prog/applicationRed.pdf.
4. Go to your local Uno Chicago Grill and meet with the manager on duty. The manager will check your dates to see if they are still open for a Dough Rai$er. If so, the manager will mark your event in the store calendar and take your completed registration form. The manager will also give you a copy of the complete rules for the event, plus donation tickets to copy and distribute to your supporters.
5. One week prior to the event, photocopy the donation tickets on bright colored paper (so they won't get lost by your supporters or the Uno's staff) and distribute to your supporters, along with a flyer detailing the date and rules of the event. The tickets come four to a page, so I suggest giving one page to each of your supporters and asking them to keep one and distribute the other three to their friends and family.
6. Send out a reminder email the day before the event. Be sure to note that donation tickets must be presented to the Uno's waitstaff in order for your organization to be credited 20% of their purchases and that they cannot use any discounts or coupons when paying for their bill. Also ask that anyone coming with a party of 6 or more call ahead.
7. Wait for the check to come in!!

Uno Chicago Grill even allows you to sell fundraising items at a table inside the restaurant and to set up an information table in the waiting area.

The Dough Rai$er for our preschool will be held on October 24th - I will let you know how much money we raised from the event.

Good luck with your fundraising efforts!
Kara