Names for a cheerleading charity?
by admin on Sunday, March 13th, 2011 | 2 Comments
I am starting a charity for underprivileged children in the inner city. The children would be located at a local elementary school in Kansas City. I’m a Senior cheerleader and I am starting this for over the summer. I will have two 1-week cheer camps.
I need some suggestions:
-an idea for a fundraiser
-a good name for organization
-anything else you think that will help! thanks!
Not to blow the wind out of your sails, but why do you think underprivileged kids need cheerleading? I live in KC and know what some of the kids in the inner city go through. Some of them don’t have a decent place to live or enough food to eat. Cheerleading seems a little frivolous when you’re dealing with kids whose lives are so bleak and who don’t even have the basic necessities. I’d suggest focusing your efforts on helping them get things they need like food, warm coats in the winter, etc. I think your heart is in the right place, but there’s a huge need for just the basics.
First, you have to register your nonprofit with both the state and the federal government. You have to take out liability insurance, you have to get criminal background checks for everyone that will work with kids, you have to have a board of directors, you have rent facilities, and on and on. You cannot work with children, hold a fundraiser, or promote your charity until you have done all of that.
http://managementhelp.org/strt_org/strt_np/strt_np.htm