Fairway to Fundraising: Charity Golf Tournaments

Approach
Bridget Baughn, events director at fundraising and philanthropy consulting firm Changing Our World Inc., recommends organizations give themselves nine months to a year to organize their first charity golf tournament. After that, plan on about six months to pull it together each year.

But even before the planning gets into full swing, you need to have buy-in from your board, staff and volunteers — all of whom will have to pitch in not only in the planning but also on the day of the event, when folks will be needed to do everything from running extra napkins to food and beverage stations on the course, to overseeing on-course contests, to helping participants find their parking spots.