Fundraising has always played a central role in DMUM; without fundraising FTK, our DMUM families would not be able to attend the therapies that they need. With the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, fundraising is as important as ever. This being said, we are doing everything that we can to provide dancers with fundraising opportunities throughout the year! Below are some of our big fundraising events that will be happening this semester!

Throughout the week of October 5th, we will be highlighting a different therapy that we sponsor each day. Each day of this week will be an opportunity to have your personal network sponsor a kid to attend each of the various therapies. 

From October 19th to November 30th, all members of DMUM are welcome to participate in our virtual Fun Pasta fundraiser! You can send your friends and family a link to buy fun-shaped pasta, including M block-shaped maize and blue pasta! Each dancer will receive 40% of the sales sold through their personal link into their flipcause account! 

Our big fundraising push day of the semester is Giving Tuesday, which is on December 1st! Dancers who fundraise on this day will have an opportunity to receive matching money for the donations they receive! This day is a great opportunity to reach your fundraising goal!

During the winter semester, one of our big fundraising opportunities is our DMUM-wide March Madness-like fundraising bracket, where we will put DMUM teams in a competition to see who can raise the most money throughout the week. 

We have tons more fundraisers planned throughout the year, so keep reading the weekly DMUM emails to learn more about these events as they get closer! To learn more about easy ways to fundraise, read some fundraising FAQs, and hear from members of DMUM leadership who have found success in fundraising, check out our Fundraising Guide! There are also templates included in the Fundraising Guide in case you don’t know how to ask your personal network for donations. 

If you have any other questions about fundraising, don’t hesitate to reach out to dmum.df@umich.edu. Every donation we receive makes a difference for our “Little Victors” at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, so don’t forget to make sure your donors understand the impact they are making! Thank you so much for fundraising and don’t forget to have fun!