Here at Sacred Heart Center, we are a free clinic providing healthcare for young women who have low or limited income and can’t afford health insurance on their own. We strive to maintain the utmost level of care and attention. The only reason we are able to stay afloat is with the undying support and service by volunteers and donations from the community, such as refurbished medical equipment.
Because funding is primarily donated on the local level and we get little if any government assistance, it can be tough on us some times. The tools that we need begin to run short and we find ourselves using medical machines for longer than they normally would or should be used. This is precisely the Sacred Heart Center has taken greater measures recently to raise more money so that our clinicians can have the proper medical equipment to treat their patients.
As any other non-profit institution, we have to proactively raise proceeds to receive the valuable funds that we need to run our center. Although there are many kind groups and individuals who donate voluntarily, there are many who aren’t even aware about who we are. This is why we have to openly make an impression by first spreading the word about our free clinic. You’d be surprised by the amount of people willing to contribute to get you going. When they believe in your cause–and free healthcare for the poor is a good one to believe in–they are more inclined to either donate medical equipment and supplies and money or match funds. Another way to get the ball rolling is to write grants. You solicit the organizations and service providers directly and whether or not they actually decide to donate, you will have gotten your name out.
Finally, you should set reasonable goals to meet your needs. Set them high enough so that it can encourage you to do better but low enough so that you won’t be disappointed. In the end, with fundraising, you can only gain and even if the person or institution opts to not donate, don’t consider it a loss.
