Always wanted to try your hand at
fundraising? Well here are 5 reasons you need to fundraise with Akshaya Patra!
1.
Improve
child nutrition – The Akshaya Patra Foundation currently serves wholesome
mid-day meals to over 1.4 million children across 10,845 Government schools in
India every day. You can help us reach out to more.
2.
Improve
school enrolment and attendance – The mid-day meals have been proved to
give children an incentive to attend school, thereby ensuring that more
children are getting educated each year.
3.
Avail tax
exemption – You can contribute to Akshaya Patra and save on taxes too. With
every donation above Rs. 500, avail 100 per cent tax
exemption under section 35AC of the Indian Income Tax Act.
4.
Transparency
and accountability – Rest assured that you can rely on Akshaya Patra for
absolute transparency and accountability. Akshaya Patra is also in the ICAI
Hall of Fame for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
5.
Have a
great time – Fundraising with Akshaya Patra is a fun-filled experience.
Start a campaign, coordinate with your friends, and have a blast for a good
cause!
So do you want to fundraise with
us and don’t know from where to start? It’s very simple: you can use any of
these fundraising ideas to support The Akshaya Patra Foundation:
- Organising an event (sports event, home brunch) or a collection (in places like shopping centres or supermarkets)
- Fundraising at schools, at work place or at home
- Creating online fundraising campaigns of your own
You can also refer to our website
to get some more ideas. If you have any ideas other than these, you can also
use them to raise funds, fundraise
with us. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is happy to help you execute your own
novel fundraising ideas by providing you with our branding guidelines, and the
branding material you need. Are you still finding it difficult?
If yes, contact us at infodesk@akshayapatra.org. Our team
is always ready to help and guide you!
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