HOST a PARTY WITH A PURPOSE
Parties are an easy and fun way to create and strengthen connections in your community to protect, advance, and restore women’s rights!
Your event is more than just a fundraising effort — it’s an opportunity to raise consciousness about how sex-based rights are being eroded and a chance to empower you and your network to take action!
A ‘Party with a Purpose’ is exactly what it sounds like: a chance for you to host a party, have fun with family, friends, and community members, and support a good cause by raising money for WoLF!
LET’S GET STARTED
The WoLF team is dedicated to making your party a great success! Use these best practices to help guide your party planning, and feel free to reach out with any questions or creative ideas. We’re in this together!
WoLF can support you by:
Designing templates for print and digital invitations
Tracking and collecting your donations online or on a customized giving page
Sending a (virtual) representative to speak to your group
Providing promotional giveaways, informational materials, and videos
Your Party, Your Feminist Contribution
Parties can be as traditional or outrageous as you want! Consider hosting in your home or choosing a special venue for the event, or hosting a virtual party. Don’t forget to set a goal — we’ve found that our most successful hosts have a fundraising goal in mind.
Remember, no matter the size of the contribution, every dollar you raise will make a tremendous impact on our ability to mobilize and take action to protect, advance, and restore the rights of women and girls!
TIPS, TRICKS & BEST PRACTICES
Party Themes
Birthday. Why not make your next birthday celebration a benefit for WoLF? In lieu of gifts, ask your guests to make a donation in your honor!
Affinity Groups. Are you a member of a book club? Knitting group? Local church group? Do you host a rotating dinner party? Use an existing event as an opportunity to engage your friends with an issue that matters to you! Incorporate WoLF into your next meeting to increase awareness and raise funds.
Mother-Daughter Events. Partner with your mom, or your daughter, to share why WoLF’s work matters to you. Every woman and girl has a stake in this fight for sex-based rights — safety, privacy, and boundaries!
Pick an Action. After making a donation, you can encourage your guests to take action and fight back! Help guests apply to volunteer or workshop testimony on an upcoming issue or piece of legislation. Make rally signs together. We can even help you train your guests on how to give public testimony!
Inviting Your Guests
Parties with 10 to 30 guests tend to be the most successful but do what works for you. Decide how many guests you can host - and then invite a few extra in case of cancellations.
What’s the best way to get the word out? Printed invitations work well for more formal events - or to provide an extra-personal touch - but emails and virtual invitations are just as thoughtful and give your guests a chance to RSVP immediately.
If you’re comfortable, use your social media channels to spread the word, and tag WoLF on social media!
You can find WoLF on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube!
Set an RSVP deadline so your guests know when to respond. This will help you plan food and activities in advance.
You can expand your network by appointing a co-host. Ask a friend or two to help coordinate the party and invite their friends, too!
Asking Made Easy
Asking for donations might seem daunting, but it’s easier than you think. Your guests care about you, so they probably care about causes important to you - now, you’re giving them the opportunity to give back in a meaningful way.
What’s the number one reason someone hasn’t donated? They’ve never been asked! Here are a few helpful tips:
Share your goal. When inviting your guests, let them know that you’re hosting a party to raise money to support the Women’s Liberation Front. That way, they know what to expect! (If asked, you can let people know whether they can donate by cash, check, or credit card at the event). If you share your goal in advance, everyone becomes part of the success!
Find more tips & tricks in our Planning Guide.
Let us know how we can help make your Party with a Purpose a success! Questions?
Email us at Development@WomensLiberationFront.org
YOU CAN PROTECT, ADVANCE, & RESTORE SEX-BASED RIGHTS!
Our goal is the total liberation of women and girls from all forms of sex-based oppression, including gender ideology, male violence, commercial sexual exploitation, and reproductive coercion.