Do you have a creative idea to help raise money for the women of The Enterprising Kitchen?  Please contact Carey Smith, Director of Resource Development at (773) 506-3880 or csmith@theenterprisingkitchen.org to get involved today! 

Matching Gifts Program -You may be able to double, or even triple, the amount of your gift to The Enterprising Kitchen at no additional cost to you. Many corporations match the gifts their employees give to non-profit and charitable organizations. These matching programs have been made part of many corporate giving initiatives both to extend the reach of corporate giving and to encourage employees to be actively involved in supporting their communities. To see if your employer has a matching gift program, check-out the link to the HEP/CASE Matching Gift Network at www.hepdata.com/case. HEP/CASE maintains this comprehensive database of more than 7,500 companies that support matching gift programs. Your company's personnel or human resources office can provide information on how to process a matching gift.

In Lieu - Are you about to get married? Or have a birthday? You want to throw a party but you don't want or need presents? A great way to raise money for your favorite cause is to have your guests make a donation in lieu of a present.

Wear Your Jeans to Work - Sick of wearing a uniform or a suit? In exchange for $20 (or whatever amount you choose), you and your co-workers can spend the day in jean luxury and raise money for TEK at the same time!

Prime Parking Spot - Auction prime parking spots off to staff, this can be especially effective in the winter months!

Vacation Days - Encourage your co-workers to donate a day to TEK, a day's worth of salary would be their donation to a great mission!

Box Seats - Raffle off company box seats to an entertainment or major sporting event.

Biking/Walking/Running - Do you already participate in bike-a-thons or marathons? Or have you always wanted to and need a great motivator? You can collect pledges to benefit TEK for any of these events.

Alumni Organizations - Your alumni organization may be willing to place an ad in its member newsletter asking for donations on the behalf of TEK.

Sororities/Fraternities - Were you in a sorority or a fraternity? National chapters make charitable gifts to organizations connected to its members.

Read-a-thon - Are you part of a book club? This is a great group fundraising project! Together, choose a reading list that speaks to the mission of TEK and collect pledges from your friends and family. TEK was featured in the book Green Mama by Tracey Bianchi.

Bake Sale - Calling all bakers! Is baking something you love to do, but don't know what to do with all the fantastic food? Why not bake for the sake of TEK!

Barter your Talents - We all have something we are great at, why not barter your talents in exchange for a donation to TEK! (yard work, carpentry, dog/house sit, consulting, etc.)

Cover Charge - Do you own a bar or club? And is there a cover charge? You can arrange for a portion of that cover charge to be donated for one evening to TEK.

Percentage of Profits - If you own a business, a great way of raising money for TEK is by donating a percentage of the profits for a particular item or a one-day sale event.

Donation Jar - Place a donation jar and literature about TEK next to your reception desk or cash register.