Why Fundraising?

Why Your $1000 Makes a Difference

One of the things that we hear most from Walkers each year is a variety of comments about the fundraising aspects of the Overnight Walk. While $1000 seems like a lot of money to raise for an individual, we are also told year after year that it is a very achievable goal for each Walker with all of the tools and help provided by the staff.

A Community Effort

The most important part of the fundraising goal is that you are not alone in your work. The Overnight Community has proven time and again that they will rally and help one another to reach their goals and that our collective achievements in fundraising each year dwarf the individual goals that we all started with.

Last year’s Overnight Walk was able to raise more than $2.3 million dollars, a testament to the idea that we all collectively can add up to massive efforts and great accomplishments.

This single annual event adds up to nearly 20% of AFSP’s annual fundraising – meaning that your $1000 will help continue vital research projects, expand educational efforts, implement programs in schools and communities around the country, and help develop new ventures in suicide awareness, education, and prevention.

Your Fundraising Makes a Difference

Your individual fundraising goal becomes a part of the greater whole that will help AFSP continue to help those affected by suicide and mental illness and means so much more than the $1000 or more that you have raised.

While the concept of fundraising can seem daunting at first to most of us, it can be made much simpler with the help of our tools, fundraising clinics, and help from your Walker Coach who can inspire you with plans and easy events to help you get to your goal and beyond.

Help is Here

If you are looking for help with your Overnight Fundraising, check out our Fundraising Workshops in-person and online, our comprehensive set of tools to help you, or give us a call at 888-THE-OVERNIGHT and we’ll walk you through the process from start to finish.

The fundraising process does not need to be difficult – and with a plan and some help it isn’t for most of our Walkers.

Join the Overnight Community and help our successes grow even larger