Community Investment

For the last 7 years The Atlanta PRIDE Committee has partnered with other organizations to help them fundraiser during the PRIDE Festival. This  program has allowed APC to move more than $65,000 back into the community.

What is Festival Donations?
It’s the most important way community groups and Atlanta PRIDE raise money together during the PRIDE Festival and Parade. Volunteers walk throughout the park and along the parade route asking people to give a little...or a lot!

But Is It Hard To Do?
“The first time our organization signed-up, our groups thought that collecting money at such a huge event was going to be very hard, but they found out that people came up to you and gave freely to such a worth while cause. We didn’t know that collecting money could be so easy...”, Luis Nanu Rivera, First MCC - Atlanta

Why Does Atlanta PRIDE Need Money?
Atlanta PRIDE’s sponsors cover approximately 30% of the costs of producing the PRIDE Festival and Parade. Atlanta’s Festival is one of the few major cities still offered completely free! If it is to remain free and open to everyone, everyone will need to help. In years past, festival donations have averaged approximately $0.33 per person.

PLEASE NOTE:
All organizations are required to commit to a minimum of one 2-hour shift. We recommend covering two 2-hour shifts or more to ensure good collections for your group. Each shift must have at least 2 people able to collect together. After PRIDE weekend, a check will be sent to your organization for 50% of what was collected in the park!

The Deal...
Help keep PRIDE weekend free for everyone! Raise funds for your organization while having fun at the Festival! 

In 2007, one group collected over $4500 and another more than $3500.

How Does it Work?
Throughout the weekend, volunteers collect for at least one 2-hour shift. The volunteers are positioned throughout the festival in assigned areas and collect money from the tens of thousands of people who come to the park. On Sunday, volunteers may also walk along the parade route. The more volunteers you have and the more shifts covered, the more money you can raise!

Who Gets The Money?
The organization you represent will receive 50% of the money collected while the other 50% helps pay the expense of putting on the PRIDE Festival and Parade. Atlanta PRIDE attracts the potential donors and supplies the t-shirts, donation buckets, and donation stickers;
your organization provides the volunteers.

Getting Started Q&A
First: recruit volunteers from your organization to collect donations. The more people you recruit the more funds your group will earn for your organization and for Atlanta PRIDE.

Second: complete the form online, or download and send back to Atlanta PRIDE Committee by e-mail or postal mail. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

SIGN UP ONLINE or DOWNLOAD THE FESTIVAL DONATIONS

FORM AND GET REGISTERED FOR 2008 TODAY!