Erin,

I commned you on your venture. I would start with some sports related companies in your area. It shouldn't take a lot of money to get started.

Little League Baseball should have some ideas as well. How much do you need?

Coach Bill Mooney

Most of my leagues funds come from player registrations. We charge anywhere
from $40 to $75 per player depending on what age group they are in. We have
approximately 200 players starting at age 5 up to age 14-15. Each player is also
required to participate in a fundraiser such as selling candy bars or cash calendars.
Hope this helps.

Wall-Mart is great!

Thanks so much for your input. My biggest expense is getting a pitching machine for the Rookies. The other equipment I think I can enough donations and funds via fundraising. I wasn't sure if there were any grant programs out there or not.

Erin,

If you can't get a pitching machine, how about using the coaches to pitch to the kids? Most of the leagues in our area have coaches pitch.

We had 4,000 dollors worth of equipment donated to us a few years ago I'll find out where we got it from.

Thanks for all the great input! The league my girls have played in (up here in the city) has always had a pitching machine, so I didn't realize we could do coach pitch. I'd prefer a pitching machine, but that's a good option if that isn't in the budget. I'm really not sure about exactly how much money I'll need yet. It really depends on the amount of interest I can generate with the girls in the area. Hopefully it will be a huge turn out. I'm hoping to have 2-3 teams in each division for our league.

Good luck! check this out :)

http://www.softballperformance.com/blog/softball-tips-a-great-fundraising-technique/

I have several program that have been very successful with teams that I work with that may be just what you're looking for. I have posted a link about our latest program in the group "Youth Enrichment Foundation" http://www.weplay.com/groups/15513-Youth-Enrichment-Foundation/posts/17261

CSPN Sports will give you an hour show per week to broadcast a sports talk show about your league during its season, then about sports in general during your off season. Two broadcasters will host your show, as long as they meet our age requirements of 10-19. Don't worry about mistakes. This is a learning process to teach young people that their are other positions in sports besides the players.

More importantly, we will broadcast your show across the net free of charge. You will be given twelve commercial spots to sell, and you make keep 100% of the revenue. You will raise THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS for your organization. and you make keep 100% of the revenue

Thank you
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Make a fund raising plan that is aggressive and complete as any large nonprofit organization. Try everything from sponsorships to pancake breakfasts.

A YEFsite Online Community and Fundraising System from Youth Enrichment Foundation is the perfect "Turn-Key" "All-Inclusive" ongoing fundraiser and organizational website. Check out some examples at http://yefsite.com/link-directory.htm

You should take a look at Massive Playbook. They give you a free email system with text messaging and a great fundraising tool through advertising.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG0oT3qaZvE
http://www.massiveplaybook.com/Massive_Playbook_Contact.aspx