Although a meditation night provides an amazing opportunity to build your organization’s community, it might not be immediately apparent how you can incorporate fundraising into the event. You can raise funds through the following methods:

• Ticket prices. Ask attendees to pay for a ticket to attend the event. Make it clear what these funds will be used for—for example, if you’re a nonprofit organization, you can let attendees know that the funds will go directly toward your beneficiaries.
• Raffles. Gather meditation-related prizes such as yoga mats, cushions, incense, bracelets, and even salt lamps. Invite event attendees to purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win these prizes, helping them begin their own meditation practice at home.
• Auctions. Consider auctioning off big-ticket items such as a series of guided meditation sessions, a free one-year membership to a local yoga studio, or even a subscription to a meditation and yoga app.

Aside from these fundraising strategies, you can also seek out sponsorships from relevant businesses, such as yoga studios. This can be extremely helpful if your organization doesn’t have the funds or facilities to host a meditation night alone. Through sponsorships, you’ll receive the funds to successfully host your event and perhaps even more that you can put towards your organization’s goals.

In exchange, you’ll help promote the business’s brand and products. You can do this by including their branding in your promotional materials and thanking them on social media.