I am completing my work experience at Colosoul inc. a not for profit youth magazine and a large part of what I have been doing is helping to organise the Fair Trade Project Ball. The Fair Trade Project is an organisation which utilises the skills of tradies to re-build communities around the world.
Working in PR and marketing you understand that at times you will have to put yourself out there and perform tasks that may be out of your comfort zone but when you are in the workplace it becomes a reality. Selling tickets was one of my roles and I had to approach strangers and engage them in conversation, tell them about the Fair Trade Project and the work they do. Our target market was Tradies and so we approached people at worksites and other places to tell them about the ball and what the money raised would be going towards. I visited supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths to ask for giftcards which were put towrds buying the food for the caterers. We had to visit and ring many businesses in order to find donations of alcohol and items that could be auctioned off on the night.
Working for a not for profit organisation you have to be resourceful and prepared to approach businesses too ask for donations and sponsorship. You do not have the funds that private industries have. A lot of businesses like to support West Australian organisations and so many made extremely kind donations but you also have to be prepared to be told no many times before someone will say yes.
Lauren trevaskis
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