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Vegetarian Food Fair Manual Draft Part I Section 3: Creating a budget Budgeting is one element of vegetarian food fair brainstorming that you should think through fully before planning begins. Be sure to take an inventory of what your group already has (merchandise, literature, signs, for example) to avoid unnecessary budgeting and spending and to help you determine what you need to order. This section includes a checklist of items that you may need to pay for as well as sample budgets to guide you in coming up with a personalized budget to fit your food fair. Children's activities supplies Cooking demonstration expense Courier and flyer-posting expenses Demonstration supplies Lecture expense Liability insurance Literature (vegetarian, environmental, animal rights) Merchandise expenses Musician Office supplies Parking fees (if any) Permit fees Photocopies Portable toilets Postage Posters, flyers, and stickers Programs Printing Rentals (Equipment [tables, chairs, tents, tools, video or sound equipment, fire extinguishers, etc.]; Space) Trash removal/recycling fee T-shirts or other custom items to sell for your organization Your organization need not shoulder the entire expense for the food fair. If you are a nonprofit organization, some businesses may be willing to make a donation as a tax deduction (be sure to provide proper documentation for their records). In other cases, you may be able to receive discounts for bulk purchases, especially on office supplies, photocopies, and printing. Shop around for the best prices and keep track of your results for future fair planners. Be prepared to revisit your budget throughout food fair planning. Depending on the costs you encounter and whether you incur unexpected expenses, you may have to re-allocate resources at some point before the organization of the event is complete. You should also plan at least one re-evaluation of the budget about midway through the food fair planning to make sure you're sticking with the budget and that you aren't going to come up short in any department. TOP |
