Filmmaking / Directing : Raising funds for a short by Amber DeAnn

Hi members and guests, I am a screenwriter/actor from Silicon Valley who needs to raise funds for a dramacom short about Mothers, daughters, and art therapy. Logline: When a passionate art instructor is faced with an angry, stressed art student, she is forced to face and clear her past. I would love some ideas about how to carry out a fundraiser in this area and connect to people who care about this topic and want to support it. Please help. Thanks, amber DeAnn