Fundraising Terminology: What is the Association of Fundraising Distributors and Suppliers?
As part of a continuing series on our fundraising blog, we are covering common fundraising terms and definitions to help educate our readers on the fundraising industry. Today, we’ll cover the AFRDS. For many of you running fundraisers, a name you may have come across is AFRDS, or the association of fundraising distributors & suppliers to be more exact. Continue reading ‘AFRDS’ »
Announcing the launch of our free online fundraising thermometer.
School-Fundraisers.com is pleased to present our state-of-the-art fundraising thermometer widget, a free fundraising resource available for any organization looking to track their fundraising progress online. Click here to view our fundraising thermometer widget. We wanted to create a fundraising thermometer widget that’s head and shoulders above anything that is out there, and we think we did it! Our widget has over 12 different thermometer themes and thermometer colors to choose from. Plus, it’s the easiest fundraising tool to use on the internet. Continue reading ‘Fundraising Thermometer’ »
How to get your students to turn in their fundraising info on time.
If you have run a fundraiser in the past, chances are you’ve dealt with stragglers: The students who forget to submit their fundraising forms, not to mention any funds they have collected, on time. We’ve been running fundraisers for over 20 years and the straggler issue never ceases to amaze us. We’ve heard every excuse in the book. We tell our groups that they must factor in stragglers in their fundraising timeline. Usually an additional 2 or 3 days will cover it, but sometimes more time is needed. Not that this will solve the issue, but here are some tips that may help when dealing with stragglers. Continue reading ‘Common Fundraising Dilemma: Stragglers’ »
Q & A with School-Fundraisers.com
Here at School-Fundraisers.com, we get asked a whole lot of questions on a regular basis. They come from customers, vendors, suppliers and others who are just interested in the fundraising industry. We’ve always welcomed the questions and have an open line of communication with our partners. We’ll make a Q & A session a regular feature on this blog, so if you have any questions, please contact us and let us know. Continue reading ‘Fundraising Questions’ »
Tips on Promoting a Fundraiser
As anyone who has ever run a fundraiser can tell you, the most important factor in determining the success of a fundraiser, is how well the fundraiser is promoted. Everything else can be executed perfectly, but if the fundraiser in not promoted properly, then the chances of success are slim. Fundraising organizers must use every resource available to them to get the word out to the entire community about the fundraiser. Below are essential tools in successful fundraising promotion. Continue reading ‘Fundraising Promotion’ »
Common Fundraising Mistakes and Tips to Avoid Them
Sometimes in life things just don’t go the way you planned. This is especially true with fundraisers. The logistics of organizing a fundraiser can be overwhelming to most. Coupled with the fact that most fundraising organizers are volunteers, so they are taking on the fundraising responsibilities on top of their everyday life routine. And most have little prior experience with fundraisers so they are learning on the fly. Below are some common pitfalls that fundraising organizers encounter. Continue reading ‘Common Fundraising Mistakes’ »
