Goodbye summer, hello autumn!
With the first official day of fall just around the corner, it’s time to start planning for that perfect fundraising idea. With the changing season also comes the holidays, which allow for wonderful selling opportunities. Below are three fundraisers that are proven sellers that work great in the fall fundraising season. Continue reading ‘Fall Fundraising’ »
How does School-Fundraisers.com add new products?
Here at School-Fundraisers.com, we are on a mission to offer the best fundraising products at a fair price to our customers. It’s true that many of our products have been in our product line-up for years, but that doesn’t mean that we’re not adding new programs. We are always working on improving our existing fundraising programs, as well as adding new products to our fundraising line. We are contacted by many manufacturers and product companies on a regular basis all asking the same question: What does it take to add a new product to School-Fundraisers.com? Continue reading ‘New Fundraising Products’ »
How to find quality products for school fundraisers.
If you have found this website and are reading this blog, chances are you found us because you are searching for fundraising ideas. As you can see by a basic Google search, there are thousands of fundraising products available. The challenge is finding the quality fundraising programs and determining the right fundraiser for your group. Unfortunately, there are sub-standard fundraising products that are being marketed to schools. We want to help you avoid these programs. Below are some tips to help your group find the right program and the high quality fundraising ideas. Continue reading ‘School Fundraising Products’ »
Who actually supports school fundraisers?
A common question we get from our fundraising groups is “who should we ask to support our fundraiser”. The answer we give them is “whomever you think will want to support your group”. It’s a very obvious answer, but it’s the truth. Especially in today’s day and age when every group seems to be running a fundraiser, finding supporters is a challenge, but a must if you want your fundraiser to succeed. We ran an informal poll recently with our customers to find out who was actually supporting their fundraiser. Below were the 8 most common answers.
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Is Product Fundraising Worth the Effort?
YES, we think so. In this economy, every organization is watching their bottom line. This is especially true for school groups. Budgets are being slashed and many groups are struggling to run at the levels they are accustomed to. Too often we’re reading about sports programs being dropped, school field trips being cancelled, teaching positions being cut, and so on and so forth. In many cases, fundraising is a necessity for a group’s survival.
But, is product fundraising the right fit in your community? The short answer is that it depends. Every situation is unique and some may be better fit than others. The real benefit of these fundraisers is that there are no upfront costs involved. These fundraisers are pre-ordered fundraisers that are sold off of a catalog. So you do the selling first (usually 2 – 3 weeks), then you place the order. This limits the upfront financial exposure for groups. So groups that are new, or have no money in their accounts, can start from scratch without paying for the product upfront. The old adage is that “it cost money to make money”, but product fundraising is the exception.
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