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Fundraising 101
Successful
steps for a profitable fundraiser
- Select a fundraising program.
- Planning session - Set financial goals, fundraising time frame
(we recommend 2 weeks for a fundraiser) and make sure you stick
to the set time!
- Alert community about fundraiser.
- Promote fundraiser through parent letters, posters and community
announcements.
- Hold a "kick-off" rally, which educates the kids on the fundraising
programs, and build enthusiasm to reach fundraising goals.
- Start the fundraiser!
- Monitor progress and provide encouragement and incentives to
keep the kids motivated.
- Once the fundraiser is complete, collect the order forms and
money.
- Tally the results.
- Send tally form and payment to fundraising company.
- Schedule delivery date with fundraising company.
- Set time and place for student and parents to meet to pick up
delivered products. Have parents and teachers to volunteer to
help distribute product in an orderly fashion.
- Check for damaged products and any mis-orders and make the necessary
arrangements with the fundraising company for replacements.
- Have they student deliver their products that they sold. A personal
thank you letter by the students can't hurt.
- Enjoy the fruits of your labor and start thinking of ways on
improving your next fundraiser.
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Planning a Fall Fundraiser – When to start? - A common
question we encounter from our school groups is “when should we start planning
for our fall fundraiser?” Since we work with all types of groups in every region
of the country, there’s no one standard answer to this question. This will vary
from group to group and many different factors come into play when making this
decision. What works for some fundraising groups, may not work for others. Click here to read about planning a fall fundraiser.
How to run a safe fundraiser - As many of you know, we take child safety in fundraising very seriously.
Every one of our customers for that past decade had received a detail list of safety
tips to adhere to when running their fundraisers. This is not a flexible
issue with us. The safety of our children come first, no matter what. Over the
next few months, we will be offer more safety suggestions that can be applied to
your fundraising programs. Click here to learn about fundraising safety.
Parent Letters Tips and Samples for School Fundraisers - Keeping parents informed about your school’s fundraising activities is a
must. There are many opportunities for a school to communicate with parents
throughout the year: parent-teacher conferences, school events, morning and
afternoon pick up, etc. But the most effective way to communicate the specifics
of a fundraiser (mission statement, selling dates, pick up dates, product
details, etc.) is through a fundraising parent letter. Click here to learn more about fundraising parent letters.
School Fundraising Resources - The goal of our school fundraising blog is to help educate parents, teachers
and school administrators on the latest news, trends and ideas in the
fundraising industry. But there are many great resources beyond this blog. Below
are 3 very informative and credible fundraising resources. Click here to learn more about school fundraising resources. |
