Plan ahead! Start planning at least three to six months in advance. Select your fundraiser early to assure ample time to execute it successfully. Schedule your fundraiser to avoid competing with other groups.
It is better to have two or three great fundraisers per year instead of ten mediocre fundraisers. Your donors and customers will both participate more if they know this is the only fundraiser of that season. Don't give them an excuse to toss the current fundraiser aside and wait for the next one.
Set Goals and Deadlines. Establishing a clear financial goal is absolutely necessary if you want to achieve success. Set a reasonable dollar amount you need to earn and then decide what steps it will take to reach it. Set flexible deadlines to allow meaningful progress.
Remember to Promote, Promote, Promote. Communicate via an email or letter with event information to each potential donor within your organization explaining your fundraising event. Spread the word to generate enthusiasm. Get everyone involved. If you can get each person to participate in some way then the goal is that much easier to achieve. Make a list of potential buyers – family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and acquaintances. Let everyone know why you are fundraising.
Do incentives work? While incentives do work, be careful that the incentives don't dilute the profits from your fundraiser. Make up your incentives with donated prizes or a small party, Be creative. Set a goal for each group or a contest to raise more money than other groups. Give them another reason to sell.
Keep your fundraiser short. It is recommend to be no more than a couple of week selling period. Your can work three weekends into your schedule. You can budget some time for late orders to come in.
Get volunteers to help organize and delegate to help lighten your work load. Assign specific tasks to each volunteer. Communicate before during and after the Fundraiser. Keep in mind that too many volunteers are really worse than not enough. As you do more fundraisers it will be easier to gauge the number of volunteers you need.
You should also consider using Sunset Coupon Books instead or in addition to your other ideas.
Coupon Books sell for only $10 each. You pay $5 for them so you make $5 for yourself for a full 100% profit.
Local coupon book editions are available in Phoenix, Tempe / Mesa, Tucson and Salt Lake City.
No Up Front Cost
Sunset Coupons will consign books to bonafide established organizations. Call to see how your group can begin raising money with no out of pocket expense.
Personalized Books
We can imprint your group, charity or school name and/or logo on the cover.
Remember the first step in doing a fundraiser, is actually getting started! Call Sunset Coupons so we can help.
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