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1). How To Write a Better Fundraising Letter
Looking for tips on writing a better fundraising letter? Use these quick tips
to craft your next donation request letter. Feel free to modify the sample
letter below to fit your specific needs.
-Good news - Always start the letter with a series of good news
-Use bullets to build momentum and make entire letter ente...
2). Cheerleader Fundraising
Cheerleading fundraisers are the ultimate in small group fundraising. Cheerleaders possess boundless energy, determination, and loads of contacts (for potential supporters).
Harnessing all this energy and enthusiasm can be a challenge,but having the right cheerleading fundraiser is a great start. You want to leverage their skills by gi...
3). Fundraising Ideas: Keep It Safe
When your youth group is doing a fundraiser, it is imperative to make sure that the proper safety precautions are followed.
Never allow door-to-door sales without direct adult supervision. Period.
In a sad case, an 11-year-old boy selling candy for a PTA fundraiser came to the door of a 15-year-old boy who was home alone ...
4). Writing Donation Request Letters
Writing Donation Request Letters
5). Fundraising With Discount Cards
Looking for ideas for fundraisers? You're not the only one. Every group is searching for easy fundraisers that produce big results. Well, selling fundraising discount cards is one of the best fundraisers around.
Discount cards deliver considerable revenue for your group at $10 each. They usually produce average sales of 10 units per se...
6). Car Wash Fundraiser Ideas
Car wash fundraisers are a proven money-maker in virtually every community. All you need are willing volunteers, a high-traffic location with good visibility, and some attention getting signs.
You can put a car wash fundraiser together on short notice, but they work best with a little planning. Here's how to get started...
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7). Fundraising Sales Secrets
How do you maximize your fundraising sales? Here are some fundraising sales tips from my book,
Fundraising Success!
1- Emphasize setting a personal challenge goal
Have sellers make a commitment to be their group or sub-group's best salesperson. Structure their sales efforts to emphasize achievement, not failure.
8). Fundraising Publicity Tips
The success of your fundraiser depends on how much publicity your group can attract. Community awareness of your fundraising need and your fundraising offering will always increase your results.
Here are some fundraising publicity tips:
Publicity Tip #1 - Use your website
If you don't have one, get one. Use it to com...
9). Fundraiser Candles for Your Group
Looking for a good fundraising idea? Candle sales are easy and profitable. What, exactly, is a candle fundraiser?
Candle fundraisers are your basic order taker fundraiser. You need to do more than just show pictures of candles. Showing fragrant samples will dramatically boost your candle fundraiser's results.
The basic co...
10). Fun Fundraising Activities
To get the most out of any fundraiser, every participant needs to give their all from start to finish. This includes your team members, parents, coaches, and other volunteers.
To keep everyone's interest from waning, make sure that you include fun in your fundraiser each step of the way.
Ten ways to put fun in your fundr...
11). Fundraising Tips - The Follow-Up
The key to continued fundraising success is to follow-up afterwards: Supporters and participants need to be thanked.
Merchant contributors need to be debriefed on their results from participating. Records need to be gathered, copied, and stored.
Communicate the results to everyone involved.
Informing everyone...
12). Getting the Best Return on Investment for your Fundraiser
Return On Investment (ROI) is a fundamental business concept. Its also something that every fundraiser needs to take into consideration.
A business investment consists of working capital, physical assets, and peoples time.
ROI is the net gain that results from a business spending money and utilizing physical assets, along...
13). 12 Fundraising Sales Secrets
12 Fundraising Sales Secrets
14). Photography Fundraiser
Photography Fundraiser
15). Tips for Organizing Your Fundraiser
1- Have a written project plan
Run your fundraiser like a small business. Have a written project plan that spells out all roles and responsibilities.
Slot motivated individuals into those roles and equip them with everything they need to do a great job.
2- Use your website
If you don't have one, get one. Use it to com...
16). Youth Group Fundraiser
Everybody wants easy fundraisers. The problem is that you also want good results. So, how do you get the best results
from an easy fundraiser?
Three things to consider in evaluating easy fundraisers:
Effort Involved
Resources Needed
Duration of Fundraiser
EFFORT INVOLVED
An easy fund...
17). Three Great Fundraising Event Ideas
These three fundraising events work well for any size group. To maximize your success, you must create awareness within the community of both the specifics of your fundraising event and the reason why your group is raising funds.
Both are important to any fundraiser, but they are absolutely critical for pulling off a successful event....
18). The Importance of Location in Fundraising
Location, Location, Location!
There are few things that are more important than location. It not only
applies to real estate, but to fundraising too. Here are some tips to
expand your horizons when trying to maximize your fundraising efforts.
Traditionally, fundraising efforts are concentrated on:
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