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3 Golden Tips For a Successful School Fundraiser
Communication is a very big key. A long time before your event is started, you should have certain things already in place. Then you’ll be prepared for kicking off your big first day. The best thing that your PTA can do pre-fundraiser is make sure all the parents are informed about the fundraiser, and know [...]
The Benefits of Alumni Fundraising
Given the current state of the economy, many educational facilities find themselves struggling and placing a greater importance on Alumni fundraising. Alumni fundraising has many benefits when it comes to boosting an educational facility’s budget. For one, there is generally very little, if any, start-up costs to holding a fundraising event or planning a campaign [...]
Fun Fundraising Ideas – Our Top 5
Fun Fundraising Ideas – Some Recommendations Need some fun fundraising ideas? There are lots of really cool things to do to raise funds. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Yard Sale Coordinating a yard sale from donated items is a great low-cost way to raise funds. You might even add some baked [...]
Event Fundraising – Pricing Tickets and Soliciting Donations
By Rose Wang Chin and Carlton Chin The main purpose of the article is to present an analysis of a fundraiser’s numbers, but we also learned some good lessons along the way. Get the Support of Others to Build a Good Foundation We were fortunate to have the support of much of our town for [...]
5 Uncommon Ways to Raise Money For Charity
Uncommon ways to fund raise can turn a task that can be difficult and grueling into something that is fun and enjoyable. In this article we’ll explore some five easy-to-implement ideas that have excellent potential. 1. Sell a limited edition of a book that your organization sponsors. A limited edition means that only so many [...]
Using Candy For Your Fund Raiser
Raising dollars with candy is a great fundraiser idea. There are many fundraising opportunities online that offer assistance raising money with the use of sweets and other various products. Some of the more common sweets fundraising corporations offer popular candies such as M&Ms, Snickers, and hard sweets. Other businesses choose to market their own brands [...]
Is Giving an Experience Or an Obligation?
Fundraising is evolving. Previous generations gave because of a sense of duty or obligation. For them, all that was necessary was a just cause. Things are changing. We have many more choices. There are multiple organizations pursuing the same cause. We expect to be closely connected to everything around us. Today our giving is data-driven [...]
Sample Fundraising Letter – How to Use This Template Correctly
When getting ready to have a fundraiser one of the most important parts of your fundraiser is crafting a letter to send to prospective donors informing them of your fundraiser. The letter can service a few different purposes; one can be to ask for donations directly, while another purpose can be to inform prospective donors [...]
Choosing Fundraisers by Type
There are thousands and thousands of ways to raise money. In fact, for many people who need to do fundraisers, just knowing where to look for fundraising ideas and understanding how to begin wading through all of them can seem like an enormous and daunting task. One of the smartest ways to do so is [...]
5 Fundraising Ideas For a Golf Fundraiser Day!
If run properly, a golf fundraiser day can be an extremely profitable fundraising event. It’s popular, a large percent of the population enjoys golfing, and it can have many different fundraising methods incorporated into it! Here are 5 ways that you can use to raise funds at a golf fundraiser day… Entry Fees – This [...]
