Tips for Fundraising Success
Let us help you revise the age-old success steps to profitable school fundraising. We do not apologize for bold
statements between the lines. Now for the tips to your success.
Tip 1. Choose your fundraising program.
 Absolutely evaluate the available programs. The Internet
opens the world to your committee.
Tip 2. Plan your Program. Set financial goals, the length of fundraising (2 weeks is often
recommended), and stick to the time frame.
Check on the planning aspect. Time is your friend, and is no longer
a driving constraint. Yes you should keep it short from a conventional publicity mindset, but keep
your mind open as you continue down this page. Our program is open-ended AND physically
unconstrained from a local community / neighborhood perspective.
Tip 3. Publicize to your community
Check. But let's redefine community. It is your local
community, your extended family, friends, acquaintances, and your emailing list. Those with
whom you share internet humor!
Tip 4. Promote your fundraiser by letters to parents & members, posters, and community
announcements.
Check. Add email to that list. We provide a link with
sample emails kids can copy-n-paste and a link to 'send a bookmark' right from your
unique school fundraising web page. At your school discretion, we can automatically generate a gentle
email campaign for your purchasers so every quarter (or month) they are reminded of your
ongoing fundraiser offering specials, etc.
Tip 5. Have a 'Kick-Off" rally to build enthusiasm and educate the students on what they have to do
for success.
Absolutely. Kids understand the web.
They really understand how to email and use the world wide web!
Tip 6. Start the fundraiser.
Check. Your leadership can evaluate products even before you
commit and publicize the fundraiser. Once we are notified, your site will normally be operational within a
week.
Tip 7. Track progress. Encourage the students to maintain motivation. Consider incentives.
Check. However, progress is instantly updated and accessible
to your leadership.
Tip 8. At completion of the fundraiser, collect the order forms and payments.
Oops, sorry. The system is instant and no action is
required from you. Payment is collected as people order online. They even use credit cards on
a secured shopping cart. No order forms, no payments to handle, no mix-ups, no lost paper nor
money.
Tip 9. Tally results
Sorry, already completed. That is done automatically for
you.
Tip 10. Send payments and the tally forms to the fundraising company.
Done automatically.
Tip 11. Plan the product delivery date with the fundraising company.
The product is shipped within 2 business days of when it is
ordered by each customer so this is not required. A full customer service system is in
place for any problems or questions. And thanks to email, United Parcel Service tracking is
delivered to the customer as the product is shipped. This includes expected delivery
dates!
Tip 12. Check arriving shipment for damaged products and any misorders. Arrange for
replacements.
Sorry again. All taken care of by customers & our
customer service.
Tip 13. Have a time and place for students and parents to pick up delivered products. Organize those
orders using parents and teacher volunteers. Be sure to double check the orders as they are released.
Sorry. We know you are getting the picture
here.....
Tip 14. Students should deliver the products they sold.
Already completed. Imagine the savings of time and energy
complements of web technology! And, instant successes for the kids!
Tip 15. Use the funds for the betterment of our kids educational experience.
Check. Mission completed, almost.
Tip 16. Evaluate the just completed fundraiser, and begin planning your next
fundraiser.
Check, but only the current 'campaign' is complete.
Your system is STILL in place and will continue producing sales for your profit. You can
- Plan another campaign,
- Do an advertising blitz, or
- Simply stay in touch with your ongoing contributors until the next school year rolls
around
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