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| Fundraising 101: |
Successful steps for a profitable
fundraiser.
• Decide on one of our “Satisfaction
Guaranteed” programs.
• Have a planning session – Define
the purpose and attainable goal for your project. Set a date
to begin and obtain permission as needed. We suggest projects
be allowed to run 10 days lasting over 2 weekends.
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Place your sales product or brochure order with our convenient
web-site system or Contact Us for
help with answers to your questions. We are here to help you
through each step of your project. We will supply a booklet
of FREE Information and Tips concerning your chosen order-taker
project.
• Announce your upcoming project to the students,
teachers and community.
• Promote your fundraiser
with a parent letter, posters and announcements.
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Hold a “kick-off” rally, which encourages the students
to participate in your fundraising program. Explain your purpose
and goals for the project. Build enthusiasm to reach the set
goals. Display and explain your awards program.
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Start the fundraiser!
• Monitor progress and provide
encouragement and incentives to keep your sellers motivated.
• Once the fundraiser is complete, collect the money and/or
order forms.
• Use our prepaid shipping package to
send us your order forms.
• We tally your forms and
prepare all reports for your group.
• Once we have
received your order forms we will confirm your expected shipping
date.
• Remind students and parents to pick up delivered
products as announced. It may be helpful to have responsible
students or volunteers distribute the orders.
• Ask
sellers to report any problems with their order as soon as possible.
We guarantee pre-packed orders to be correct and delivered in
good condition.
• Contact
Us concerning any problems, we are here to help with your
project.
• Have students deliver their products and
collect money. Remind students to thank your supporters.
• Wrapping up your project, return any order-taker items
in need of credit. Make arrangements for payment of your invoice.
• Enjoy the benefits of this project. Visit our site
again, we are showing new items and brochures for each season.
Begin planning your next fundraiser. |
Fundraiser Safety Tips: |
Your children’s safety while doing fundraising
is an important priority. That's why we discourage any student
from selling door-to-door or selling to strangers.
Fundraising safety Do's and Don'ts:
A. Be Safe & Be Smart -- Use your common sense.
B. Make a list of friends, family, relatives, and neighbors
to contact to avoid door-to-door sales.
C. Parents must be involved with each fundraising activity.
D. Follow all the instructions provided.
E. Make sure parents have approved who you intend to ask to
support your group.
F. Use the telephone to call family and friends to ask them
to help your group by making a purchase.
G. Ask your parents to take products or an order-taker to work.
H. Never allow children to carry collected money unless accompanied
by a responsible adult.
I. Use the buddy system - don't sell alone.
J. Do not carry large amounts of cash.
K. Never talk to strangers.
L. Never go out after dark. |
Get FREE information ! |
You need to be aware of your state's laws concerning
tax exempt status for non profit groups. Each states laws
vary by type of group as well as type of project chosen for
sales. The above link is provided for your convenience and
in no way should be considered as legal advise for your particular
group or project. |
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