Fundraising Ideas

The Art Of The Appeal Letter
What’s the best way to raise money? Face-to-face, of course. What’s the best way to raise money when you have 2,000 or 200,000 people on your mailing list and not enough volunteers to make all those visits? The solicitation letter.
Whether it’s called an appeal letter, an annual letter, a membership [...]

Eight Cardinal Rules For Donation Requests
When writing a donation request letter, there are eight cardinal rules to follow. Failure to follow these rules will weaken your message, lower your response rate, and substantially reduce donation size.
Here’s how to get the most out of your fundraising letter:
Rule 1 – Use “I” and “you” (but mostly “you”).
In [...]

Organizing A Successful Car Raffle
Putting together a car raffle is not as hard as you think. The key ingredient is having a large group of ticket sellers who market the raffle chances to the general public. Everything besides ticket sales can be handled by just a few people.
Get organized
Divide the main tasks and focus on [...]

Top Fundraising Products, Events and Raffles
Here are the top producing fundraising products, event ideas, and raffles that produce the best results.
Fundraising Products
Fundraising Cards – Fundraising cards are easy fundraisers – Extra profit tips for discount card fundraisers to double your profits.
Cookie Dough Fundraisers – Cookie dough program overview plus companies and suppliers.
Candle Fundraiser – Five [...]