Fundraising Ideas

Just posted a new article on school fundraising success.
You have to decide which approach you want to take:
1 – Sell products
2 – Organize an event
3 – Sell raffle tickets
For elementary schools, I always recommend that you do at least two events a year and one product fundraiser.
Do some sort of athletic-based event [...]

Raising Funds With Tupperware
Tupperware fundraising is an easy way for schools to raise money. The products are high-quality and are also a familiar brand name. That recognition combined with an attractive and colorful product catalog makes this an easy school fundraiser.
Tupperware fundraisers are usually done as standard catalog order-takers. Simply order the quantity of fundraising [...]

Fundraiser Preparation: Recruiting Volunteers
How to advice on recruiting volunteers and the best ways to handle personnel assignments.
Start early
As previously discussed, to get enough volunteers you need to start early. The best way to do that is by pre-recruiting them. In other words, go through last year’s files and select the members that you think will [...]

The July newsletter is online and this issue has some great content, including a new article on getting the most profit out of your car raffle.
I also included a bit of a forum thread I started this morning asking you what type of fundraising advice you wanted.
It might sound funny, but after six years [...]