Novel Fundraising Ideas To Make Your New Fundraiser More Profitable
In a community where everyone is running helter skelter it is easy to have the PTA/PTO fundraiser take a back burner to all the other "stuff" going on in family life. Here are some novel fundraising tips to help you run your best fundraiser ever that everyone remembers.
Communication is one of the most important things in a successful fundraising endeavor. Without Effective communication we often end up falling short of our goal. One novel fundraising tip to keep the lines of communication open.
Send out Letters
When planning a new fundraiser a simple letter is one of the best forms of communication, especially in an educational setting. It is not a novel fundraising idea to make plans not only to run a new fundraiser but to make plans for communicating to the parents about it. It may be the same for you as it is for me, but when my child came home with a letter from school I wanted to be sure to read it.
At the beginning of the year you might send out a letter to inform your PTO/PTA members of the new fundraisers that you intend to hold throughout the year. Let me give you an example.
Dear Mr. Smith
In order to keep our PTA/PTO members apprised of the fundraising events that are planned at our school this year I thought it would be best to give you the specifics ahead of time.
We have a pressing need at the school to replace some of the aging computers in the technology room. To do this effectively we need to raise $9,000.00 this Fall in order to get this done and installed by January. This September we are going to be selling Interstate Batteries! I know it sounds like a novel fundraising project, but think about it. Ask yourself, "Is there anyone that you know that does not use them?"? If a battery runs out on a TV remote or a game controller, it's the kind of thing you go to the store right then and replace if you don't have spares at home! This has been a highly successful fundraiser for many groups. One group of 71 students had a $73,000 sale with BATTERIES! We don't need to raise that much, but we feel confident that we will exceed our goal if we have your support in this effort.
Hopefully you can see that in the example above the entire fundraiser is outlined. A well informed PTA/PTO member is an asset not to be overlooked.
A short time before your novel fundraising event is scheduled to begin you might want to send out another letter to reminder to your members. This will give them time to ready themselves for the event, instead of having a "deer in the headlights" look on their face when reminded at the last minute or worse, when they see the sales brochure come home with their child.
Effective communication with your members will ensure that they are ready to help when the time comes. Having a novel fundraising product, if it is an "in demand" and "valued" product also helps ensure that your new fundraiser is profitable.
There are many novel fundraising ideas that can be found to work for a school or group to sell. Some will raise more than others. Go to AIM Fundraising for new fundraiser ideas that will super charge your group to have the best fundraiser ever.
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