Most people would say the slumping U.S. economy is a topic better suited for CNN than PTO. But the slumping economy is certainly having an impact on schools, camps and other non-profit budgets. It will influence how much money your group needs to raise and how it is spent.
Because discretionary spending has declined among most American households, it’s more important than ever to get the most “bang for your buck” by running efficient and profitable fundraisers.
Reduce Fundraising Clutter
Regardless of the economic situation, parent groups always try a lot of different approaches to raising money. Everything from collecting box tops and soup labels, to school carnivals, product sales, raffles, walk-a-thons, and car washes. Unfortunately, these activities all generate fundraising clutter – and the more fundraising your group does, the more clutter it accumulates.
In today’s economic climate, it’s vital that your group reduce its fundraising clutter. Supporters are already apprehensive about spending or contributing more money. If they develop apathy, then it becomes even tougher to meet your fundraising goals.
When evaluating your fundraising options, consider that a recent survey shows 8 out of 10 parent groups sell popular consumer items to raise money which is called ‘product fundraising’.
6 out of 10 say it’s the most profitable method for raising money with each year schools earning nearly $2 billion through product sales and SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers fit the current economy perfectly in every respect.
Identify the Finish Line
Set a specific beginning and ending date for primary fundraising activities and stick to it. Without a clear target date, your fundraiser will drag on, often without direction.
Keep Energy Levels High
Communicate before, during and after the program and remind parents, students, teachers and other volunteers of your fundraiser goals and deadlines by providing regular status reports and updates.
Remember To Say “Thanks!”
Don’t forget to thank all your supporters and let them know when the fundraiser goal was met and how the profits were spent. After all, it wouldn’t have been possible without their support.
Have fun!
With the right approach, fundraising itself can bring ownership and pride to everyone involved!
For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers boost profits while creating a ‘Fun Event’ at the same time, simply click the video link below or visit http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com to view a fundraiser example website, provided to clients of SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers.
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Spreading The Power of a SMILE
Monday, September 19, 2011
A Pitch-Proof Fundraiser Secret:
There is a secret to a Pitch-Proof Fundraiser, but first you have to rehearse the sales pitch, make sense? Well, we’ll explain, but first have everyone practice your group's sales pitch at home, making sure the goal is stated. Fine tune your two-sentence value proposition and make sure that every seller uses it.
Allen Williams of SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers said, “Concerning sales pitches. I don’t like to refer to it as a ‘pitch’ because for me, it’s only drawing attention to the benefits of the product and the term ‘pitch’ just seems to have a different connotation.
With our products, I have found to simply state the benefits without the pitch works quite well, but you have to have the right product. Consider our Promotional Fundraiser product line. First they are custom printed with the organization’s logo which provides free advertising. Then they are completely unique, rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability. By the time we get to the fun aspect, they easily envision the kids painting, coloring or signing our shirts and they’re sold on the spot.
So the pitch are the product benefits to me, nothing more, but you have to have the right product. And making your products easy to order, is also the secret to a successful fundraiser. At SIGnaShirt Fundraisers, we custom brand a sales website for our clients which only displays the products they wish to promote in their fundraiser.
What we found was by allowing today’s technology to work for us. We have eliminated the safety issues with door-to-door sales completely and removed that from the equation. But we also experience the sales and profits go up, because the purchasing process is just so easy.”
SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are perfect for family and school reunions, graduations, and events of all kinds. For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers can benefit your organization, simply click the video link below.
To learn why SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability. View the SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraiser program in action at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com. Learn of all the advantages that’s in store for you at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
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Allen Williams of SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers said, “Concerning sales pitches. I don’t like to refer to it as a ‘pitch’ because for me, it’s only drawing attention to the benefits of the product and the term ‘pitch’ just seems to have a different connotation.
With our products, I have found to simply state the benefits without the pitch works quite well, but you have to have the right product. Consider our Promotional Fundraiser product line. First they are custom printed with the organization’s logo which provides free advertising. Then they are completely unique, rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability. By the time we get to the fun aspect, they easily envision the kids painting, coloring or signing our shirts and they’re sold on the spot.
So the pitch are the product benefits to me, nothing more, but you have to have the right product. And making your products easy to order, is also the secret to a successful fundraiser. At SIGnaShirt Fundraisers, we custom brand a sales website for our clients which only displays the products they wish to promote in their fundraiser.
What we found was by allowing today’s technology to work for us. We have eliminated the safety issues with door-to-door sales completely and removed that from the equation. But we also experience the sales and profits go up, because the purchasing process is just so easy.”
SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are perfect for family and school reunions, graduations, and events of all kinds. For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers can benefit your organization, simply click the video link below.
To learn why SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability. View the SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraiser program in action at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com. Learn of all the advantages that’s in store for you at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
One Big Fundraiser Don’t Do:
If your group presents a quality product like the Autograph-Memento or Creativity-Craft Kits to the community, to which the buyers respond favorably, your profit will stay consistent and grow through the years.
Parents, friends and relatives will actually look forward to your annual sale, increasing their order from year to year, telling their friends how good the products are. Often-times a school, camp, club or team may change their fundraising companies annually, thinking that another company or program might work better.
However, if the quality of products is inconsistent or service provided is inferior, community trust is broken. The buyer or fundraiser supporter will lose confidence in the products you are providing and, therefore, the credibility of your organization will suffer greatly.
People are less likely to support your follow-up fundraiser due to the fact that they felt dissatisfied which is a difficult task for any fundraising organization to recover from. It takes years to build community loyalty and support! If something works for you, stay with it!
Your focus should be on what will cause the kids to get the products out of their backpacks and out of their football or cheerleading gear bags. The chance for something to happen is great if they get the product flyer out of their bags and into the hands of mom or dad.
Once in the right hands, your fundraiser program has to cover a wide variety of interests, appealing to singles, moms, dads, older adults, teenagers, adolescents, and children. Then the program has to cover categories of interest that have real value, like apparel and mementos.
More variety means more selling tools on the front line with four Autograph-Memento and Creativity-Craft kits to choose from. But it still all comes back to motivating the kids to take the brochure out of the backpack. Strong incentives and a good product mix work well to create a successful fundraiser.
For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Specialties Promotional Fundraisers boost profits and promote your organization at the same time, simply click the video link below or visit http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com to view a fundraiser example website, which describes how SIGnaShirt Specialties Promotional Fundraisers work.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
Parents, friends and relatives will actually look forward to your annual sale, increasing their order from year to year, telling their friends how good the products are. Often-times a school, camp, club or team may change their fundraising companies annually, thinking that another company or program might work better.
However, if the quality of products is inconsistent or service provided is inferior, community trust is broken. The buyer or fundraiser supporter will lose confidence in the products you are providing and, therefore, the credibility of your organization will suffer greatly.
People are less likely to support your follow-up fundraiser due to the fact that they felt dissatisfied which is a difficult task for any fundraising organization to recover from. It takes years to build community loyalty and support! If something works for you, stay with it!
Your focus should be on what will cause the kids to get the products out of their backpacks and out of their football or cheerleading gear bags. The chance for something to happen is great if they get the product flyer out of their bags and into the hands of mom or dad.
Once in the right hands, your fundraiser program has to cover a wide variety of interests, appealing to singles, moms, dads, older adults, teenagers, adolescents, and children. Then the program has to cover categories of interest that have real value, like apparel and mementos.
More variety means more selling tools on the front line with four Autograph-Memento and Creativity-Craft kits to choose from. But it still all comes back to motivating the kids to take the brochure out of the backpack. Strong incentives and a good product mix work well to create a successful fundraiser.
For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Specialties Promotional Fundraisers boost profits and promote your organization at the same time, simply click the video link below or visit http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com to view a fundraiser example website, which describes how SIGnaShirt Specialties Promotional Fundraisers work.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
Seven Steps When Fundraiser Ends:
The ending of your fundraiser can be almost as exciting as the event, if you follow some simple steps and pay lots of attention to those that made it happen.
Be sure to reward all your volunteers who participated and supported you in your event, even if it can only be with acknowledgment. Make it known and make it important so everyone feels their participation really mattered.
Parent volunteers can sometimes feel left off the appreciation loop so don’t let this happen. Make sure to send a personal note of your appreciation for their support.
You might even express your gratitude in a tangible way, with a pair of complimentary passes to the next ticketed event, or an Autograph Shirt from SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers with your organization’s logo on it.
Say it loud and state it clearly in your newsletters, in your email announcements, as well as online through your social networks. Make sure everyone who assisted in your event is acknowledged and appreciated.
And don’t forget to remind everyone who much fun your event was. If you created a contest with a SIGnaShirt Fundraiser Creativity-Craft Shirt Kit. Let everyone know who the winner was that created the most unique shirt. And ask everyone involved how future events can be improved upon.
To learn how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers puts the Fun back in Fundraisers, simply click the video link below or visit http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com. And find out why their products are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
Be sure to reward all your volunteers who participated and supported you in your event, even if it can only be with acknowledgment. Make it known and make it important so everyone feels their participation really mattered.
Parent volunteers can sometimes feel left off the appreciation loop so don’t let this happen. Make sure to send a personal note of your appreciation for their support.
You might even express your gratitude in a tangible way, with a pair of complimentary passes to the next ticketed event, or an Autograph Shirt from SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers with your organization’s logo on it.
Say it loud and state it clearly in your newsletters, in your email announcements, as well as online through your social networks. Make sure everyone who assisted in your event is acknowledged and appreciated.
And don’t forget to remind everyone who much fun your event was. If you created a contest with a SIGnaShirt Fundraiser Creativity-Craft Shirt Kit. Let everyone know who the winner was that created the most unique shirt. And ask everyone involved how future events can be improved upon.
To learn how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers puts the Fun back in Fundraisers, simply click the video link below or visit http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com. And find out why their products are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
How To Find Fundraiser Volunteers:
Your volunteers can be found at your drop off or pickup area, at the neighborhood function or monthly social gathering. And you might want to display a large poster signup sheet in the hallway, listing your areas of need.
During the initial meeting, line up a healthy reserve of volunteers who rotate throughout the year. But remember, individuals should not be called on for more than one or two fundraisers a year, so that they don’t get burned out.
Busy parents don’t always have your organization’s calendar on their mind. Make folders describing your mission, the people on the team and their contact information. And include a snapshot of the year’s calendar of activities.
Parents who may not warm up to a fundraiser may find it easier to get involved in raising funds for their child’s specific grade level or troop if you target your audience.
And praise goes a long way. Some ideas on how you might acknowledge your volunteers, might be, a prime parking spot with a big sign that says “Reserved for Volunteer of the Week”. Or you might feature a story, complete with pictures of your volunteers, on your website, or in your newsletters and blogs.
Another way to express your gratitude might be an Autograph Shirt Day with one of the SIGnaShirt Fundraiser autograph mementos, with personal messages of appreciation written on the shirts.
For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers can assist in creating memories of appreciation, simply click the video link below or visit http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
During the initial meeting, line up a healthy reserve of volunteers who rotate throughout the year. But remember, individuals should not be called on for more than one or two fundraisers a year, so that they don’t get burned out.
Busy parents don’t always have your organization’s calendar on their mind. Make folders describing your mission, the people on the team and their contact information. And include a snapshot of the year’s calendar of activities.
Parents who may not warm up to a fundraiser may find it easier to get involved in raising funds for their child’s specific grade level or troop if you target your audience.
And praise goes a long way. Some ideas on how you might acknowledge your volunteers, might be, a prime parking spot with a big sign that says “Reserved for Volunteer of the Week”. Or you might feature a story, complete with pictures of your volunteers, on your website, or in your newsletters and blogs.
Another way to express your gratitude might be an Autograph Shirt Day with one of the SIGnaShirt Fundraiser autograph mementos, with personal messages of appreciation written on the shirts.
For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers can assist in creating memories of appreciation, simply click the video link below or visit http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
How To Prevent Fundraiser Burnout:
When it come to fundraisers, do less and do those better. Don't make constant pleas just for the sake of fundraising. Communicate early on your goals and fundraising plans for the year. Your supporters are more willing to support you, if they understand and support a few tangible goals, not a dozen throughout the year.
The vast majority of Americans still support fundraisers that they find are for a good cause. Statistics of 2005 to 2006 state that 8 out of 10 Americans, and 9 out of 10 parents, purchased a consumer item to support a fundraiser. This is pretty good news we thought, so we asked Allen Williams of SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers his opinion.
Allen said, “The flip side to statistics is over half of the supporters of fundraisers only purchased products two times or less throughout the year. And I think this is the obstacle facing organizations that they need to overcome. Most just do too many fundraisers throughout the year and burnout their audience. My suggestion is that they not only do fewer fundraisers but they choose their products as well as their events more carefully. I have seen many fundraiser events that were not very exciting if I can be polite. While on the other-hand I have also witnessed our custom Autograph Shirts used at conventions, reunions and graduations that were a huge success, not only as far as excitement and enjoyment but also as a huge revenue builder for the organization.”
SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are perfect for family and school reunions, graduations, and events of all kinds. For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers can benefit your organization, simply click the video link below. To learn why SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability. View the SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraiser program in action at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com. Learn of all the advantages that’s in store for you at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
The vast majority of Americans still support fundraisers that they find are for a good cause. Statistics of 2005 to 2006 state that 8 out of 10 Americans, and 9 out of 10 parents, purchased a consumer item to support a fundraiser. This is pretty good news we thought, so we asked Allen Williams of SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers his opinion.
Allen said, “The flip side to statistics is over half of the supporters of fundraisers only purchased products two times or less throughout the year. And I think this is the obstacle facing organizations that they need to overcome. Most just do too many fundraisers throughout the year and burnout their audience. My suggestion is that they not only do fewer fundraisers but they choose their products as well as their events more carefully. I have seen many fundraiser events that were not very exciting if I can be polite. While on the other-hand I have also witnessed our custom Autograph Shirts used at conventions, reunions and graduations that were a huge success, not only as far as excitement and enjoyment but also as a huge revenue builder for the organization.”
SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are perfect for family and school reunions, graduations, and events of all kinds. For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers can benefit your organization, simply click the video link below. To learn why SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability. View the SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraiser program in action at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com. Learn of all the advantages that’s in store for you at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
Fundraiser Success And Hidden Fees:
To ensure Fundraiser Success, your initial focus is to establish a clear financial goal. By knowing how much money you need to raise, it will help you choose the right fundraiser company.
Don't let your organization's profits be eaten away by "hidden" costs, and ask questions ahead of time so you can make the necessary decisions concerning your fundraiser’s budget.
Allen Williams of SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers said, “Hidden fees are something he personally can’t stand. He said he purchases items online all the time and knows how maddening hidden fees can be. At SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers, they have removed the hidden fee surprises and consider it just good business.”
For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers surprise you with innovation instead of hidden fees, simply click the video link below. And you can also view the fundraiser program in action and learn why they are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
Don't let your organization's profits be eaten away by "hidden" costs, and ask questions ahead of time so you can make the necessary decisions concerning your fundraiser’s budget.
Allen Williams of SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers said, “Hidden fees are something he personally can’t stand. He said he purchases items online all the time and knows how maddening hidden fees can be. At SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers, they have removed the hidden fee surprises and consider it just good business.”
For additional information on how SIGnaShirt Promotional Fundraisers surprise you with innovation instead of hidden fees, simply click the video link below. And you can also view the fundraiser program in action and learn why they are rated in the Top 18% for Innovation and Marketability at http://www.Fundraiser.Deco-Craft.com.
View All 30 Free Fundraising Tips Videos
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