Friday, November 19, 2010

A Guide On Doing A Unique Fundraising Campaign

A Guide On Doing A Unique Fundraising Campaign

            One of the key factors that make a fundraising campaign successful would be its uniqueness. This means that the more distinct you are from the other schools, groups, and organizations that are doing fundraisers, the higher your chances are on raising the necessary funds that you require for your cause. Carrying out a unique fundraising campaign is a wise choice as this separates your from the crowd of people who are also raising funds as well.

            When you plan out your unique fundraising campaign, the first think you need to consider would be the unique fundraiser idea that you and your members will be carrying out. The fundraiser idea that you choose will serve as the basis of your tasks and the strategies that you must perform to raise money effectively. For instance, if you have decided on selling out scented pencils, then you will most likely choose elementary students, high school students, and college students as your target customers. Starting a fundraiser can be a little bit daunting especially if you’re going to do this for the first time but as long as you’re determined to do the things that you must do, you will surely reach success in the end. Don’t forget to bring along a good amount of fun and imagination as well as these are considered necessary ingredients that will help you increase your success rates. Raising funds should be made fun as much as possible instead of making it appear like forced labor. You’re going to work with volunteers in your campaign so the least you can do for them is to make their experience fun and exciting as this will enable you to motivate them to work hard towards reaching your goals.

            Next, determine the reason why you need to raise money and the amount that you must be able to raise at the end of your campaign. Determining the money that must be raised will allow you to formulate your fundraising goals and objectives well. In addition, this will also allow you to know the set number of products that you need to sell out during your set timeline. Once you get the values, you can now divide these into the volunteers that you have. Then, tell these to your volunteers during your meetings so that they will know what they need to do. Now, when you tell your members the set number of products that each of them needs to sell, you can give them the freedom to make a pledge in front of your group if they want to sell more than what is expected of them. Telling a huge crowd that you will do something will most likely motivate you to exert serious efforts to achieve what you have stated. This is another good motivational strategy that will get your volunteers pumping with energy. Lastly, choose a good fundraising company that will provide you the supplies that you need as well as the expert help necessary to aid you in achieving your goals and objectives.



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