Things Your Organization Should Consider
Before Throwing Your Next School Fundraiser
Before Throwing Your Next School Fundraiser
Thinking proactively about everything that could possibly go wrong can actually be positive thinking.
Here are a few ways to make sure you have thought of everything before throwing your next school fundraiser.
1. Ensure The Right Plans Are All Agreed Upon In The Beginning
Make sure that who ever is helping you get organized, remember that you are all on the same team, reaching for the same goals and to keep each other informed, especially early on. Have set meetings, make people accountable and decide on your goals early. To truly have a successful school fundraiser, seek the advice of other school fundraising organizations and gain insight and tips from their previous successes.
2. Don’t Have Your School Fundraising Event The Same Night As Another Charity Event Or In The Same Week If You Can Avoid It
Oftentimes you won’t be able to know when another school charity event will be going on ahead of time, but, if you have the means to avoid another fundraising event that is happening the same day, week or month as yours, (providing that it is in the same vicinity or attracts the same types of people), it is to your advantage both turn-out and financially speaking to have the date all your own.
3. Don’t Promise What You Can’t Deliver
If you advertise that a celebrity will be there to greet people and they don’t show up or if you promise free food and it costs money once they get there, you most likely will have poor fundraising results, not to mention the fact that these people probably won’t come to any of your events again.
4. Give Donors Accurate Information On How Their Gifts Will Be Used Right From The Start
If you have a silent auction, golf tournament, a raffle or any other type of portion of the fundraiser where you have asked donors to donate gifts in exchange for advertising, be clear on all details from the beginning. They are doing you more of a favor than you are doing them, so it’s wise to be clear and detail oriented from the beginning. After all, if this school fundraising event goes well, then you will want to ask the donors back for a second time.
5. Have Back Up Plan For Your Back Up Plan
As stated before, anything that could possibly go wrong- could. Therefore discuss back-up plans with your school fundraising committee/ team and make back up plans for your back up plans. Don’t just assume the one restaurant who thinks they can donate sandwiches will. Get the golf course, VFW hall or gymnasium space agreement in writing. Give every donor a deadline two weeks before they actually should deliver. When you are prepared for the worse, you will feel relief knowing that should something go wrong- you have your bases covered.
6. Don’t Underestimate Your Volunteers
Always make sure to send thanks to your help. In the end, it’s the overwhelming support of the people who came together to make your school fundraiser a success. Early in the planning stages, make a point to budget for thank-you gifts, and write thank-yous in any programs that you make. Also, volunteers are there because they want to be put to work and help out. Create a list to give to a volunteer coordinator to delegate jobs. Just because you are organizing the event, doesn’t mean you need to do everything. Delegation is key to keeping your charity event running smooth.
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