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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Free Download: Excel Fundraising Manager

The free fundraising manager below is an excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded and used to track your campaigns, budgets and goals. The spreadsheet includes a profit estimator, a budgeter, a campaign tracker, an income statement and a participant tracker.


Free Fundraising Manager

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Benefits of Seasonal Sports Fundraisers


Has your organization or group ever considered a Seasonal Fundraiser?

Seasonal fundraisers are a great way for your group to take advantage of the increased demand for products at certain times of the year. Not only will your group be able to increase the conversion ratios of items you are selling, you can also expect a greater chance for success and increased campaign revenues. If you look at it from a supporter's point of view, it is much easier for them to pay for flowers or chocolates near Valentine's day.

Here are some great examples of Seasonal Fundraisers your group can run:

  • Hold a Pumpkin drive near Hallowe'en
  • Partner with a florist in your area to setup a valentines day flower campaign
  • Sell cookie dough close to Christmas. Your supporters will have unique homemade gifts for their friends
  • Sell flags near national holidays
  • Chocolate is always popular at Easter


Your group should be creative and imaginative, the list of ideas is potentially endless. With a seasonal fundraiser you make the sales process easier for your group and you can offer a great benefit to your supporters.

Fundraising Candy Boxes



America's Favourite

Providing Fundraising Products, Ideas And Advice since 1970.
Fast, Free Candy Delivery, Highest Profits in Candy Fundraising. Up to 50% profit! Free shipping!
http://www.americas-favorite.com/index.php

Lollipop Fundraising Companies

The Goodies Factory offers gourmet lollipops for your fundraising initiative. Friendly staff and knowledgeable sales coordinators help make your fundraiser easier and more profitable and our incentive program is designed to reward and motivate your participants with a great selection of multi-level prizes for different sales levels. Please visit our website
www.thegoodiesfactory.com/cart/lollipops

Goldrush Candy Fundraising

Find best fund raising options for candy & food. We sell candy by presale order from our colorful brochures. Offers a wide variety of candy fundraising programs and ideas for your fund raising needs.
http://www.goldrushfundraising.com/candy-food-fundraising.htm

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

6 Super Fun Pizza Fundraising Ideas




We've found 6 fun and creative ways you can use Pizza in your next fundraiser.

1. Campus Pizza Night


Where there are starving students there is an opportunity to raise money. One fundraising idea that works well on any university or high school campus is hosting a fundraising lunch. Think of how quickly students will devour cheap pizza slices. Be sure to go through the appropriate channels in order to ensure you have permission to sell food services on campus. 

The best way to set up a lunch is to post flyers around the school so everyone knows not to pack their lunch for the day you've chosen. Use announcements via the school's PA system as reminders. Don't forget about promoting to faculty and staff, they also won't mind not having to pack their lunch for a good cause.

Also look to get a volume discount from the restaurant or pizzeria that you are using to supply the food. Dominos, Pizza Pizza and Boston Pizza all make mention of fundraising discounts on their sites.

Another great tip is to make it a regular event like "$2 Tuesdays-2 slices for 2 bucks" or something to that effect. Come up with a cool name or theme that will make people more interested in showing up.

2. Boston Pizza Donations and Sponsorship Requests


Boston Pizza provides gift cards for your silent auction or charitable event and possibly even a sponsorship for your school, community group or sports team.  Contact your local Boston Pizza with your request and a franchisee or General Manager would be happy to see how they can help.

Boston Pizza does not provide sponsorship for:

Religious groups;
Political affiliates;
Book endorsements;
Underwriting films, television or video production;
For-profit organizations


3. Little Caesars Fundraising Pizza Kits

Little Caesars helps thousands of schools, sports teams, churches, day cares and other non-profit groups exceed their fundraising goals through pizza kit sales. Little Caesars fundraising pizza kits provide the quality and value from a trusted brand.
The Pizza Kits include everything needed to make delicious pizzas at home in less than 10 minutes.  All items are individually packaged, so whatever is not immediately used can be stored in your fridge or freezer.


4.  Pizza Pizza Donations

Pizza Pizza has focused on supporting our customers and the communities that they serve by offering donations in the form of money, prizes or our products.

Through these many fundraising initiatives, Pizza Pizza has been able to assist several community, health and education programs achieve their goals.

5. Sell Pizza Hut Fundraising Pizza Cards 

Wow Fundraising has teamed up with Pizza Hut to offer fundraiser cards. Each Pizza Hut has a different "deal"  but "Buy a large pizza at regular price and receive a medium pizza free!" is a popular example.

The cost per card is: $3.00
Each card sells for: $10.00
Profit: $7.00 per card
Minimum order: 100 cards and come in packs of 50

*Cards are not accepted nationally and mostly available along the East Coast

For more info on Pizza Hut Fundraising Cards:
For details on availability in your area call: (888) 203-7168

6. Dominos Dough Raiser Pizza Fundraising Cards and Pizza Parties

Groups sell "Dough Raiser" Cards for $20.00 each. The organization keeps $12.00 from each card. The cards are an awesome value for supporters as they come with two - $15.00 Gift Certificates and unlimited offers of Buy One get another Pizza Free. Many groups have been able to raise thousands in a matter of weeks.


All You Can Eat Pizza Party:
Host an All You Can Eat Pizza Party for 75 or more people on a designated night and Domino's will deliver hot pizza throughout the event. Fundraise up to $5.00/person with guidance from a Dough Raiser Specialist.




Sunday, September 8, 2013

Scratch Off & Discount Card Fundraisers

Skratchers 
Easy Fundraising Idea: Scratch Card fundraisers are unique and the most profitable, up to 100% profit! Scratch Cards for sports fundraisers, school fundraising, church groups and non-profit organizations. Better coupons than other scratch card fundraising program.
www.skratchers.com

Entertainment Fundraising
Easy ENTERTAINMENT® Book Fundraiser - No Upfront cost. High Value. Huge Profits!
www.entertainment.com/fundraising

The Discount Card
The Discount Card features 12 to 22 businesses in your town which offer discounts on products and services to cardholders in your local area
http://www.thediscountcard.com/

Green Bee Fundraising
The leader in fundraising for non-profit organizations such as fraternal clubs, athletic booster clubs, fire fighters, schools, and many more. The many organizations who participate with Green Bee fundraising use our unique Sweepstakes games to raise from $1,000 to over $1,000,000.
http://www.greenbeefundraising.com/



Saturday, September 7, 2013

Easy Fundraising Idea: Grocery Raffle


This idea comes from the Nepean Hotspurs in Ottawa, Canada. This girls soccer team raised $1200 by raffling off a gift certificate for a local grocery store...at the grocery store itself.
This creative idea worked for a number of reasons:

  • The girls worked together in shifts 
  • They were in a high traffic area (think of how many people go through a grocery store on the weekend)
  • Everyone can use a gift certificate for groceries 
  • Customers had just made a buying decision and were already in the right mindset  
The only cost involved was the purchase of the gift certificate. The grocery store had no problem giving the team space to set up a table.

50 Social Media Tactics For Nonprofits

The world of social media can be intimidating to many charities and nonprofit organizations. The free report below gives 50 tactics even an absolute beginner can use to harness the power of social media to promote awareness for your cause.


4 Reasons Why Your Group Should Be Fundraising Online

Have you been thinking about using online methods to fundraise rather than more traditional means. The free report below outlines the benefits of online fundraising.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Cookie Dough Fundraising Companies



Selling batches of cookie dough can be an excellent way to raise money for your cause. This family friendly style of fundraiser leaves your supporters with the best reward...fresh baked cookies. Find the best cookie dough fundraising companies below.

Great American Fundraising Cookie Dough

Since 1975,  GA cookie dough fundraising has helped schools and organizations earn more than $5 billion in profits. Campaigns include magazine, discount card fundraisers and quality gift brochure fundraisers. 

Indeygo

Fundraising company providing healthy school fundraisers across Canada including cookie dough, muffin dough, doggie dough, cinnamon buns and sticky buns. In-Dey-Go Fundraising Inc. is based out of Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Makers of the finest gourmet cookie dough, muffin dough, doggie dough, cinnamon buns and sticky buns for groups who are looking for excellent fundraising products.
www.indeygo.com

Cookie Crumbles

Cookie Crumbles is a fundraising company motivated by our core family values, driven by our love of community and dedicated to our pursuit of excellence in both our family and business relationships.
www.cookiecrumbles.ca

Monday, September 2, 2013

Donation & Donor Software




Looking for the most powerful and complete software program to track your charity's constituents, donors and donations? An effective system is necessary in order to cultivate donor relationships and achieve successful fundraising results.

GiftWorks

GiftWorks creates fundraising software for nonprofit donation and donor management. Try a free trial of GiftWorks fundraising software today.
www.giftworksconnect.com/

Donor Perfect

Nonprofits use DonorPerfect Fundraising Software for their Donor Management, Grant & Gift Tracking, Moves Management, Mass Mailing needs and more. The donation software from Donor Perfect makes each step of processing donations as effortless and automatic as possible. http://www.donorperfect.com/


Chocolate Bar Fundraising Companies



Looking to run a chocolate bar fundraising campaign? The best suppliers for chocolate and candy bar sales are found in our directory listings below.

Fundraising.com

Your good cause deserves a great fundraiser! Traditional and online fundraising ideas for schools, sports teams, churches and non-profits.The best fundraising ideas, fundraising products and fundraising solutions for schools, sports teams, churches and nonprofits Exclusive candy bar fundraisers from one of North America's leading names in chocolate, Nestle.
http://www.fundraising.com/


Hershey's Fundraising

HERSHEY'S Fund Raising puts the fun into candy fundraising with easy-to-use fundraiser programs. Since HERSHEY'S offers everyone's favorite chocolate candy bar brands at great values, reaching your fundraising goals can be simpler and sweeter than ever!
http://www.hersheys.com/fundraising/

World's Finest Chocolate

World's Finest Chocolate is the clear leader in chocolate fundraising. WFC has been servicing schools, athletic groups and social clubs since 1958. We produce our chocolate from scratch, in a Peanut Free Facility, from the cocoa bean and the finest ingredients. All our chocolates are either Peanut and Nut Free or Peanut Free. See our products page to view our extensive offering. www.worldsfinestchocolate.com


Fundraising Websites Free



Many online services are now offering you the ability to set up a fundraising website free. Collect donations online and invite freinds to donate to your cause quickly. Most are easy to set up and include promotional tools to help you get started.

Go Fund Me

GoFundMe personal online fundraising websites are perfect for individuals, groups & organizations. An easy way to tell your story and attract support.  Built-in online fundraising tools make it easy to invite others.
http://www.gofundme.com/online-fundraising/

You Caring

YouCaring is a free fundraising website created for individuals wanting to raise funds for medical expenses, memorials and funerals. Start free online fundraising in just 3 steps. Easily create your own site to raise money online for personal causes & life events. No fees, easy & secure. ... www.youcaring.com

GiveMeaning.com

An online fundraising site emphasizing creative fundraising ideas and other unique forms of charity donation.
www.givemeaning.com

GiveForward.com

GiveForward provides personalized online fundraising pages to help with medical bills and is one of the easiest ways to support a loved one in need.
www.GiveForward.com/Fundraising

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Coaches Interview Series: Sports Fundraisers-Ottawa Youth Soccer

Below is a quick interview we did with Coach Jen of an Ottawa Youth Soccer club.

1. What questions do you ask when deciding what fundraising options to pursue?
(ie: how much are the start up costs? what is the potential revenue? how much work is involved? etc)
Normally we try to determine whether or not it will be a lucrative event. We also try our best to set something up where we already have some contact. We try to incorporate some activity that the girls will enjoy(car washes)
2.  Briefly describe some your most successful fundraisers to date?
One of the most successful fundraisers we did was setting up a table at Loblaws and accepting donations for a draw. People donated however much they wanted and we drew a $100 gift certificate for Loblaws. We had to purchase the certificate ahead of time.
3. What were the main characteristics of the fundraisers listed above that made them a success? 
(ie high profit margins, low start up costs etc)
There was little commitment financially on our part. It was set up such that the girls only had to work in shifts of three hours each. It was a safe environment for them and there was little risk of us losing any money.
4. What is the average revenue from one fundraising idea?
The Loblaws fundraisers, on average, brought in approximately $1200.00 each. Car washes usually bring in about $500. or so.
5. What does your group enjoy least about fundraising?
I think they dislike the time that it takes. They realize the benefits only once the fundraiser is complete and we are able to tally up the revenue.
6. What does your group enjoy the most about fundraising (if any)?
They enjoy the end result in terms of financial gain but they also enjoy being together as a team.
7. Has your group been able to use email or the internet to help with fundraising announcements etc?
I don't believe that we have ever tried those methods of advertising.
8. If you could design a perfect fundraiser, what characteristics would it have?
It would be lucrative with little risk of losing any money, and would not be so time consuming.