How To Have A Successful Fundraiser

When it comes to fundraising, the choices can be overwhelming. Whether you are choosing the method of fundraising for your school's PTA fundraiser, or for your child's sports team, it can turn into a huge job. There are so many choices when it comes to a PTA fundraiser, and the many ideas and products that are available can be staggering, but there are also some important things to consider as well. Here are some things to think about when trying to make a PTA fundraiser successful.

Think about the size of the group that will be conducting the PTA fundraiser. This will be important when choosing what kind of program or product to use for your PTA fundraiser. If you are fundraising for the entire school then you will need a lot of advertising to promote your PTA fundraiser and earn the profits that you are working towards. If you are working with a smaller group to conduct a PTA fundraiser, those involved can tailor the fundraiser to the needs of those in the group and they will generally have built in supporters who will purchase the fundraising items.

Make sure that whatever method you choose for your PTA fundraiser that it will be profitable. Try to choose a product for your PTA fundraiser that will earn you at least 35-40% of the profit. Those companies offering extremely high profits are probably too good to be true, so you may want to avoid them. Also, watch out for any hidden costs or fees associated with the fundraising company. If they are going to charge extra to do catalogs or shipping you may want to reconsider using them for your PTA fundraiser or you may need to revamp what you are going to charge so that the extra costs don't cut into your profits. Whatever product you choose for you PTA fundraiser, make sure that it is a decent product that your fundraisers will be proud to sell and your supporters will have a desire to buy.

It is ideal to run a PTA fundraiser for 7 to 10 days. This is enough time for your fundraisers to contact as many potential supporters as they can but will not be so long that the fundraisers will lose interest. Another thing to think about when running a PTA fundraiser longer than ten days is the delivery turnaround time. If you have someone who purchases something on the first day of the PTA fundraiser, but doesn't receive the goods for several weeks, they may become impatient or angry and will likely hesitate to participate again in the future. When the PTA fundraiser ends, the forms and money should be collected and submitted quickly.

Be sure to let all of your sellers know what you will be doing for the PTA fundraiser and give them some guidance on how to best sell the product. You may want to hold a meeting to discuss the product, the timeframes you will be working with, and the procedures they will be required to follow in order to participate. Lastly remember to deliver your orders in a timely manner. If you are able to run your PTA fundraiser in an organized manner with a good product, you are sure to have huge success.

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