Any fundraising organizer or committee can tell you that there are more fundraising choices than you could imagine; so choosing the best product and process for fundraising can be a chore. But with a little preparation (and advice from your predecessors when available), choosing the ...


An organization in need of funding via a fundraising campaign is not in a position to waste money marketing; yet, effective marketing is fundamental to the success of fundraising campaigns. Fundraiser marketing is the only way to let volunteers, sellers, and customers know that you ...


Everybody loves chocolate! This simple fact is what makes chocolate fundraisers such successful and popular means of fundraising. Running A Chocolate Fundraiser Chocolate fundraisers can be either cash-and-carry sales or brochure and catalog order taking events. They may consist of quick and easy candy bar ...


Looking for an easy and fast way to make money with an appealing product that virtually sells itself? Fundraising candy boxes are the order of the day. What’s A Candy Box Fundraiser? Fundraising with fundraiser candy boxes is very simple. You order pre-packed boxes of ...


Stationary fundraisers can include but also go beyond holiday card and gift wrap fundraisers Stationary Fundraiser Basics Stationary fundraisers are usually run via the brochure sales method. Your partnering fundraising company will supply brochures and order takers for sellers to present to buyers. Orders are ...


Candle selling is a 2 billion dollar plus industry (not including accessories). That’s a huge market that is definitely worth tapping to raise funds for your organization. Candle sales consist primarily of the sale of the very popular scented candles consumers buy to make their ...


With so many fundraising options these days, it is the unique and creative ones that get the best response. Brick fundraisers are both unique and creative, and pay lasting recognition to donors. Fundraising committees naturally first look for the best product they think supporters will ...


There are many ways to raise funds through ongoing fundraising programs; one of the most popular and easiest for school fundraising groups to use is the “Box Tops for Education” program offered by the General Mills Company. Box Tops for Education—Simplicity In An Ongoing Fundraiser ...


One option to raise funds in a “green” and environmentally conscious way is to organize a bottle and can collection drive. Bottle and can collection drives are simple and profitable, and do lots to help the earth while cleaning up your local landscape. Can drives ...


Choosing a good online auction fundraising service is essential to the success of a group’s online auction fundraiser. It is the express purpose of these services to help groups profit large with online auction fundraisers; and to achieve their purpose, online auction services are offering ...


T-shirt and apparel fundraisers are well-received by customers for several reasons: T-shirts and apparel are fun and fashionable T-shirts and apparel are useful; they are needed items that consumers would be buying anyway T-shirts and apparel can show support for secondary organizations (such as save ...


Cheese cakes, other bakery products and gourmet foods are very popular fundraiser items. They are easy to sell and well-received, and can turn a sizable profit with organizations often keeping as much as 60% of sales returns. Bakery goods, such as cookies, pies, cheese cakes, ...


Whether you’re planning on using reusable and customized water and sports bottles, or water bottles that bear your group’s label, this type of fundraiser presents yet another simple and inexpensive fundraising option. Basics of Running a Water Bottle Fundraiser Water bottle fundraisers are run primarily ...


The key to successful fundraisers is obvious—get your volunteers to sell more, and get donors to spend more. Obvious, sure, but easier said than done. So what can your group do to make the most of your fundraising efforts and increase fundraiser profits? Get The ...


General fundraising information like brochures and order-takers tell volunteers that there is a fundraiser ongoing, and shows donors what they can buy or give. But order takers and product catalogs do little to motivate volunteers to participate and sell or donors to buy. Sometimes, volunteers ...