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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Elementary School Fundraising in Spring


We are currently ramping up to have a great spring fundraising season. So, what works well for elementary school pto's and pta's in the spring? The answer is Cookie Dough and lots of it.

This isn't a sales pitch or anything. There are a lot of different fundraisers out there. Some we offer and some we don't. After all, if it raises money for schools, it's ok by us. Statistically it is even better to put a catalog sale and cookie dough sale together in the spring for even better profitability but check this out...

It's so easy to sell, apparently a lady in Arkansas faked an order form and ripped 19 people off using a fundraiser that didn't even exist (link).

Ok, that's not ok at all with us. Thing is, any top fundraising company should have systems in place to ensure a safe and profitable fundraiser and the question becomes if the school is ready to rally behind the fundraiser.

In spring, expect that the big fundraising pushes of the year are over and it may be a bid harder to actually succeed to the same degree as the fall. All the same, cookie dough will sell in the spring better than anything we are aware of.

So, to my very few viewers and growing... Cookie dough works in spring! It will work especially well if marketed and promoted with the students, faculty and community!

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