Your school fundraising company should make you feel confident that you will succeed. In succeeding, you should be able to fulfill each and every item you feel strongly about.
Choosing a school fundraising company
If things like hitting goals, getting extras specific to your school or offering a quality product are important, make sure you work them into your school fundraising effort when you approach various fundraising companies for proposals.
Here are a few tips for having confidence in choosing a school fundraising company:
1) Work out specifics of your fundraiser ahead of time. Include anything your school desires in a wish list and let all competing fundraising companies respond IN WRITING! Being up-front and honest in the discovery process is the best way to go when choosing a school fundraising company!
2) Search out feedback on the companies you want to work with. You will want to call references for each and every school fundraising company you are approaching. Calling references is the single best way to find out how a company works and how the treat their customers.
3) Ask questions! There is no limit to the amount of questions you can ask. From mundane simple questions to estimates on how much participation you would expect from the fundraising companies you are considering. Ask up-front anything you can think of! You'll quickly find out where the companies stand in terms of product quality, damage and missing policies, value they offer and quality of prize programs. There is no substitute for talking honestly about a wide variety of topics before choosing.
So, there you have it... 3 super easy tips to add confidence as you choose your fundraising company!
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tips for a smooth frozen food and gift catalog fundraising delivery
KEEP IT SIMPLE...
I just posted some quick tips for a smooth frozen food and gift catalog delivery. They are super-quick. Here's the link: http://hotpockets.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-just-witnessed-combination-frozen.html
Basically, the idea is to have a very smooth delivery with as few items undelivered as possible. I was just able to witness a delivery of frozen food and gift catalog at the same time to an elementary school. I will be posting more about this soon but in the meantime, let me give just a quick rundown on what makes this process work well.
• Staying calm - The group stayed calm and formulated a simple plan on setup and execution. It just wouldn't have been much fun if there were a lot of stressful excitement. Do not worry!
• Get help & take your time - Doing a catalog fundraiser and a frozen cookie dough sale can add up to super-huge profits. But, don't make the mistake of thinking that there is no work to do on delivery day. Although, it's all easy and manageable, it's not likely one person can do everything in 30 minutes. Get help and give yourself plenty of time!
• Create a good flow in the room - When the pickup is going to happen, students and parents will have to enter the room, give their name and move on to checkout. If this is the setup you are after, block the entry and exit with tables in some way as to create a flow of people through the space. You want to leave enough room before the checkout stand so that some folks can line up during your busy rush. Otherwise, you'll have a backup situation on your hands. It's best not to let any parents find their own stuff as this will cause shortages and confusion.
In general, think ahead and keep it simple! Hope this helps!
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Jay Moneta is the Vice President of Believe Kids Fundraising - a nationwide elementary school fundraising company. Please take a moment to leave a comment or suggestion here or find me on twitter - twitter.com/BelieveKids
I just posted some quick tips for a smooth frozen food and gift catalog delivery. They are super-quick. Here's the link: http://hotpockets.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-just-witnessed-combination-frozen.html
Basically, the idea is to have a very smooth delivery with as few items undelivered as possible. I was just able to witness a delivery of frozen food and gift catalog at the same time to an elementary school. I will be posting more about this soon but in the meantime, let me give just a quick rundown on what makes this process work well.
• Staying calm - The group stayed calm and formulated a simple plan on setup and execution. It just wouldn't have been much fun if there were a lot of stressful excitement. Do not worry!
• Get help & take your time - Doing a catalog fundraiser and a frozen cookie dough sale can add up to super-huge profits. But, don't make the mistake of thinking that there is no work to do on delivery day. Although, it's all easy and manageable, it's not likely one person can do everything in 30 minutes. Get help and give yourself plenty of time!
• Create a good flow in the room - When the pickup is going to happen, students and parents will have to enter the room, give their name and move on to checkout. If this is the setup you are after, block the entry and exit with tables in some way as to create a flow of people through the space. You want to leave enough room before the checkout stand so that some folks can line up during your busy rush. Otherwise, you'll have a backup situation on your hands. It's best not to let any parents find their own stuff as this will cause shortages and confusion.
In general, think ahead and keep it simple! Hope this helps!
___________________________________
Jay Moneta is the Vice President of Believe Kids Fundraising - a nationwide elementary school fundraising company. Please take a moment to leave a comment or suggestion here or find me on twitter - twitter.com/BelieveKids
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