Making children learn the importance of giving back to the school community
Kids these days are often blindsided daily by the ‘gimmes.’  How many times a day do you hear “Mum, I want that toy I just saw on TV.”  Although we can explain it frequently, kids don’t seem to grasp the concept of the need […]

Variety is the spice of life, and it’s definitely the spice of fundraisers.   If you find your group repeating the same fundraiser over and over again, not only is your community going to get bored, your volunteers will probably fade away.   Keeping your fundraiser fresh and interesting to all is extremely important to maximizing profits.
In […]

The School Volunteer Sign up board – Making it more likely that your volunteers help frequently
It’s difficult to keep people motivated enough to volunteer for your school projects on a regular basis.  Family commitments, work schedules, and the general busyness of our daily lives contributes to a lack of free time, and often people would […]

The foundation of a successful fundraising initiative lies with the volunteers behind the project.    The better connected and informed the volunteers are, the better it is for your fundraising in the long term.
In the past coordinators have relied on meeting in person and telephone calls to connect to their volunteers.  The telephone may have been […]

One of the things that separates humans from other animals is that we sometimes act altruistically – in other words, we sometimes put other people’s interests before our own. Of course this principle is at the heart of fundraising itself.
Nevertheless, it’s only natural that people will usually act in their own interest first. The […]

Have you ever watched another fundraising organisation go from strength to strength, and asked yourself ‘how do they do it’? In this article, we’ll share the secrets and habits of successful fundraisers. There’s sure to be something here to help you!When an organisation in the United States surveyed fundraising professionals and volunteers about the traits […]

It can be the bane of fundraising committees – finding volunteers.

In these days of busy lives, single parent households and mortgage stress, people are prone to crossing the street and avoiding your eyes if they think you are going to approach them for help with the latest fundraising effort.

So how can you go about getting good volunteers committed to your fundraising goal? The following 10-step process might give you some ideas.

SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN A GOOD CAUSE
If I can just finish the article I promised to write, I’ll reward myself with a coffee and a break. When I reach my target weight, I will allow myself hot chips for lunch one day.
Of course these are both worthwhile goals in and of themselves – […]

Well the fundraising year is done. You’ve reconciled all your money and presented it to the beneficiaries; you’ve signed off on all your paperwork and records for the year; you’ve thanked your volunteers and supporters, all done, right? Have you made a point of thanking your committee?
Sometimes thanking your committee among your big list of […]

Goal setting is an important part of any business, and this is a lesson that community groups should also learn. Goals give people something to work towards, and these goals should set for each year, and then further broken down for each fundraising task.When conducting a fundraising drive:

Let people know how much you are […]