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.
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By nature, people are inquisitive and competitive; some of the most popular events include these two elements. If you are organising the next fundraiser or social function, a trivia night is a great way to get people from all backgrounds together for a few laughs in a fun, relaxed environment, where only the most inquisitive […]

The Fundraising Directory, through its monthly enewsletter, put out the call for ideas and suggestions for putting together an organisers guide for Disco Nights. Here is what we have put together from the many helpful comments that came in:
What follows is an example of a well-run disco night for primary school-aged children:
The Disco night […]

Local businesses are, overall, a good source of support for community organisations. They can provide financial assistance, in-kind help, vouchers and prizes.

The greatest challenge is that they get asked for support from many different groups in many different ways. Here are some ideas for building a partnership with your local businesses.

Any experienced fundraiser will tell you that one of the big challenges for organisers is maintaining the momentum and enthusiasm. Drives usually get off to a flying start with a high profile launch and lots of energy, but as time goes on other matters compete for the attention of your volunteers and your supporters.
You can […]

The school fete is often a fixture in our community calendar. These fun-filled, family friendly events can be excellent fundraisers, and can generate tens of thousands of dollars for your school. But even the feeblest imagination would see that there is a prodigious amount of work and organisation and worry behind a successful fete.
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NOTE TO SELF: AVOID A GARAGE FULL OF UNSOLD CARTONS
In garages across the nation sit piles of dusty unopened cartons, legacies of long forgotten school fundraisers and a lesson painfully learned: remember to check your fundraising company’s returns policy.
We’ve all done it. That is, we’ve all had an experience of a company’s returns […]

Like all successful endeavours, a fundraiser should start by clearly setting its goals. There is nothing like a good goal to help your team focus on the job at hand, and keep the big picture in mind. The most common method for arriving at a goal is to use the SMART technique. That is, […]

Any experienced fundraiser will tell you that one of the big challenges for organisers is maintaining the momentum and enthusiasm. Drives usually get off to a flying start with a high profile launch and lots of energy, but as time goes on other matters compete for the attention of your volunteers and your supporters.
You can […]

If you are involved in fundraising, then the term ‘fundraising fatigue’ will probably not need to be explained to you. With so many school, sporting and other community organisations competing for fundraising dollars, people in the community are ‘tuning out’ to calls for support. Here is some timely advice to help you get the most […]