Prep Work
Set your fundraising goal.
Establish a spending budget for products, advertising and incentive prizes for your group.
Call your Fundraising Consultant to choose a product or program.
Plan a winning course of action.
Arrange a location for your fundraising sale or event.
Select a date 3-4 weeks lead-time to ensure proper communication of the event.
Notify group members and/or parents well in advance.
Gather all necessary supplies.
Promotion
Designate a group of people to promote your fundraiser.
Advertise your fundraiser with posters, community announcements, mailings and emails.
Print flyers announcing the event.
Prepare a press release and distribute to local media.
Make sure the event gets listed on local newspaper calendars.
Include information about the fundraiser in your newsletter (if available).
Fundraiser
Attend the event to greet and acknowledge your participants.
Briefly explain why this cause is so important to you.
Educate your donors on your cause and stress the benefits of contributing.
Motivate your group throughout your fundraiser with incentive prizes and fun activities.
Collect email addresses from offline donors.
Collect your final funds raised, and calculate profit.
Reward your top sellers.
Celebrate your fundraising success
Follow Up
Send a post-event press release to local media.
As you receive donations, write thank you emails.
Set date for next fundraiser.

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