FundraisingFundraising, Fundraisers, Fundraising Ideas

It seems obvious why fundraising is important: to raise funds for needed items, services and programs. Yet, raising funds has so many other benefits besides the obvious.
Often, budgets get cut, or less than ideal family situations mean that children have to go without things or activities that their classmates receive, and later life opportunities [...]

Come join our NEW ‘Fundraising Ideas’ group on Idealist.org! The group enables you to freely share your fundraising ideas - what has worked and what hasn’t - and even find others in your area to collaborate with! You can start your own discussions, look for volunteers and more.
 

 
So what exactly is Idealist.org?
In their own words:
“Idealist [...]

Job descriptions for volunteers are recommended by many fundraising consultants and industry experts as an aid to volunteers, an organizational tool, and a preventative for volunteer burnout. Volunteer job descriptions let people know exactly what is required of them if they sign up for a specific fundraising job, so volunteers can plan accordingly and only [...]

Ask 20 people for an idea on a fundraiser and guess what you are going to get?  Probably 20 different ideas!  That can make it tough to reach a starting point for your fundraiser.
Even if you are the leader of a fundraising project, you have to defer to the opinions of others.  In many cases, [...]

Rewards programs and incentives are the most commonly used forms of fundraiser motivation – because they work! Take the time before your fundraiser kicks off to structure a great rewards program, and you’ll have volunteers clamoring to get in on the action!
What’s In It For Me?
It’s a refrain that’s repeated endlessly in marketing: answer [...]

From the outside, fundraisers seem fairly simple and straightforward; but there is an awful lot of work involved in running even the simplest fundraisers. No doubt your child’s fundraiser could use the sorts of skills you practice in your work as a work at home parent everyday.
How Can You Help Your Child’s Fundraiser?
There’s no [...]

Working as a fundraising volunteer can be professionally beneficial in many ways to work at home parents. By offering your services you can gain confidence and visibility, drawing attention to your services and skills. But you can also benefit personally in a number of ways by being a fundraising volunteer. Serving as [...]

The key to successful fundraisers is obvious—get your volunteers to sell more, and get donors to spend more. Obvious, sure, but easier said than done. So what can your group do to make the most of your fundraising efforts and increase fundraiser profits?
Get The Word Out
Many excellent fundraisers fail for one simple reason—nobody [...]

General fundraising information like brochures and order-takers tell volunteers that there is a fundraiser ongoing, and shows donors what they can buy or give. But order takers and product catalogs do little to motivate volunteers to participate and sell or donors to buy. Sometimes, volunteers and donors need you to take it a [...]

It is extremely unlikely that you will ever hear a person complain that they don’t have enough stress in their life. Everyone has stress and too much of it! So who needs to volunteer for a fundraising project that piles on more stress?
No one does. Unfortunately, some small amount of stress may [...]