The Best
High School Fundraisers
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Trying
To Find the Best High School Fundraiser?
Sometimes
the best high school fundraisers are the ones dreamed up at the school
itself-- car washes, head shaves, anything that gives students a chance
to playfully "get even" with teachers or other students, such as pies
in the face, dunks, etc. But there are many tried and
true good high
school fundraisers that are likely to be successful through selling
products. And
there are many companies that offer products for fast high
school
fundraisers.
Some
popular sale items for fast school fund raisers include:
Selling
Candy for school fundraising
Selling
Gourmet food for school fundraising
Selling
trash bags for school fund raising
Selling
Tupperware for school fundraising
Selling
Magazines for school fundraising
Selling
wristbands as a school fund raiser
Selling
scratch cards as a fundraiser
Selling
gifts through mini-catalogs and fundraising gift brochures.
School
Inkjet fundraisers
Selling
wristbands for school fundraisers (rubber wristbands or silicone
wristbands)
On-line
school fundraisers like an on-line magazine fundraiser or starting a fund raising shop online
Planning
a Quick High School Fundraiser: Plan ahead
You should start to plan your easy school fundraiser a month or two in
advance if possible.
Try to find out if related groups are having fundraisers at the same
time and
try to schedule around them. Be
sure to
allow plenty of time for your fundraising products or materials to
arrive. Line up
volunteers, and be sure to delegate
responsibilities.
Be
Sure to Set Effective High School Fundraising Goals.
Before you begin, get an idea of how much you want to make. Set a goal
that
is motivating and challenging, but not discouragingly impossible. Get an idea of how many
volunteers will be
participating, and then set a goal for each participant to raise a
percentage. If
possible, get each
volunteer to commit to reaching their personal goal.
Use Incentives For High School
Fundraising
Volunteers
Many fundraising companies offer incentives for individual
participants. Or
create your own
incentives. Ask
local stores if they
would be willing to donate a few prizes for the top fundraisers in your
group,
in exchange for mentioning them on various flyers about the fundraiser,
etc. Many local
stores are happy to
help, and happy for the publicity.
Have
Fewer, Big High School Fundraisers Rather Than Too Many and Too Lengthy.
People get tired of high school fund
raisers- both
the volunteers and the people
who support them financially. Rather
than overstaying a fundraisers welcome, have two or three focused,
energized
briefer fundraisers a year. Many
fundraising companies recommend having the fundraiser last no longer
than one
or two weeks. The
ones that drag on
longer tend to not make much more money, and may actually create a
slight
backlash.
Have
a Kick-Off Meeting or Party
Have
a “Let’s get fired up!” meeting or
campaign kick-off. Show the prizes,
remind everyone what the goal is and what the money will be used for.
Give
ideas about how to sell. Have
a 10
minute brain storming session in which everyone writes down as many
possible
customers as possible. Also,
send home
letters to all the parents,
explaining the exciting highschool fundraiser, the goals and what the
money will go to. Also
mention the prizes.
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