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Halloween Fundraiser
Halloween Fundraiser - For schools having a Halloween Fundraiser is a great way to raise money for the PTA or other school group. A Halloween Fundraiser is perfect timing because school has recently started and everyone is still gung-ho and full of e...
2008 Fundraising Calendars
2008 Fundraising Calendars - A great fundraiser for schools, sports teams and other groups is selling scenic or custom calendars. For 2008, fundraising calendars are easier to create than ever. Simply choose digital pictures of your team or group...
Cookie Dough Fundraiser
A cookie dough fundraiser is a great way for schools and youth sports groups to raise funds. You’ll find selling cookie dough an easy fundraiser because it’s a product that families know they can use, kids love it, and the price points ma...
Florida Gators Fundraising Scandal
Will the Florida Gators fundraising scandal bring NCAA sanctions? It’s anybody’s guess how far the scandal will spread and what effect it will have on the defending national champion Florida Gators football team. The scandal erupted when...
Unique Fundraisers
Looking for some unique fundraising ideas? Over the years, I’ve come across quite a few good ideas for unique fundraisers. You can find a lot of them being discussed in our forum and learn how to raise maximum funds with any of our fundraising...
Fundraising Scams Becoming More Prevalent
It seems like every day there’s a new story about scammers taking people’s money by pretending to be helping a charitable group or worthy cause. This morning I read a disturbing article about a new scam using the death of a California Hig...
Hillary’s Cleavage Becoming Fundraising Appeal
In a sign that political fundraising can’t get much stranger, Hillary Clinton’s campaign is turning a Washington Post article about her cleavage into a fundraising appeal. Apparently, the Post’s fashion writer, Robin Givhan, noted t...
Hill & Bill Go Fundraising In The Hamptons
HILL ‘N’ BILL HITTIN UP THE HAMPTONS Hillary Clinton will be dragging hubby Bill on a blowout fund-raising tour of the Hamptons next weekend that could add $1 million to her presidential war chest. Revlon mogul Ron Perelman will be hosti...
GOP Fundraiser Features Automatic Weapons
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The city’s Republican Committee is planning a fundraiser that will pack some heat. Manchester Republicans said they wanted something different from the usual chicken dinner for its fundraiser next month. Then, committee...
$64,000 Raised in Pants Fundraiser
$54 Million Pants Star in Fundraiser for Couple Cleaned Out by Legal Fees A now-famous pair of pants was the star attraction at a fundraiser Tuesday meant to help pay the bills of a dry-cleaner couple caught in a legal stitch. The $54 million pants,...
Relay For Life Cancer Cookbook
Cookbook more than a fundraiser for Canadian Cancer Society - Many west coast residents will be Cooking For Life this summer. Andrea Newell, community resource co-ordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society, said the fundraiser in aid of the society...
Tupperware Fundraising
Raising Funds With Tupperware Tupperware fundraising is an easy way for schools to raise money. The products are high-quality and are also a familiar brand name. That recognition combined with an attractive and colorful product catalog makes this an...
Fundraising: How to recruit more volunteers
Fundraiser Preparation: Recruiting Volunteers How to advice on recruiting volunteers and the best ways to handle personnel assignments. Start early As previously discussed, to get enough volunteers you need to start early. The best way to do that is...
Fundraising Advice Wanted
The July newsletter is online and this issue has some great content, including a new article on getting the most profit out of your car raffle. I also included a bit of a forum thread I started this morning asking you what type of fundraising advice...
eBay Auction Niche Finder
Wonder how you’ll ever find a profitable niche on eBay? Blindly diving in to a new product niche without knowing the competitive landscape and potential profit margins is a quick way to go broke! If you want to avoid that pain and turn a tidy p...
Yale Student Critically Injured On Fundraising Bike Ride
Yale fund-raiser ‘critical’ after Kansas accident A Yale University student was in critical condition in a Kansas hospital Tuesday after he was hit by a car during a cross-country Habitat for Humanity Bicycle Challenge fund-raiser. Dan Lewi...
How To Make Money Blogging
For all you bloggers out there looking for a good way to monetize your blog, I just watched an awesome 15-minute video that spells out some great money-making strategies. I like the video because you don’t have to read a whole bunch of dross, y...
Appeal Letter Tips
The Art Of The Appeal Letter What’s the best way to raise money? Face-to-face, of course. What’s the best way to raise money when you have 2,000 or 200,000 people on your mailing list and not enough volunteers to make all those visits? Th...
Eight Rules For Fundraising Letters
Eight Cardinal Rules For Donation Requests When writing a donation request letter, there are eight cardinal rules to follow. Failure to follow these rules will weaken your message, lower your response rate, and substantially reduce donation size. Her...
Tupperware Fundraiser
Raising Funds With Tupperware Raising funds with a Tupperware fundraiser is a fun and easy way to help your favorite cause. Hosting a Tupperware party isn’t difficult. Here’s some tips on putting one together: Home Party The traditional w...
Car Raffle Tips
Organizing A Successful Car Raffle Putting together a car raffle is not as hard as you think. The key ingredient is having a large group of ticket sellers who market the raffle chances to the general public. Everything besides ticket sales can be han...
Youth Sports Fundraising
Looking for some tips on improving your youth sports fundraising? Fundraiser Help says focus on these seven factors and easily double your results. Product Selection In youth sports fundraising, it’s so important to select the right products t...
Best Fundraisers
Top Fundraising Products, Events and Raffles Here are the top producing fundraising products, event ideas, and raffles that produce the best results. Fundraising Products Fundraising Cards - Fundraising cards are easy fundraisers - Extra profit tips...
Appeal Letter
Tips On Writing a Letter Of Appeal When writing an appeal letter, you have to play to your reader’s emotions. Your letter must rouse an emotional response with it’s first paragraph, not blandly recite boring facts. Grab their interest by...
Approach Your Fundraiser Like A Business
How To Boost Your Fundraising Results The best way to boost your fundraising results is to get your product offer, raffle, or event information in front of as many people as possible. It’s all about approaching your fundraiser as a business and...
Fundraiser Raffle Ideas
Here's a collection of fundraiser raffle ideas that can raise significant amounts of money for your group. Cow Chip Fundraiser - A cow chip fundraiser is a great family-style fundraising event - How to get a big turnout and raise substantial amounts...
Golf Ball Drop Raffle
Golf Balls From Above Fundraiser Event Often referred to as Golf Balls From Heaven or Golf Balls From Above, a golf ball drop raffle makes an excellent fundraiser event. The premise is straightforward. You sell numbered raffle chances based on the wi...
Fundraising Event Publicity
How To Publicize Your Fundraiser Event Here are some publicity tips on promoting your fundraiser event. Getting publicity is the key factor in having a big turnout to support your cause, so you need to know how to get newspaper, radio, and TV coverag...
Donation Letter Tips
Eight Tips For A Successful Donation Letter The art of writing effective fundraising donation letters can be learned. I learned it and so can you. Here are eight tips for writing your own donation appeal. Successful fund raising letters share a numbe...
Nonprofit Website SEO
How To Attract More Donations Few organizations would benefit more from search engine marketing than charities. And yet most agencies still seem content with simply having a website. They don't seem to realize the potential a successfully optimized w...
