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Learn why cheerleader fundraisers typically raise more money per student than most other school groups. Any business transaction has to be a win for both sides. The school is looking for a company that’s going to help them raise the most money possible with the least amount of hassle. And obviously, the company wants the group to take full advantage of its resources.  What do we mean by that? We always look forward to when groups make the decision to work with us. We get even more excited when the group exceeds its financial objectives.  This means 2 things: The group is more likely to work with us again next time, and  We make more as well. In our 20 plus years of experience, we’ve found more high school cheerleader fundraising groups meet these 2 criteria than any other. Any company that’s worth their salt should make it a priority to provide sales tools designed to help groups increase the total amount of money they bring in. The best sales brochur...

Discover how to ask the right questions to make sure that you’re getting the most out of your school fundraising program   Most sponsors that appear satisfied with their school fundraisers   are also most likely content with their current company. There’s no reason to change. The company does everything they ask. Their student fundraising packets arrived at the school already collated, their kickoff went off without a hitch, and the products showed up in good condition with very few issues. In the grand scheme of things, nothing really seemed to go wrong.  What more could any school expect?   At least on the surface, everything went as expected. In reality, as is the case with many schools, if they were to probe a little deeper, issues just might be uncovered that no one has thought about before. There are always ways to do things better that could help make a school’s fundraising results even better.  The real question that every school should be a...

Fundraisers for schools share the same goal as a traditional nonprofit fundraising campaign:  To raise money in order to address a social need. However, the educational setting means that these fundraisers have some fundamental differences that influence what will make a fundraiser successful. School fundraising differs from traditional fundraisers in three key ways: sellers are students, fundraising is concentrated; and, sales are product-driven. Understanding how these differences can be considered in your fundraising strategy can be a powerful tool to increase sales and raise more money.  Successful Fundraising Strategies that Retain Donors Sellers are Students Student sellers are an understated benefit of school fundraising . Since there are potentially hundreds of students willing to get involved in the process, schools have a significantly larger fundraising force than most nonprofits. Additionally, students are incentivized to participate, wit...

Learn why you shouldn’t depend solely on your high school fundraising purpose to achieve your financial goals Everyone knows that there are countless reasons that school fundraising groups  need money. The question is, is your purpose alone enough to inspire your students to want to make sales?   For example, an elementary school may think that people are acutely aware that the school needs new library books or learning software for its students. Therefore, because there is what the school thinks is an obvious need, the motivation to want to raise money will automatically be there. A high school soccer team has to pay for travel expenses, tournament fees, and uniforms. And since the soccer players want to travel so they can play, they’ll eagerly want to take care of this need otherwise they won’t get to go. It’s worth pointing out that there is a difference in how the purpose can help motivate groups based on the type and size. As a rule, smaller groups tend to a...

Learn how to make your school fundraising great again The only people who seem excited about incentives for  School Fundraisers  are the students at the kickoff assembly. Companies do a great job of hyping the prizes, but we all know they never deliver in the end. Once all is said and done, most students win cheap dollar store prizes while a limited few get the “better” ones. To win the better prizes, a lot of items have to be sold. Unfortunately, students don’t figure this out until the hype of the kickoff assembly has past and they’ve had a chance to review the prize flyer. As a result, most become discouraged and end up not even try to sell. Others start selling, but then realize that reaching the higher prize levels is more difficult than they initially thought and stop. Is it no wonder that most schools only achieve about 10-15% participation? And most who do participate will sell very little. What’s the Impact? Schools don’t stop and think of the p...

3 Things to know that can restore greatness to any fundraiser in 2020 Most teachers already have their hands full with so many other things. So who has time for School Fundraisers anyway? Everyone’s looking for ways to raise money that won’t take a lot of time or effort. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get away with putting in less work but still meet your fundraising goals? Unfortunately, it just doesn’t work that way. If you want results, you have to put in the work. But working hard is only have the battle. You also have to work smart and know where to focus your efforts. Here are 3 areas to focus your efforts on so you can have your best fundraiser ever: 1. Proper Fundraising Promotion Joe Garecht from The Fundraising authority offers some valuable tips for publicizing your fundraiser. Here are some additional ideas you should incorporate into your sale: Announce your sales every day. Prepare different scripts for the announcer. Make it fun and interes...

Learn how we created a motivational school fundraising incentive video that inspires more students to sell Anytime you’re attempting to share an action video on the web, it’s a challenge. There are so many ways that people can interpret it. You may think that you’re clearly conveying your intended message, but how do you know for sure? It’s especially hard when you’re attempting to create something that’s never been done before. There are not that many school fundraising incentive videos out there, to begin with. To make things even more difficult, at the time we were attempting to promote a whole new prize program class. This took things to a whole new level. In addition to creating something that people would understand, we realized that we were going to have to be willing to step outside of the box and take some new risks. Such was the case when we produced our Big Event Magic Show incentive video. It turned out to be a lot of work, but it was well worth it. Our primary...

Learn how fundraisers prepare students for success at school and beyond Schools offer students the earliest exposure to philanthropy in their community. To a large extent, many schools rely on fundraising to ensure optimal academic success for their students. Entrepreneur and no profiteer Adam Braun said, “ When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise if you are pursuing your true passion, you'll learn to become great at your craft because you'll care so much about perfecting the skills necessary to make that dream a reality. ” Braun’s observation that fundraising is a practice to develop skills speaks to both the mission-minded and human capital aspects of fundraising, recognizing that it powerfully shapes and is shaped by those who engage in it. As the social enterprise grows and fundraising becomes a means to good outcomes for more and more cases, it poses the question: what do school fundraisers do for our children? Focusing on these aspects can be...