ne of the biggest mistakes sponsorship for a small donation
most groups and toward your fundraiser. It's a
organizations make is to win/win situation for you and
not properly market and publicize them!
your fundraiser. Don't make the
mistake of thinking they will Tip Three: Focus on the goal! On
just find you because you and all materials pertaining to your
your group will be in the right fundraising event, be sure to
place at the right time! Get them include the grand total that you
excited about the fundraiser, need to achieve for your group or
make them want to come and organization. This will help
participate, make it fun for create urgency and it will also
them! help keep you motivated.
Below we have some easy and FREE Tip Four: Flyers are one of the
tips to help you make the most of oldest and truest forms of
marketing your fundraiser for marketing and it works! Make
success! flyers on your own home computer
and be sure to take them
Tip One: Send out a press release everywhere with you. You could
but be sure to give yourself a even use Avery postcards so you
minimum of four weeks lead time. can print four up at a time and
There are many free press release they are still plenty big.
announcement services online,
just do a Google search to find Tip Five: If small businesses
them. aren't interested in sponsoring
your fundraiser ask if you can at
Tip Two: Make the small business the least leave flyers on the
owners in your area aware of your counter for their customers. Many
fundraising event. Offer them a will say yes, you just have to
ask! Another option is to visit
the store before printing your Tip Seven: If you have a friend
flyers and ask them if they would in direct sales, ask her if she
like to include a free coupon on would like to participate in the
your flyer as well - it's an fundraiser and it will also be a
added benefit for your customer good way for her to get her name
and it also gives the company a out there and also be recognized
little something for helping out for her fundraising efforts.
as well.
Marketing your fundraiser can be
Tip Six: Network in circles that done in several different ways;
have something in common with these are just a few, free ways
your fundraiser. If you have a to get started. Depending on your
website make sure your fundraiser organizations needs and how it is
is prominently displayed on the set up will determine which
front page. If you don't have a avenue is best for you pursue but
website, get one! It doesn't have this should help get you started
to be big and fancy but somewhere on the right path - Happy
to direct your customers will fundraising!
expand your business reach.
About the Author:
Brooklynn Anderson is the owner of http://www.fundraisinghq.com the ultimate fundraising resource. FundraisingHQ is organized into the different types of fundraising ideas to help your group run successful fundraisers!
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