subject: Organizing School Fundraisers A Concise Guide [print this page] Every school fundraiser requires great planning and execution. Right from promoting the fundraiser to handing over the funds raised, there are several tasks that need to be completed. When planning to organize a fundraiser, first of all you need to collate a team of enthusiastic volunteers to help you in organizing the fundraiser as without a team of capable volunteers, you cannot hope to raise expected funds. You can request the staff of your school to make a formal announcement inviting volunteers to participate in the fundraiser.
Once you have a team of desired volunteers, you need to promote the fundraiser. You can use inexpensive web based tools such as e-mails, social networking, blogs, etc, to make people aware of the upcoming fundraiser. After this, you need to write a script for the fundraiser. It is extremely important for the success of the fundraiser to make a script that conveys exactly what is required to make the person on the other end come out and do their bit. You must always start the script with a greeting and then you can go on elaborating the cause behind the fundraiser. Always be very clear about the cause, as this is what will make the person interested in what you have to offer.
When it comes to fundraising ideas, one of the most popular and effective way is to sell easy to sell items such as cookie dough. To help you select the items to sell, you can opt for professional fund raising companies. These companies offer an exhaustive range of items especially manufactured and priced for fundraisers; so no matter whether you are looking to buy caramels or cookie dough, you are sure to find the best options for the fundraiser. All you got to do is use any search engine to find a list of all the reputed fund raising companies, and use their catalogs to compare prices and find the best items for your fundraiser. These companies also offer a catalog for the items you purchase to help your customers make up their mind.
