subject: Tips For Setting Up A Candy Fundraiser [print this page] Tips For Setting Up A Candy Fundraiser Tips For Setting Up A Candy Fundraiser
First of all you need to know specifically what you want to raise the funds for. It can be a local, a regional or a national event. And if it is a subject that people will feel drawn towards, then it should almost certainly be a success. People are keen to support what in their view is a good and deserving cause and there are not many people who will be able to resist a candy fundraiser. It seems most everyone has a sweet tooth to some degree.Getting together a group of two or three like minded people to come up with the ideas and to help run and organize the campaign is always useful. Hold a few brain storming sessions to come up with some new and novel approaches to marketing your cause. The group also need to discuss and decide on several important issues and allocate someone to take responsibility for specific tasks or areas.Probably the most important is the candy itself. Volunteers can often be recruited to make various types of homemade candies for sale at charity events. Try approaching local groups such as church or sewing groups for help. Or ask family and friends to help out. If you want to do something on a grander scale contact businesses such as sweets sellers or manufacturers explaining your cause and requesting donations of candy in exchange for free advertising.Agree how and when the fund raising event is to be held. It is often best to join forces with other types of events to increase your potential market base. Local sports events often draw a big crowd of people who may have a sweet tooth. Setting up a stall at a carnival or church fetes can be profitable. Or there is always the old tried and tested method of selling to family, friends and neighbors.Depending on the scale of your fund raising and the cause. It is always better to check with the local authorities first that you are not about to breach some laws. Make sure you do not require a vendors license.If it is a fundraiser for a charity or some other good cause, let the intended recipient know about the event and invite them to attend or be represented. It helps to prove the legitimacy of your event. It can also help to boost the funds when the recipient is there.Advertise the candy fundraiser. Inform the local newspapers that the event is taking place and they might give you some free advertising. Put up posters in local shops and public places. Contact your local radio stations and perhaps get them to do an online interview about your fund raising efforts. All these things can only help to raise your funds.
