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The Secret to Fundraising for Small Groups

Posted on 20 September 2010

The best way to carry out a successful fundraising activity with a small group of people is to keep in mind the following—planning, participation and publicity. A successful fundraising activity will require a lot of planning but with a small number of people, it is easy to manage a team and directly communicate the plans […]

Fundraising Secrets for Medium Sized groups

Posted on 16 September 2010

The more people are involved in a fundraiser, the more they can publicize the event and get more people to chip in. For medium groups sized 50 or more, fundraising activities may include small community festivals, local music events and charity runs. Organizing these local events on a community scale will prove to be rewarding […]

Top 3 Fundraising Ideas for Youth Sports

Posted on 14 September 2010

With so many different fundraising options out there, not much attention is paid to the youth teams. Parents and teachers alike can come together and raise money for the children to continue honing their skills and discovering their talents in sports. Because some schools lack budgets to support their teams, sports fundraisers are held to […]

Cookie Dough Fundraiser Selling Secrets

Posted on 02 September 2010

Selling cookie dough is probably one of the easiest ways to raise money for a small group. Because what’s being sold is food – and a cookie at that! – a lot of people will surely be enticed to buy this ultimate comfort food. Cookie dough fundraising presents an easy alternative to people who are […]

Helpful Tips for Sports Team Fundraisers

Posted on 30 August 2010

Each year, sports teams nationwide from all age groups are finding the need to buy new equipment and gear. However, not all team members can always afford these gears. Sports teams can organize fundraising events or carry out small fundraising activities that will allow them to gather enough funds to buy sports gears. Joining tournaments […]

Helpful Strategies For Large Groups

Posted on 27 August 2010

One of the hardest things to do for large groups is to properly manage each group member in the group, as it can be quite tedious and difficult. While large groups can easily raise funds because of the good ratio between the number of people and the quantity of money to be raised, it will […]

Improve Your Fundraising by Thinking Big

Posted on 18 May 2010

If there’s one thing I don’t like, it’s thinking small.  Far too many people spend their time and energy thinking small.  That’s true in the wider world, and it’s true in fundraising. There are a lot of fundraisers in the world – some professional, some volunteer.  Some work on staff, some consult, some are on […]

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