 Fund
Raising Ideas for Schools, Sports Leagues and Youth Groups.
Fundraising ideas, assistance
and solutions are available here at the Fundraisingzone.com (a Tracy
Hamilton Inc. company) We provide booster clubs, sports teams and
non-profit youth groups with fund raising ideas, answers and input.
We give them the opportunity and tools to raise the money and funds
to keep their programs financed and growing. This page will assist
sponsors (such as yourself) to get a better understanding of what
product fundraising is and what our fund raising ideas are based on.
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Fund
raising for your school or group is often a "once a lifetime" event
for many of you, so we want to make it easy for you to do it quickly,
easily and profitably. This section of our site will provide you
with some of the answers to your fundraising questions. If you don't
find what you're looking for here then please contact
us at your convenience. If you have additional fund raising
ideas then please call us at 800.645.6550.
School Fundraisers
- Brochure Fundraising
is the process of soliciting orders from family, friends,
neighbors and people at work using color brochures. Many elementary
school, junior high schools and senior high school booster clubs
among many other types of non-profit youth groups have used brochure
fundraisers very profitably. This
type of program has no up front costs- everything is free. Orders
and monies are collected at the time of the sale. For more comprehensive
information on this type of program, please visit our "Brochure
Fundraising" page.
- "Direct Sale
Fundraising"
is simply a phrase we use to describe a fundraiser where merchandise
is purchased in advance and then sold directly to the customer.
Our primary direct sale products are Hershey's
Chocolates, Fundraising
Candybars and Lollipopland
Lollipops. This type of fundraiser is great for raising quick
money in a short amount of time. It works well at sporting events,
office sales, cafeterias, etc. For a more comprehensive listing
of our direct sale products, please visit our Fundraising
Superstore.
Which
type of fundraising program is right for my school or group?
There is no set rule for
which type of fundraiser you should run for your school, team or organization.
We offer a variety of both Brochure and Direct Sale fundraising programs
and that decision is often predicated on a number of things which
include: the amount of money being raised, time of year, number of
participants, local economic conditions and what kind of products
you think will sell well in your community.
What
advice can you offer me?
The fundraisingzone.com
(a Tracy Hamilton Inc. Company) has been in the fundraising business
since 1965 and we learned a lot in that time. The most important
element of any fundraiser is having clear goals, both financial
and organizational. We suggest that you do your "homework" and find
the best fundraising program you can with a vendor that will support
you before, during and after the event. We suggest you read our
Expert Advise section for a few
additional hints and ideas.
What
about our profits, I hear a lot of different things?
There are literally hundreds,
perhaps thousands of distributors offering a huge selection of different
products, brochures, ideas and programs to people like you who are
looking to raise money for your cause. These vendors offer anywhere
from 5% profits to 90% profits depending on the type of approach.
How do you decide? Well, that is up to you. Our suggestion is that
you base your decision on how you think you can sell a program.
The fact is, that if you have a program that offers you, let's say
50% profit and you only sell $1,000 worth and you have another program
that offers you only 30% profit but you sell $5,000 worth, you wind
up earning three times as much. The choice is clear.
Generally, most groups
earn the money they need by either running a "Brochure" fundraiser
or a "Direct Sale" fundraiser and the other types of programs available
make up the difference. If you have questions about the other types
of programs you might come across please feel free to contact us
to discuss it, we'd be happy to assist you.
Band
Fund Raiser Booster
Club Fundraising Boy
Scout Fundraising
Candy
Bar Fund Raiser Catholic
School Fundraisers Cheerleader
Fundraisers Choir
Fund Raising Ideas Christian
Academy Fundraising Church
Fundraising Cookie
Dough Fundraisers Dance
Team Fundraisers Day
Care Fundraising Girl
Scout Fundraisers Head
Start Fundraisers Hersheys
Fund Raisers High
School Fund Raiser Little
League Fund Raiser Marching
Band Fund Raisers PTA
Fund Raisers School
Fund Raiser Ideas Sport
Team Fund Raisers Youth
Group Fund Raisers
Friendly
Advise: Lately
some fundraising distributors have been offering outrageous deals
(so we've heard) to schools and other fundraisers. Please be advised
that there is only so much profit and so many incentives a company
could throw in without taking something away. Don't jeopardize your
fundraiser and give up serious customer service and the other support
necessary to make your fundraiser a success. (If somethings seems
to good to be true-It is)
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