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In handling school fundraiser projects, it does not matter how excellent your members are in executing their jobs; you need to make sure that you’ve thoroughly prepared your fundraising plans very well. Having a good team to back you up with your efforts does not guarantee your success in fundraising, your ideas are also very important so always take time to prepare them thoroughly. The planning stage of your fundraiser must take place before the start of your events and always stick with what you have planned so that you won’t have any problems in the future. Even though there will be minor changes in your events, you should always stick to the original plan in order to make things easier for you and your team.

Every school fundraiser project should undergo a planning stage so that your volunteers will know how they are going to function in your events. This will also give them the idea on how to properly execute and handle your events efficiently. The first thing that you need to remember in preparing your plans is to write them down while brainstorming with your members. Your members have many ideas aside from your own and you need to have a written documentation about their comments and suggestions so that you can easily recap them. This will also give you a good source of ideas that you might have missed if you have planned everything alone. It is also much easier to plan everything if you have other people to back you up so make sure to include your team with the planning stage of your fundraiser. Read more…

Raising money, even for the best cause is never easy and many churches across the world have found out that this is especially true when the economic situation is hard and people’s budgets are already under pressure. As the person in charge of fundraising for a Church event you will need to be creative and resourceful if you want to convince your budget conscious community to part with their money.

Social Media

Many people spend a large amount of their time online, on Social Media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter. Having a real presence on those sites allows you to showcase the effects of the church on its community, and appeal to your existing supporters and others who may not know you yet, but are also members of the community.

Facebook pages and other Social Media have another great benefit for cash-strapped churches: It’s absolutely free to join and create your church page or Twitter account, and a community of fans around it. Posting an appeal on a social network has a high chance of going viral, and catching the attention of people who wouldn’t otherwise know about your funding needs. Read more…