The document provides 3 easy steps to run a successful school fundraiser: start the fundraiser earlier in the school year to avoid competition, get the principal involved to promote the fundraiser to parents and students, and use incentive programs like prizes and rewards to motivate students to participate in the fundraiser.

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Let's face it, with many school districts facing es
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massive budget cuts and layoffs, fundraisers are
more important than ever! Whether students are
selling cookie dough or items from a fall catalog,
use these three easy steps to run the most
successful and beneficial fundraiser for your school.
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Start Earlier
Today, the trend is to start fundraising late.
Don't do it! This is one of the best steps you
can take to ensure success.
Starting your main school fundraiser in the
second or third week of school will maximize
your profits. You will experience less
competition from other fundraisers, and it will
be far enough from the holiday season so you
won't have to compete with major retailers
and their holiday sales.
HINT: There will also be a much smaller
chance of delivery issues such as
backordered or out of stock items and delays
due to holiday schedules if you start earlier. 3 EASY WAYS TO
START EARLIER:
Starting earlier almost always guarantees 1) Plan your fundraiser before
that parents and the community around your the school year starts.
school will be energized and excited after a 2) Launch the kickoff the 2nd
long summer break, so they will be ready to or 3rd week of school.
get started on your fundraising efforts! 3) Be proactive in making it
happen!
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Involve Your Principal
Principals are influential! If they get behind
the fundraiser, the students, parents, and
community will be sure to follow.
The best way to promote a fundraiser is
with the help of the principal's email list, so
utilize it if possible. An email that comes
with the heading "from the desk of the
Principal" will get people's attention. They
will recognize it as coming from a credible
source and parents will know it means
business.
Make sure you promote before, during, and
after the fundraiser to ensure success!
A great way to get the principal involved
with the students participating in the
fundraiser is to offer a contest. Something
as easy as a Principal for the Day reward,
Lunch with the Principal, or a dunk tank
will really get students motivated about the
fundraiser and ensure participation!
For more great ideas on Principal and
other incentive programs, you can visit
http://believejay.blogspot.com.
4 PRINCIPAL INCENTIVE IDEAS:
1) Ice cream party with the Principal
2) Principal has to sit on the roof of the
school for a day
3) Principal has to be a student for the day
4) Pie in the face is always a crowd-pleaser!
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Use student prize program incentives and drawings to enhance your
sale. A combination of immediate and long-term rewards for selling
will keep your students motivated and excited about the fundraiser. A
cumulative prize program, top-seller raffle or pizza party for the class
are examples of long term incentives that really work.
Daily incentives like drawings for the kids or daily prizes such as the
Believe “Charm” Necklace promotion are great for boosting morale.
The point is, these incentives are rewards for kids who are working
hard on selling and ultimately raising money for important school
needs. They are important because it keeps the kids excited about
what's going on, which in turn makes your fundraiser much more
successful.
3 INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT WORK:
1) Class gets to ride a limo to lunch
2) Top-Seller raffle
3) Prize drawings for the kids
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company. Regardless of
whether you use us or another
company, we will provide any
information we can to help you succeed.
Please get in touch with us if we can answer
any question, big or small.
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