The Revolutionary New Fundraiser For Organizations, Raise Money and Get Donations by Shopping Online!
What is Trifunds?
Trifunds is the new generation of fundraising, most sell cookies, popcorn, or other things that are totally overpriced and normally worthless. Now there is an easier way to make money, shop online for cheaper things you can actually use! You can also complete free offers, both raise money for your organization.
What is revolutionary?
They have discovered people are more willing to donate if they receive something in return. Like when you buy popcorn or Girl Scout cookies, you’re getting something for your donation. The company’s purpose is to raise organizations money, I believe their “Trifunds sites” will help organizations all over the world get the money they need to operate and achieve their goals, even if you have another fundraiser, a Trifunds site will increase your donations. Read more
Healthy Fundraising Alternatives
Every time the term fundraising comes up everyone thinks of the same thing; kids going door to door selling chocolate bars. However, with the rising epidemic of American obesity is it the best or socially responsible campaign you can run? What other options do you have to raise your funds in a healthy way?
Reasons for a Healthier Fundraising Campaign
According to a recent survey, the average American eats 152 pounds of sugar a year! That fact combined with a sedimentary lifestyle for many North Americans is fuelling an obesity epidemic. Michael Jacobson, executive director of CSPI, (Center for Science in the Public Interest) said at a Washington press conference, “Sugar consumption has been going through the roof. It has increased by 28 percent since 1983, fuelling soaring obesity rates and other health problems.”
Smart Snack Fundraising
Instead of selling chocolate, what about selling healthy protein snacks? Jack Link’s beef jerky has no fat content plus there’s 15 grams of protein in a stick - a healthy alternative for your supporters. A healthy diet advises you to eat 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. Literally you’ll be feeding lean muscle which in turn will snack on your fat reserves. Ok so granted you won’t become a world class athlete from eating these, but they do make a better snack health wise. Justfundraising.com offers these in 3 flavours: Original, Pepperoni and Teriyaki.
From the Donor’s Perspective: Why Some Fundraisers Succeed While Others Fail
In order to get their valuable perspectives on fundraising, I interviewed more than 30 donors of the highest caliber who have given millions and millions of dollars to various charities, ministries, and organizations. I asked them why some fundraisers succeed while others fail.
These are the qualities and characteristics the donors felt made successful fundraisers:
* Sincere relationship — Above all, successful fundraisers are sincere.
* Personal integrity — Successful fundraisers are upfront, genuine, and always operate with integrity.
* Knowledge of their charity — Successful fundraisers are well informed.
* Clearly defined goals — Successful fundraisers clearly state the mission, needs, and opportunity a donor has to help accomplish the mission.
* Regular communication — Successful fundraisers keep donors in the loop.
* Assurance of cost effectiveness — Successful fundraisers show donors that their money is doing what was promised.
* Credibility — Successful fundraisers use donors’ funds for the intended purpose only.
* Matching gifts — Successful fundraisers think about lead gifts or matching gifts so donors’ gifts are multiplied.
From the Donor’s Perspective: What Every Fundraiser Should Know
Among other things, donors need to believe in the cause they choose to support. They need to have answers, feedback, and understanding along the way. They want to play an important part in their cause, and they want assurance that their gifts are being used effectively and efficiently. And, of course, they need to be treated with kindness and respect — to be thanked and appreciated.
The most successful fundraisers are the ones who help donors fulfill their vision for what they feel God has directed them to do with their money. Donors are stewards, and your job as a fundraiser is to help them fulfill their stewardship role. To do this successfully it is invaluable to learn from donors themselves what they believe every fundraiser should know:
About relationships
* Think of your donors as a trust from God.
* Help your donors realize God’s plan for their lives (not just for their money!).
* Help donors to find fulfillment in their giving.
* Cultivate relationships before seeking funds.
* Make only one request per year for funds.
* Learn the passion of the prospective donor.
Fundraising Event Ideas
Event fundraising is the most publicized way of raising funds. It involves everyone in the community and sure to attract greater financial gain. Getting the community occupied and having fun earns more attract and the result is more funds. Even if your group is low on fund raising, the event garners maximum gain with minimum effort. It is also a good accolade to any product tilting fundraising you do all through the year.
FAQs for Event Fundraising Success:
Get Advertised / Publicity For
The most important aspect of fund raising is to involve and activate the whole community for the cause. Be sure that everyone is aware of your fundraising event. Give the clear information like who it’s for, when, what it’s for, where and how you are trying to move up. The best way to promote the event is to employ local radio and TV stations, community places, newspapers, school and church newsletters.
Get a Central / Well Known Location
Choose a location that is known to and reachable by most. The address is a deciding factor in attracting the crowd. Be sure that the location can handle the expected crowd.
How to Use Viral Email in Online Fundraising
So, you have committed to an online fundraising program. You have a nice digital download product or products ready to provide (some eBooks, software, audio files, etc.). You have your own web page. You have a cause that you really believe in and that has a story that touches people’s hearts.
All of that is great…but how do you turn it into a successful fundraising campaign?
You have a great start, but if no one hears about your effort, no one will give…no matter what.
Email, personal email, is one of the most powerful communication mediums on the planet today. When a friend gets an email from you, they open it, they read it, and they act on it.
There are some key points here. First, you need to send email to, and only to, people who will recognize your name and who are able to get your emails (which also means that your email provider is not blacklisted by whatever filtering and/or virus screening software that your friends may use. Second, make sure that the email is really yours. Sure, you can use a guideline to make sure that you cover the key points, but make sure that the email is in your voice. Third, make sure that the “call to action”, what you want your friend to do, is absolutely clear…and to make this viral, there will be two calls to action.
Fundraising Through Websites
Fundraising websites are becoming increasing popular to garner funds. Its merit lies in giving funds continuously and without any special attention. Problems like leaving the home or those generally associated with traditional fund raisings are almost non-existent in case of websites.
Fundraising websites are generally free from need to galvanize volunteers, search suitable places or organizing endless meetings with numerous phone calls. On the other hand, the funds keep coming year after year without any intervention. Gone are the days when high sounding corporate with enough money can do business in the internet. Now any one can make money with it.
Words sale on the internet. The following tips are useful when going setting up fundraising websites.
• Sell products you purchase through wholesalers and have them drop-shipped
• Earn commissions through affiliate programs or affinity programs
• Sell traditional fundraising products such as cookie dough, candy or magazines
• Get money through Google Adsense
• Sell advertising on your site to local companies
Easy Fundraisers
Easy fundraisers are the objective of every group involved in fundraising. The only thing is require- our capacity to well balance our option of easy fundraiser with good fund raising. It entails our prompt and effective command over three things such as effort involved, resources needed and duration of fundraiser.
Effort Involved
A good fundraising from a easy fundraiser needs a honest effort though not a lot of effort. By putting some endeavor you can fetch a handsome amount. Group’s effort is directly proportional to the group’s monetary goal, though may vary at times. It is the amount of both monetary and physical efforts that classify the fundraising as easy.
Resources Needed
Resource mobilization is very important for fundraising. It is practically difficult to have too many volunteers and one generally never gets enough men for the purpose. Easy fundraisers are straightforward as they don’t oblige excessive time and loyalty from a large number of populace. If organizing a single weekend-only program that needs a small amount of time each week, then it is convenient to ask volunteers to commit their two-hour. The need to save your resources with an effortless fundraiser for future activities is imperative and good sign of able leadership.
Team Fundraising Made Easy
As a parent, coach and booster president and now a fundraiser provider, I truly understand the need for fundraisers that are easy. This is why I created Fit for Champions, which provides groups, sports teams, school groups and organizations nationwide with a unique way to raise money with our full color custom brochures. Each brochure is customized to include your group’s colors, logos and designs that will be displayed exactly as it will be printed or sewn on the garment. Pick from hundreds of apparel items, stickers, decals and other specialty products. In addition, you set the selling price so you control the amount of profit earned by your group.
Select from hundreds of apparel items that are screen printed or embroidered, dozens of sticker items for your walls or vehicles, dozens of custom tins with chocolate or candy of your choice or pick from over 300,000 promotional items
For all apparel items, you may pick up to four different designs from a selection of custom designs that will focus on your specific needs including, colors, logos, sport or other requirements. Pick garment colors that fit your needs including black and other dark colors
The Magic of Online Fundraising With Digital Download Products
Online fundraising is becoming increasingly prominent and accepted…and why not? You don’t have to go door-to-door, or stand out in the cold, or by your own children’s candy just to satisfy the commitment. With digital download products, you are not just asking for money. You are delivering real products with real value. It is not just looking for a hand-out (although that can be appropriate sometimes), it is giving a hand in exchange.
So what are digital downloads? They can be eBooks. They can be software. They can be still images. They can be videos. They can be audios. Anything that be downloaded directly from some Web Site is a digital download product. They are dead simple to sell online…especially when it is for a worthy cause.
Everyone understands selling cookies, or popcorn, or books, or candy to raise money. You sell a box of cookies for Ten Dollars and your organization gets to keep Five Dollars for your cause. You have to get the order. Take the money. Get the products. Deliver the products. You walked miles, or stood for hours, or physically humiliate your co-workers to get the orders. It was all hard and not terribly efficient.