Boost Your Child's School Fundraiser with These Tips - Urgent Help Needed!

[ChefBeckyD]

Okay - Yesterday a past host called me because she just had a great idea that this would be the perfect time to do a Fundraiser for her children's school, and would like to start this week! It's a small private school - K-8th grade, with 150 students participating......She went ahead and got approval from the principal, and also recruited help to get the orders unpacked and separated when they arrive! I have been running around all day collecting catalogs from my upline and downline, and have been on here several times finding a good cover letter, etc.....
NOW - I need your help! I will not be doing any type of presentation - I am dropping off the order packets to her tomorrow, and it will be a strictly Catalog Fundraiser only......what can I do to make sure the kids (and their parents) are motivated to do well with this fundraiser? I would love for this to do well and end the year with a bang! Any and all advice from all of you would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[PampMomof3]

Here you are Becky! I did a fundraiser with 30 girl scout girls so I didn't have nearly as many but I bought the 10 x 12 yellow envelopes, put a catalog w 2 order forms and had stapled a cover letter outside.

Here's what it looks like. We opted out of incentives for the kids b/c their main focus was making money.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Thanks Kristi! That looks great! I hadn't really thought of incentives for the kids???? I've never done a fundraiser w/ kids before - All of my fundraisers have been w/ adult groups.
Did it work okay not doing incentives? I'm already donating a portion of my commission (to bring the % earned to 20% for them), and the cost of yellow envelopes (bought 'em today!) and catalogs......didn't really want to shell out more money....

 

[PampMomof3]

Yes it did work without incentives. It turned out to be over $800 and I donated 10% of my commission from it since I was a former girl scout!

I'm glad I helped!

 

[Flamingo]

Try these for follow up to parents.

 

[maggiemay]

I think incentives are good too - however, they can be school related. Like a school shirt, or lunch with their favorite teacher, maybe pick the menu at school one day - something.... when my kids are motivated they do better - they have a goal they are working toward, like with jump rope for heart,,,, if they get a certain amount they earn A... etc.... good luck.

I just finished a fundraiser and it was a lot of work, but I also felt like I did something good for a group.

 

[Ginger428]

Okay - Yesterday a past host called me because she just had a great idea that this would be the perfect time to do a Fundraiser for her children's school, and would like to start this week! It's a small private school - K-8th grade, with 150 students participating......She went ahead and got approval from the principal, and also recruited help to get the orders unpacked and separated when they arrive! I have been running around all day collecting catalogs from my upline and downline, and have been on here several times finding a good cover letter, etc.....
NOW - I need your help! I will not be doing any type of presentation - I am dropping off the order packets to her tomorrow, and it will be a strictly Catalog Fundraiser only......what can I do to make sure the kids (and their parents) are motivated to do well with this fundraiser? I would love for this to do well and end the year with a bang! Any and all advice from all of you would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Not sure if you mean something like this as an incentive....Highest seller...25.00 gift card to toys r us, or something like that? HTH

 

[Jennie4PC]

What I did for my fundraiser was offered a drawing for a $10 gift card to walmart or kmart I had 3 kids participate and it was over 800 in sales

 

[supergirljennie]

For incentives, but maybe something like a party for the class with the highest sales, where you do the "catering" with PC recipes. Kid-friendly, of course! Maybe invite the parents too?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

For incentives, but maybe something like a party for the class with the highest sales, where you do the "catering" with PC recipes. Kid-friendly, of course! Maybe invite the parents too?

What a great idea! Thanks to everyone for all your wonderful help! I'll let you know how it all turns out. I'm excited about the possibilities!

 

[BNORCROSS]

I offered gift cards for the child with the most orders and also one for the child with the most money collected....

 

[annew]

fundraiser incentiveI just did a fundraiser for a Safety Patrol group & I offered $50 (to go toward his/her trip) toward the student with the most sales.. I know it's a bit much I was hoping big.....ok the girl with the most orders her mom had an $1100 show & she's still giving me orders so it was well worth the $50 that I'm donating & the fundraiser is going to close out at about $4800 with 30 kids but about 20 of them sold products.

I'm so excited I can't wait until the next fundraiser

Anne in NY

 

[maggiemay]

wow anne - that is soooo awesome!!!!!

I like the $50.00 idea!

congrats

 

[Cindycooks]

I offered $25 Blockbuster cards at my last fundraiser and the kids loved it! I tied them onto a pack of microwave popcorn with curly ribbon and gave them out to the highest dollar amount and highest number of orders.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

What do you all think of also offering something for the student with the highest bookings?

 

[pchefinski]

definately! I say go for it - you need to keep your business going!