Fundraiser Pitch to Relay For Life: Tips & Success Stories

[sklay723]

So I made my fundraiser pitch to the local Relay For Life group tonight, to help them raise money for the American Cancer Society. There are 30 teams currently signed up, but not all of them had representatives present. I had about 5 people approach me after the meeting to get their two catalogs (to start with) and fill out a customer care card so I can follow up with them. Not too shabby! I told them if they sell less than $700, I'll pitch in an extra 5% of my own commission to make it 15% total earned for their team, and if they sell more than $700 I'll pitch in 10% of my own commission to give them 25% total. I explained that the only reason I can't contribute my full commission is that I have to be able to cover my costs (catalogs, gas/mileage, copies, order forms, etc.).
Can anyone give me suggestions on other things I can offer? I told them about online ordering, and made sure they understand they can't link my site to theirs without permission from HO. I just want to help them succeed with this, because it could be a great thing for both them AND me. I've done a fundraiser before as part of a vendor fair for a scholarship fund, and it didn't do so great...but it was only a 3-hour thing and this has the potential to be SOOOOO much more. Suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!
TIA.

 

[chefann]

FYI- when you set up a FR on your PWS, there's a little online form you can fill out to request permission from HO to link to the PWS. You do need the website address they'll be linking from (so HO can check it out). So if you didn't get websites from the people who are doing it already, call them!Also, the percentage from HO goes up at $600, not $700.

 

[marykate1]

Hi There,
I am participating in the Relay for Life! I have never done a fundraiser before and I am interested in how you are doing it. Also, I have looked in the Policy and Procedures and I am still not very clear on how much they actually can make. Just wondering if anyone knows a little more.....thanks

 

[ragschef]

Hi, MaryKate.

The percentage that the organization gets is tiered. At $150 - $599.99, the organization gets 10% of sales before tax and shipping. Anything above $600 is calculated at 15%. Plus they receive $3 per future booking from the fund raiser, so make sure you get those before you close this show! Your commission is not tiered, however. You'll either receive the 15% commission, or 17% if you've reached the $15K in career sales.

 

[chef greta]

I am walking in June with "walk now for autism" and was thinking about doing a fundraiser to raise money for that cause. . . . My question is how do i set this up . . . with me as the chairperson and the Autism Foundation as the group i'm raising money for, even though it's not local (they're in CA & I'm in OK)? Any help/suggestions is appreciated.

 

[noelskitchen]

I'm sorry if this question has been asked before but I've been going through the threads trying to figure this out. My boss will be doing a booth at the Relay For Life here in our area. She asked me if I'd be interested in setting up a booth. I'm not sure how this would work for me. If it gets me exposure and helps support a cause I'm all for it. Just not sure what to do. Can someone who's experienced in this give me some advice?

 

[fikibiff]

Did you have a Letter or format that you presented to them? I would love to know more.

 

[AlowayFamily]

So I made my fundraiser pitch to the local Relay For Life group tonight, to help them raise money for the American Cancer Society. There are 30 teams currently signed up, but not all of them had representatives present. I had about 5 people approach me after the meeting to get their two catalogs (to start with) and fill out a customer care card so I can follow up with them. Not too shabby! I told them if they sell less than $700, I'll pitch in an extra 5% of my own commission to make it 15% total earned for their team, and if they sell more than $700 I'll pitch in 10% of my own commission to give them 25% total. I explained that the only reason I can't contribute my full commission is that I have to be able to cover my costs (catalogs, gas/mileage, copies, order forms, etc.).
Can anyone give me suggestions on other things I can offer? I told them about online ordering, and made sure they understand they can't link my site to theirs without permission from HO. I just want to help them succeed with this, because it could be a great thing for both them AND me. I've done a fundraiser before as part of a vendor fair for a scholarship fund, and it didn't do so great...but it was only a 3-hour thing and this has the potential to be SOOOOO much more. Suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!
TIA.

I am working with Relay for Life for a fundraiser and their team meeting is next week. Do you have any files you can share from the presentation you made? I have been looking around the site and cannot find any files for RFL.

TIA