I have been asked by a group I did a fund-raiser for last year to do another one this year. I believe in the group and want very much to help them. However, last year their total sales were $1999.50 - not bad but for an organization with 65 members, it SHOULD have been much higher. I typically donate 5% of my commission to any organization that I do a fund-raiser for so that they get up to 20% for their group. On this groups fund-raiser last year, I barely broke even by the time I purchased catalogs for everyone, had order forms and information sheets printed, etc. I would like to do this for them again but need some suggestions:
for those of you who have done fund-raisers with groups this large, do you provide a catalog for EVERY member?
What about ONLY providing them with the web-site link where they can order on-line? The advantage I can see with this is that they will not have to keep track of money or orders and I will be able to check easily to see where we are on their goal.
Do you run the fund-raisers just for a limited time, say two weeks, or, for instance, from now until Feb. 26, giving them almost a full month to get orders?
I am going to talk to the lady that wants to do it this weekend about these things and will almost certainly go ahead and do it since I do want to support the group. However, I would appreciate any suggestions on how to maximize the end result without completely losing my commission. Thanks in advance!
Marci
for those of you who have done fund-raisers with groups this large, do you provide a catalog for EVERY member?
What about ONLY providing them with the web-site link where they can order on-line? The advantage I can see with this is that they will not have to keep track of money or orders and I will be able to check easily to see where we are on their goal.
Do you run the fund-raisers just for a limited time, say two weeks, or, for instance, from now until Feb. 26, giving them almost a full month to get orders?
I am going to talk to the lady that wants to do it this weekend about these things and will almost certainly go ahead and do it since I do want to support the group. However, I would appreciate any suggestions on how to maximize the end result without completely losing my commission. Thanks in advance!
Marci