Hockey Fundraising – 5 Steps to a Successful Fundraiser – Easy Fundraising IdeasHockey Fundraising - 5 Steps to a Successful Fundraiser - Easy Fundraising Ideas
Hockey Fundraising – 5 Steps to a Successful Fundraiser
Fundraising is often the only way for some school sports programs to continue. If your school needs to do some fundraising there are some specific steps that you can follow to make sure the process is a success.
Here are some simple but important steps to ensure your fundraising success:
Step 1: Plan – Every successful fundraiser needs a plan to follow. It’s important to have a start and end date. You have to let everyone involved with the fundraiser to know when it will take place. Some other parts of the plan should include setting up a budget, forming a committee, advertising, press coverage, evaluation of fundraisers.
Step 2: Find partners that can help you – make a list of all the potential people and companies that can help you with your fundraiser. Are there any businesses that will allow you to hang signs at their locations, can your fundraiser be included in the company newsletter, can you leave flyers in their store for people to look through. With a little creative thought, you can come up with ways to reach large numbers of people by approaching businesses that you can partner up with.
Step 3. Press releases – Let the media know about your fundraiser and why it’s important to the community. When you approach the press you need to remember that they are interested in stories that their readers will be interested in. Don’t write a press release all about your fundraiser, tie it into current events. Right now the economy is a big concern for many people. If your school is cutting back on the sports programs because of finical problems use that as your storyline. Communities are concerned about youth sports and want to know how they can help. When you write a press release send it to the TV, newspaper and radio stations in your area.
Step 4. Set goals – Set an amount that you’d like to reach with your fundraising efforts. Without a clear goal, it will be difficult for everyone to work towards a certain amount. When you set a goal and have everyone working towards the goal it will make them even much more successful.
Step 5. Type of fundraiser – There are many different types of fundraising events that you can do. Everything from school car washes to selling products. The internet has made fundraising much easier for you. Follow these seven tips and your team’s fundraising effort will be a big success.
Our Trail mix fundraiser mixes a great variety of healthy products that still fill that craving for something sweet or salty. Choose from the Natural Snacks to Roasted Cashews and Hokey Pokey. Everyone can find a snack they will enjoy munching on. We provide free brochures so this fundraiser is free to start. Guaranteed profit of 50%.
What You Should Know
Trail Mix Fundraisers are like fundraising flower bulbs. Your profit percentage is not affected by the number of orders you take. You get 50% profit or half the selling price for every item you sell. That means smaller groups make the same profits for selling trail mix as larger groups. Each bag of trail mix sells for only $9. If you sell less than 150 bags of trail mix, though, there is a $65 shipping fee which will affect your total profit. Orders of 150 or more trail mix orders will qualify you for free shipping.
Our $10 Heritage Fundraising Candles are the most affordable 55 hour burn time candle in the fundraising industry. Designed specifically to be sold as fundraising candles, these are some of the finest candles available today. They are hand-poured, highly fragrant, long burning, and affordably priced. Choose from 6 wonderful scents.
The 8oz Heritage Fundraising Candles offering is our newest no upfront cost fundraising option. With an attractive $10 price point, this product has broad appeal. Perfect for your friends and family to use themselves or to give as gifts, the highly fragrant, long-lasting Heritage Candles are a fantastic candle fundraising option. Plus, your groups can sell this product year after year!
What You Should Know
8oz Heritage Candle fundraiser is pre-sell or brochure sales. That means you sell the candles using free brochures and order forms we provide. We suggest a two-week selling period. At the end of your event, tally together all the order forms and money, then place your order online or call us with your candle order. There is no minimum to order; however, there will be a $65 shipping fee for orders under 150 candles. Call us toll-free (866) 874-8383 if you have any questions.
This chocolate covered pretzel rods fundraiser is definitely worth its weight in flavor! Crisp pretzel rods are dipped in milk chocolate then rolled in delicious select toppings including crushed candy-coated chocolates, toffee, and rainbow sprinkles. The mixture of salty pretzel, sweet chocolate, and tasty toppings is sure to satisfy all cravings!
What You Should Know
You sell each Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rod for $1.00. You can make up to 50% profit depending on how many cases you purchase. Remember shipping is FREE. See the profit chart for more details.
You will increase your lollipop sales during the holiday season with these great Christmas Lollipops. They are packaged in cases of 640 fundraising lollipops. Inside the case are 8 packages with each package containing 80 lollipops. You will make 50% profit selling just one case. And shipping is free
What You Should Know
Christmas Lollipops and all of our lollipop fundraisers offer the same profit regardless of the number of cases that you purchase. You will sell the lollipops for two times the cost of the lollipops. In other words, you will double your investment no matter how many cases you purchase. Here is a quick profit chart for you to review:
Band scratch card fundraisers offer a simple, easy to handle fundraising option that is perfect for bands. Most school bands depend on band fundraising for their very existence. Band scratch cards let each member keep in step with your money raising goals.
What You Should Know
Here is an example of the coupon page you give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can also create a custom coupon handout with your town’s unique businesses.
As you can see from the profit chart below the lowest profit percentage you will make from using scratch cards for fundraisers is 70%. There are, however, price breaks that can increase your profit percentage. The more cards you purchase the higher your profit potential for each card. The profits and profit percentages shown are based on successfully having all 50 dots scratched off on your scratch card:
Soccer scratch cards make it easy to see your fundraising progress, one little dot at a time! And those little dots mean big profits. Each card raises $100. You can earn up to a 90% profit margin. We imprint your team or league name free of charge on each card. Have a ball with a soccer scratch card fundraiser!
What You Should Know
Here is an example of the coupon page you give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can also create a custom coupon handout with your town’s unique businesses.
The lowest profit percentage you will make from using scratch cards for fundraisers is 70%. However, the more cards you purchase the higher your profit potential for each card, due to volume price breaks. The profits and profit percentages shown are based on successfully having all 50 dots scratched off on your scratch card.
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