Fundraising Tips
Let's Get Fundraising TODAY!
Team Challenge Fundraising Program:
5 Simple steps to get started:
1. Get your webpage up and running, start personalizing it. If you haven't yet started,
Log in and start your webpage!
2. Get your letters/emails ready to send out to everyone you know!
3. Put out the ask! The faster you ask the faster you will see donations coming in on your active.com webpage!
4. Follow Up, Follow Up, Follow Up! Make sure you are updating your page and letters regarding your progress. It is important to send updates and thank you notes to your donors!
5. Supplement your fundraising plan with special events, matching gifts, and corporate sponsorships. Create a night out on the town with your friends to generate more donations. Many companies offer matching gifts, ask your donors if their place of employment is one of those companies. Corporate sponsorship packets are available to help with your fundraising!
(Ask Morgan to provide you with these materials)
Fundraising Clinics:
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The ABC's of Fundraising
"Where do I Begin?"
Webpages & Letter Writing:
- The mission is important! Let them know the cause and how important every donation is to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Include statistics and how much money is donated from every dollar earned.
- Make it personal- tell your story, why you are doing this, how is this important to you and your honored hero?
- A picture is the BEST motivation to get those donations coming in!
- Putting the "ASK" out there to everyone you have ever emailed!
- Make sure your URL is in every email/letter you send to people to donate!
- Include due dates for when your donations need to be in by, for example, April 30th, 2009.
- Thank you's go a long way, Do not forget to thank everyone!
- Make it fun and inviting!
- Make sure you include how to make an offline donation-(checks), include your address and who to make the check out to (CCFA) so people can send their doantions to you.
Great Ways to FUNdraise:
- Contact everyone you know-even if you have not talked to that friend for awhile, it's never too late to reach out to a friendship
- Ask your family and friends to help you fundraise and get the word out
- You will surprised by how many people will help you with your fundraising goal; you will even receive donations from people you may not know. JUST REMEMBER to thank them.
- Take your fundraising letter with you wherever you go-you never know when you get an opportunity to get donations!
- Ask the people you work with for help.
- Try a combination of fundraising ideas, including a raffle, fundraising letter, online fundraising, a party, corporate involvement, etc.
- Start fundraising NOW! The earlier you start, the more you will raise!!
- Donate to yourself! When people know you have made a donation to yourself they will feel very comfortable helping you!
- Last but not least-If you dont ask, you won't receive!! Why not start today!!
Updated 11/30/09