Start Up Development: Fundraising Platform 

 

  Tips For A Successful Fundrasier                                                                                                                   

1.Determine your group purpose

·      Introduce yourself, your group, your goal, and the organization’s PURPOSE. (this is essential)

 

2.Establish clear monetary goals and firm deadlines.

·      Identify what you need.

·      Pick and set your ideal amount.

·      This needs to be clear and attainable, no ambiguity or outlandish goals, it should be carefully considered.

 

3. Determine how long it will take or how much time that you have.

·      Shorter time periods usually stimulate more momentum.

·      You don’t want to drag it out.

·      Set the date and stick to it! (This date should be clearly advertised and available to all fundraisers.)

·      Use this goal date to motivate and stimulate momentum.

 

4. Motivate Teamwork:

·      If you are a school:

·      Set individual class goals. As well as school goal.

·      Small incentives for class who reaches goal first.

            -Talk to your account manager for ideas.

·      Inspire competition but ALWAYS, ALWAYS remember your ultimate group goal and purpose.

 

5. Know COMPASSION IT Bracelet

·      Global Social Movement that inspires daily compassionate actions across the globe.

·      Fundraisers should be informed about the importance of spreading compassion and what it can do for humanity.

·      Include link to Compassion It text video.

·      Show Carrie Hope Fletcher Video and Map of Global Compassion It Activity.

 

6. Make your message CLEAR

·      WHO are you fundraising for?

·      WHAT are you fundraising for?

·      WHEN is your goal date?

·      WHERE is your organization?

·      HOW much are you trying to raise?

 

7. Advertise your fundraiser

·      Local Radio Stations (Press Letter Template)

·      Community Papers

·      School Newsletters

·      Religious Organization Newsletters

·      Poster Template

·      Flyer Template

·      How to set- up a Facebook event.

 

8. Be Passionate and Compassion It!

 

 

 Work On Creating Templates                                                                                                                             

Local Radio Stations (Press Letter Template)

 

Community Papers

 

School and Church Newsletters

·      Compatible to School Newsletter

·      Church bulletin insert

 

Poster Template

·      Organizations Logo and photograph

·      Compassion It logo secondary

·      Name of the Fundraising Organization/ Club

·      Goal of the Fundraiser

·      Dates of event

·      Place to input picture of the organization

 

Flyer Template (Smaller Version of the poster 8½ x 11 or 5½ x 4)

·      Organizations Logo and photograph

·      Compassion It logo secondary

·      Name of the Fundraising Organization/ Club

·      Goal of the Fundraiser

·      Dates of event

·      Place to input picture of the organization

 

Set- up a Facebook event

 

Gather feedback from fundraising groups about successful steps they have taken and things to avoid or future fundraisers.

 

 

Ways To Motivate Fundraising Group                                                                                                                

Rewards with no cash incentive are proven to effectively motivate and entertain

 

Wall of Fame on CompassionIt.com

·      Features picture of top fundraiser for each organization/club.

·      Feature them in the Compassion It. Newsletter

 

Top Fundraising Class gets a pizza party.

 

New Ideas based off the book DRIVE (Purpose Focused)

·      Work with account manager to think of something creative and relevant.

·      Skype Session with the organization you’re helping.

·      Class gets to take % of the money they raised to donate toward their favorite cause.

 

Create a checklist of questions to ask organization’s representative to help them set their goals and inspire action steps.

·      Prompt them through their planning process.

·      Know what to tell them to ‘write down,’ help them create their list of steps to take.

·      Empower them and inspire them to take action.

·      Account manager is responsible for keeping them accountable via email, Google hangout, phone calls etc.

 

Create a spreadsheet to enter information about the organizations goals, deadlines, things that are important to keep them accountable.

·      Financial Goal

·      Deadline

·      Purpose of Fundraiser

·      Any information that can be helpful in guiding them through this process.

 

 

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(1) For customers

·      How did you find out about us?

·      How has the product inspired you?

·      Customer Service?

·      Receive your bracelets in a timely matter?

·      Have you shared any personal stories on the website?

·      Did you know about or have you used our Fundraising step by step kit.

·      Can you start a movement in your community?

 

(2) For recipients of newsletter/ fans on Facebook

·      How has being aware of Compassion It inspired you?

·      Do you frequent the website or blog to see Compassion It stories in action?

·      Do you find Compassion It posts and tweets to be inspiring?

·      Did you know that Compassion It bracelets can be used as a fundraiser?

·      Do you #compassionit photos on Instagram?

 

Club receives a simple action starter kit, black box labeled Compassion It.

 

 

 Product Design                                                                                                                                                    

·      Inside will be 25 (x amount) pairs of seed bracelets.

·      The beginning steps to starting their club.

·      Our mission and charge to action.

·      Inspire them to start a movement in their school or community.

·      Create a guide to weekly meeting focus topics.

·      Compassionate resources. 

·      Include access to our fundraising kit.

·      Tablecloth

o   See Sara’s Google Doc on Club Start-Up Kits