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This weeks highlights
* Fundraising Idea Spotlight -- Dessert Extravaganza
* Product Focus - Ouch Pack!
* Resource Guide - Foundation/Grants Helps
* Book Review -- How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters
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Fundraising Idea Spotlight - Dessert Extravaganza
What better way to get people out into the weather than
to entice them with food. And not just any food, but
delicious desserts from a variety of recipes.
You can offer a welcomed and profitable event with
your own Dessert Extravaganza fundraiser.
Your nonprofit organization can expect to generate both
profit and good will at the same time that you add
new contributors.
The trick is to locate chefs, bakeries and
restaurants at least six months prior to your planned date.
Securing a variety of desserts will be your most crucial
factor in putting on a successful event that will make
your group sparkle.
You will want to guarantee that each supporter will be able
to sample a wide selection of fine desserts. Plan for a
charge of $15 (or $35 for a more upscale event) and aim for
200 to 400 people to attend.
You will also raise funds through your own silent auction
onsite and from money generated from advertisements
placed in your event program book.
Your aim is not to make huge profits; rather, to attract
new contributors that you probably never had before. If
you make their outing a pleasant one, then they will be
more apt to spread the word about your group and will
probably give to you again and again during the year and
in larger amounts too.
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Product Focus - Ouch Pack!
Sometimes it makes more sense to sell many low cost
items for less than to sell a few high priced items that
may only net limited sales. Maybe that's why candy bars
and gum have made candy manufacturers mega bucks.
Today, we will not focus on candy sales, but rather a very
needed product for us frail and accident prone humans.
For every cut and scrape we get, we will need to seek
immediate first-aid. Especially, with the bacteria and
other undesireable germs that occur all around us daily.
That's where the Ouch Pack! comes in handy. It provides
an immediate need for taking care of that unexpected
"boo! boo!"
It is also handy on the pocketbook. At just $2.00 each,
practically anyone can afford it. There's no money down for
getting started. And even better, your group gets a 50%
commission for making this minature first-aid pack available.
Check out the Ouch Pack! fundraiser here.
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Resource Guide - Foundation/Grants Helps
Find out about foundation resources at
Foundation and Grants Resource links.
You'll find out about links to the Foundation Center where
you can see 911 resources and news, new requests for
proposals and the newest state foundation research reports.
Access the free Foundation Finder for information on over
65,000 foundations.
A couple of great grant resources is Proposal Writing-
Internet Resources and the Grant Proposal Self Assessment
Tool. Check them out at the Foundation/Grants Helps page.
Want to find out about a particular nonprofit organization
or foundation? If you do, then you've got to check out the
Guidestar database access here. GuideStar has a database
of 850,000 and more IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations
and foundations.
And don't forget The Federal Register and State Grants for
those seeking community funding. This resource page is
packed with the best free resources. All in all, these
links will help you find all that you need to know about
a particular foundation or grantmaker.
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Book Review - How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters
Author Mal Warwick has been one of the most successful mail
campaign wizards for years. His insight and examples will do
more than just assist you with a few letter writing tips.
His latest book could easily double or triple you mail appeals
and even your e-mail appeals.
You will find successful sample letters that will give you a
desicive edge over what most nonprofit groups attempt to
achieve through their letter appeals. Don't be one of the
typical nonprofits. You must get this book to vault beyond
the average fare dished up to donors by bland and unmoving
letters asking for support.
You'll find out step-by-step instructions on how to write
a very personal letter that will get you results. It will
not concentrate on correcting your style or grammar.
What you will get is the insight so that you can actually
make a difference for your organization by writing your
story and asking your readers for their utmost help.
See How to Write Successful Fundraising... now.
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