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This weeks highlights
* Fundraising Idea Spotlight - Ice Delights
* Resources - Finding Donor Phone Numbers: FREE
* Product Focus - Birmingham Mint
* Book Review - The Business of Special Events : Fundraising
Strategies for Changing Times
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Fundraising Idea Spotlight - Ice Delights
During the hottest days, create a chill that is a great crowd
pleaser and a quick fund raiser. Provide your own Ice
Delights Stand.
I want you to think about this for a moment. You've got a
nickle's worth of ice and flavoring and you are able to sell
it for $1.00 to $2.00 per single serving and up to $3.00 for
double-servings or large sizes.
Wow! A few quick sales and you are in the money. This gives
you and your group a high sales profit margin.
First, form a committee just for working this special project.
If you plan to do it for several weeks or months, then you
will need enough workers to help rotate the work load. Plan
to have two people working the stand (or booth) at all times.
Second, start with a decision of what you will be offering to
customers. Will you provide Root Beer Floats, Home Made Ice
Cream, Smoothies, yogurt, sorbet, snow-cones or a
combination of these.
Finally, you will need the very best location possible. Try
near a busy intersection or parking lot. Also, try flea
markets, trade shows or supermarkets.
This is the most important aspect of your Ice Delights stand.
Even if you have the best organization and your Ice Delights
are the best on the planet, you will still need lots of
traffic.
Get your cold Ice Delights set up now.
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Resources - Finding Donor Phone Numbers: FREE
You've got the names and phone numbers from those that have
donated to your group last year. Perhaps a supporter bought
one of your fundraising products that you sold to them.
So, all you've got to do is pick up the telephone and call
them and ask for their donation again. Pretty easy, right?
Well, maybe not. People are becoming increasingly nomadic
and are moving their residence even more these days.
You'll need the tools to help you keep up to date on correct
telephone numbers. There's even one resource for you that you
can even do a reverse lookup and find the proper address if
you have the correct telephone number.
Use these websites for finding the most up to date sources
of information on your supporters. The free websites include:
The Ultimates White Pages
The Ultimates Yellow Pages
SwitchBoard.com White Pages
SwitchBoard.com Yellow Pages
AnyWho.com Reverse Look Up
AnyWho.com Reverse White Pages
AnyWho.com Reverse Yellow Pages
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Product Focus - Birmingham Mint
The Birmingham Mint is one of the finest mints in the world.
This mint works with nonprofit groups to mint a proof edition
of your anniversary, event, or special promotion.
The latest production equipment and processes ensure that
they are able to produce top quality, high volume products
at a competitive price. They allow you to choose from
several base metals including silver and bronze.
You provide a basic design of your future commemorative coin
and Birmingham Mint will create a coin to your specification.
They have a fantastic art department and can produce as
little as 100 pieces.
Excluding production costs and spot price of metal, 1000
coins can raise thousands in funds.
Start minting your coins from Birmingham Mint here.
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Book Review - The Business of Special Events :
Fundraising Strategies for Changing Times
Harry Freedman and Karen Feldman have put another twist to
the ever popular fundraising event. This book is up to date
and will show you ways to boost your event profits.
You'll find out how to budget your event which is at the
start of your fundraising event. They also show how to
obtain a corporate sponsor, manage volunteers and staff,
organize committees, and keep accurate records.
Celebrity auctions, skate-a-thons and chocolate festivals are
among the many ideas that the authors introduce you to. The
book is an easy read and will not put you to sleep with too
much technical jargon.
The tone of the book is more conversational than most. It's
like a close friend of yours, but one learned in the ways of
fundraising...telling you some of their inspiring stories.
I give this book a 4.5 grade on a scale of 1 to 5.
Check out how to get into The Business of Special Events:
Fundraising Strategies for Changing Times.
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