Are you in charge of the sports team's fundraiser? Then you are in for some tough times ahead. Organizing a fundraiser is no easy feat as it requires a good deal of planning. It is just like working on an important corporate project where you have to assign the right task to the right candidate. Most elementary school fundraisers are organized by the PTA and therefore its members are the ones who are most adept at doing the job. However, things can go horribly wrong if some aspects of the event are ignored or not paid attention to. Therefore one should be aware of things that are a strict no-no while organizing a fundraiser.
At times a lot of work goes into planning a fundraiser. Everything is organized and the proceedings planned in a meticulous way. But what is ignored in this entire business of planning is the promotion aspect of a fundraiser. A high visibility factor corresponds to the eventual success of the event. It is important to make everyone aware of such an event for greater participation. A healthy fundraising event may go unnoticed due to lack of proper marketing.
Most schools in the country have taken to healthy fundraising solutions. This comes as a break from the usual chocolate fundraisers that proved to detrimental to the health of kids and young adults. If you are opting for healthy snacks that would be put up for sale in the event, then you need to ensure that these are tasty enough. Healthy snacks do not mean that they would be bland. Otherwise you will not find any takers for them and your fundraiser would end up being a real disappointment especially for the children. It is important to keep a tab on the healthy snacks that are being sold and see to the fact that they conform to the nutritional guidelines and wellness policies of the state. For example, if you are organizing a school fundraiser in California, you have to keep in mind the health laws like California SB 12.
It is important not to have excessive expectations out of a fundraiser. Be it the money that you look forward to raise or the kind of response that you expect, set realistic and achievable targets for yourself and your team of volunteers. Also it is important to make the participants and volunteers aware of the purpose that you look forward to fulfill with the money raised from the fundraiser. This would help them in passing on the message of the fundraiser better.
Do not take the entire responsibility of organizing a fundraiser all by your self. It is a tough job and it is impossible to make the event a success without help from efficient volunteers. Divide them into groups and make each group work on a particular aspect of the fundraiser. However, keep a close watch on the proceedings as at the end of the day you are going to be responsible for the success or failure of the event.
Author Resource:-
Alec Moreland promotes wellness, nutrition and healthy snacks in fundraising to reduce obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in schools. "America's #1 Healthy Snack Fundraiser" is The Chocolate Alternative.
Healthy_Fundraising_Solutions Contact Alec at alec@healthyfundraisingsolutions.com
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