Fundraising Tips

1. Determine your Fundraising Requirements:
   • What do you need to raise funds for and how much will it cost?
   • When do you require the funds by?
   • How many volunteers/participants are available to help fundraise?
2. Plan your Fundraising Campaign:
   • Choose the fundraising activities that your group wishes to run and when.
   • Determine how much is required to be raised from each fundraising event & by each participant - is it achievable?
   • Set dates for when each fundraiser should start/close and monies paid
   • A 14 day selling period is usually long enough for each fundraiser
   • Only conduct one fundraiser at a time to maximize your results.
   • Motivate your participants to succeed with constant attention & support!
     Use incentive prizes to reward the best selling individuals or teams
   • Promote the fundraising activities you are undertaking to your community
3. Manage your Fundraising Campaign:
   • Ensure you have ordered your stock or order forms in time to be ready for the start date of each fundraiser and that you have a place to store the stock
   • Use the Tally Sheets to track stock ,orders & money for each participant
   • Store all money collected in a secure place and bank it promptly!
   • Organise volunteers to pack or tally orders - well in advance
   • Use some or all of the sample letters to co-ordinate your fundraising
     (just copy and paste the letters that you require into your own document)
4. Tips for Participants
   • All fundraising should be supervised by adults
   • Be polite, smile and be enthusiastic about your cause.
   • Always tell your customer who or what you are fundraising for.
   • Focus fundraising efforts on known family, friends and neighbours.
   • Parents and friends can help by selling products or taking orders at their office.
   • If using a Money Collection Envelope, place all the money collected in the envelope and keep it sealed. Store the envelope in a safe place and return it to the Fundraising Organiser by the due date.
5. Storage & Handling of Food Products
   • Store in a cool dry place - ideally between 12 - 20°C.
   • Do not leave product in a car, direct sunlight or by a heater!
   • Store away from insects, animals and other chocolate lovers.