Fundraising Ideas that Help Motivate Your Volunteers
Article by Juan Franco
Copyright (c) 2009 AIM Fundraising
Some fundraising ideas are better than others to help you reach a specific financial goal. Making a few changes to your prize program on your next school fundraising effort is very simple to do and can give you dramatic changes in your results. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could reach your financial goal quicker? In just one school fundraising event? There is a secret to turning a long drawn out fundraiser into an exciting, fun and profitable time for all.
The best way to increase your fundraising profits is to provide motivating rewards. Spending some money on strong motivation is something that can be done in most any fundraising effort. Too many times a prize program is not always offered to the participants who are working the front lines. If you really want to increase your sales and by doing so reach your goal much faster, you must keep your volunteers motivated.
Here are some motivational ideas that might just help you get your gang on the ball and working hard.
Top Seller Award
You might give an award to the top seller in your fundraiser. It could be a limo to lunch, a trophy, movie tickets, or some other really fun prize. However, it is actually more effective to give your “top” prize to everyone who hits a certain level.
Give a Raffle Type Prize
Each time a volunteer makes a sale you could put a ticket with their name on it in a big jar. Then at various times during the sale or at the end of the campaign you could draw tickets for a first, second, and third place prize. This encourages your volunteers to try harder because each time they make a sale their chances for winning the first prize grows.
Goal Specific Prizes
Set some individual sales goals. Something like the first person to sell 0 worth of merchandise or any number you choose gets a certain prize.
Fun Prizes
These are the best because they usually cost nothing but some dignity. Perhaps the top seller might get to give the boss a crew cut. If you or the principal or a teacher or coach have a big old moustache, offer to shave it off if a certain goal is hit. The ideas in this category are endless and are only governed by how much dignity someone is willing to lose.
If your volunteers are students in your class you could give away a day of fun. Instead of having classes all day you could head out and play basketball, football, or have an inflatable party. Maybe a music day would be appropriate.
Team Prizes
If your volunteers are working in teams you could award the winning team a night at a local pizza parlor or other fun activity.
About the Author
Learn a few good fundraising ideas and find out how many schools are greatly increasing their previous fundraiser profits by making a few fundamental changes in the way they give their prizes. Check it out at http://aimfundraising.com/prizes.htm
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