Turn Failing Fundraisers into Fabulous Fundraisers
Do not give up hope when if you believe your fundraiser is failing. There are things you can do to quickly turn it from failing to fabulous.
A key ingredient to any fundraising campaign failing involves lack of exposure. It leads to poor sales since no one knows you exist. Turnaround your fundraiser by getting the word out about the who, what, where and whys of your campaign. Let others know details such as the name of your organization and cause, what specific group you are involved with, your campaign location and why you are raising the funds. The more transparent you make your cookie dough fundraiser to as wide an audience as possible, the quicker you will positively turnaround your group efforts.
Keeping the motivation level up plays a key role in turning your fundraiser from a fail to fab status. When motivation levels lag, you can be assured of your campaign will be going the wrong direction. Motivation needs to start with you. Since you are the role model for your participants, you must be upbeat and motivational throughout your campaign. Improve your group's motivation by scheduling a fun team meeting and having some prepared Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough as part of your refreshments. Giving everyone the chance to experience what they will be selling is a sure motivational factor towards reaching fab.
If your fundraiser comes across as being unprofessional, it will be on the path to failing. Using low-quality and poorly prepared marketing literature leaves a bad taste in potential buyers and others' view. Instead of printing flyers on your local office shop copiers, start using high-quality marketing literature that Otis Spunkmeyer offers free of charge. Professionally-prepared marketing literature makes your campaign look like a winner by instilling confidence, trust and respect in your fundraising campaign. Being perceived as a winner is a sure-fire way to turnaround your fundraiser from a fail to fab status. Start using Volunteer Sign-Up Sheets, Customized Press Release Templates, delivery envelopes and cookie dough catalogs to turn your fundraiser from appearing blah and unprofessional to being a high-caliber professional operation.
Disorganization can cause a fundraiser to start to fail. Having your participants doing a variety of tasks, or not keeping track of the tasks they do, can signify disaster for your campaign. You can turn this around by developing an organizational chart. Assign each participant a duty or position that they are amply qualified for. Not only with this increase your group's organizational level, it will inspire your participants to work harder at achieving your group's goals while increasing your group's sales.
Perhaps your fundraiser is failing because there isn’t enough fun in the group. Everyone has assigned tasks and duties and performs them diligently, but something is lacking. You do not see any smiles, joking around or friendly communication among the bunch. When you see this, you need to schedule a fun event that brings everyone together to turnaround your fundraiser from a fail to fab status. As the campaign coordinators, you and your staff need to be on top of things and give orders. This can become tiring to volunteers. What could be better than scheduling a day for a "soak off"? You know, those dunk tanks where people through balls at the bull's eye to dunk others into the water tank? That is a great way to relieve frustrations, spark the fires and turn your group into a happy workforce.
Fundraising turnarounds can take your campaign from failures to fabulous in no time and with everyone benefiting.
