Cheerleading
Fundraiser
As with
most groups that have to travel to participate in
events, fundraising is an important part of group
activities, and for cheerleading this is no different.
Organizing a cheerleading fundraiser, indeed any
fundraiser, can be stressful, but we aim to remove some
of that stress here at Practical
Fundraising.
Try to find a fun
activity that everyone will enjoy, or an interesting or
useful product, because then you will get a lot more
volunteers to help you, and of course a lot more people
will participate and your funds will
increase.
Getting Set For An Easy
Cheerleading Fundraiser
Most organizations need to have extra funds,
and cheerleading teams are no exception, but when it comes to
fundraising, it can be hard to find the time while keeping up
with exercising and routines as well as school work and
games.
The first thing to do for your cheerleading
fundraiser is to set some goals ahead of time. In fact the
first question you should ask is What are your goals? How much
do you need? What will the funds raised be used for? Who will
be involved in making the fundraiser work? How long are you
prepared to take to raise the funds you need? Is there a fixed
deadline, or are you fundraising all year round?
Once you have the answers to these questions, it is easier to
see what kind of fundraiser you need. For example, if you need
$10,000 for uniforms and travel, and you intend to raise money
by washing cars, then at an average donation of $5, say, you
need to wash some 2,000 cars. Is this something you can
achieve? How many cars could you wash in one weekend? So how
many weekends are you going to be washing cars? If you
wash say, 50 cars a day, then to reach your goal you would need
to be washing cars 40 days during the year. Is this a realistic
goal? It is a huge commitment, but only you and your
cheerleading team know whether this is
possible.
That is just an example, of course. You need
to plug in your own numbers, after you have a list of suggested
fundraising ideas, so that you can eliminate those that are not
going to help you reach your goal in a timely manner. Work out
how many volunteers you have available too, as this will help
your fundraising planning.
Ok, so what are some fundraisers that
cheerleading teams can use? There are those selling chocolates,
magazines, or coffee. Because of having to watch our weight,
chocolates are not as easy to sell as they used to be, and
there are so many fundraising groups that do sell these that it
does make it a hard sell. Not everyone drinks coffee, although
those that do might be glad to help you out, but it might
depend on their tastes in coffee.
Something that is much easier these days are
candle fundraisers. Candles are now used in many homes as part
of the decor, they are not just basic white emergency candles.
And there are aromatherapy candles for every need, many
different colors to choose from, and they make lovely gifts.
This provides your team with many options for people to choose
from, as there is bound to be something that people can buy to
support your cheerleading fundraiser.
By selling candles, you can also limit the
length of the fundraiser, to say, two or three weeks. You don't
want it to drag on forever, and most team members will be able
to get their orders in during that time.
Now, you can also take payment for the
candles when the order is placed, so that you don't have to go
round chasing up non-payments. Take the order and the payment
at the same time, and then you can just drop off the candles
when the orders are filled.
So, that is what we recommend as a
cheerleading fundraiser, and if you don't choose to sell
candles, you still have some tips about how to go about your
next cheerleading fundraiser.
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