Church Fundraisers

For church fundraisers, as with most fundraisers in fact, you need to decide the purpose of the event. Is it simply to make money for a new roof, or is it to make the church more noticeable in the community as well as raise some funds for various charities? The type of fundraiser you plan will depend on your answer to this, so it is worth a few minutes to make sure that everyone agrees on the purpose of this event in advance. 

Once this has been settled, you need to decide who is going to take part. If it is a youth group, then may be they would enjoy the physical exercise of a car wash, but a group of seniors would probably not think this such a good idea! If you decide on a garage sale, do you have the volunteers to go around advertising, and then collecting used goods, and having done that do you have others to sort and price? What about a coffee and bake sale where you could get to meet new people? Or would you prefer to sell , candles or cookie dough?

There are so many kinds of fundraisers these days, so make sure you choose one that your volunteers are comfortable with, because then they will be more enthusiastic in their volunteering and promoting of your church fundraiser.

Take a look at the article below for some tips on church fundraisers and their follow-up. Unfortunately the fundraiser is not over until you have completed this too.

 Church Fundraising Success Depends On The Follow Up

Whether you have organized a Church fundraising event or a college fundraiser, one of the factors that makes the fundraising event a success is by following up with all of your supporters and volunteers once the fundraiser is completed and you know the numbers and dollars.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, and by sending a thank you for their time and effort, you are more likely to get them back as willing participants in the future. This thanks could be a thank you card, or a thank you email, which just needs a little more time, but it is time worth spending. Make sure you acknowledge the particular input that these people gave. For example for those people that donated a gift, thank them for that particular gift if possible. The personal touch helps more than you might imagine and with computers to help us, it is pretty fast to use a basic email of thanks, adding in the particular item that was given.

In the thanks, let every one know how successful the church fundraising event was, letting them know how much was raised, and how this money will be spent by your church. Remember to thank merchants who donated gifts, or money, as well as your supporters, and of course the volunteers, who make the church fundraiser possible in the first place.

By giving thanks, everyone will feel good about their efforts at church fundraising, and are more likely to volunteer gifts, donations or help the next time around. It is important to evaluate the fundraiser, noting what worked well, what didn't, what they would do differently, and so on. Get feed back from others on what they thought worked and didn't, and make sure you have a list of donors for the future, people that you can let know about your new church fundraiser in the hope that they will again help in the raising of more funds.

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