Planning a fundraiser is a lot of work and organization, most which is done by busy parents and teachers working with sometimes less than enthusiastic sellers. Putting the fun back into a fundraiser is one way to boost enthusiasm and provide a bit of healthy competition to increase sales.
The most important aspect of any type of fun fundraising ideas is to make sure they don’t become more labor intensive for the organizers and fundraising coordinators. Complicated point systems and other types of record keeping programs add a lot of work and it can be confusing for the kids, team members or even the parent volunteers to actually manage these systems.
Random Prizes
One of the easiest fun fundraising ideas to boost participation is to have a random draw for a prize every day. The names can be taken from the orders turned in or the people making a purchase online that day.
With the use of the random draw idea, there is no need to keep track of the volume of sales per person, plus everyone that turns in orders has an equal chance of winning, which is a great way to motivate everyone to turn in at least one order on a daily basis.
Mystery Items
When working with a top fundraising company, you can choose one or more mystery items from their catalog or online listing. As soon as someone buys that item the seller will be awarded the prize.
This works really well when the fundraising company offers a good selection of items. It will not work effectively if there are only a limited number of items. Keep in mind a larger number of items offered will also make it easier for your sales team to sell to a greater number of customers.
Top Sellers Display
With the use of computerized order systems, it is also possible to have a weekly top five or top ten sellers display. For schools, groups or teams, this generates a bit of friendly competition and it is easy to pull data from the website every Friday and post the winners every Monday, or whichever day works best for your fundraiser.
The key to finding fun fundraising ideas that boost sales is to know your sellers and what will motivate them to get out there and talk to people, provide catalogs and encourage people to come to the website.
