• Unsure what fundraising product to use?
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• Unsure how to motivate your participants?
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Consider the following six questions to help you choose the ideal fundraising product or program for your group:

1. How much money do we need to raise?
   Come up with a goal that is based on your group's needs not just one that sounds good.
    
   
2. What would our group enjoy selling?
   The more they like the products, the more confident and motivated they will be to sell them.
    
   
3. What has been successful in the past?
   If you've been having a huge success with a certain program year after year- stick to it.
    
   
4. How soon do we need the money?
   If you need to raise funds within two weeks, we suggest you fundraise using our direct-sale products (ex: candy bars, lollipops, scratch cards ). If you have 4 weeks or more to fundraise, an order-taker brochure may be ideal.
    
   
5. Are the products we're selling of high quality?
   Remember that your fundraiser may be an annual or semi-annual event, and nothing builds profits like a reputation for offering top quality products.
    
   
6. Does the price match the income level of the community?
   Offering products at affordable prices for a good cause will lead to greater success. (I.E. Selling $15 items in a low income area will result in few sales. Fit the price to the area.)

1. Your group's financial goal
    
2. Your fundraising timeline
    
3. The number of potential participants and their ages
    
4. Any historical information you can provide (e.g. past fundraisers, participation levels, successes and failures).

If they don't ask these questions, this may suggest that they don't really care about you. It's in a good company's best interest to care and help make your fundraiser a success. They are looking to build customer loyalty and want to be around a long time.
 
 
Things You Need to Ask Potential Fundraising Companies:

1. How long has the company been in business?
    
2. How many years of experience does the company representative have in fundraising?
    
3. Do they listen to your needs and are easy to work with? If so, then they will help you later if problems arise.
    
4. Are the their products of high quality? If so, then your fundraiser will raise more with less hassle.
    
5. What is the percentage profit of sales? Although the percentage profit is important, there are many other factors that need to be considered (product quality, shipping included, time saving customer service).
    
6. What services are available to save you and your volunteers time and energy? Does the company provide checklists, collection envelopes, tally sheets and pre-sorting?
    
7. Are products paid for in advance or upon delivery? Will they work with you on a fair payment option?
    
8. Is there an incentive or prize program? If so, who pays for it?
    
9. How are products shipped and when? Who pays the freight?
    
10. What is the policy regarding damaged or unsold product? What about back orders?
     
11. Can the company provide references?