Fundraising Tips for Schools

There are a few key points to consider when thinking about Buffalo First's All-Local Coupon Book for your next fundraiser:

• Map out how much your school/organization needs to raise and for what cause.
• Finalize the number of coupon books that need to be sold to reach your goal. Please see the "Your Earnings Potential" chart to the right for details.
• Determine how many students will be selling the books and how many books each student needs to sell in order to reach your goal.
• Establish and create additional fundraising materials that might be helpful for your participants (envelopes for money).
• Determine the length of your fundraiser, including start and end date.
• Be sure to properly notify all participants of your new fundraising campaign, including students, parents, and your entire school/organization.
• Provide participants with a reliable contact for fundraising questions.
• Inform all participants on whom checks should be made out to, where, when and how money should be dropped off.

Once your fundraiser has completed, be sure to plan a meeting to discuss best practices, feedback and planning for your next fundraiser!