Fundraising Tips

Fundraising is both an art and a science. If your fundraising revenues are static or declining, your organization is probably making one or more of these common fundraising mistakes:

• Lack of planning
• Repeating the same old fundraiser
• Not recruiting enough help
• Low quality merchandise
• Inadequate sales preparation
• Poor support materials
• No sales scripts
• Weak internal communication
• Lack of publicity
• Continuous fundraising
• Bad timing
• No rewards
• Poor rewards
• Letting problems fester
• Picking the wrong fundraiser