I hear the moans across the country…. Really? You think fundraising is fun? No, I’m not crazy. I actually do LOVE fundraising and it can be fun for everyone. For some it is the end of the fundraising season while for others summer fundraising has just started. What are some of the ways YOU can fundraise for a cause, a team, or even a family struggling? Is there someone or a group you have always wanted to help but never thought you could? 
I’m going to be talking about some fundraising options available through me with Thirty One BUT if you are in direct sales or organizing a fundraiser, you may be able to use these tips.
#1 – Power Product Fundraiser.
These are the kind most people are used to seeing – like the Girl Scout cookie order sheets. The traditional school sales were a small group of products are sold. I’m sure I am not alone when those dreaded “forms” came home for candy, wrapping paper, or candles to raise money. What if you were to pick 5 – 10 of your groups favorite Thirty One products and share them with friends and family? This is easy because it limits the product line choices and it is all on one page. The products offered on the front and the order sheet on the back. This type of fundraiser is very effective and popular because of the simplicity of it. Great for team sports.
#2 – Party with a Purpose
How about a party where everyone brings an item to donate to a charity. Attendees earn raffle tickets for donating toward a prize you offer PLUS a percentage of the sales from the party is donated to the same charity. Here are some examples: shoes to donate to Soles4Souls, personal care items for the local domestic violence shelter, or hats and gloves for the homeless shelter. Guests LOVE this kind of fundraiser and then they stay for the fundraiser party too. This helps in two ways – a physical need donation and a financial donation to the charity of choice. This is one of my FAVORITE fundraisers and it gets amazing guest attendance too! People LOVE to help.
#3 – Charity of the Month Fundraiser
This is where you choose a charity you are very passionate about and you fundraise for them on your own. For example, if you are passionate about animal welfare, you can host a fundraiser for your local humane society (catalog, party or gift-in-kind) and donate a percentage of your profits to the organization. The great thing about a charity-of-the-month fundraiser is you get to highlight a charity near and dear to you every month.
#4 – Personal Fundraisers
These fundraisers touch my heart. They are for individuals who are not 501c3 non-profit organizations like a student raising money for a mission trip, a couple raising money for an adoption, individuals raising money for a surgery or medical bills of a friend. If it is friends helping friends, the cause may be public BUT there are those times when a hostess will want to keep the cause private so it is time to get creative in helping to spread the word. Fundraising is a great benefit to these individuals to help them reach their financial goals.
#5 – Gift in Kind
I do fundraisers like these 6 times a year – dialysis bags, Fight Hunger, Vets, and seniors. We offer a product and customers purchase the product to DONATE to a group or organization on their behalf. For example, the Chemo Comfort bags are delivered to a local cancer care center:
The best part about a gift-in-kind fundraiser is it helps in two ways by donating a product to someone in need and raises funds for the organization of choice.
#6 – Let’s PARTY!
Your hostess holds a fundraiser party for the charity or organization of her choice and she invites people to attend. You donate a portion of your commission to the person or group hosting the party. You treat this fundraiser the same way you treat a normal home party where you do a full product presentation, nothing changes except you are donating a percentage of your commissions to the charity. This party can be a Facebook Party event or a live in-home party event, or both!
#7 – A Catalog Fundraiser
This is a full Thirty One catalog party. Get a group of say 10 cheerleaders. Each one of them gets their own “hostess packet” and they go out selling as a catalog party! This is a great way for them to earn funds for their personal account OR as a team. You can donate a portion of your commission and offer the hostess credits to buy additional products they can use as raffle items, etc. OR you can donate your commission and keep the hostess benefits.
Who is ready to fundraise? Want more details on doing a Thirty One fundraiser? Contact me below:
Have a ThirtyOne-derful day!
Hope Wissel 