Feel free to “gamify” your fundraiser and create friendly and fun competitions between participants and even parents. Parents can be participants too or just share their child/participant’s unique link with their connections to help raise funds for them. Team one group of parents and their child against others or parents against parents of different groups, so everyone will have fun while reaching their fundraising goals, think outside the box.
Do a popcorn sales tournament or competition using your software if you have it, using sales for the score with consolation brackets to keep the competition going for a few days…be creative, and have fun. Announce daily incentives and give out daily recognitions and awards.
Do a “Best Marketing Idea” award or “Best Community Outreach” award to get people thinking about other ways to make sales instead of just texting their link to people although individualized person to person messaging that makes an emotional connection is the main part of the program.
Daily recognitions and awards will go a long way in keeping everyone engaged, motivated, and having fun. A Pre-campaign plan to include educating everyone on this new way to fundraise before the fundraiser begins will be key in your success. The only limitations to this new way of raising funds in only limited by one’s imagination. Brainstorming sessions on sales ideas are a great way to get people thinking and motivated before the fundraiser begins.
This type of fundraising program is innovative and new. Have fun with it and think about the URL link and all the things you can do with it. See our Best Practices on your dashboard once you log in.