Learn to fundraise from a pro! Virginia Berman, Equal Exchange Community Sales Manager, and mom of two, shares what she's learned from seven years of fundraising in her children's schools:
- Find and build a good team. An effective team consists of folks that bring different skills to the table. Look for the:
- People Person – We all prefer not to have to nag people, but we need to remind parents in a brief, friendly and positive way. Lots of fundraisers don't reach greater potential simply because busy parents — even those with clear intentions of helping — simply get too busy. Find someone who is great at putting out short, friendly reminders to the parent community throughout the fundraiser.
- Bean Counter– Someone who is good at counting and keeping track of how the money is coming in.
- Task Master– It's important to have someone who can keep track of fundraising milestones and will hold the team members, and most importantly, the community, to important deadlines.
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