Fundraising
How would you like to:- make President's Club in ONE CAMPAIGN?
- make contact with 400, 500, 1000 potential new customers in one campaign?
- make an additional bonus of $500, $1000, or ?????
Benefits To You
- Reach HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS of potential New Customers in just a 2 week time frame.
- Repeat Business..Do the Fundraiser right...You'll get Repeat Business!
- New Business...Satisfy the organization...you'll get REFERRALS for other Organizations!
- Instant Bonus...You earn 10% of everything the organization sells...example: the organization sells $10,000...you earn a $1,000 BONUS in a 2 week time frame!
- Award Sales...Make President's Club, Honor Society, Rose Circle in just ONE CAMPAIGN!!!
Fundraiser Opportunities
- Consider your own activities. Are you involved in groups outside Avon?
- Ask you family and friends. Ask those you know to list the groups they are involved in, as well as those of their children, spouses and friends.
- Read the newspaper. The local paper will have articles on many fundraising efforts within a community. For example, heart and liver transplant patients need funds to pay for medical bills or local groups that need to raise money for a monument, or bands needing money for trips.
- Watch community bulletin boards for announcements of groups doing fundraising projects. For example, church dinners, garage sales with proceeds going to an organization, charity dances, neighborhood carnivals, and volunteer fire departments.
- Listen to community programs on local radio/TV stations for mention of groups needing funds or contact the Community Affairs Department of local radio/TV stations and ask who has been looking for ways to raise money.
- Take note of the kids selling door-to-door items for their groups. Get the information from the student. Also, pay attention to friends selling products for their children's groups, car washes held by students and roadblocks requesting donation.
- Contact the local Chamber of Commerce to see if they publish a listing of non-profit clubs and organization in your area.
Steps To Setting Up Fundraisers
- Make the contact with an organization.
- Conduct the presentation and sell the benefits.
- Set dates and selling time, date to pick up orders, date to deliver, and sign agreement form.
- Register fundraiser, call District Sales Manager, and order supplies.
- Prepare cover letter.
- Prepare fundraiser packets (collection envelope with cover letter and single page flyer, mini-brochure, or Inspirational Treasures brochure).
- Deliver packets to organization.
- Pick up orders, pick up check. Note: Customers' checks are written out to the organization. Organization makes out a check to the Representative for 60% of total sales plus $.75 charge for each customer. Representative sends personal check with order to Avon with separate fundraiser Purchase Order and envelope.
- Bag up orders and deliver them to the organization.
- Provide outstanding service by following up with the organization to assure their satisfaction, obtain referral letters and testimonials. Start a fundraiser file of testimonials and referrals for use with other groups or organizations.
- Use a client survey to obtain feedback on the event. Such questionnaires/surveys should be directed to the individual who signed the agreement form.
- Keep good records.
Key Points To Remember
- Review the Fundraiser Contact Worksheet to become completely familiar with the questions to ask the organization.
- Always smile and have fun with the fundraising program. Remember just ONE fundraiser can put you in either President’s Club or move you to the next sales level.
- Dress professionally for all fundraising presentations.
- PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE what you will say to your group or organization. Each group will have different goals and needs.
- Set up an appointment to interview the organization (by telephone or face-to-face). Turn your phone off during the meeting.