Hey, I'm Joe with Funds2Orgs. Now, in our how-to series we're teaching you how
to get people involved with your fundraiser going all the way from kids,
all the way to your grandparents. Today we are focusing on, yes, parents and
how to get involved with the fundraiser - not just you but how to get other
parents involved with your fundraiser as well. So in this video I'm going to give
you three tips on how to make it easier to get other parents involved with your
fundraiser. Let's get started.
Now getting parents involved is pretty simple. The first tip that I'm going to
give you is talk to people who already know your family. So whether it's a
neighbor, a co-worker, your friends, maybe even as there are family members,
getting parents involved is as easy as that because you connect with them on an
emotional level already. They already know about why you're trying to raise
money. Maybe it's for your child's school. Maybe it's for a child adoption. Maybe
it's for something in between those parameters. But they already have that
emotional connection because they know you, so it's easy to start with people
who already know your story; who already know your family and then work your way
down from there.
Now after you have already asked people who know your family and know your story
the next tip is for creating a volunteer sign up. So maybe you take this with
you to work. Maybe you take it with you to the car line at school. Maybe you just
take it in your car and ask people to sign up. So getting the volunteer signup
form is the next step because if you don't ask, if you don't tell people who
you know may want to help but don't know anything about why you're trying to
raise money, you know they're just gonna walk by. So having a volunteer sign up
for them, you know, maybe at your place of work. Maybe at the car line at school.
Wherever you feel comfortable having it that is going to be vital in getting
more people to help with your fundraiser.
So you've already reached out to people who know your family. You've done the
volunteer sign up for them and you're still lacking a little bit of support
from parents and getting them involved with your fundraiser. The last tip I'm
going to give you and you might not like it if you're like me. You're not a phone
person but picking up the phone and calling other parents, maybe from the PTA
or PTO. Maybe parents that you know in the neighborhood that you've interacted
with. Maybe once picking up the phone and reaching out. I mean what's the worst
they can say? No. Then you just move on. So picking up the phone, calling other
parents, telling them about the fundraiser why it's beneficial for you
know your community, your school, your child - whatever it is you're doing your
fundraiser for, picking up the phone and reaching out to other parents is a good
method because maybe they didn't know but they do want to help. Maybe they
don't know you and they didn't see a volunteer signup form so reaching out is
your last line of defense. I feel like that is the most vital tip that I can
offer you with trying to get other parents involved with your fundraiser.
I hope these tips help you find success with your fundraiser. Subscribe to our
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Thanks for watching.