Hi fundraising family, I'm Julia. And, I'm Eric. And today we're gonna talk to you guys about the challenges of fundraising and how to overcome them.
So, we're doing things a little differently this time because this video is going to be a
two-part series. Two parts.
This one is going to be about the challenges that people face when trying to fundraise, and then if you guessed.
The next video is about puppies.
Actually this video is kind of about puppies. Actually yes it is. You'll see.
Obviously, the one will be how about overcome them. So, this one is the challenges. Are you ready?
We hear at Funds2Orgs have worked with thousands of fundraisers over the years and actually most fundraisers work with a budget of
less than a million dollars. A vast majority of those actually work with budgets less than a hundred thousand dollars.
But, how do you become successful and how do you get a budget? Especially when you're run purely off volunteers.
Well, we might be able to help you with that.
So, what makes it difficult to get fundraising? What makes it difficult to get your community involved?
Well, the number one thing is communication. Too Many times are people lazy about doing their fundraisers.
They just expect to put something out there, or put up a flyer, or send out one email and have the funds come in.
That's not how it works. Remember fundraising is a contact sport. You must communicate,
you have to tell people not only about what you're trying to how much money you need and what you're doing with the money,
but you got to communicate stories. You have to tell them why you make a difference.
You have to communicate the draw of why you need your money. You have to communicate urgency. Create a timeline.
And then not only that, you have to give them updates. Tell them "Hey, man, we need to collect $10,000," so
we can create a new pound for all the animals in our city or a new adoption center. $10,000 and then as you
go along every week, you're like," hey guys, we're our path to $10,000, we've already gotten a thousand dollars.
Thank you so much to A, B and C for donating we're doing so well."
Remember we're raising money for this because it's not about the funds. It's about your story.
So, make sure you communicate what the funds are doing. That's what's important. Another challenge that a lot of
organizations have to overcome is the fact that a lot of their supporters just don't have time to donate or to care about their cause.
You know, a lot of people are busy with work, and school and their personal lives.
So, therefore one of the key components of success of being a great fundraiser is
to be front and center in front of your audience and
consistently reminding them what you need from them. An excellent example of overcoming all of these challenges one of our most recent
partners the Basset Hound Rescue.
Basically, their whole strategy was to ask, ask, ask, ask, ask, ask, ask, ask and ask again.
They're run completely with volunteers and one of their volunteers, Tina, was one of the forefront and head endeavors in their group's success.
She basically was posting every single week letting the community know what was going on.
Letting them know, letting them know how much she needed, letting then know what the success was, letting them know how the animals were doing.
She was taking pictures of the dogs with shoes. Her drive and her attitude helped throw them into success because she wasn't afraid to ask.
Tina even went around to her community and asked people that she knew personally, like her hairdresser, to help with the fundraiser and donate shoes.
She really went out of the way to ask everyone she knew to help with the cause.
She even asked me. That's why I'm not wearing shoes. Good job, Tina. No she didn't.
Learn something from Tina and don't be afraid to ask. Remember, if you're looking to be successful
you have to reach out in your community. You have to ask them personally.
You can't just put up something on the wall. You have to communicate.
We hope that you can relate to some of these
challenges and just so hold you guys over until the next few weeks when the second part of this video is released,
our number one tip and takeaway from this video is don't be afraid to ask your community to support your cause. And,
for the next video
we will give you guys an entire list of
tips to help you overcome some of the difficulties that we talked about today in this video.
We'll give you a plethora. It's his favorite word. Stay tuned until next time for the fundraising tips on how to overcome these challenges.
Part two. Part two. Until next time, my name is Eric. And I'm Julia. And, we'll see you soon. Make sure you click like, share and subscribe.
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