| Raising funds for an organization needs to begin with | | | | cookies should be rotated to include everyone in the |
| a plan. You must first decide for what purpose you | | | | group for as many Mondays as your fundraiser has |
| will be raising funds. Your next step is to target | | | | been projected to extend. |
| those individuals who would be interested in seeing | | | | The group who is responsible for compiling a list of |
| that you accomplish your purpose. Your next step is | | | | people to visit should have already compiled their list |
| to form two groups: one, to compile a list of people | | | | on the first day of the cookie drive. The group who |
| to visit and to recruit, two, to go out and do the | | | | is to sell, visit, and collect should be ready to do just |
| actual selling, visiting, or collecting. | | | | that. Schools are big places and there are many |
| Groups raise funds all of the time. Some are more | | | | people who often feel left out because their job |
| successful than others. For example, a school group | | | | duties do not allow them to be where the main |
| might decide on Monday morning cookie sales located | | | | cookie fundraiser table is set up. |
| near the cafeteria. The planning is key to the success | | | | There are many ways to raise funds. The easiest |
| of this fundraising project. The group has to get | | | | way is to provide something for the donation. What |
| permission from their adviser who has to get | | | | you offer is significant because the person wants it, |
| permission from the school administrator who might | | | | likes it, or is moved to donate because of it. A simple |
| have to deal with the cafeteria personnel who are | | | | fundraiser could be selling carnations. You would have |
| selling their cookies. Once the chain of command has | | | | to order your flowers to be delivered on the day of |
| been breached, the school group has to choose one | | | | the sale. The theme might be send a flower to your |
| or two people to make the cookies. You want the | | | | best friend. Send a bouquet to the one you love. It |
| cookies to all look and taste alike because you are | | | | really doesn't matter because it then becomes a |
| selling them to raise money, not as a competition of | | | | competition and people of all ages love to win. |
| baking skills. Finally, the girls who will be selling the | | | | |