Kiva & Kopernik – Lending Platforms for Social Change

14 Monday Apr 2014

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Today we’d like to focus on a couple of cool lending platforms that are doing a lot of social good. Whatever the method, in the end it’s about raising funds and helping make the world a better place, if this is the path for you then read on…

Kiva.com is a platform where lenders loan small amounts of money to people across the globe, which helps them achieve their dreams or at least gives them a push towards it. The people you help do not have access or are not in a position to qualify for a regular loan. You get periodic updates about your loan and repayments as they become available. So sign up and lend someone a helping hand. You can make a big difference with just $25!

p.s. worldvisionmicro.org/loans – is another company that facilitates micro lending.

kopernik.info – There are three prongs to this crowd sourcing platform – first, they source technology designed for the developing world. Disadvantaged communities around the world discover these much-needed products through the website, catalogues and fairs and write a proposal for what they need the most. Kopernik then publishes select projects on the website for funding. Donors fund these projects and the people at Kopernik ships the technology to the communities in need (to the far corners of the world or the last mile), where people are able to buy the products at an affordable price from local partners. The local partners repay money from the sales to Kopernik and they reinvest it in more technology.

Kopernik works with partners within each community and receives feedback regarding the impact of technology and posts photos and info on the website and let donors know what’s going on. Feedback is shared with technology producers so they can make the best technology for the developing world. What kopernik is doing is commendable, the world needs more koperniks!

Solar Lantern (Courtesy Kopernik)

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Clean Water For All

13 Sunday Apr 2014

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Here in the US we take clean safe water for granted and the average person uses over 570 liters of water a day! Compare this to a world where 768 million people do not have access to clean safe water, which is one in ten people. People have to walk miles just to get water from a dirty pond, if not rely on expensive water vendors. Women in Africa and Asia often carry water on their heads weighing 20kg (44lbs) (UNDP: Human Development Report, 2006) and spend hours a week fetching this basic necessity for the household, oftentimes children are involved in this endeavor too. Time and energy spent on fetching water negatively impacts people’s life in other areas like earning potential and education in the case of children. On top of everything else, unsafe drinking water results in water-borne disease killing 2000 children a day.

Photo Courtesy WaterAid

Thankfully, organizations like WaterAid are trying to tackle this problem and last year they were able to provide 1.7 million people with safe water, please help bring clean water to children around the world, help fundraiser for this cause and donate at: http://www.wateraid.org These guys are doing a great job!

Also, we in the need to make an effort to not waste water and help in water conservation, but that’s a topic for another blog.

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A Song For Your Sunday Morning Somewhere…

12 Saturday Apr 2014

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““Music is the universal language of mankind.”
Henry Longfellow

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Doing Good: Teach for America

11 Friday Apr 2014

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Every child in America irrespective of his or her socio-economic status deserves access to a great education. Unfortunately this is not so as low-income kids don’t have the same access to a great education as their wealthier peers according to Teach For America. Their mission is to eliminate educational inequality by developing leaders that will help close the gap. Teach for America recruits individuals to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools. These individuals are trained so they have a positive impact on their students and Teach for America also fosters leadership of alumni to address this problem.

The Teach for America corps are united by a shared vision that one day all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. “In the 2013-14 school year, 11,000 corps members will reach more than 750,000 students while 32,000 alumni will continue to deepen their impact as educational leaders and advocates.”

According to the Associated Press Teach for America has been in Hawaii since 2006 helping the Department of Education fill a teacher shortage in areas that need it the most. This year they will lose $1 million in state funding which sad to say, will hamper efforts to support much-needed teachers in struggling schools. Teach for America will have to cut the number of teachers that come to Hawaii by half this year. This is not going to help a school system, that is, to put it lightly not the best in the country. Quality education needs to be a priority for the state and country, and shouldn’t even be considered when budget cuts are being made considering how important the role of education is in providing a better future for the individual and the community as a whole. Perhaps we should mobilize a massive fundraiser for Hawaii’s schools to help provide quality education to every child irrespective of their socio-economic status. All, ideas and thoughts are welcome.

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Pacific Tsunami Museum, Hilo, Hawaii

07 Monday Apr 2014

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On our recent trip to Hilo, Hawai‘i to launch a fundraiser, we visited the Pacific Tsunami Museum, coincidently, it was April 1, the anniversary of the big 1946 Tsunami – the deadliest recorded in the islands history, when there was also a Tsunami advisory because of the earthquake in Chile.

Tsunami is a Japanese word which means harbor wave, don’t be confused tho’, it is not a tidal wave since they are not caused by waves. They can happen anytime of the year and are generated by the displacement of water triggered by a seismic event. Don’t be foolish and surf the tsunami waves, stay away from the beach and ocean. Tsunamis can travel at speeds ranging from 450-500 miles per hour and can impact coastlines for hours. The waves can come ashore as a wall of water, a rapidly rising tide or a series of surf-like breakers. In Hawai‘i tsunami’s have killed more people than hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions combined. If you’re a Hilo-based business, this pdf provides instructions on what to do in case of a Tsunami – http://www.tsunami.org/pdf/Business_Guide.pdf. Let’s educate ourselves and learn from history so we’re not taken by surprise.

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We The People Petition: Ensure Equal Funding For Charter Schools In Hawaii

06 Sunday Apr 2014

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Create a petition or support a petition at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitions. This a website that allows you to engage the government on issues that are closest to you. You can sign up and start a petition if your issue is not an active petition yet, and if it is, then all you’ve got to do is add your signature. If your issue meets the maximum number of signatures or signature threshold, the administration will issue a response. So take action and add your signature to issues that matter to you.

So people please support a petition that is open, create an account and add your signatures so it reaches the signature threshold in order for the administration to issue a response.

Here’s a Hawaii petition that we at The Ultimate Fundraiser are supporting:

“Facilities funding has been a long-standing issue for charter schools in Hawaii. Start-up charter schools have paid the costs of their facilities from their limited operational funds since 2000. This year charter schools received about $6,000 per pupil while Department of Education schools receive an average of about $12,000 per pupil. The state public charter school commission is currently planning a facilities pilot project for the allocation of funds to various charter schools for small-scale facilities projects based, in part, on the “need and performance” of the charter schools. The commission has allocated $680,000 of 2013 federal impact aid to this pilot program despite an Attorney General opinion that federal impact aid funds cannot be used for this purpose.”

It can be found at: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/ensure-equal-funding-charter-schools-promised-state-hawaiis-race-top-grant/B2xg2CX2

Take action! 99580 more signatures to go!

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Back 2 Back Music Extravangaza

18 Monday Nov 2013

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THE BACK 2 BACK MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA!
SAT, DEC 28, 2013, 4PM-8PM & 8PM-MIDNIGHT
CROSSROADS @ HAWAIIAN BRIAN’S
1680 KAPIOLANI BLVD, 2ND FLOOR, HONOLULU, HI 96814
BUY TICKETS NOW AT EARLY BIRD SPECIALS! PRICES MAY GO UP AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.

Back 2 Back Music Extravaganza

Please read the info below, but for a more direct look, you can check out the website…
http://www.b2bmusicextravaganza.com/

To buy tickets ASAP…
http://www.b2bmusicextravaganza.com/tickets.html

To check out all the bands and the artists, click here…
http://www.b2bmusicextravaganza.com/details.html

To check out our amazing silent auction, click here…
http://www.b2bmusicextravaganza.com/silent-auction.html

To check out the presenter (The Ultimate Fundraiser) OR if you want to TUF to create your very own fundraising event, click here…
http://www.b2bmusicextravaganza.com/presenter.html

To contact us about the event, please click below…
http://www.b2bmusicextravaganza.com/contact.html

About The Event

About Event

The Back to Back Musical Extravaganza is a musical tribute to Jackie Ward for 47 years of cultural service to Hawaii. It’s our way of saying Mahalo to our friend Jackie for graciously and generously sharing her love of music with us.

Jackie Ward moved to Hawaii in 1966 when her husband was hired as the principal bass in the Honolulu Symphony. She started opening her home as Ward’s Rafters in 1994 right after her husband completed renovating the top floor and then suddenly passed away. Up to then they were doing Hawaii Chamber Orchestra concerts all over the place without a home base to perform in and got tired of all the hauling of equipment and setting up of different venues. Thus the third floor of their home was turned into a private performance space.

Through The Back to Back Musical Extravaganza we honor Jackie Ward for decades of service to Hawaiiand for opening her home to so many performers and friends over the past twenty years and nearly 1000 weekends. She is a cultural icon known to most in the performing arts community for creating and producing everything from huge Great Hawaiian Jubilee arts and performance fairs, various renaissance fairs, jazz festivals and opera productions to name a few. She also performed in a Balkan and Middle East dance group, created the non-profit Hawaii Chamber Orchestra organization, served on the local neighborhood board, served on another non profit board working with children with cerebral palsy and was the founder of Hawaii Public Radio, organizing and serving as chairwoman of the first board of directors and establishing it as a non profit corporation in 1976. In a few months Jackie will be 95!

Let’s celebrate Jackie while we still have her with us.

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE BACK 2 BACK MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA!

Save The Date!

Do not miss The Back 2 Back Music Extravaganza with an amazing line up of local artists that will entertain you, make sure to have your dancing shoes on! There will be over 30 different talented local artists performing music from different genres – jazz, blues, electro jazz, latin jazz, chorine, bossa nova, blues, bluegrass and alternative… With so many artists performing there will be two concerts back to back from 4-8pm and 8pm-Midnight! Join us for one or both concerts, which will be held at the spanking new concert venue Crossroads at Hawaiian Brian’s! You’ll also have the option of purchasing VIP tables that seat six, which will include a complimentary drink and dinner. There will also chocolate fountain for the kids, a photo booth and a silent auction!

Please buy your tickets now for the very best deal and before tickets run out on this limited-seating venue! Celebrate the holidays with some incredible music! We hope to see you there!

The Back 2 Back Music Extravaganza, Concert I, 4-8pm
Kit Ebersbach Group (Jazz)
Peter Factora Group (Jazz)
Tim McMaster (Jazz (Quiet Band) and or dance (Funkofiles)
DragonFly Band (Jazz/Pop)
Adela Chu & Espiritu Libre (Latin Jazz)
Jerome James Group (Electro-Jazz)

Jazz!!!

The Back 2 Back Music Extravaganza, Concert II, 8pm-midnight
Stephen Inglis Group (Hawaiian)
Greg Martin Group (Hawaiian and/or Hawaiian Country)
Taimane Gardner (Power Ukulele)
Nia Robertson (Percussionist)
Maria Helena Diniz (Chorinho/Bossa Nova)
Bluezila (Blues)
Rick Smith & The Trailer Park Romeos (Blues)
Saloon Pilots (Bluegrass & Americana)
Piranha Brothers (Rock)

Blues, Bluegrass, Rock & MUCH MUCH MORE!!!

VIP TICKETS INCLUDE:

Full Table with 6 Admissions & Premium Seating
Six Total Drinks/Beverages
Full Set Of Delicious Heavy Pupus, Salads, Assorted Cheeses, Charcuterie, Crackers, Fruit Platter, Mixed Nuts and Spread Of Bread
Two Free Parking Passes
Two VIP Valet Passes
AND Incredible Music For Your Listening Pleasure!
VIP

WHAT’S A PARTY WITHOUT GREAT FOOD?
Enjoy the concert while sipping your favorite drinks and grazing on delectable food. This is the menu for the general audience and also VIP ticket holders to purchase outside of what comes with the ticket.

Spicy poke bowl
Shoyu poke bowl
Fire house chili bowl with rice
Garlic edamame
Hot dog/bacon dog
Texas pulled pork nachos
Lavender Lobster Macaroni and cheese with shiitake mushrooms
Hawaiian Brian’s house salad with ewa onion dressing

TACOS

Two Tacos served with red rice and field greens
Roasted beet and goat cheese with cilantro
Kalbi short rib tacos
Texas pulled pork tacos
Chicken kelaguen tacos
Tempura soft shell tacos
Great Food!!!

SILENT AUCTION!
We will have a range of silent auction items for you, bid on something special for yourself or a loved one. For sponsorship opportunity and to make a donation to the silent auction, please contact us at (808)888-5692. Preview silent auction items here!

Silent Auction

SILENT AUCTION DONATION OPPORTUNITY:
Our goal is to have the BIGGEST silent auction item selection in Hawaii and we need you help! We are looking for ALL types of silent auction items Each item donated will receive:
1.) Free Poster Advertising The Product & The Company/Person
2.) A Legal Tax Write Off Form
3.) AND A Heartwarming Gesture To Support Ward’s Rafters!

ANY & ALL items are gratefully accepted! We are accepting many categories of items including:

Restaurant Gift Certificates
Hotel Gift Certificates
Sports Memorabilia
Sports Store Gift Certificate
Spa Gift Certificate
Golf Items
Liquor & Wine
Cigars
Fishing Equipment
Pet Products
Bed & Breakfast Gift Certificate
Techie Products
UH Sports Tickets & Items
Event Tickets (Major Events, Concerts, Sports, Music, Etc.)
Trips/Vacation Certificates
Timeshares
Cruises
Music Store Gift Certificate
Toys
Art Items
Clothing & Jewelry
Bath/Body/Beauty Products
Candles
Chocolate
Coffee & Tea
Fruit Baskets
Green/Eco Friendly
Gift Baskets
Handmade Artisan Items
AND Basically ANY Other Items

To make a donation, please contact Chad with The Ultimate Fundraiser at (808)888-5692 or at Chad.TUF@gmail.com.

PLEASE Donate!!!

THE BACK TO BACK MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA IS PRESENTED BY THE ULTIMATE FUNDRAISER

The Ultimate Fundraiser (TUF) – the one-stop shop fundraiser for your organization. We are a locally owned and operated business focused on helping local Organizations, Families, Vendors and Merchants achieve their desired fundraising goals. Call us today at 808-888-5692 or 800-203-9409 if you need a fundraiser or have any questions about this event.

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Hawaiian Snacks @ Ward’s Rafters
In order to help cover a lot of the costs associated with this spectacular event, The Ultimate Fundraiser has donated tasty Hawaiian Snacks and Hawaiian Candles that are being sold for donations at the door at Ward’s Rafters. So when you visit Ward’s Rafters, please grab one of our great products to help us with the pre-event costs!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for sponsors for our event to raise additional funds for Ward’s Rafters. Sponsorship perks include:

Mentions on all our print advertising at event and pre-event advertising.
Sponsor mentions in all our online advertising.
Mentions at the actual event.

Sponsorships start at $100, so if you or anyone else you know would like to be a sponsor, please contact Chad with The Ultimate Fundraiser at (808)888-5692 or Chad.TUF@gmail.com.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for volunteers to help us with a number of tasks for the Back 2 Back Music Extravaganza fundraising concert for Ward’s Rafters. These range from helping right away with calling leads for silent auction items to helping with pre-event items, to even helping on the event day with various tasks. ANY & ALL help will be greatly appreciated! If you would like to help us with volunteering, please contact Chad with The Ultimate Fundraiser at (808)888-5692 or Chad.TUF@gmail.com.

PLEASE Volunteer!!!

This plans to be one of the music events of the year in Hawaii. So, get your tickets today and don’t miss this amazing event!!!

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“Where words fail, music speaks.”
-Hans Christian Andersen

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Fundraising Tips #2 – Fundraising % Does NOT Matter!!!

18 Monday Nov 2013

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Fundraising Profit % Does NOT Matter!!!

Fundraising % Does NOT Matter!

If you take a look at these numbers above, also add in that where most fundraisers have about a 10%-30% sales rate, we have an 80%-90% sales rate to our customers. So, not only are our overall sales higher, but our average sales per customer are over $33 per person. So, when doing your next fundraiser really consider if that higher percentage is really worth it and if you feee biggest misconception in fundraising, is that the higher your profit % (or profit margin), the more money you make during your fundraiser. Yes, you might make a higher percentage, but that doesn’t mean you raise more money overall. Many people think that if they have higher percentage on the product you sell, the easier it will be to reach your fundraising goals. That simply isn’t true. In fact, it is exactly the opposite.

Yes, it may seem enticing to hear a high percentage return on your sales, but what that usually means, is that the product price must be raised in order to make that large amount of profit. Most fundraising companies take products and double the price so you can make a 40%, 50%, or even higher profit margin. Very few products have this type of profit margin in the everyday business world, much less in the fundraising world. And most fundraising products are food which are even more impossible to see those type of product margins without raising the price substantially.

Do NOT Increase Prices!

You have to remember, that most organizations who get fundraising products are getting them from a vendor, who gets them from another vendor, who gets them from another vendor. By the time it’s all said and done, the money has to pass through 3, 4, 5 hands and maybe more before you sell those products to the customers who end up using or consuming the products. Very few people, organizations or companies get the products from the direct source and food especially, has the smallest profit margin.

So, we will go over the BEST way to make/raise the most amount of money in a fundraiser. Here at The Ultimate Fundraiser, we are Revolutionizing fundraising and turning the old boring fundraising model and flipping it on its head! How are you doing this you ask???

How You Ask???

First, we are not taking just one or two products and using them in a fundraiser. We are using 5, 6 or 7 products in our fundraiser to give the customers more variety and options. Be careful though, anymore than that, you will just complicate the process and even worse, make it confusing for your customers. Second, we are using products from the same state and the same area the fundraiser is being done. People love to buy local products and support their own community. Third, we utilizing products that have a long shelf life so that the customers can buy in bulk without worrying about spoilage. And fourth, most importantly, we are LOWERING our product prices. Not only do we lower our product prices, we lower our prices so much, that our prices are even better than all the other local grocery stores! Why do we do this you ask???

Why You Ask???

In this day and age, people are used to buying over-priced fundraising products knowing that even though they can go down the street and get it cheaper at their local store, they are buying just to support the cause. Most of the time they might only buy one or two items max just to be nice, or even a lot of people just decide not to buy. This then decreases your odds of selling and heavily decreases your sales. So, no matter how high your profit margin is, if you can only sell a few of those products, you won’t be making very much money. Also, you are technically “ripping off” your family, friends and customers that are buying from you. And remember, if you are doing one fundraiser for school, church, a charity, a sports team or a family member, odds are that you will be doing more fundraisers and asking the same exact people you asked before. And believe me, they will remember the products you sold before, the prices AND how many times you have asked them to buy.

So, let’s turn that model on its head and please while you are reading this, think about not only the way your family, friends and customers will feel, but also yourself when we try to change the way you look at fundraising…

Change Fundraising!

Let’s take our (The Ultimate Fundraiser’s) model of fundraising. Instead of taking a product and doubling the price or even raising the price to increase your profit margin, what would happen if you lowered the price. Not only a little, but more than enough to beat any of the local stores in your area, no matter what the product may be. Let’s take a normal average fundraising product that normally costs $7 in the store and that you would get wholesale for $3.50 and would normally sell in your fundraiser for $8-$10. Yes, you may make 40%, 50%, or maybe even more, but how many people would actually you know would buy it? And not only how many people would buy it, but how much would each person buy?

Like I said before, most people won’t buy and even if you are a good salesman and you get a lot of people to buy, they will usually only buy one or two items. BUT, what happens if you took that item and sold it for $5 to your customers and were able to GUARANTEE that you have the very BEST price for that product. Sure you may make a smaller profit margin overall, but A LOT more people will buy from you and more importantly, they will buy A LOT more than just one or two items! Wouldn’t you? Also, when they realize that they are getting a quality product at the very BEST price, they will buy it in bulk! On top of that, the next time you see them to hit them up for your next fundraiser, they will not only be happy to buy, but they will buy even more product than the last time!

Buy More, Save More!!!

If you would like proof, here at The Ultimate Fundraiser, we sell an average of 5-10 times more of our product than any other fundraiser in the country! Not only that, we help raise an average of 5-10 times more than any other fundraiser too!

Other Fundraisers
Average Sale Per Member: $30
Profit Percentage: $30 x 40% = $12
Profit Percentage: $30 x 50% = $15

TUF
Average Sale Per Member: $333
Profit Percentage: $333 x 30% = $100
***Avg 5-10 Times The Profit!!!***

Make 5-10 Time More $$$!!!

If you take a look at these numbers above, also add in that where most fundraisers have about a 10%-30% sales rate to their customers, we have an 80%-90% sales rate to our customers. So, not only are our overall sales higher AND more than 3 times as many people buy our product, but our average sales per customer are over $33 per person. The bottom line with our model, not only is it much easier to sell our product, but you will sell an incredible amount more overall and make A LOT MORE MONEY! And remember WHY you are doing fundraising in the first place…To raise the MOST amount of money and to do it in the EASIEST way possible. Our model covers both of those reasons and MANY more!

So, when doing your next fundraiser really consider if you feel comfortable selling that over-priced product to your family and friends. More importantly, really take a look at what you’re are selling your product for and weigh out your odds on making the most amount of money possible in the shortest amount of time. And remember, YOU ALWAYS have a choice.

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The Ultimate Fundraiser – The Ultimate Information

18 Monday Nov 2013

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The Ultimate Fundraiser – The Ultimate Information

Aloha,

We appreciate your inquiry into working with The Ultimate Fundraiser (TUF). Here at TUF, we take pride in our work and the services we offer, constantly aspiring to fulfill our mission of helping organizations grow and succeed. Allowing us to take the headache out of your next fundraiser will be one of the best decisions you will make for your organization. Over the duration of our time together, you will soon realize the incredible benefits we provide and why The Ultimate Fundraiser is one of the leading ground breaking companies in the industry.

Services TUF Provides
1.) TUF SERVICES ARE TOTALLY FREE!!!
2.) Save Time & Effort For Coaches, Teachers & Parents
3.) Help Organize ALL Fundraisers A-Z
4.) Streamline Existing Fundraisers
5.) Teach Organizations How To Maximize Profits
6.) Hands On Help With EVERY Fundraiser
7.) Hold Multiple LIVE Presentations For Organizations
8.) Provide FREE Marketing Materials
9.) Provide Order Forms & Catalogs For FREE
10.) Provide Banners & Signs For Fundraisers

Services

NO Minimums
1.) NO Start Up Costs!
2.) NO Minimum Sales Requirements!
3.) No Penalties Or Fees!

NO Minimums!

Guarantees
1.) We GUARANTEE The BEST Customer Service Of ANY Fundraiser In The Country!
2.) We GUARANTEE To Increase & Maximize Your Earning Potential!
3.) We GUARANTEE To Know Your Organization BETTER Than Any Other Company!
4.) We GUARANTEE The BEST prizes Of ANY Fundraiser In The Country!!!
5.) WE GUARANTEE TO REACH YOUR FUNDRAISING GOALS!!!

GUARANTEES

Categories Of Fundraisers (Pre-Sale)
-Food/Hawaiian Food
-Hawaiian Snacks
-Meat & Seafood
AND MANY MANY MORE!!!

Pre-Sale Fundraisers

4 Simple Steps & Timeline (Pre-Sales)
1.) TUF Gives FREE Live Presentations (Day 1)
2.) TUF Launches Fundraiser & Hand Out Order Forms (Day 3-Day 7)
(Sell For 2-3 Weeks)
3.) TUF Collects Order Forms & Do Accounting (Day 17-Day 21)
4.) Pick Up Day @ Organization’s Location (Day 31-Day 35)
***Whole Fundraiser Takes 4-5 Weeks Start To Finish***

Keep It Simple

Organization’s Profits (Pre-Sales)
***We Help You Raise An Average Of 5-10 Times More Than Every Other Fundraiser!!!***

# Of Members	1 Sale Per Member	3 Sales Per Member	5 Sales Per Member	10 Sales Per Member	20 Sales Per Member	30 Sales Per Member
50	$150.00	$450.00	$750.00	$1,500.00	$3,000.00	$4,500.00
100	$300.00	$900.00	$1,500.00	$3,000.00	$6,000.00	$9,000.00
250	$750.00	$2,250.00	$3,750.00	$7,500.00	$15,000.00	$22,500.00
500	$1,500.00	$4,500.00	$7,500.00	$15,000.00	$30,000.00	$45,000.00
1000	$3,000.00	$9,000.00	$15,000.00	$30,000.00	$60,000.00	$90,000.00
2000	$6,000.00	$18,000.00	$30,000.00	$60,000.00	$120,000.00	$180,000.00

***You Make This Amount Of Money In Just A Few Weeks!!!***

Raise An Avg Of 5-10 Times MORE $$$!

BIG Profit Events (1 Day FR)
-Dinner With Silent Auctions
-Casino Nights
-Golf Tournaments
AND MANY MANY MORE!!!
***Your Organization Can Make From $5,000-$50,000+ in 1 Day!!!***

BIG Profit Events

Types Of Organizations We Work With
1.) Schools
2.) School Programs
3.) Sports Teams
4.) Churches
5.) Charities/Non-Profits
6.) Bands & Art Programs
7.) Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts
8.) Colleges & College Programs
9.) Large Companies
10.) Families (Vacations, Reunions, Weddings, Funerals, Medical Bills)
AND BASICALLY ANY ORGANIZATION!!!

Types Of Organizations We Work With

PAY IT FORWARD
Here at The Ultimate Fundraiser, we live by the motto “Pay It Forward”. There is a tremendous power and positive energy in giving. Pay It Forward is a concept about people – from all walks of life – giving to someone else and making a positive difference. A single act of kindness, however insignificant, triggers another good deed and another, and another . . . It is by “paying it forward” that we encourage a cycle of generosity and kindness that inspires us to be better people.

So Why Pay It Forward?
1.) To encourage all of us to embrace the incredible power of giving.
2.) To show each other that we care and that there is love, hope and magic all around us.
3.) To know that we may only be one person in this world, but to one person, at one time, we are the world.

This spectacular concept is an incredible way to look at life and the way we run our fundraisers. Not only do we pass along this concept from The Ultimate Fundraiser to the organizations that we work with, but we encourage you to adopt this motto when participating in our fundraisers to inspire all the members of your organization. The Ultimate Fundraiser bases all that it does around this spectacular conceptual outlook on life and applies it to every act of our business so that we can best serve you and your organization while allowing you to raise more money than ever before!

Not only do we take tremendous pride in providing the best overall fundraising experience for you and your organization, but we continue to learn and add to our fundraiser every day which will give you some key clues to show you why we are head and shoulders above the rest. TUF gives FREE live in-person presentations for the leader of the organization, its board/parents and all of its members. These live presentations are truly beneficial to your organization as a whole and create a successful path for your future fundraisers. Please call The Ultimate Fundraiser today to schedule your live in-person presentation.

Pay It Forward

Thank you for choosing The Ultimate Fundraiser for all your fundraising and event needs. We look forward to working with you!

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Fundraising Tips #1 – How To Pick The Right Fundraiser

08 Friday Nov 2013

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Fundraising Tips #1 – How To Pick The Right Fundraiser

There are many fundraising tips that we will be going through, but the first and most important one, is how to pick the right fundraiser. There are thousands of fundraisers and fundraising companies throughout the United States to choose from. Some are businesses or companies that are in a field not related to fundraising, but have a fundraising program with one of their products or services. The other, is actual fundraising companies that purely focus on fundraising and nothing else. Choosing the right fundraiser for your organization has many factors depending on your needs, so let’s go over a few main ones.

Types Of Fundraisers
There are many different types of fundraisers to choose from, but there are 3 main types you want to focus on. The first and most common one is selling physical products. This is where organizations go and buy small products and sell them for double the price. These products could range from candy, chips, cookies, snacks, other types of food, candles, roses, etc. This fundraiser can only be done if your organization has a large upfront budget. The other problem is that you have to order the EXACT right number of products. If you order too much product, you have to sell ALL of the products in a short period of time or you end up the profits until you can sell all your items. If you order too little amount of products, you will have to keep going back and reordering products which takes a lot of time, energy and usually gas money. So, be careful when you’re deciding how many products to use. Another downside, that when you sell physical items, people usually only buy one or two items at a time so they are not inconvenienced with carrying the products around even if it is for a short period of time. There is also a misconception that having product in hand will sell better, but in fact it may be easier to sell, but you will only ever sell an item or to at a time instead of selling a lot of product at once to each person like you do in Pre-Sale Fundraisers.

The second type of fundraiser is a Pre-Sale Fundraiser. This is where you pre-sell tickets or items ahead of time and then fill the orders at a later date. You could do this by selling tickets or using packets with order forms. We highly suggest you use packets with order forms. It is MUCH easier to sell your products in bulk to customers if they don’t have to worry about holding and keep track of a bunch of tickets. Another reason you use packets, is that you can display the products with pictures so people can actually see what they are buying, while with tickets, the customer can’t see the item they are buying which discourages them from buying your products. Also, it is mentally easier for a person to write a larger order on an order form than buying, 10, 20 or more tickets all at once. Here at The Ultimate Fundraiser, this is our best fundraiser method. We have customers that will buy $100, $200, $300 and sometimes even more product all at once via our orders forms. Try to sell 20 or 30 tickets to one person and see how it goes. Probably not well. This is why we feel this is the BEST method of fundraising overall.

The third type of fundraiser, is putting on large events. This could include Casino Nights, Golf Tournaments, Dinners w/ Silent Auctions, etc. Putting on these events You have 2 options when putting on these large events…Do it yourself or higher a company specializing in events or fundraising. You can only usually do events yourself if you have a large organization, a large budget and a lot of volunteers for man hours. If you go with an events company, it will be a lot easier to put together, BUT most events companies charge large upfront fees or will even take 80%-95% of the total revenue. Here at The Ultimate Fundraiser we put on the BIG Profit Events for organizations where we do EVERYTHING for the event A-Z and on top of that, we have the lowest rate in the country!

Budget
One of the main aspects you want to consider, is your budget. This is probably the biggest factor in choosing a fundraiser. Are you looking for a free fundraiser or do you have spending budget? And if you have a spending budget, how much can you afford to spend? Here at The Ultimate Fundraiser, We cover ALL the expenses that organizations normally have worry about. That’s right, ALL of our fundraisers are TOTALLY FREE!

Time
The second most important part about choosing the right fundraiser, is the amount of time you can spend on a fundraiser. Whether you have a small or a large organization, you need to figure out who you have to help you and how much time everyone can give for the fundraiser. There is a BIG misconception that doing a fundraiser yourself is the most profitable, but that normally isn’t true. Yes, there are organizations that do well putting on their own fundraisers, but they usually means that they have been doing that specific fundraisers for a longer period of time or it is a simple fundraiser with a very high profit margin such as a spaghetti dinner. But these types of fundraisers are usually only once a year which makes it hard to do again in a short period of time. There are also organizations who do their own pre-sale fundraisers where they do ALL the work. When doing these types of fundraisers themselves, a lot of organizations THINK they make a lot more money than they actually do. What we mean by this, is organizations only look at their overall profit, not ALL the other factors that go into a fundraiser.

Money & Profit %
One of the main factors, is how much money you would like to make overall. Each fundraiser, each company and each product raise different Pros & Cons throughout the fundraiser and range in prices and profits. The biggest misconception is that a higher profit percentage means you will make more money overall. That simply isn’t true. If fact, it is usually the opposite. In order to make a higher profit percentage on a product, you must raise the price. This usually means that fundraising companies double the price of the product and the organization keeps whatever is on top of the actual product value. This essentially means that your family, your friends and your customers are paying a lot more than what the product is actually worth just to support your fundraiser.

Here at The Ultimate Fundraiser we are revolutionizing fundraising by flipping that old fundraising practice on its head. What we mean by that, is we offer ALL of our products cheaper than the store to give your customers more bang for their buck. This not only makes the customers happier knowing that they are saving money, they will also buy that product in bulk knowing that they are getting a great price. Yes, we may give may give a small profit percentage overall, but because of our quality products and our incredible prices, we sell an average of 10 times MORE products than the average fundraiser. What does this mean? Well let’s take a look at how this works…

Other Fundraisers
Average Sale Per Member: $30
Profit Percentage: $30 x 40% = $12
Profit Percentage: $30 x 50% = $15

TUF
Average Sale Per Member: $333
Profit Percentage: $333 x 30% = $100
***Avg 5-10 Times The Profit!!!***

As you can see by looking at the comparison, that percentage isn’t the as important as you might think. It is all about how much money you can make overall. Even if you get 40%, or 50% or even more from your fundraiser, if you can only sell a limited amount of that product, it is hard to make a lot of money. In basic terms, it is a lot better to select a company or a product that is the easiest to sell with the best price. If you are able to sell more of that product a lot easier at a lower price, you make a substantial amount more money overall.

Conclusion
In conclusion, there are many factors to decipher when starting a fundraiser and we have covered the main aspects to consider. And yes, there many other different types of fundraisers you could consider that we didn’t cover, but they usually fall into one of these categories. The bottom line, is that depending on your situation, there are many different fundraisers for you to choose from. And the BEST aspect overall, is that The Ultimate Fundraiser covers ALL of these areas of fundraising! If you would like some more information about fundraising or if you have any questions, feel free to give us a call and we will more than happy to help you and your organization.

***We have TONS of fundraising tips for you and your organization, so please check our other blog articles to improve your fundraising knowledge!***

“In the end that was the choice you made, and it doesn’t matter how hard it was to make it. It matters that you did.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

The Ultimate Fundraiser
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We Take The Headache Out Of Fundraising!!!
(808)888-5692 (800)203-9409
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