Having worked in the fundraising industry for some time now I would say that there are nearly as many individual fundraisers as there are group fundraisers. What I mean by that is that there are a whole bunch of people out there who are raising money for something they are passionate about and they are doing it all by themselves. A couple of examples of reasons that an individual would do fundraisers on their are to cover medical bills, to pay for a mission trip, or to donate money to a charity.
Doing individual fundraisers is like running a business though and to be successful at it you have to be incredibly motivated and hard working but it also helps to pick the right fundraising ideas. There are so many fundraising ideas and some of them can look like really good ideas until you realize the minimum order levels and the profit margins available to you. Another group that faces similar hurdles is those who are doing small group fundraisers with 5-10 participants.
The best place to start looking for individual fundraisers is with fundraisers that have very low, or no minimum order levels. If you can find a fundraiser with a minimum order level between 1-50 items, you should be okay because most people selling by themselves are motivated enough to sell that many items.
The next thing to look for is the profit margin. Some of these low minimum fundraisers offer only 20% profit for minimum orders but there are some fundraisers out there that offer 50% profit or more for even the minimum order. These are the fundraisers you want to choose.
Once you have compiled a list of low minimum order, high profit individual fundraising ideas you will want to look over the list to see which fundraiser you like the most. You also want to consider what your customers will want to buy, not just which one appeals to you. Choosing the right individual fundraiser can be a great step towards having a successful fundraiser.
This need for low minimum individual fundraisers that also have high profits has driven us at Go Green Fundraising to develop programs that can work very well for individuals. Our most popular program for individuals is our Online Donation Fundraiser. It serisouly simplifies the whole process of raising money and with the numerous online tools we provide, you should be hitting your fund raising goal in no time.
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