Unique Fund Raising IdeaPosted by Nick Niesen on October 26th, 2010 Is it possible to raise a lot of money, and not work hard? Don?t you think that people are tired of dishing out money for things they don?t really need? Their child comes home from school, yet again, with boxes of ?old fashioned cookies?, or a box of assorted chocolates to sell to friends and family. It?s understandable, the school needs money. (don?t we all!) Of course, it?s not safe to send their offspring out knocking on neighbor?s doors without a chaperone, so the easiest way would be to cough up the money themselves! Right? What about those sweet-smelling candles that arrive by the boxes? Fantastic aroma, but bulky to store and a definite pain in the back to lift! If you are a principle, maybe you have heard complaints from your teachers. Babysitting tens of thousands of candles was never part of their contract! Or was it? Personally, I love candles, but let?s face facts here, we are talking about hard work for those people who really want to help your school, or your organization to raise money ? They know you are in need, and they know you need the money 'yesterday'. Accidents happen and unfortunately things have a habit of breaking. What then? To my knowledge, first teachers have to find out from their students the choice of candle fragrance their potential customer requests, then they have to scramble through boxes of candles (breaking at least two finger nails in the process) until they come across the correct item. Of course, we won?t mention the time consuming process of packing. All this has to happen hundreds/thousands of times depending on the number of candles you have received from the candle company. Let?s take a quick look at the function for the children. Very often unhappy kids have to persuade (or at times beg) their family, neighbors, friends to purchase the ?irresistible items.? Pressure is on, because there is always a dead line! Is the amount raised really worth the time and hard work invested? Now what about the third side of the triangle, potential customers! How many of them are motivated to buy because they just feel sorry for the kids; knowing full well that they could buy cheaper in Wal-Mart or in other stores. That 'puppy-dog look' works every time! Moths take flight as the dollars see daylight! (Well, it?s good to air the wallet every now and then!) Are you tired just reading this article? Well, if you have managed to keep reading up till now, then I want to congratulate you by offering a Kleenex to wipe off the sweat from your brow. Now I invite you to sit back and relax. Please allow me the pleasure to tell you about the most ingenious fund-raising idea on the market today. This will blow your mind. Attention! Is it possible to raise a lot of money, and not work hard? Listen on?. Many PTO, PTA, PTF , etc. presidents, teachers and parents are so overwhelmed with work that they do not have time, energy or desire to investigate in anything new. What is it? Do you think potential clients, family members, neighbors, and other children's friends would like the sound of saving a lot of money every month on the things they usually buy? Would that question catch their attention? People are not usually so keen in giving up their money, but from past experience I know that almost everybody has listening ears when it comes to ideas on how to cut back on expenses. So what is it? Come on!!!! You?re probably saying! Well, I want to paint the full picture, so that you will be able to enjoy the full beauty of this masterpiece! Presentation: It is a fact that people usually know how much they spend on their mortgage, or car payments, or even remember how much money they spend on gas and electricity, but if you ask them how much they usually spend per year on renting videos, buying games or CD?s, etc. they do NOT have any idea! Here is a typical monthly example: Rent 4 movies?spend anything from $16.00 to $20.00, buy 1 new release movie? $20.00, later buy 2 bargain priced movies? from $15.00 to $20.00; children beg for a new video game -1 video game costs from $13.00 to $70.00. Then only one music CD? costs between $8.00 to $25.00. WOW, yes it sounds crazy, but the truth is, this is the ?thief? stealing their money. They aren?t aware that they have 'an uninvited guest' in their homes! When they join GatorPond, they will save money with UNLIMITED trading, for only $19.95 per month, $239.40 per year. Your supporters ? now GatorPond members, will place their ?used?, (but not ?abused?) Movies, Music, & Video Games, VHS tapes on their account online and they will trade ?what they have for what they want!? Like it? Share it!More by this author |