Fundraising as a business

Why Fundraising is Important:

It seems obvious why fundraising is important: to raise funds for needed items, services and programs. Yet, raising funds has so many other benefits besides the obvious.

Often, budgets get cut, or less than ideal family situations mean that children have to go without things or activities that their classmates receive, and later life opportunities may be diminished because of it. There are, unfortunately, needs of great variety all around us, and fundraising will most likely be an aspect of our lives for generations to come. But raising funds for a cause has a lot more benefits than taking care of an obvious monetary need.

Unexpected benefits

Fundraising is important for a variety of other reasons as well. For example, it allows the children or other recipients of the funds (or what they purchase) to feel some pride of ownership. In many cases, the beneficiaries of funds that are raised are able to feel not as if they have received ‘charity,’ but as if they have actually earned the item or experience that the funds have provided. What better way to help a person to feel empowered than to allow them to help raise the funds needed for a cause that will benefit them?

Fundraising can make a huge impact

In the growing pressure from government to “do more with less,” it is unfortunately true that the way that many schools and communities are doing this is to cut out the programs that they deem as not being essential. This often means that many childhood experiences will be lost as well. Field trips to see the capital, to perhaps stand for the first time inside a museum, or to attend their first play or concert, would be lost without many fundraising programs. On top of that art programs at the schools themselves, like music, theater and visual arts, are often the first area where cuts are made.

Learn to help others

Fundraising is one aspect of engaging children in civic minded activities from a young age. It creates awareness in a young person that they are part of a community, and that this position entails a certain amount of responsibility and also self empowerment. When they are raising funds for other segments of society, it teaches them to appreciate what they have and to understand that they have the ability, even from a young age, to help others.

It is a fact that children who participate in civic or public service from a young age are more likely to carry on with that type of work into adulthood. On the other hand, if young people are being helped by others who are doing fundraising for a cause that affects them, they understand that there are people who care about them outside of their immediate circle. This can help them to have a greater sense of self-esteem and self-worth, which can lead to better life choices overall.

There can be a business opportunity in it fundraising.

~Where can you find Fundraiser opportunities? Everywhere!~
• Talking to party attendees
• Talking to your kids, family, friends and
neighbors
• Your local daycare centers
• Your local schools
• Wherever people play sports
(local clubs or sport leagues)
• Your place of worship
• Women’s Clubs
• Check local newspapers and
supermarket bulletin boards for groups
sponsoring or announcing events
• Look for phone numbers while driving
by daycare centers, pre-schools and
schools or by school-sponsored
car-wash events.

A Good Fundraising Opportunity is Tupperware. You earn profits and can offer your fundraiser customers a 40% return from retail sales.

Tips for Your Successful Fundraiser:

*Planning
When planning a Tupperware Fundraiser program, always check with the organization to
determine if and when there will be any other similar fundraising programs. If possible, plan
to hold your Fundraiser program first. When planning your Fundraiser, determine the
reason for the program and the amount you and your customer wish to generate with
the Fundraiser program.
Preparation
• Use Tupperware Fundraiser templates including Introduction Letter, Goal Letter, Participant
Letter, Goal Worksheet and Thank You Letter. Templates and sample letters are available
online under “Beyond the Party.”
• Prepare an announcement letter to be posted on the organization’s information boards.
Include important information and instructions about how to complete the forms and checks.
• Offer incentives for the best participation or top sales. Use Tupperware® Tiny Treasures™
items or other prizes like gift certificates for pizza or ice cream parties.
Implementation
• Run a Fundraiser for about two weeks and plan to end it on a Thursday. This will give
you Friday to contact people and collect orders from anyone who might have forgotten.
If necessary, you can always extend your deadline an additional week.
• Photocopy the order form. Keep a copy for your records and include a copy with each order.
• To make delivery easy, write the family name on each bag.
• Include a thank-you note and business card with each order. If you wish, you can also
add a Tiny Treasures™ item as a gift to prompt people to call you back with questions,
giving you the opportunity to generate dating and recruit leads.
• To secure future Fundraising opportunities with this organization once the program
is closed, follow up quickly with the check, thank-you letter and your business card.
• Mark your calendar to call the organization four months before their next planned
Tupperware Fundraiser to ensure it will take place.
Tools and Support from Tupperware

Tupperware

For the organization:
Why a Tupperware Fundraiser?
1. 40% of all retail sales go to YOU!
2. Strong brand name recognition
3. High quality, well-respected product – with a limited
lifetime warranty
4. Personal service of a professional Tupperware
Consultant
5. No handling charges and free shipping for all fundraisers
with retail sales of $400 or more
6. Benefits the local economy
7. Professional sales materials
8. Sales incentives
9. We handle all order processing, product sorting &
bagging
10. Immediate payment of proceeds!

For more information please email me at CraftyMomof3@my2.tupperware.com

Start your own letter business

Make It Your Business To Increase A Childs Self-Worth
By Liz Folger, Work-at-home mom expert and founder of Bizymoms.com

Have you ever given your young child some of your junk mail and told them it was their mail? Did you see how excited they got and how important they felt? My girls would all of a sudden act like they were very important and "read" their mail as if they were the next big hotshot executives.

One thing I enjoy about children is their honest expression of their emotions. Of course it isn't pretty when your child decides to throw the fattest tantrum in the middle of your grocery shopping experience but really haven't you felt like doing that yourself at times? Imagine how much better you'd probably feel if you felt that frustration, expressed it, and then got up, dusted yourself off, and went on your way?

Children have this marvelous way of feeling their emotions, something adults should look into a bit more themselves. I think that's why as adults we receive so much pleasure giving our little ones gifts. It sure feels good when a child you love and adore shows such happy appreciation for something you've given them.

There's a business out there you can get into that helps increase a child's self-worth and can make a child very happy. So much so you are sure to get repeat business from happy parents and relatives. And really, isn't that the best form of marketing, selling your product to your satisfied customers over and over again?

When I was a child, I loved Holidays, and actually still do to this day. Holidays are a magical experience. Then there is the experience of loosing a tooth or days a child is extra nice to their little brother and sister. They say positive reinforcement is the best way to remind a child how they should act. In the article "Why Positive Reinforcement Works," by Brenda L. Gargus, Brenda said, "Positive communication is a tool to reinforce good behavior and eliminate bad behavior; it builds self-esteem and inspires confidence in children."

What if you could actually start a business from home and your business was to increase a child's self-confidence, and offer a service where parents could use a form of positive reinforcement with their kids?

An online article at askdrsears.com talks about how self-esteem as a child effects your adult years. It explains that, "Self-esteem is your child's passport to lifetime mental health and social happiness. It's the foundation of a child's well being and the key to success as an adult. At all ages, how you feel about yourself affects how you act. Think about a time when you were feeling really good about yourself. You probably found it much easier to get along with others and feel good about them."

Bizyletters.com offers the above and a whole lot more. Some of you might have heard about the business of Santa Letters. This is where a parent fills out a form about the child including information such as the names of their friends, siblings, pets, activities they do very well, etc. Then you use the information to create a very personalized letter for that child and send it to them during the Christmas Holiday.

The Bizyletters opportunity offers Santa Letters, but it also offers templates for letters from the tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny, the Great Pumpkin and too many more to mention here.

Wouldn't it be nice if someone asked you what you did for a living and you could say, "My job is to make children feel very very special and most importantly loved?" Gifts might come and go, but a letter from Santa, or the tooth fairy is something parents keep to put in scrapbooks, and baby books. It's a special memory for a child who has no doubt he must be the most important person in the world.

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10 Reasons to become a Virtual Assistant

10 Reasons Why You Should Become A Virtual Assistant This Year

First of all, what is a virtual assistant (VA)? I like to explain it as a word processor gone wild. A VA is someone who works with clients, providing them with top quality support services without having to be physically present at a clients office. VA services are becoming more and more popular thanks to today’s technology such as email, the Internet, online instant messaging, fax, phone, and overnight delivery. Gone are the days of offices needing their support staff in the same building.

If you have a secretarial background or other support staff expertise and a love for computers and all the technology it offers, then here are ten very good reasons why you should start your own VA business this year.

1. Make An Income You Can Live On

It was reported by virtual assistant trade organizations that the average full-time VA working in the US would gross about $39,452 annually. Now that isn’t a bad income!

That is the type of money you can live on, even if you are a single mom.

2. The Need For VA’s Is Only Going To Get Greater

According to the George Washington University forecast of emerging technology, Virtual Assisting will become a $130 Billion Industry by 2008. Thanks to our growing technology, and the fact that it’s easier to just source out work to a VA due to the fact that a business doesn’t have to pay for any benefits when they out-source, this type of service will only get bigger and more in demand.

3. Are you feeling unfulfilled, unchallenged, and unmotivated? Is your current corporate job beginning to feel like a real drag?

Are you dreading getting dressed up, driving your commute to work, and working with a boss who is ungrateful and unappreciative? Do you love some parts of your job and despise other parts and wish you could do the parts you love more? Then becoming a VA might be something you need to look into.

4. Want to continue your professional working life without having to leave home?

Want the flexibility to work from home and have a better balance between work and life?

Maybe you’re thinking of having kids, or have had your first baby. You so want to continue your career, but you also want to spend more time with your children. Take a good hard look at the world of a VA. This type of home business will continue to give you the satisfaction of a career, while also offering you the ability to be there for your kids doctor appointments, their first step, school field trips, and running them around to after school events.

5. Gain the ability to work with people you want to work with.

Do you tend to click with certain types of people more than others? With a VA business, you can decide who you want your clients to be. Authors, salespeople, consultants, coaches, executives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners are just a few of the types of people you could work with.

6. The ability to do more than just one thing.

Looking for a little variety in your business? Don’t want to get stuck doing the same thing over and over again? Here is a list of just some of the things you can do as a VA.

* Administration
* Writing services (technical or creative)
* Business/employee communications
* Proofreading and editing, research (online or traditional)
* Word-processing
* Spreadsheets
* Data entry
* Database management
* Message management
* Scheduling
* Bill paying
* Simple website design
* Newsletter distribution
* Bulk mailing
* Reminder services
* Event planning
* Special projects
* Concierge services
* Secretarial services
* Research
* Data processing/data management
* Desktop publishing
* Transcription services
* Mail and email services
* Telephone/fax services
* Internet services
* Bookkeeping
* Purchasing services
* Writing/editing services
* Marketing services
* Personal services
* Santa letters
* Proposal Writer

7. The ability to Niche yourself.

Choose just a few of the ideas above and take it one step further. Niche yourself. You might already possess knowledge in a certain area. You can contact those businesses you are already familiar with and work with them. Maybe in the past you had worked as support staff for a marketing company. If marketing is your thing, you can let businesses know that you can not only be their VA and take care of all their typing and database applications, but that you can also use your expertise to help them market their business.

8. Use the equipment you already have.

If you’re reading this article, then there’s a good chance you already have a computer, a printer, and fax capabilities. Why not start putting that equipment to good use and make some money?

9. The choice between working full-time or part-time.

Maybe you don’t want to work full time, but you need to do something to call your own. That’s great! You’ll be your own boss; you can decide how much or how little you want to work.

10. Being able to say you love the way you make money.

If just the thought of working with your computer and current technology makes you giddy, why not make money doing something you love? Grab hold of the opportunity to make as much money as you’d like and the ability to work from your home. You have the opportunity to decide who you want to work with, the type of work you want to do or not do, and your niche area. If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you visit *** to learn more about starting your own Virtual Assistant Business.

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Welcome Service

New Families Moving To Your Community Need Your Expertise: Get Paid To Share It!

It’s estimated that 40 million Americans will be making a move in 2006. Military families, those who have a job transfer, California residents who are tired of the high cost of living, students attending colleges and universities, families moving due to health reasons, they all have something in common. They’re moving to an area they know nothing about and they need your help.

Think back to the last time you moved to a new town. Do you remember how lost you felt? Where were the best schools for your kids? Who were the good doctors? What market had the hard to find items? Where were your daughters going to take dance? Having more questions than answers can be so frustrating and you could spend months learning everything you need to know.

Thanks to a new business career kit targeted at women who want to own a home-based business, new movers don’t have to feel so lost and uninformed in their new town.

“If a woman loves to talk and make new people feel welcome, then this type of home business is perfect for them.” Explains Liz Folger, founder of Bizymoms.com. The Welcome Service career kit is a unique opportunity that allows women who don’t have a business, marketing, or web design background to start their own successful welcome service business in just a matter of weeks.

So many women want to start a home business, but they just have no idea what business to start. Many of them feel frustrated because they don’t feel they have the skills needed to start any type of business. The great thing about a welcome service business is that just knowing about your town, and what it has to offer is really all you need to be successful.

“The career kit includes everything women have been asking for.” Explains Liz Folger. “Often times stay-at-home moms are stopped from starting their own home business because of tax and marketing concerns that turn into fears. This kit dispels the myths and shows them how they can become a home business owner one step at a time.”

The website that is included in the kit is revolutionary. Not only will associates have their own web site, but they can also add information to personalize the site as often as they like. They can send out newsletters to their database, and sponsors and newcomers can order directly from the site.

New residents to the area will appreciate the service, and local businesses will love this approach to advertising. Long time residents turned associates will enjoy recommending their favorite businesses and organizations. A personal recommendation is priceless when it comes to marketing a business.

Here’s how this business works exactly. An associate will work with other businesses in the area. Businesses will love the idea of someone giving their products and or services a personal recommendation. They may even want to include a coupon or a gift certificate for the new comer. The associates can either print the coupon themselves, or work with a local printer.

Associates will then personally deliver welcome packets to new families in the neighborhood. Each packet will contain coupons, maps, gift certificates and other goodies that will help inform new comers of what their new town has to offer. The business will pay a certain amount for each packet that is delivered.

Making sure the new comers use those coupons is important. You want your advertisers to see those coupons coming back to the store. With the database software that you will receive with your website you can simply send an email reminding your new comer to use the coupons. Your email can also include any additional tips or suggestions you feel may help them. You might talk about an upcoming event in the area that they may be interested in knowing about.

Finding families new to your area isn’t going to be hard either, just work with your local Realtors. They will love this “free” service that they can offer to their new buyers. And the new buyers will appreciate the additional help you can give them.

And you don’t have to stop there; new comer packets can be just the beginning. With your website you can offer up to five different packets. New babies packets, new pet packets, and holiday gift packets are just a few of the services you can offer. You can really tailor your particular packets to the area you live in.

The best part of this type of business is that you’re the owner. You can decide if you want to work full or part time. You can work around your kid’s schedule. You can decide how much or how little you want to make. It’s all about being in control of the lifestyle you want for yourself and your family.

For more information about starting your own local welcome service CLICK HERE!

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Liz Folger is the founder of Bizymoms.com. The #1 Goal of Bizymoms.com is to help women find a business they are proud to own, and then help them, step-by-step, make their home business dream a reality. Bizymoms.com has been helping moms become business owners since 1997. The site offers many resources from online chats to e-books and online classes. Just recently they’ve added home business career kits that are proving to be quite popular and much needed.

Great starter point for small business

If you are tired of working for someone else and would like to be creative, this is the place to start. This website has been around for 10 years helping moms start their own biz.

BizyMoms

Start here and get your business started!