Some ways to get the word out in your community:

1) Have members pass out flyers.
2) Place posters wherever possible.
3) Distribute small signs in local area, like "garage sale" signs.
4) have your pastor make announcements, place in weekly 
    church bulletin.
5) Place posters or notices in hallways, meeting rooms, auditorium
    or any other place where people will be congregating
6) Pre-Kickoff letter, postcard or e-mail campaigns.
7) Have your group members "Talk it up (tell others)" 

If you're assuming that it's enough to just tell someone that you're 
doing a fundraiser, and that they'll all be glad to help. Well, there 
are two problems with that approach;

One is that most of your group may not be able communicate your
need. The second is that you're already assuming that your group 
has enough prospective customers to sell to, to reach your goal. 
Both these problems will limit your potential success. 

Consider these points....        

A) If you make the reasons for your need known, many more people
    will be more apt to help you reach your goal.
B) The second point goes hand-in-hand with the first. Letting people
     know what you will be offering is just as important as making the 
     reasons for your need known.
C) The need and the offering should go hand-in-hand in all your 
     communication. At the same time you're getting the word out, you 
     need to make sure everyone understands just what your group 
     will be doing to raise funds.
D) As with making your needs known, your group members need to 
    be able to describe your offering in a single sentence. That 
    sentence should also reinforce the spiritual foundation that's derived 
    from recognition of your need.

So what in the world does all that mean?                                   

Simply put, if someone believes your need is real and agrees that 
your offering is of real value, they will help. 

Getting your need and your offering across to as many potential 
supporters as possible is the essence of fundraising. Take the time
to develop single sentence statements for your fundraiser summarizing
both of these points.

Teach everyone in your group how to communicate these basic 
statements when they talk to prospective supporters and your 
fundraiser will be a         ~~ GRAND SUCCESS! ~~

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