Football has been in my family for over three decades. As a
football mom who has had 3 boys go through pop-Warner all the way up to
college football, I can tell you that I know almost everything there is
to know about the sport of American football.
As
a full time team mom, I have been in charge of hundreds of football
fundraisers. Fundraising is an important part of football teams because
there is so much cost that goes into the season. Not to mention, if you
are part of a traveling team, if that is the case, then the costs to
play go through the roof. Being involved with countless fundraisers, I
have seen which ones work and which ones do not. Football supporters are
extremely picky when it comes to which football fundraisers they will
support. They do not want fluff, they want good quality products to show
for their support of the football team.
Some fundraising ideas
that you can forget about right off the bat are bake-sales, car washes,
candy, cookies, candles and all of those other football fundraising
ideas that are now-a-days considered fluffy stuff. I can't tell you the
amount of times a parent has implemented one of these football
fundraisers only to have the end result be very sub-par. Meaning, we
raised very little money for the time we spent. Years of experience in
these types of football fundraising ideas has shown me which one
consistently raises the most amount of money in the shortest amount of
time.
When looking in to football fundraising ideas you need know
one thing, will your supporters like this fundraiser and feel like they
are truly getting a good product for the money they are giving to
support your football team? If you can honestly answer yes, then most
likely it will be successful.
Out of all the football fundraisers
that I have been a involved in, one type always separates itself from
the pack and that is a discount card fundraiser. Fundraising discount
cards give the supporters extremely good value for their money. Only
extremely high quality fundraising cards will do though. Do not settle
for a discount card fundraiser that only has a few discounts, that will
only hurt your fundraiser. It only took me a few years of bumps and
bruises before finally winding with something that works and works so
well.
Have fun out there and good luck!
Cherr has more than 3 decades of experience when it comes to
fundraising for football teams. For more information on the content of
this article please visit Footall Fundraisers.
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