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FUNDRAISING WITH
MOTHERS &
FATHERS DAY
STALLS
2012
A how-to guide for
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2 Fundraising with MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY STALLS
EDITOR
Mandy Weidmann
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ADVERTISING When I was a kid, our school had a craft stall
ENQUIRIES just before Mother’s Day and it was where we
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youngsters purchased our token of love and
appreciation for our mums (we’d yet to be
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homemade bickies, fudge and jam. It was agony
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trying to choose. And probably just as agonising
takes no responsibility for for Mum seeing her own handiwork come home
materials in this publication or as a gift! But she never said anything other than
claims made by advertisers, or
errors or omissions. Readers ‘how lovely’ or ‘just what I always wanted’: she
should not act on any wasn’t about to take away her kids’ pure joy at
representations made in this
buying something ‘special’ for her.
book without independent
verification.
With more mums in the workforce, the Mother’s
COPYRIGHT Day stall tradition was at risk of extinction but
© 2012 here’s the great news: you can keep this lovely
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Publications Pty Ltd tradition alive—and you don’t need a marathon
bake or a series of sewing bees to achieve it. Read
on to find out how.
Putting the Fun back
into fundraising
Direct Digital
(p.s. This concept works
a treat for Father’s Day
too)Who is this best suited What you DON’T need
to? to do
A Mother’s Day (or Father’s Day) Forget recruiting a legion of
stall is a great fundraiser for primary volunteers to traipse around the
school age children. dollar stores and buy a selection of
items as cheap as possible.
When to host Small businesses now offer a
In Australia and New Zealand, range of small quality gifts bought
Mother’s Day is held on the second with small change for the specific
Sunday in May. Father’s Day is held purpose of hosting a Mother’s Day
on the first Sunday in September. or Father’s Day stall.
Host your stall in the lead-up
week—but remember to order What you need to do
stock at least six weeks beforehand.
1. Choose the supplier. Our
Fundraising Directory can narrow
Ordering early ensures the school down experienced suppliers
gets the exact items they want and providing this service. We also
receive their goods with plenty outline the questions you must
of time to spare, making it less ask.
stressful for the organisers.
2. Order stock using the supplier’s
Sue from Smart FunRaisers,
suppliers of Mother’s Day gifts to catalogue. (Using one supplier
schools since 2007 keeps freight charges down and
increases your buying power.)
Why this fundraising 3. Set up the stall. You need space,
ideally under cover (e.g. assembly
option works hall or covered playground) and
• Kids love buying Mum a surprise. secure for stock and money.
• Mums appreciate receiving
useful, practical gifts—and love
their child’s thoughtfulness.
• The school makes money!
4 Fundraising with MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY STALLSFresh, Funky
Fun...gifts for Mum
Mothers Day stall is very excited and proud to launch our
BRAND NEW range of gifts and novelties for 2012.
Our gifts are FRESH and FUN - you wont find them
in the shops and best of all, the kids LOVE buying
them nearly as much as Mum LOVES receiving them.
No more tired, same old gifts, we have travelled
the world and sourced some of the best value,
exciting items that are amazing value for money.
The Mothers day stall has always been a great fundraising
opportunity.... we just made it better.
www.fathersdaystall.com.au
1300 533 944
Visit us online now to see the whole exciting range of gifts.
www.mothersdaystall.com.au Get your orders in quick before we sell out!
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Fundraising with MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY STALLS 56 Fundraising with MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY STALLS
• What experience does the
Setting up tables with gifts of the company have specifically in
same value—$1 table, $2 table, fundraising?
$5 table and $10 table—is a
popular option and easy for smaller • What experience does the
children who can see what their company representative you’re
money buys. dealing with have in fundraising?
Sue from Smart FunRaisers, • How does their product make
suppliers of Mother’s Day gifts to you money?
schools since 2007
• Does the product represent
quality? What is its unique selling
4. Sell! point?
Top Tip • Are products paid for upfront, on
delivery or invoiced later?
It makes sense to get the goods
delivered to school—saves you • Can you see samples?
the extra lugging—but courier • Does the supplier offer services
companies will need a signatory. that will save volunteers’ time
Ensure someone is in the office to (e.g. promotional flyers)?
accept your order on delivery day.
• What is the returns’ policy?
How to choose the Remember: unsold stock is
unrealised profit.
right supplier
When talking with the company rep,
By using the Fundraising Directory, take note of her communication
you can send online queries direct style. Is she really interested in what
to suppliers and decide who best your group is out to achieve – or is
meets your needs. she just chasing her own targets?
You want to know: You want to work with someone
who really listens to your needs.
• How long has the supplier been Someone who will:
in business?
• be interested in your fundraising
goal
Fundraising with MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY STALLS 7• ask about past fundraising • But what if some kids miss out:
ventures (successes and failures) how can you avoid the tears?
School mum Kara bulks up
• want to understand your ‘market’
Mother’s Day stall goodies with
(how many participants and how
beautifully packaged home-
old).
baked treats. Some of these
are held back from display, ‘just
Fundraising tips in case’. If they’re not needed
22 lessons for A+ fundraising as Mother’s Day gifts, they are
success is filled with tips that can donated to the tuckshop for sell-
be applied to your Mother’s Day or off.
Father’s Day stall but here are some
specifics. If required, request samples to
create sales interest and show
Some schools send home a flyer around the grades in the weeks
advising of the stall and include a before the stall.
formatted order form. This allows Mark
parents to nominate how many from mothersdaystall.com.au
gifts they require and in what
price range: a boon for organisers • Use the school newsletter and
figuring out quantities. The actual website to alert parents to the
choosing, though, is left to the upcoming fundraiser. Make kids
child. aware by announcing details
Sue from Smart FunRaisers, at school assembly and include
suppliers of Mother’s Day gifts to reminders in class notices.
schools since 2007
• Make pricing easy. Forget the
retailers’ $1.95 bargain ploy and
• Deciding on quantity is tough, round up.
particularly if this is a first-time
event. You want to sell out! Mark • Roster on a few extra volunteers
from Mothersdaystall.com.au to help the Prep and junior
recommends ordering 1 to 1.5 school students.
gifts per student enrolled at your
school.
8 Fundraising with MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY STALLSVisit our website today to download our latest catalogue and order form
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• Let the Preps and small kids go When the
first. Five-year-olds don’t need
the push and shove of a Boxing fundraising’s over
Day sale. When the fundraising is overNo
mother wants housekeeping on
Bright idea! Mother’s Day but as a fundraising
Student councils often fundraise for star, you know what needs to
a charity. Invite them to offer a gold be done before you really can
coin wrapping service on their own enjoy that slightly burnt toast and
table. lukewarm tea in bed…
Mark from mothersdaystall.com.au 1. Give your supplier feedback.
2. Thank volunteers for their
efforts.
Fundraising with MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY STALLS 93. Share the outcome.
Communicate the results to Advertise
everyone involved. They’ll
appreciate it—and be more YOUR Business
inclined to continue to support
an initiative when they can see HERE!
the difference it makes.
4. Complete your report card
in the Fundraisers Handover
Manual.
What’s this? You need to read
22 lessons for A+ fundraising,
explaining the essential tidy up
actions that are needed.
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