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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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                                      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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                                      bake or a series of sewing bees to achieve it. Read
                                      on to find out how.
                                      Putting the Fun back
                                      into fundraising

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                                      (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!
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Fresh, 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!
                                                                    Phone 1300 533 944

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• 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

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• 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.

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    With our customised Mother’s Day & Father’s Day packaging, make your gifts stand out at your next fundraiser!

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    Email: sales@schoolgifts.com.au | 115 Miller Street, Epping VIC           3076 | www.schoolgifts.com.au

• 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.

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3. 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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