Episode Details

How can your school deliver successful fundraising?

Tune in now on our special episode with Mr. Don Carmichael, a renowned Technology Presales Leader and Co-CEO of The Champion Group, to learn the ins and outs of a successful fundraising campaign that might significantly help your school financially. Plus, know the best and worst fundraisers to avoid for your next campaign.

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Highlights of the Episode

[02:01] my role here is to serve not to sell
[03:51] so both of those have 10s of 1000s clubs around the world
[04:41] 30 years to find the very best lemon icebox pie
[05:32] Birmingham called Ali's went out of business about 20 years ago
[08:28] 1989, extremely well executed almost 200 golfers
[11:06] They raised over $70,000 on the Savitt
[12:54] we formed a company in the early 90s
[14:56] Golf is a really bad event from a standpoint of fundraising
[18:18] we now have experience from over 2800 major fundraising events
[24:02] 104,000 or $106,000.70 $1,000 came from the walkers 30
[27:10] 13 or 14 years of my life had been spent doing golf tournaments
[31:57] People wanted to be part of it just because of the concept
[36:38] netting anywhere from 55 to 65 cents out of every dollar
[39:17] people are used to giving 15 or $20 when they buy candy bars
[40:38] most people that 0% statistic 0% of adults love to fundraise
[43:19] We made a deal with the Lord back in 1997
[47:38] find parent teacher organization or PTO PTO
[50:21] spending at least 50%, generally closer to 55 to 60%
[54:33] be smart about the revenue model that engine and then be creative
[55:29] I was under the mistaken opinion, that money was the problem
[57:42] Demand invitations for everybody

YouTube Video Podcast Link:
https://youtu.be/chBfnn63dro