The Fall season is underway and hopefully most of your groups are booked or considering their fundraising options now. Here are a few targets to consider for Fall and should run ASAP:
A.Cheerleaders (although this group might run earlier with football) / check on competition cheer B.Volleyball C.Soccer D.Tennis E.Basketball - Boys and Girls / Freshmen, JV and Varsity F.Swimming G.Lacrosse H.Track and Field and/or Cross Country I.Other sports not listed
Second, think about these groups (check the school website under sports or athletics) and what is the best plan to reach the coach. Sometimes the sports will be listed by season (Fall, Winter, Spring) and the contact information for each coach or the Athletic Director. Try to set an appointment with the Coach before or after school. Conditioning (think spring sports) might be underway in the off season before they get started.
Next, are there other groups in the school (sports or non-sports) that didn’t run in Fall 2021 but usually do? (Covid restrictions, remote / virtual learning, facilities were closed, etc.) THEY STILL NEED MONEY! Reach out to those groups and see how you can help. This might include day care facilities, gymnastics clubs, dance academies, club sports (private), travel baseball and/or softball (they play in the Fall), etc. Things are opening back up and groups need to catch up on their fundraising dollars.
Mix it up. Try to do some traditional sales (books in hand, student delivery) along with some Sprint Sales where you can spend an hour with the group and get results FAST. Remember to order those books ahead of time and pass them out at the close of the Sprint sale based on orders they have taken over the phone. OK I have my list of target groups - now what?
1.Reach out first and send an email or a text (or both). Some customers have a preference of how they like to be communicated with and have a tendency to check one over another.
2.Ask how their fall is going and when would be a good time to meet to finalize dates before the season begins. Be flexible and be available.
3.Know the historical information about their sale. Have this info available before the meeting.
4.Have your calendar available and pencil in their date. Confirm 2-3 weeks before the start date.
OK I have set the appointment … What things do I need to uncover at this meeting?
1.What are the needs for 2022/2023? Trips? Uniforms? Travel? Equipment? Tournament fees? What are the needs for this upcoming year and how can you assist?
2.Is this group attending a big competition/tournament? Is this group hosting a tournament or competition?
3.Explore the timeframe. Does it look like a traditional sale (2 weeks) or a Sprint sale (one hour)?
4.Finalize the details. Fill out the contract (located on www.IFCsavearound.com website) - click the green button to “Download Blank Agreement”. Fill it out completely and submit the contract to grouprelations@savearound.com.
5.Final step - ask for a REFERRAL. Does this coach or sponsor know anyone else in the school or in their region that needs to raise money? Remember coaches know other coaches - they play each other year after year. Ask for the contact information (email, cell, name, etc)
Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Continually do these steps over and over and before you know it your calendar will be filled in with a lot of great groups needing to raise funds over the course of the next 60-70 days this Fall. Make your time and your days productive - not just busy.
Social Media
Hopefully you’ve seen an increased presence in SaveAround on social media recently. We are posting more things on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to help get the word out about fundraising and opportunities to raise money for various groups all across the country.
If you need these posts, feel free to share, like, tag, re-tweet, re-post and help increase visibility. Likewise, if you post things about your fundraising business feel free to tag or share with SaveAround and we’ll be happy to re-post, like, follow, and share as well.
Resigns for 2023
As you are continuing to re-sign groups for Fall 2022 or Spring 2023, it is important that you mark if it is a RETURNING (re-signed group) or a NEW group. This helps us keep the records clean and eliminates setting up duplicate accounts in the system. Additionally if you have a returning group that uses Saint vs. St. be sure to list it just as it ran last year so we can search in that manner. (Saint Ella School vs. St. Ella School). If you have any questions about re-signs or need assistance, please email the team: grouprelations@savearound.com.
Social media encompasses a wide range of websites and apps. Some, like Twitter, specialize in sharing links and short written messages. Others, like Instagram and Tik Tok, are built to optimize the sharing of photos and videos. What makes social media unique is that it is both broad and relatively uncensored.
There are 3.5 billion active social media users.
Every 6.4 seconds a new account is created. Each user has 7.6 social media accounts.
Each user spends 142 minutes on social media every single day.
Facebook has 2895 million MAU (monthly active users).
Instagram has 1393 million MAU. Twitter has 363 million MAU.
The largest group of social media users is between the ages 20-29 (32.2% of users worldwide)
Facebook is the largest and most popular social media platform (7th most popular brand)
995 photos are uploaded to instagram every second
90% of teens age 13-17 have social media and 51% visit media sites daily
57% of Instagram users are female
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