How to Motivate A Team During Fundraising

How to Motivate A Team When Fundraising.

Motivation is huge, especially when it comes to fundraising for your cause.

Fundraising is a team effort that requires everyone to band together and does their best to reach the fundraising goal. But how do you even get your team motivated?

Get Together To Get Motivated

Start by getting together and motivating each other. Your first meeting with your fundraising team should be about helping your group get excited about your fundraiser. It’s an opportunity to introduce the plan and help everyone understand that it’s going to work, and it’s going to be fun. Be sure to explain its purpose and help everyone realize the benefits of the fundraiser. Also, make it fun!

Try to come up with strategies to spread the word to friends and family members. Think of a cheer or slogan for the fundraiser. Share motivating quotes. A motivational meeting could also be held mid-way through the fundraiser to boost enthusiasm before the fundraiser ends.

Celebrate Progress

The right incentives can be very motivating to team members. A big part of building enthusiasm will involve giving regular updates on how the fundraiser is going and providing positive feedback on minor and major wins.

There are many creative ways to show and celebrate progress.

Post up a goal thermometer
Using a hockey stick can be a fun motivating hockey fundraising idea
Use a swimming lane as a visual for your swim club fundraiser!

Chart the progress and cheer each other on to the next level.

Think about having a fun activity planned for each target reached. Maybe, once they reach 50% of their goal, the team gets to pick their own drills at the next practice. What about letting the team make the coaches do the exercises once they reach 75%. Whatever your organization decides, make sure that it doesn’t pit one member against another, but rewards everyone, because they are after all a team and are in it to win it together.

Keep It Fresh In Their Minds & Encourage Participation

Always remember to keep the fundraiser in mind for all the volunteers, parents, and supporters. It can be easy for people not directly involved in raising money to forget that the team is fundraising.

Be sure to take opportunities to remind and encourage everyone regularly. For instance, let everyone know when you reach each milestone or target. Additionally, let them know how much more you need to reach your goal. It’s possible that just knowing how close they are to success will motivate them to find those last few supporters. Building enthusiasm will get more people interested and excited to be involved.

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Stay Positive & Avoid Comparison

Maintaining a positive attitude is essential to building enthusiasm during a fundraiser to motivate a team. You’re going to run into roadblocks along the way, and sometimes it may feel like you’re not going to reach your goal. However, keeping focused on how far you and your team have come is essential. Make sure that parents and volunteers concentrate on being supportive and avoid unhealthy competition or comparisons. No one can really know what is happening in other people’s lives. Therefore, channeling positive energy will get you farther than negative comparisons and competition. Keep upbeat about your progress, and others will mirror your enthusiasm.

Give Them Skills & Let them Lead

To maintain and build enthusiasm, you might need to teach your team some new skills so that they can lead the charge. Many people might be unsure or uncomfortable about the idea of selling or pitching the team’s fundraiser, so offering a little helpful insight can go a long way.

Teaching your team communication skills, helping them recognize interest, and confidence in the product and team encourages potential buyers. Clear, concise, and confident language can go a long way to helping people understand what you are trying to accomplish and why they should buy from you.

These new skills will help motivate a team to push your fundraiser forward.

It will be rewarding and motivating to see how their unique talents and personal involvement can help the team reach their goals!

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