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Support My Group partners with NAMSP, the National Association of Middle School Principals

SupportMyGroup — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:18:06 +0000

Everyone here at Support My Group is very excited to announce our new partnership with NAMSP, the National Association of Middle School Principals. This exciting arrangement will enable Support My Group to distribute funds to thousands of middle schools nationwide. NAMSP is currently the only national association dedicated exclusively to addressing needs of Middle School [...]

Photography Fundraisers: Setting Up Your Free Fundraiser With Fun Portraits

carmelita.g — Wed, 30 May 2012$20:47:11 +0000

We continue our blog series on free fundraising ideas. You can read our first post in the series on one very unique and effective free fundraiser with cell phone recycling. Here then is the next no cost method using photography fundraising…get those pearly whites ready! Say Cheese! Did you know that your city probably has [...]

Food Truck Fundraisers: Tasty Dishes Deliver Extra Funds To Your Nonprofit

carmelita.g — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:09:19 +0000

Fun Food Fundraisers with Gourmet Food Trucks Have you noticed the latest trend in gourmet food trucks popping up in your neighborhood? Have you noticed how popular they’ve become? The great thing is that you can partner up with a gourmet food truck for a great fundraiser. Read on to see why food truck fundraisers [...]

Restaurant Fundraiser Tip #2: How to successfully promote your fundraiser

carmelita.g — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:20:34 +0000

If you missed the first article in this series about how to select the right restaurant for your Restaurant Fundraiser, be sure to read Restaurant Fundraiser Tip #1. Tip#2: You’ve picked a restaurant and reserved the date. Now it’s time to promote! Now that you’ve selected the restaurant for your event, hopefully you’ve been able [...]

Restaurants That Fundraise: A Helpful List of Restaurant Fundraisers

carmelita.g — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:19:55 +0000

In our earlier post, we provided some tips for selecting a restaurant for your next fundraiser. The list below can serve as a starting point when you begin your research. At the time of this post, all of these restaurants offered restaurant fundraising events. However, not every individual franchise/corporate restaurant may offer all or any [...]

One boy, one basketball, one dream:Fundraising lessons from a 9-yr old

SupportMyGroup — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:01:57 +0000

Our First S.M.I.L.E. Hero (Supporting, Motivating, Inspiring, Leading and Educating our Youth) When Austin Gutwein was only 9 years old, he saw a video that shared the story of Maggie, also 9 years old. But that’s where the similarities ended between Austin and Maggie. Because Maggie had already lived a life completely different than what [...]

Cell Phone FundraisingA Fundraising Idea with No Upfront Cost

SupportMyGroup — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:09:11 +0000

We’re all familiar with brochure fundraisers for selling cookie dough and candles with no upfront cost. But what if your supporters and volunteers are experiencing fundraising fatigue from promoting and buying brochure products? Of course, the first thing we’d recommend is to sign up with Support My Group (we’re a little biased), but that aside… [...]

Restaurant Fundraiser Tip #1:How to Select a Restaurant for your fundraiser

SupportMyGroup — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:00:16 +0000

Introduction: Restaurant Fundraiser Series Restaurant fundraising can be a great way to raise money for your group or cause while also getting the chance to reconnect with your friends, members and supporters in a fun environment. Another benefit of restaurant fundraisers is that your group will have no significant upfront costs, only the small cost [...]