Why do I need to learn about Fundraising?

Plenty of people assume that fundraising is as simple as holding bake sales or some other organizational activity until enough money is raised.  If you only want to raise a small amount of money, this may be fine, but for many groups this approach is too uncertain and too limited to be very effective.   

If your group will be around for a while, then you will want to raise money consistently in order to keep your group going.  You will need to learn many things in order to keep enough money coming consistently:

• How to find enough money to keep your programs going and your group expanding 
• How to find ever new sources of money in order to ensure that you have enough consistently
• How to continue to run the group’s programs and fulfill the group’s mandate even while taking the time to fund raise 
• How to stay organized and keep group morale and interest high - even after many years of fundraising