Fundraising System - Solutiuon

Background

In addition to preparing its members for college opportunities, every youth organization needs money to function, but few have advanced fund raising beyond the sale of sodas and snacks. So membership fees rise, until some of our most talented players ... often those whose need is greatest ... can no longer afford to participate.

Drawing upon the experience gained as an IBM employee on loan to assist charities in fund raising, SA's Publisher, Bob Collins, designed a simple but effective system incorporating the same basic principles successfully used by most major fund raising organizations today.

How it works

1. Your organization obtains IRS classification as a nonprofit corporation, under section 501(c)(3) and SA magazine helps you set up a database of prospective donors.
2. Your volunteers solicit pledges from donors who agree to make a small tax-deductible donation to you when invoiced each year. Donors may be individuals or companies.
3. SA magazine helps you select and install software to invoice donors and manage your program.
4. In your newsletter, your organization informs members of this important program and encourages them to use Student Athlete publications by reprinting our articles.
5. You provide SA magazine with your members' mailing address file so that we may send them sample publications