Successfully Planning Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser.

Holiday bazaars, usually in the autumn and winter are a tradition in many churches, schools, charities and other non-profit organizations. It is the best time of year for a fundraiser like this. People are in the holiday spirit and are looking to buy crafts, gifts and homemade pastries.

It takes a team of volunteers to pull a successful fund-raising bazaar. It will also include a number of months of planning. But once you have a bazaar, you know how it's much better in the coming years.

Here is a list of items you need for a holiday bazaar Committee:

President - In the search for volunteers to chair the various positions, the president and oversees the entire bazaar.

Vendor Coordinator - for sending the applications and release forms to the vendors, collects the money from the manufacturers.

Facility coordinator - responsible for the construction and dismantling of the event, insurance and security for the event. Monitors parking and traffic.

Money Coordinator - responsible for all transactions relating to the bazaar. Working with the treasurer of the organization.

Food Co-ordinator - responsible for the food vendors and volunteers, and food is sold to the event.

Advertising Coordinator - responsible for the advertising. Prepare flyers and promotional pieces.

Prizes and Raffles Coordinator - In the first donation of prizes to be used as door prizes and raffle prizes

How can your company money with a holiday bazaar

Provider fees - fees for renting space, table rental, power-ups. You can also use a portion of the turnover of the manufacturers.

VIP Shopping - Sale of tickets for the special "VIP" shopping hours before the main event. Hors d'ouvres sell and offer prices as an incentive for the purchase of VIP tickets.

Bake Sale - Do you have a bake sale during the event. Holidays are a busy time of year, and homemade pies are good sellers.

Raffles and auctions - is that each seller is asked to donate an item as a prize.

Selling donated items - Do you own a table to sell donated items.

Food concessions - food can be as expensive as a delicious dinner or as simple as coffee and donuts. Must be at least one drink and snacks such as cookies and chips for the sellers and buyers in the purchase.

Sell Werbeartikel - If your organization has T-shirts, CDs, recipe books, or you sell, you must ensure that they are in the bazaar.

Holiday bazaars are usually suitable, because you do not want to worry about the weather. The most common time, a bazaar on Saturday. Whether you have a two-day event and starts on Friday evening.

Allow sufficient time for producers and hobbyists, their tables. If the night before the bazaar and the day of the bazaar - the better. Make sure that the assistance and security for the supplier.

Try to make your holiday bazaar unique. If there is anything that your organization or school is known for finding a way to capitalize on this point. For example, I know of a church, the church mice sells handmade Christmas ornaments each year on their Christmas bazaar. Each year a different theme for the Church of the mouse and the members of the church, the ornaments throughout the year.

We all know about the wonderful volunteer who was at the annual bazaar for the last ten years. What happens if he or she is no longer willing or able to? Save all your files for reference. Even better would be a guide for planning your bazaar. This will help you much if you're looking for a volunteer to help.