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Teachers Pay in the United States
One of the most important positions for the forward progression and ongoing stability of a nation is that of a teacher. If we fail to teach the next generation correctly then all we have done in the present period is lost and will disappear in the next. But we must not only teach kids to memorize to get the desired answer, we need to teach them to think, fore there will be critical events in the future some of which we have not properly foreseen, which they will have to figure ou

little bit of chocolate every once in a while. My girlfriend really likes chocolate. Ok, I’ll take some chocolate. 2 boxes please.

7. Charity Car Flags
Price: $4 for a your 501c3 car flag
Reasonable Price: $0 for a your 501c3 car flag
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: No way. It’s not going on my car.

8. Non-profit Child ID Program
Price: $25 for my kids ID, teeth imprint and short video
Reasonable Price: $100 for my kids ID, teeth imprint and short video
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: I don’t have a child but if I did I would do this. This is a good thing, more parents should do this.

So there it is. Take notes. Listen to my suggestions and you will have a better off

Mobile Truck and Car Wash Fleet Service Selling
If you own a mobile power washing company, a truck washing business or run a mobile car washing and detailing company, you need to concentrate on your fleet sales. The art of fleet washing contract sales is low-pressure and a firm handshake attitude for customer service and complete reliability, as so many mobile washing companies come and go. As you probably realize labor is a huge issue as the work ethic in America is somewhat lacking. You must concentrate on securing reliable

Not a week goes by when I am not approached by a non-profit organization and asked for a donation. Some charitable organizations do it with cold calling, some with selling candy. Some 501c3s offer the most ridiculous items and they are instantly dismissed. Some have great ideas at a reasonable price. Some are WAY off in their thinking.

Below are the most recent charity fundraising techniques that have come my way. Each non-profit fundraising technique includes the price it was offered to me at, the price I think is reasonable AND what goes through the mind when I am being pitched with the technique (and some suggestions for nonprofits to increase their donation potential).

If you are a non-profit and you read this, please understand that I am a normal guy. I can also tell you that a lot of other people think like me.

1. Non-profit Scratch off cards
Price: $15 for one card
Reasonable Price: $15 for one card
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: Are the gifts exciting? Do I use these gifts regularly (I am a 25 year old male with no kids. Do not try to sell me a scratch off card with which I could win “Free trip to the Zoo”. I will gladly buy lots of cards if I could win “a 1/2 priced Dinner at Joe’s” or “Buy 1 hour of tennis court time, get one half off”.)

2. Charity Scrip
Price: $20 for a $25 Olive Garden Gift Certificate
Reasonable Price: $25 for a $25 Olive Garden Gift Certificate
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: I go there once in a while. It’s a nice place. Once again, know your audience and try to match the gift certificate with the potential donor.

3. 501c3 Candles
Price: $18 for 2 candles
Reasonable Price: $10 for 2 candles
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: Candles are nice. Candles appeal more around the holidays. Candles are great around the holidays when they come in scents that my grandmother would like and they are gift wrapped!

4. Non-profit Bricks
Price: $35 for a brick with my information on it
Reasonable Price: $50 for a brick with my information on it
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: This is cool. My name (or company name) will be on a walkway at your non-profit forever. I am in! This is a cool idea! Just make sure I can fit all the information I want on the brick.

5. Charity Calendars
Price: $10 for one non-profit calendar
Reasonable Price: $0 for one non-profit calendar
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: No. No. No. I use Microsoft Outlook. I never use paper calendars. If I tell you I’m going to buy your calendar and put it up on my wall, you should interpret that as “I think my grandmother will love it” or “I’m throwing this away when you leave”.

6. 501c3 Chocolate
Price: $6 for one box of Godiva chocolate
Reasonable Price: $10 for one box of Godiva chocolate
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: I like a little bit of chocolate every once in a while. My girlfriend really likes chocolate. Ok, I’ll take some chocolate. 2 boxes please.

7. Charity Car Flags
Price: $4 for a your 501c3 car flag
Reasonable Price: $0 for a your 501c3 car flag
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: No way. It’s not going on my car.

So there it is. Take notes. Listen to my suggestions and you will have a better offe

Why Print Advertising Gives Dismal Results in Newspapers
Have you ever wondered as a business-person why print advertising in the local newspaper key of such dismal results? Have you ever wondered why the advertising sales representatives and account executives as they are called continually tell you that it is about exposures and repetition? They tell you this as you give them a check each month for the advertising that never really pulls for you.Of course as they say Yellow Page Advertising is not much better and that bill c

and you read this, please understand that I am a normal guy. I can also tell you that a lot of other people think like me.

7. Charity Car Flags
Price: $4 for a your 501c3 car flag
Reasonable Price: $0 for a your 501c3 car flag
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: No way. It’s not going on my car.

So there it is. Take notes. Listen to my suggestions and you will have a better off

Logo-ize For Instant Identification & Increased Awareness
The task of creating an indelible impact on the memory of your target market is arduous but can be made much easier with a well thought out logo. The word comes from the ancient Greek where it was used in philosophy and theology to mean “the divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it form and meaning.” The function of a logo in today’s business world is much the same – to make the visual identification of your company implicit by giving it form and meaning.

rtificate
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: I go there once in a while. It’s a nice place. Once again, know your audience and try to match the gift certificate with the potential donor.

7. Charity Car Flags
Price: $4 for a your 501c3 car flag
Reasonable Price: $0 for a your 501c3 car flag
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: No way. It’s not going on my car.

So there it is. Take notes. Listen to my suggestions and you will have a better off

Going Back To School
Fall is on its way and with it comes thoughts of sending the children off to school once more. What about yourself though, have you thought about returning to school and finishing your college degree? Perhaps you feel stuck in a dead-end job and would like a career change. Going back to school can help you take your career to a higher level.Asking questions to determine if this is a hard boiled idea or one that will benefit you. Three questions that may help you decide are

e on a walkway at your non-profit forever. I am in! This is a cool idea! Just make sure I can fit all the information I want on the brick.

7. Charity Car Flags
Price: $4 for a your 501c3 car flag
Reasonable Price: $0 for a your 501c3 car flag
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: No way. It’s not going on my car.

So there it is. Take notes. Listen to my suggestions and you will have a better off

How to Create Instant Rapport with Your Interviewer
Getting an interview is hard enough. You’ve already spent time and effort writing your resume and distributing it. Now you’ve got to the all important interview. Only one person will get the job so you owe it to yourself to make the best possible impression. If you can make yourself instantly likeable you will have an important head start.Ever noticed how lovers in a bar will sit facing each other across a small table and adopt the same pose. Their synchronicity indicates

little bit of chocolate every once in a while. My girlfriend really likes chocolate. Ok, I’ll take some chocolate. 2 boxes please.

7. Charity Car Flags
Price: $4 for a your 501c3 car flag
Reasonable Price: $0 for a your 501c3 car flag
Donor Thoughts/Suggestions: No way. It’s not going on my car.

So there it is. Take notes. Listen to my suggestions and you will have a better offer for charity donors to consider. Along with these techniques you should also be collecting donations on your website. Your non-profit website is available to the public 24/7 and should be collecting donations, memberships and selling tickets to your events.

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Take yourself out of the “selling” mode, you need to think like you are a consumer who is looking for an item. Remember you have to already know your niche market, otherwise you will be doing all this work for nothing!

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