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		<title>A Few More Secrets of Profitable Fundraising</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[In recent posts, we’ve focused on the secrets of profitable fundraising. Fundraising is essential for all extracurricular activities, and it is a booster club’s top priority. Thriving booster clubs know that it takes more than just a small group of students and parents participating in fundraisers. It takes everyone pulling together toward a common goal [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In recent posts, we’ve focused on the secrets of profitable fundraising. Fundraising is essential for all extracurricular activities, and it is a booster club’s top priority. Thriving booster clubs know that it takes more than just a small group of students and parents participating in fundraisers. It takes everyone pulling together toward a common goal [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Three Specific Actions to Increase Every Booster Club&#8217;s Fundraising Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, we’ve discussed fundraising and how to maximize your booster club’s fundraising revenue. Today, let’s continue by looking at three specific actions that can increase every booster club’s fundraising performance. 1. Capitalize on “signature” fundraisers. A “signature” fundraiser is synonymous with your program, offers proven value to your customers, and generates [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, we’ve discussed fundraising and how to maximize your booster club’s fundraising revenue. Today, let’s continue by looking at three specific actions that can increase every booster club’s fundraising performance. 1. Capitalize on “signature” fundraisers. A “signature” fundraiser is synonymous with your program, offers proven value to your customers, and generates [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The Key to Increase Revenue in Your Booster Club Fundraisers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Today’s consumers are as savy as ever, but they’re not only looking for great value in their purchases. They’ve also come to expect outstanding customer service. According to USA Today, Amazon, Chick-fil-A, Apple, Marriott, and Kroger lead the pack when it comes to customer service. In booster club fundraisers, you’re serving the same customers who [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today’s consumers are as savy as ever, but they’re not only looking for great value in their purchases. They’ve also come to expect outstanding customer service. According to USA Today, Amazon, Chick-fil-A, Apple, Marriott, and Kroger lead the pack when it comes to customer service. In booster club fundraisers, you’re serving the same customers who [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Three Prudent Secrets to Achieve the Highest Return on Your Fundraisers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Booster leaders, wouldn&#8217;t you love to have the assurance of meeting all your fundraising goals? After all, funding is a booster club’s most tangible sign of support for its extracurricular program. For the majority of organizations, fundraising is a marathon, not a sprint. The field is crowded with student groups, nonprofits, and other organizations competing for [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Booster leaders, wouldn&#8217;t you love to have the assurance of meeting all your fundraising goals? After all, funding is a booster club’s most tangible sign of support for its extracurricular program. For the majority of organizations, fundraising is a marathon, not a sprint. The field is crowded with student groups, nonprofits, and other organizations competing for [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Three Unique Booster Club Fundraisers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[The booster club fundraising season is in full swing, and the field is crowded. Many extracurricular programs are vying for their sponsors’ charitable donations. Chances are, your booster club is seeking a unique fundraising idea that will capture potential sponsors’ attention and prompt them to reach for their pocket books. If selling a product or [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The booster club fundraising season is in full swing, and the field is crowded. Many extracurricular programs are vying for their sponsors’ charitable donations. Chances are, your booster club is seeking a unique fundraising idea that will capture potential sponsors’ attention and prompt them to reach for their pocket books. If selling a product or [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Eight Reasons Why Every High School Band Should Conduct a March-a-Thon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[This weekend, my hometown Blackman High School Band launched a new fundraiser &#8211; the Blaze Band March-a-Thon. On Saturday morning, the band brought excitement to two of the school’s nearby subdivisions. The drum line laid down the beat with their parade cadence, and the band entertained with the funky sounds of Bruno Mars. Explosive bursts [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This weekend, my hometown Blackman High School Band launched a new fundraiser &#8211; the Blaze Band March-a-Thon. On Saturday morning, the band brought excitement to two of the school’s nearby subdivisions. The drum line laid down the beat with their parade cadence, and the band entertained with the funky sounds of Bruno Mars. Explosive bursts [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Ensure Your Booster Club&#8217;s Financial Integrity Through Transparency</title>
		<link>https://theboosterleader.com/ensure-your-booster-clubs-financial-integrity-through-transparency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Embezzlement continues to be the greatest threat to the livelihood of any booster club, and it pervades in epic proportion. Sadly, too many booster clubs make it easy for dishonest &#8211; or potentially dishonest &#8211; people to steal. The most common factor &#8211; putting one, unsupervised person in charge of all financial duties. The best [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Embezzlement continues to be the greatest threat to the livelihood of any booster club, and it pervades in epic proportion. Sadly, too many booster clubs make it easy for dishonest &#8211; or potentially dishonest &#8211; people to steal. The most common factor &#8211; putting one, unsupervised person in charge of all financial duties. The best [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The Partnership That Can Prevent Embezzlement in Your Booster Club</title>
		<link>https://theboosterleader.com/the-partnership-that-can-prevent-embezzlement-in-your-booster-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Many booster clubs’ budgets are comparable to those of small businesses. Therefore, banks often competitively pursue booster clubs’ business. A strong partnership with your local bank will prevent many opportunities for theft and fraud in your booster club. Carefully select a bank that understands the needs of a nonprofit – preferably booster – organization and [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many booster clubs’ budgets are comparable to those of small businesses. Therefore, banks often competitively pursue booster clubs’ business. A strong partnership with your local bank will prevent many opportunities for theft and fraud in your booster club. Carefully select a bank that understands the needs of a nonprofit – preferably booster – organization and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The Silent &#8211; and Potentially Devastating &#8211; Risk Facing All Booster Clubs</title>
		<link>https://theboosterleader.com/the-silent-and-potentially-devastating-risk-facing-all-booster-clubs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Nearly every booster club leader will tell you their club’s greatest priorities are fundraising and recruiting volunteer labor &#8211; and they’re right. Booster clubs cannot function without financial support and volunteer leadership. Although these are a booster club’s most urgent needs, there is another, silent risk that threatens every club &#8211; embezzlement by a volunteer. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nearly every booster club leader will tell you their club’s greatest priorities are fundraising and recruiting volunteer labor &#8211; and they’re right. Booster clubs cannot function without financial support and volunteer leadership. Although these are a booster club’s most urgent needs, there is another, silent risk that threatens every club &#8211; embezzlement by a volunteer. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Three Proven Ways to Achieve Your Booster Club&#8217;s Annual Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 10:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Caldwell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Recently, I shared Five Essentials to Create Your Booster Club&#8217;s Midterm Plan.  These five proven steps help a leader develop a vision for the organization’s future. Once you’ve developed a vision for the future, it is time to refine that vision into actionable goals. Dave Ramsey says that, “Goals are visions and dreams with work [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Recently, I shared Five Essentials to Create Your Booster Club&#8217;s Midterm Plan.  These five proven steps help a leader develop a vision for the organization’s future. Once you’ve developed a vision for the future, it is time to refine that vision into actionable goals. Dave Ramsey says that, “Goals are visions and dreams with work [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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