Fundraising Help Available on Revamped Website

Contact:	Jon Krueger
Phone:	(404) 252-3663
Email:	jkrueger@kellencompany.com

ATLANTA – Parents and other volunteers feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of managing a school or youth group fundraiser can ease their stress by tapping the numerous resources available on the newly redesigned website of the Association of Fund-Raising Distributors and Suppliers.

The AFRDS website – www.afrds.org – has been providing parents, teachers, and principals tips and information about how to pull off a successful fundraiser for years.  Now the website has a new look, and it’s even easier to use. 

The website’s Fundraising Toolbox contains several items to help volunteers make sound fundraising decisions.   Here’s some of the information available at www.afrds.org: 

• Questions to ask a fundraising company before hiring them;
• Details to watch for when signing a contract;
• Money handling tips; and
• Suggestions for workplace fundraising

The AFRDS website also provides answers to nearly a dozen of the most frequently asked questions about fundraising – and contains the most up to date statistics on the fundraising industry.

The Association of Fund-Raising Distributors and Suppliers is an international association of more than 600 companies that manufacture, supply and distribute products that are re-sold by not-for-profit organizations for fundraising purposes. AFRDS members ascribe to the association's Code of Ethics and Standards for Professional Practice.