Why Your Texas Booster Club is Stressed Out

I remember back when my cousin was trying to raise money for the Hebron High School band. They were selling those giant tubs of cookie dough. It was a hot Saturday over by Old Town Lewisville, and the delivery truck was late. By the time it got there, half the dough was soft. We were all standing in a parking lot near Main Street, sweating and trying to figure out who bought what. It was a total mess. People were losing their orders, and the paper forms were getting sticky. That is when I realized that High School fundraising should not be this hard. We live in a world with smart phones, so why are we still using soggy paper?

Most folks in Texas are busy. You got parents rushing from Castle Hills to the Toyota Railroad Park for soccer games. They don’t have time to carry around cash or wait for a delivery. If you are a coach or a leader, you are probably tired of chasing people down for money. I’ve seen it happen at every booster club meeting from here to Valley Parkway. The treasurer is always stressed out, and the kids just want to play their sport or do their club stuff.

Our software company started because we wanted to fix that. We make it so you can just send a link. No melting cookies. No lost envelopes. Just easy ways for people to give back to the town we love. If you want your fundraiser to work, you have to meet people where they are. That means being on their phones.

A Guide for Every Kind of Organizational Group

Charity

When you run a charity, you want your money to go to the cause, not to paperwork. I talked to a lady last month who runs a small food pantry near the lake. She was spendng ten hours a week just typing names into a spreadsheet. That is crazy! A good software tool handles the boring stuff for you. It tracks who gave what and sends them a thank you note right away. This way, you can spend your time actually helping people in Lewisville instead of staring at a computer screen.

Youth Organization

If you are part of a youth organization, like a scout troop or a little league team, you know the struggle is real. Kids are great at losing things. If you give a 10-year-old a packet of raffle tickets, there is a 50% chance those tickets end up in a puddle near the Hebron Parkway intersection. Using a digital platform means the kids dont have to be bankers. They just share a page with their grandma or their neighbors.

Non-profit organization

Every non-profit organization in Denton County knows that grants are hard to get. You have to rely on the community. But sometimes the community forgets to give because life gets in the way. I heard a story about a local group that tried to do a car wash near the Vista Ridge area. It rained. They made zero dollars and spent fifty dollars on soap. If they had a software system, they could have just sent out a “rain check” donation link to their followers.

Event technology service

Sometimes you need an event technology service to make your big gala or silent auction actually work. I went to a dinner once where they used those old paper bids. Someone spilled BBQ sauce on the highest bid, and nobody knew who won the gift basket! It was funny but also a waste of money for the group. Smart tech lets people bid from their seats. They can even bid while they are standing in line for tacos.

Social services organization

A social services organization has a big job. Whether you are helping seniors or fixing up old houses near the center of town, you need steady help. Recurring donations are the secret. Most people can’t give a thousand dollars at once, but they can give twenty dollars every month. Our software makes that automatic. I knew a guy who ran a shelter, and he said the best thing that ever happened was getting “set it and forgot it” donors.

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