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Suggested Timeline for Purim 2016
Important: The dates below are simply suggestions. There is plenty of wiggle room in this timeline. It’s often best to work BACKWARDS when creating your own timeline, based upon when you need to order supplies for your mishloach manot. In December Make sure you get your contract in to qualify for the Happy Purim early bird…
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Suggested Timeline for Rosh Hashanah 2015
Important: The dates below are simply suggestions. There is plenty of wiggle room in this timeline. In June Make sure you get your contract in to qualify for the Happy Purim early bird discount (June 14) Identify the people who will run the fundraiser. Often it’s one or two people to handle the website and…
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Dollars and Sense–update
We get lots of questions about this post from 2007. It’s likely because it was an overly simplistic answer to one of the most important decisions that you’ll need to make when running a Mishloach Manot fundraiser: How much to charge? There really is no simple answer. Every community is different and every organization has…
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The Financial Crisis, Inflation and Purim Mishloach Manot Fundraisers
We’ve been getting lots of questions recently about pricing—specifically in light of rising food and packaging costs. The most important thing to keep in mind when thinking about raising the pricing on your shalach monos, is that it’s a tough time for many of your congregants (members, parents, etc.). Even if they haven’t been personally…
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