Comments on: Sausage Sizzle Fundraising http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/ Become the Speaker and Leader You Want To Be Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:52:34 +0800 hourly 1 By: Bruce Hill http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-422 Bruce Hill Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:17:38 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-422 Hi everyone. Personally I have no issue with the concept both for fundraising and advertising purposes and have helped with sausage sizzles both at Bunnings near Northland and outside Mitre 10 in Heidelberg to raise funds for Special Olympics Victoria. However, whilst I think it is a great idea, we do have to be careful that any fundraising we engage in in the name of Toastmasters is in accordance with Toastmasters International policies. The policy relating to fundraising is detailed in the District Leadership Handbook, and is also included on the TI website at the following link: http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/OfficerResources/PoliciesandProcedures/Fundraising.aspx Sorry, but I don’t think that a sausage sizzle would fit TI’s acceptable fundraising activities, as this activity would be equivalent to the “pancake breakfast” mentioned in activities that are not approved, as this could be classed as an activity outside the normal venue that raises the organization’s liability risk. I think you would also have to answer ‘No’ to the question “Is the product that you sell donated” if you are buying the sausages (even if you are improving upon the product by cooking them). If you wish to continue with these fundraising activities, I would recommend that you ask them at TI HQ as their website indicates that if you have questions about fundraising activities, please contact World Headquarters. It might be worth asking them at TI HQ as was done with respect of the Australian TV Public Speaking Championship with the result that District 73 obtained approval for Toastmasters members to participate. Bruce Hill LGET District 73 Hi everyone.

Personally I have no issue with the concept both for fundraising and advertising purposes and have helped with sausage sizzles both at Bunnings near Northland and outside Mitre 10 in Heidelberg to raise funds for Special Olympics Victoria.

However, whilst I think it is a great idea, we do have to be careful that any fundraising we engage in in the name of Toastmasters is in accordance with Toastmasters International policies. The policy relating to fundraising is detailed in the District Leadership Handbook, and is also included on the TI website at the following link: http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/OfficerResources/PoliciesandProcedures/Fundraising.aspx

Sorry, but I don’t think that a sausage sizzle would fit TI’s acceptable fundraising activities, as this activity would be equivalent to the “pancake breakfast” mentioned in activities that are not approved, as this could be classed as an activity outside the normal venue that raises the organization’s liability risk. I think you would also have to answer ‘No’ to the question “Is the product that you sell donated” if you are buying the sausages (even if you are improving upon the product by cooking them).

If you wish to continue with these fundraising activities, I would recommend that you ask them at TI HQ as their website indicates that if you have questions about fundraising activities, please contact World Headquarters. It might be worth asking them at TI HQ as was done with respect of the Australian TV Public Speaking Championship with the result that District 73 obtained approval for Toastmasters members to participate.

Bruce Hill
LGET District 73

]]> By: Markets Sausage Sizzles Uni Open Days http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-420 Markets Sausage Sizzles Uni Open Days Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:22:59 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-420 [...] Murdoch University Open Day on Friday, February 12, 2010.  You can read about the Open Day and the Canning Vale Sausage Sizzle on January 2nd & 3rd, [...] [...] Murdoch University Open Day on Friday, February 12, 2010.  You can read about the Open Day and the Canning Vale Sausage Sizzle on January 2nd & 3rd, [...]

]]> By: John Palmer http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-412 John Palmer Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:48:07 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-412 Hi Shelley: The 50 cent drinks were a special at Big W in Livingston Shopping Centre on the weekend. They are certainly cheaper than Woolies, but you may not get them as low as 50cents. Cheers, John Hi Shelley:
The 50 cent drinks were a special at Big W in Livingston Shopping Centre on the weekend. They are certainly cheaper than Woolies, but you may not get them as low as 50cents.

Cheers,

John

]]> By: Shelley http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-409 Shelley Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:37:34 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-409 Hi John Thanks for the guidelines! Our community centre is looking to run a sausage sizzle in Hyde Park soon and this has helped enormously. May I ask where you got the 50c drinks, the cans on special at Woolies worked out to be 70c each ...? Shelley Hi John

Thanks for the guidelines! Our community centre is looking to run a sausage sizzle in Hyde Park soon and this has helped enormously. May I ask where you got the 50c drinks, the cans on special at Woolies worked out to be 70c each …?

Shelley

]]> By: Dave http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-402 Dave Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:05:57 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-402 An excellently run event, very smooth & efficient even when we had a few 'BIG ORDERS'! I am definitely sizzled out after cooking so many sausages... :) An excellently run event, very smooth & efficient even when we had a few ‘BIG ORDERS’!

I am definitely sizzled out after cooking so many sausages… :)

]]> By: Damian Chong http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-401 Damian Chong Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:56:09 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-401 Thank you John and Canning Vale for sharing your story and enthusiasm in promoting Toastmasters in the community. You have shown an example of Exceeding Expectations by going that extra mile in ownership of your members' development. It takes significant financial pressures off your members to get to far flung places that is typical in our District at present. Look forward to see you there in May. Damian Chong Thank you John and Canning Vale for sharing your story and enthusiasm in promoting Toastmasters in the community.
You have shown an example of Exceeding Expectations by going that extra mile in ownership of your members’ development. It takes significant financial pressures off your members to get to far flung places that is typical in our District at present.

Look forward to see you there in May.

Damian Chong

]]> By: Andre http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-400 Andre Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:47:51 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-400 Well John and Team for a great effort in such a short time. And you forgot an important point about the Sausage sizzle .... the team achieved this outcome in sizzling temperatures too 39-40 degrees that weekend. Cheers Andre Well John and Team for a great effort in such a short time. And you forgot an important point about the Sausage sizzle …. the team achieved this outcome in sizzling temperatures too 39-40 degrees that weekend. Cheers Andre

]]> By: Phyll Lightbody http://toastmasterswa.net/sausage-sizzle-fundraising/#comment-399 Phyll Lightbody Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:42:37 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=758#comment-399 Great job John, I think you covered it all. What a busy weekend we had & lots of fun & hard work, but very rewarding for our club. We look forward to our next Sausage Sizzle. Great job John, I think you covered it all. What a busy weekend we had & lots of fun & hard work, but very rewarding for our club. We look forward to our next Sausage Sizzle.

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