Parents of sports kids not only have to contend with regular school fundraising, but their sports teams need fundraising help too! I know it isn’t limited to sports, but I was talking to a soccer mom last week who admitted that she hated fundraising. Most parents do. But I have found some ways to make […]
Today we start a new spotlight series to focus on businesses that are helping schools and other groups fundraise. These are not companies that have paid for this post, nor do I endorse them. This is simply me sharing information with you about new ways to fundraise. Our first in the series of spotlight interviews is […]
Can you imagine fundraising in Corporate America the way you did in elementary school? Sure, the cause is different, but there are a lot more companies in Corporate America that are looking at employee engagement and want to support things that are important to their employees. Companies like Google, Tom’s Shoes, Hulu, Edmunds and Zappos […]
Every parent I know does this at least a few times a year. Cleaning out the closets to get rid of those clothes our kids have outgrown in order to make room for new clothes. Back to school time will be here before you know it and I have already gotten a jump on it! […]
Growing up, I didn’t have a lot of confidence. I think maybe that’s why I am so adamant that my girls always speak up. They are both much stronger than I ever was at their ages. My dad tried to give me tools, but he’d (unintentionally) give with one hand, and take from the other. I […]
Given a choice, when it comes to fundraising, do you prefer the “one and done” approach or do you prefer to be “hit up” all year long? I ask because I recently went on a field trip and started talking to a mom who had one kid in high school, one in middle school and one in […]
Ideas are great. I don’t want to imply that ideas should be buried and we should only do the same old fundraising over and over again. We shouldn’t. But imagine this: You’re running an event for your kid’s school and someone comes to the meeting and shares an idea. The idea is good — maybe even […]
Have you used MLM’s in your fundraising campaigns at school? For those of you that don’t know what an MLM is, it’s short for Multi Level Marketing. Some people call it network marketing and others call it a pyramid scheme. I’m not judging when I say that — it’s just words that people use to […]
We all know it’s important to give, but how do you decide whom to give to? There are always so many organizations that are vying for our money. Do we give to the local children’s hospital? What about national philanthropic programs that do incredible work? Or the city conservancy that promotes and protects architecture and […]
Would you pay for a week of no homework for your child? Administrators at a Los Alamitos, CA elementary school decided to ask that question of parents and students and watch the money roll in. They asked parents to pay $100 for a fundraiser that would bring needed funds back into the classroom and in return, […]
