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 […]
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, […]
We are trained to ask “what’s in it for me?”! It starts when we’re kids. I remember doing the magazine drive as a kid and the sales reps who ran the assembly would tempt us with trips to Disneyland or a giant weepel (see photo). If we sold X number of subscriptions, we would get some amazing […]
When you plan your fundraiser, it’s important to do one thing as the main event. I went to a school’s fundraiser and was amazed by what I saw. This small private school hosted a carnival for the kids. They had food trucks, rides, water slides, and games. But they didn’t stop there. They also had a silent […]
I am a theatre geek (note the -re instead of -er). I love musical theatre and always have. There is no money in theatre. people do it for the love of it. My parents both came from a theatre background and I was lucky to be exposed to Broadway musicals from a very early age. […]
Bake Sales are being banned all over the country, but schools still need the dough. How can they build their proverbial wallets without hitting our kids’ waistlines? It can (and MUST) be done! Childhood obesity has more than quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]
