15th September 2009
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When it's time to start a new school fundraising program a major challenge is to make sure the word gets out to the parents of your students. The traditional ways work and they work very well, but is it past time to u...
30th August 2009
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Chairing a fundraiser has it's challenges. There is so much going on that at times it might seem like utter chaos. Fundraising can be demanding on our time as well as our patience. Here are some fundraising ideas to m...
28th August 2009
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When it comes to school fundraising, schools rely on the children and their parents to take part and get involved in their fundraising efforts. Without that support they have no way for paying for new resources that m...
20th August 2009
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Known as the manner of soliciting a donation for a certain activity, fund raising is a request for donations from businesses, private individuals, charitable foundations and government agencies. In the case of most el...
13th August 2009
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There are all kinds of ways to raise money for a school or non-profit organization. This article will be aimed primarily at school groups and how they might meet their school's fundraising needs.
Of course there a...
08th August 2009
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Have you ever noticed how some fundraisers tend to run smoothly and meet their goal? What is it about those fundraisers that make them different than others? When a campaign runs smooth as silk and everyone is delight...
08th August 2009
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The entire purpose of any fundraising campaign is to reach a specific financial goal. Wouldn't it be nice if you could reach that goal quicker? There is a secret to turning a long drawn out fundraiser into an exciting...
28th July 2009
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School fundraising is something children have been participating in pretty much since schools have been around. In fact I recall taking part in a few school fundraisers myself and I bet you do too. Getting school kids...
17th July 2009
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In many school fundraising campaigns the motivation to get families involved in the fundraiser can often be lacking. And it's not the kids lacking the motivation. Kids will get excited about the "Baggie of Gummie Piz...
16th April 2009
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When I was in elementary school I never looked forward to the team fundraising drive that always kicked off the Little League season. We were expected to go out and sell candy bars, nuts, wreaths or any number of othe...
20th January 2009
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The fact that there are so many students in a typical elementary or middle school creates the potential for huge sales and profits. But because there are so many students at one of these schools it can be hard to orga...
09th January 2009
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Why can one school can doing a fundraiser have great results and another school doing the same thing can have pitiful results? Here's a story that will give you a clue to be able to see that the answer doesn't lie in ...
08th December 2008
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I hear this at the end of every Fall fundraising season... "I wish we had done better." Or, "I don't know what happened, but we didn't do as well as I thought we should have."
Being on the receiving end of this be...
04th December 2008
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At the end of every Fall fundraising season I get lots of calls saying something like... "I expected us to have done better." Or, "I can't imagine what happened, but we didn't do as well as I thought we were going to...
02nd December 2008
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When planning your frozen cookie dough sale for your next school fundraiser, there are 6 important things to remember when planning for it and running it. Get this done before the sale begins for a smoother and more p...
