All Posts Tagged With: "fundraising"
12 top tips for a strong school membership drive this fall
The 2009-10 school year promises to be a bleak one on the financial front, which presents a powerful challenge to parent groups as they organize their fundraising pledge drive.
Schools everywhere - and no more so than here in California - will have to live with smaller budgets, larger class sizes and fewer supplies. The [...]
27Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Tips for the perfect dinner and auction fundraiser for your school
Thinking about hosting a dinner and auction for your child’s school or bringing an existing event to the next level? Here are some great tips to help you put on a successful event that will raise much-needed money, build community and give parents a well-deserved night out.
These Ten Tips for a Terrific Dinner and Auction [...]
12May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Best Seller List: Parent groups buy books for school libraries
As schools trim their budgets here and there to make ends meet, the selection of books available in their libraries is getting thinner.
Some parent groups are helping to replenish library stacks by sponsoring fund raisers specifically for books. Here are two ideas that might work for your school.
The Birthday Book Club at Miramar Ranch Elementary [...]
4Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Great ideas to increase your school’s earnings from eScrip
Many school fundraising groups make money from eScrip, but few do as well as the Adolfo Camarillo High School Athletic Boosters.
Just take a look at these numbers: The booster club in California’s Ventura County brought in a whopping $61,000 last year. That’s not a misprint. $61,000. The school has 2,500 students, but it has about 3,500 people enrolled in eScrip. Now that’s what I call impressive.
With school budgets being slashed and parent groups scrambling to help their schools during these difficult economic times, free money is a very good thing. Enrolling in eScrip costs nothing. Parents can register grocery rewards
24Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Time to volunteer? Yes, I think it is
Last week, an email landed in my inbox from a mom at my son’s middle school. In it she wrote: I am in charge of assembling the PTSA Nominating Committee for 2009/2010. It’s hard to believe we’re already planning for next year!
It may seem early; after all, our kids are just starting the second semester. But planning ahead has never seemed wiser. Schools everywhere are headed for rougher times. In California, budget cuts in the range of $5.2 billion over the next 18 months seem inevitable; that’s roughly $838 per student.
Supporting our children’s schools is important in good times, but
2Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
During tough times, schools need our support more than ever
I have trouble understanding why some parents don’t contribute to school fundraising drives, especially once their kids hit middle school and high school.
A tax-deductible donation where one of the primary recipients is your child. It doesn’t get any better than that.
I know there are those who say we pay taxes and should not kick [...]
12Jan2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Top school fundraisers get smart and creative during tough times
With school budgets shrinking and fundraising falling short because of the faltering economy, PTAs, PTOs and other parent groups are feeling the pinch.
It’s not time to retreat, retrench and lower expectations. It’s time for creative fundraising ideas. We’re talking, after all, about the quality of our children’s education.
I spoke recently to two upbeat women [...]
12Jan2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
