Planning and managing a school fundraising event can make you want to pull your hair out or perhaps start banging your head on a table out of frustration. Here are seven helpful fundraising ideas that will help make your next school fundraiser a smooth and profitable success.
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December 25, 2008
Smencils Are Proving To Be A Very Successful Fundraiser
Well, here it is Christmas time and first I’d like to wish everyone a Cool Yule and a Frantic First!
Secondly, I wanted to give a quick report on how the Smencils fundraisers went this past fall.
All I can say in that regard is that EVERYTHING we heard from customers who ordered them was great! [...]
November 17, 2008
Have Your Best School Fundraiser Ever
As school leaders, there are certain strategies that can be employed to ensure successful fundraising efforts. Here are a few ideas to help you maximize parent and student participation in your school fundraisers and make your fundraiser the best it can possibly be.
November 17, 2008
Smencils Smell But They Don’t Stink
Of course there are roughly as many ways to fundraise as there are people. Nevertheless, not all of those methods are as profitable as some might believe. So when you narrow down your list to “good and effectual” fundraisers you are left with a reasonable list of options. After all, what student wouldn’t want a pencil that breaks the boredom of daily life at Ye Old School?
November 7, 2008
2 Easy Secret School Fundraising Tips To Double Your Profits
These Secrets may seem obvious. However, Why is it over 80% of schools doing fundraising do not apply these principals? Maybe because most schools are trained to focus on the wrong things while choosing and planning a fundraiser. Your fundraising success has less to do with which brochure you pick (Don’t they all look pretty much the same anyway?) than with how you run the sale. The one key ingredient… MOTIVATION!
September 3, 2008
Smencils: A New Fundraiser To Replace Candy Bar Fundraising
More and more schools and school districts are banning the old fashioned methods of candy sales as a way for schools and school groups to raise money. For a few years there seemed to be a void in viable alternatives to replace the candy bar as a fundraising product. Smencils are the answer!