Posted by Sandra Sims on Apr 13, 2007 under Fundraising Events, School |
- Make your school fundraising event fun or unique. Even if it’s a carnival or other event that you’ve been doing for years think of twists that will get more students and parents excited about participating.
- Events take volunteers. Usually a lot of them! Carefully consider how much manpower it will take to pull off the school fundraising event you are considering.
- After deciding on the event type, organize into committees for each aspect of the event. For example: publicity, decorations, food, event set-up, clean up, etc.
- Better safe than sorry. When planning your event date be aware of conflicting events. Make sure your event does not fall on the same day as other important events in the area. If you are having an outdoor event, have a contingency plan for bad weather.
- Keep the costs of your school fundraising event low! Your costs should be 25% or less of the gross receipts from the event. Try to get as much donated as possible! If your costs are zero, ALL the money goes toward your school..
- Paying for advertising such as TV and billboards can be a waste of resources. Only a very small percentage of the people who see the advertisement will actually come. Many times the best advertisement is word of mouth. Use free media such as press releases, flyers sent home to parents, email and phone calls.
- Involve as many pockets of your school and community as possible. For example, let each grade, school club and even community organizations hold their own booth. If you are having a ticketed event, let other community groups sell tickets and keep a percentage of the revenue from tickets they sell.
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