SCHOOL FUNDRAISING IDEAS ...
ELIMINATE "FUNDRAISING FATIGUE"
There are plenty of successful school fundraising ideas that your group can benefit from ─ all you have to do is plan an event that is easy to organize and FUN to participate in.
Discount shopping cards, pizza and prepaid phone cards are easy to sell, offer good value and have proven results. Another creative and "easy to set-up" school fundraising idea is Pajama Day - everyone pays a price to wear their Pj's to school!
The Internet offers a host of products, strategies, suggestions and techniques used to assist youth in raising funds. There is everything from awareness bracelets to gourmet coffee and candle sales with the sky being the limit! The downside? Surfing the Net for novelties and opportunities can be time consuming and someone then has to decide which product or program will best profit the school!
Car washes, food sales and bottle drives are becoming passé and many high school and college students are experiencing "fundraising fatigue." Too much fund raising takes its toll on the students who are selling, and the teachers, parents and family members who are buying! One way to eliminate "fundraising fatigue" is to organize a silent auction fundraiser. Auctions have the potential to raise enormous amounts of money and are a popular, social and FUN event in schools.
Everyone can get involved with a silent auction fundraiser - football, baseball and other sports teams, cheerleading squads, celebrities, students, parents and teachers! Once you have a core group of volunteers you can gather auction items from businesses, professionals and other organizations to raise the necessary funds.
Don't get caught up in the world of "fundraising fatigue" - raising money for your school should not only be profitable - it should be FUN!