Fun and fundraising for schools rarely go together, but with some creative ideas and Fund-Team.com, you can count on a lucrative and complete package of fundraising activities.
Generating Funds for School Activities
Raising money for school needs is a routine venture for most districts. Keeping the plans easy and enjoyable will lead to more significant interaction and fundraising success. If you're looking for some high-performing ideas, consider the following, including Fund-Team.com.
Read-a-Thon or Math-a-Thon
Introducing academic skills to fundraising is an excellent idea when raising money for schools. Both read-a-thons and math-a-thons are pledge-based fundraisers wherein students ask for pledges from community members for the amount of reading or problem-solving they perform. Students will need to track their progress during a given period and then collect the pledges from their supporters. This fundraiser will involve the entire family and reinforce vital academic skills, and it has no up-front costs.
Can Collection
A long-term fundraiser that schools can implement and raise funds fairly passively is a can collection. A designated drop-off location and a day to turn in the cans at a recycling center are all that will be needed beyond spreading the word via signage, social media, and word of mouth. This fundraiser costs nothing but time and will also enhance the school's eco-friendliness.
Coin Drive
Another simple fundraiser that you can use to involve the community is a coin collection. For elementary grades, classrooms can compete against one another, and for middle and high school, the contest can be among homerooms. The winning groups get an ice cream or pizza party, an extra break for a week, or some other motivating prize to encourage maximum donations. This fundraiser can be incredibly engaging for students since they’ll be competing with one another. It will also help with classroom management, bringing the students together for a common cause.
Pajama or Hat Days
Students value being able to legally break rules. A free, easy, and fun fundraiser idea is to charge students $1 for the privilege of wearing a hat or PJ pants to school. Many schools allow teachers to wear jeans on Fridays, and this fundraiser follows the same principle, except that it raises money and appeals to the students' preferences.
Dog Wash
A twist on the car wash fundraiser - hold dog wash day! You'll need a few tubs, a water hose, tables, towels, and pet shampoo to set up wash stations and advertise in advance. Make sure that your marketing includes the purpose of the fundraiser and any other relevant details. For younger kids, this fundraiser will require adult participation.
Fund-Team.com
Fund-Team.com is a fundraising app designed for schools, teams, clubs, and other organizations to hold virtual donation drives. We're 100% website-based, so participants do not have to download any apps to use our service.
Fund-Team.com charges a 5% fee instead of the 20% or more charged by our competition. Factor in the ~3% that payment processing generally requires, and your school will keep ~92% of the donations collected. Since there is no set-up fee or minimum donation, you risk nothing by hosting a Fund-Team.com donation drive, but you stand to gain quite a bit with little effort.
The average Fund-Team.com campaign earns $300 per student nationwide.
Incorporate Fund-Team.com into your package of fun and easy fundraising ideas for schools to give them a more successful experience.
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