Each academic year, the yearbook stands as a testament to the experiences the students and faculty enjoyed during this phase of life. Making sure that the yearbook meets expectations requires funds, so much of the yearbook staff's time is spent brainstorming and implementing fundraising ideas. Fund-Team.com requests your consideration as you plan to raise money for a terrific yearbook.

Fund-Team.com offers a 100% website-based platform for hosting a virtual donation drive. You won't have to download any apps to participate, and our clients keep about 92% of the donations received. Fund-Team.com is easy to use, requiring about 10 minutes to input the information needed for a campaign, and the rest is on us. We'll automatically send requests, follow-ups, and notifications.

Yearbook Fundraisers

Yearbooks may seem to become increasingly expensive every year, yet the higher price still doesn't cover the cost of production. For most schools, yearbook committees want to break even, and fundraising becomes necessary to do so. In addition to a virtual donation drive through Fund-Team.com, consider the following potential fundraisers. These diverse ideas not only offer financial support but also create a sense of community and fun, inspiring everyone to get involved.

Holiday-Focused Fun Bags

Just about every month has a holiday that can be celebrated among friends, and the yearbook committee can take advantage of the social pressure to do so by crafting and selling "fun bags" for students to purchase and give to one another. Small bags of candy, trinkets, cards, and other goodies will be a hit. The cost to produce them will be low, and sales will be high among the student population.

Sell Parent and Business Advertisements

The yearbook pages can prove to be fruitful real estate for the yearbook committee's fundraising efforts. Families, especially seniors' parents, will jump at the opportunity to immortalize their pride on the yearbook's pages! Think through the planning of these sales beforehand, though. You may have different prices for different percentages of the page, the inclusion of photos, etc. When making a sale, be sure to express all the price details and deliver accurately. 

To sell parent and business advertisements, you can create a pricing structure based on the size of the ad and the inclusion of photos. Be prepared to explain these details to potential advertisers and ensure accurate delivery of the ads. 

Businesses will also purchase ads as a sponsorship for the school and an expression of goodwill for the community. Typically, ads within the yearbook will be the following sizes, with the price increasing in direct proportion:

  • Business card
  • Quarter page
  • Half page
  • Full page

When selling ad space to businesses, the yearbook committee should anticipate visiting the businesses in person. These experiences can be valuable for the students who participate in the yearbook's production. They'll earn money to make the yearbook even better while developing interpersonal and communication skills. 

To sell ad space, you can prepare a sales pitch highlighting the benefits of advertising in the yearbook, such as reaching a broad audience and supporting the school community. Consider different prices for different ad sizes, and be prepared to negotiate with potential advertisers.

Additional fundraisers like car washes, bake sales, candy bar sales, and other traditional measures shouldn’t be discounted. They’ve been around for so long for a reason, but you won’t find an easier or safer fundraising option than Fund-Team.com.

  • NO sales
  • NO cash to handle
  • Automatic delivery of donation requests and prompts to send thank-you messages for email delivery. (Thank you prompt for text delivery coming soon.)
  • FREE to set up a campaign
  • ZERO minimum required
  • 5% commission
  • ~3% processing fee (debit/credit card, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and PayPal accepted)

As the committee works to make the yearbook as terrific as possible, incorporate Fund-Team.com into your planned fundraising ideas!

Ready to start your fundraising campaign? Call 512-522-1338 or click here to schedule a call. Already convinced? Click here to sign up and start your first fundraising campaign today. Remember, the sooner you start, the more time you'll have to raise funds for a terrific yearbook!