Connecting Schools With Great Fundraising Ideas.

Holiday gift wrapping can bring in money for schools and non profit organizations. A gift wrapping fundraiser is done by volunteers who wrap holiday packages and gifts for patrons.

Many stores set space aside during the entire holiday season and then sign up school groups and other non profits to work just one day. Other groups like The American Business Women of America hold their own booth at a mall or other store for several weeks and up to the entire holiday season.

Though the wrapping is inexpensive, usually $1 to $6, some shoppers will leave extra knowing the money is going for a good cause.

“We had a man who had gotten a gift for his wife of 50 years,” Parker says. “He was getting her the pearls she had always wanted. He said, ‘Can you wrap this?’ He was so sweet. We told him we’d give it our best shot. When we got through wrapping, he left us $12.”

Source: Ledger Enquirer

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Long Beach, Calif. (PRWEB) December 15, 2006 — For David Hirsch, principal of Wilbur Avenue Elementary School in Tarzana, Calif., it was almost too good to be true. “This was one of the easiest, cleanest fundraisers I have ever seen,” he said. “The emotional impact of the children’s art is amazing. It’s like the kids’ names go up in lights.”

Hirsch was speaking about Artwork for Education, a fresh approach to school fundraising that is getting the attention of educators across the country. The program showcases student art on the front of full-color custom greeting cards and credits the artist by first name, age and school. Schools are spending the proceeds on everything from computer lab equipment to maintaining art, music and physical education programs. continue reading

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The Parent Teacher Support Association (PTSA) at Nadaburg Elementary School in Wittmann, Arizona planned a unique school fundraiser. The event helped to raise funds to purchase sunshades for the school playground and publicize the upcoming fall festival.Volunteers enlisted the help of several staff members from every area of the school including the principal and superintendent. There were 28 adults at the beginning of the contest. continue reading

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Students, parents, alumni and staff at St. Edwards all banded together to raise funds for a gym.  The 10,000-square-foot Michigan catholic school in Lakeport Michigan was founded in 1959.  Though a highly regarded school, it had never had a gymnasium of its own and shared with a local public elementary school.

Despite the hefty cost of the project, school officials have the luxury of knowing they don’t need to find a way to pay for the addition.

The Archdiocese of Detroit required the school raise the more than $1.7 million in advance. Barring any complications or major cost overruns, the school won’t need to raise any additional money.

Fundraising for the project started during the 2000-01 school year, kick started by an $850,000 gift from the estate of parishioner Margaret Karwoski, who died in 2000. About $500,000 of the gift was directed toward the addition.

A capital campaign raised more than $1 million. The rest of the money came from fundraisers organized by students, parents and staff.

Source: Port Huron Times-Herald - Port Huron, MI

Students participated in a walk-a-thon to raise funds for their gym.   The students raised funds by getting pledges for the event.  When the gym is completed, it will be a source of pride knowing that the raising was a community wide effort.

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Pizza Fundraisers can be a hit with high school students. There’s a variety of ways that high schools can host a pizza fundraiser.

1. Dine out at a Local Restaurant - Many restaurants and fast food places now have special fundraising programs set up for schools. Your group brings in customers to the restaurant on a certain night and time. Anyone from your group (or invited by your group) puts their receipt in a designated container. At the end of the evening, a percentage of these sales are given to your school. continue reading

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There are a variety of businesses that offer technology grants for schools. Technology grants for schools are often offered by computer companies, such as these two programs supported by computer giants HP and Microsoft.

HP Grant Programs support K-12 schools and non-profits, primarily in communities where our employees live and work, as well as institutions of higher learning, through annual grant initiatives that are launched at the beginning of each fiscal year (November).

Microsoft Unlimited Potential (UP) grants provide schools and nonprofit organizations with funding to support technology training programs ranging from learning basic computer skills to using advanced business productivity applications. Donations of cash, software, curriculum, and technical expertise enable individuals to learn about technology and gain the information technology skills needed for employment in the IT field or other industry sectors.

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Berkshire Grown is a non profit organization that supports Massachusetts farms.  One of the organization’s offerings is the School Fundraising Program. 

The program brings local producers together with local schools and organizations that need to raise money.  It’s a great way for community members to support one another.  According to the Berkshire Grown website,

Using our new Berkshire Grown fundraising website, your children will learn the importance of buying local, of making the connection with local business people, and of sharing the responsibility of supporting our own community.

Several of the Berkshires businesses produce specialty gourmet foods such as chocolates, coffee, breads, pancake syrup and mixes.  Participating businesses allow school groups to sell locally grown products at wholesale prices to raise funds.

Find out more about the Berkshire Grown School Fundraising Program

 

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