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		<title>School Carnival Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you school has an annual carnival or festival, the School Carnival Guide will help your event to be a great success. This is a book authored by Jim Berigan, who for over a year wrote for the Top School Fundraisers blog.  Now he&#8217;s on his own and focusing on helping schools fundraise with carnivals. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fundraising, grants for SMART Boards in the school classroom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Karen Bantuveris, Founder of VolunteerSpot, recently posted on the company&#8217;s blog about one of the newest trends in the classroom, interactive whiteboards.  There are several kinds available including SMART Board and Promethean.   These tools help teachers make learning fun. Here&#8217;s what Karen had to say about experiencing these whiteboards for herself: How did I go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discounted Magazine Subscriptions as a Fundraiser</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Offer discounted magazine subscriptions to people who would like to support your school or other group. Parents, families and students just go online to order their favorite magazines and 40% goes to the school. These magazines are all offered at discounted prices &#8211; up to 95% off newsstand prices &#8211; so it&#8217;s a great deal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lowe&#8217;s Toolbox for Education Offers Grants to Public Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past four years the Lowe&#8217;s Toolbox for Education program has provided more than $17 million to almost 4,000 schools across the country. They don&#8217;t just choose a few schools either. Lowe&#8217;s will provide grants to public schools and public school parent teacher groups &#8211; at more than 1,000 different schools earch school year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Tips from an Experienced School Carnival Organizer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I had a wonderful conversation with Barbara Rypkema, who is the organizer of the PTO Carnival for the Tomahawk Elementary School in Lynchburg, Virginia. We spoke for over an hour, and I learned a great deal from her. Below, I have listed eight of the best tips she shared with me for running a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to boost the sales of your cookie dough fundraiser sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let your sellers and supporters know ahead of time about the sale. Make sure they know how much their support is appreciated. Create specific goals for the fundraiser. How much money needs to be raised? How many tubs per person will need to be sold to reach this goal? Set a reasonable time limit for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why a Golf Tournament Can Benefit your School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many nonprofit organizations host golf tournaments to raise funds, but it&#8217;s not as common with public or even private schools.  Why?  A golf tournament can be a significant fundraiser for your school so I would strongly recommend considering one. Here are five really good reasons to consider hosting a golf event, or partnering with another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Halloween Carnival Game Ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When planning a school Halloween carnival it&#8217;s important to include lots of fun games for the kids to play. Playing games, competitions and winning prizes make the event so much fun for the students. Many times each grade or class will have their own game booth. The game idea that your group picks should be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Win $2,500 in School Supplies for Your Classroom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[School supplies&#8211; from pens to paper and curriculum materials&#8211;are essential to learning.  With the economy and budget cuts it has been tough for many schools to provide the supplies needed. The Tools for Teaching contest sponsored by Catalogs.com and eNasco.com can help teachers face this challenge. Participants have the opportunity to win up to $2,500 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Product Fundraiser</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most reliable types of school fundraisers is the product sale. A product sale is an event in which a school hooks up with a company that provides an item that students try to sell to friends, families, and others in their social networks. Each company has their own formula to split the [...]]]></description>
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