http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news Top School Fundraisers is dedicated to connecting school groups with effective fundraising ideas Tue, 26 May 2009 19:34:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many of our regular readers may realize that we at Top School Fundraisers have an excellent relationship with the folks over at eFundraising. From time to time, we write reviews and post news items from them, so that you can keep current on the latest ideas, developments, and products. For instance, ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/meet-the-team-at-efundraising/ Besides actually baking the cakes and cookies, one of the time consuming things about bake sale fundraisers is designing and creating the bake sale flyers. So today we have some samples for you to download and use. With Microsoft Works I created two documents that may be of help to you. ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/sample-bake-sale-flyers-makes-designing-signs-easy/ If you have been thinking about adding a new event to your school fundraising calendar, a school carnival is an excellent idea.  Here are nine great reasons why your school should be having a carnival, if it already doesn't. 1. School Carnivals Are Incredibly Popular With Students and Parents Alike Quick, which ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/if-your-school-doesn%e2%80%99t-have-an-annual-carnival-here-are-9-reasons-why-it-should/ No time to cook? Just pop in a frozen pizza! :) Today's busy lifestyles require families to have convenience foods on hand. Pizza is one of those foods that are great for after school snacks or a quick meal. So when your organization conducts a frozen pizza fundraiser you're ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/frozen-pizza-fundraiser/ The final honorable mention in the 2009 Top School Fundraisers Grant Award goes to Poinsettia Elementary School from Carlsbad, California. On behalf of the first through fifth graders, principal Steve Ahle submitted an excellent video requesting $2,000 for the purchase of new reading materials for their 500 students. This would ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/spotlight-on-poinsettia-elementary-tsf-grant-honorable-mention/ One of the greatest challenges non-profit organizations face today is keeping up with technological advancements. As we saw in the Obama campaign for president, a non-profit armed with the latest gadgets and gizmos can really accomplish something amazing. Of course, no computer program or instrument is ever going to replace ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/computers-other-new-technology-for-school-classrooms-enhance-learning/ As we read through the grant applications, it was great to see such a variety of subjects.  There were quite a few applications for fine arts: music, visual arts, and dance.  One that particularly stood out to me, since I was an Art History major in college, was the application ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/spotlight-on-fine-arts-students-learn-through-art-at-will-rogers/ Many school groups over the years have used the "world famous" chocolate bars from the World's Finest Chocolate brand to raise funds. These chocolate bars have been a staple for many school PTA groups, marching bands and other school groups. There are so many different varieties available - milk chocolate, ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/world-famous-chocolate-fundraiser/ The third school to receive an honorable mention from the Top School Fundraiser Grant is Loma Verde Elementary School, located in Novato, California. Like the first two schools to garner the honorable mention recognition, Loma Verde submitted a high quality video in making its application. In the request, the principal of Loma ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/spotlight-on-loma-verde-elementary-tsf-grant-honorable-mention/ Star Prep Academy in Culver City, California, is another one of the schools who received an honorable mention for their excellent grant application. The 6th to 12th graders at Star Prep put together an excellent video presentation that really got our attention by communicating their need for new laptop computers. ... http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/spotlight-on-star-prep-academy-tsf-grant-honorable-mention/