Comments on: My Brush with a Real-Life Fundraising Disaster http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/my-brush-with-a-real-life-fundraising-disaster/ Top School Fundraisers is dedicated to connecting school groups with effective fundraising ideas Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jim Berigan http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/my-brush-with-a-real-life-fundraising-disaster/#comment-10564 Jim Berigan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:15:36 +0000 http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/?p=355#comment-10564 Thanks, Lysa, for the encouragement! I feel your frustration, as do many involved parents. You make a good point about competition from so many other non-profits. It just proves how important it is to devote the time to make your massage as clear, relavant, and as unique as it can possibly be. Thanks again for reading! Thanks, Lysa, for the encouragement! I feel your frustration, as do many involved parents. You make a good point about competition from so many other non-profits. It just proves how important it is to devote the time to make your massage as clear, relavant, and as unique as it can possibly be.

Thanks again for reading!

]]> By: Lysa http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/my-brush-with-a-real-life-fundraising-disaster/#comment-10409 Lysa Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:23:54 +0000 http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/?p=355#comment-10409 So been there! Especially in small towns where you are just expected to know things like what a "block shoot" or "tricky tray" is! Taking this a step further, a local gymnastics company - privately owned - who charges a nice monthly fee, often participates in fundraisers for recitals and shows. I don't even see how this is legal!?And the competitive parents do sell thinking it will earn their kids preferential treatment. Perhaps it does, but needless to say, we no longer take our child there. As far as the sports teams go, I feel for them. So few people are volunteering for these things. Usually the senior citizens are a good resource for volunteers but not so as coaches etc. Businesses do sponsor t shirts, but beyond that, there are just too many needy organizations out there soliciting businesses for them to fund them all. This is not uncommon to have sports teams become non profits so they can fund raise. Thanks for sharing and I hope you are able to help them understand the errors in their ways, while appreciating the work they are doing. So been there!
Especially in small towns where you are just expected to know things like what a “block shoot” or “tricky tray” is! Taking this a step further, a local gymnastics company - privately owned - who charges a nice monthly fee, often participates in fundraisers for recitals and shows. I don’t even see how this is legal!?And the competitive parents do sell thinking it will earn their kids preferential treatment. Perhaps it does, but needless to say, we no longer take our child there.

As far as the sports teams go, I feel for them. So few people are volunteering for these things. Usually the senior citizens are a good resource for volunteers but not so as coaches etc. Businesses do sponsor t shirts, but beyond that, there are just too many needy organizations out there soliciting businesses for them to fund them all. This is not uncommon to have sports teams become non profits so they can fund raise.

Thanks for sharing and I hope you are able to help them understand the errors in their ways, while appreciating the work they are doing.

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