Resource Roundup: “The Hard Luck Edition” 2.21.08

I’ve always said that fundraising is a hard game. One minute you’re up, the next your down. I realize that’s a cliché, but we all know it’s true. The following stories fall into that “But for the Grace of God, go I” department. We at Top School Fundraisers wish all these folks the best of luck in meeting their goals.

Here’s a sad story about a high school in Ohio, whose latest effort to raise money for an after-prom party have not gone as they had hoped. From The Advocate.

Read the story of a Connecticut school that is struggling to comply with bureaucratic red tape when all it wants to do is hold a little game of bingo. From Newsday.com.

Public schools in Tennessee try to cope with a new state law that could make fundraising harder than ever. From WSMV TV.

This just breaks your heart. Read about a Sarasota, Florida, school that had its auction items stolen, right before the big event. From WWSB TV.


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