Fundraising Gripe
I’m all for fundraisers, especially for private schools. Why is it, though, that those in charge of fundraising rarely tend to exert even an ounce of originality when planning said fundraisers? My daughter goes to Pre-K at a private Christian school. My nephew is in Kindergarten at the same private Christian school where my daughter attended pre-pre-K (heh) last year. They are not affiliated, but both are using the same lame book of boring, engraved, Christmas cards as their fundraiser. And, there is a lot of pressure to make sales.
I hate my bad attitude, but I seriously don’t know people who will overpay for middling-quality cards. People are much more prone to either buy very inexpensive cards at Wal-Mart. Or, if they do want to spend the extra cash, they go for photo cards.
I can think of a lot of unique fundraising ideas off the top of my head – things that would actually make your friends and neighbors WANT to buy items, rather than just feeling obligated.
How about selling $1 or $5 scratch cards? Some could contain valuable gift certificates donated by local businesses. The others might not yield a prize, but for the $1 or $5 donation. Most people would not mind. (You could forego the expense of scratch cards and use notes inside of inflated balloons, instead.)
Take the time to compile a cookbook with recipes donated by the parents of children at the school. All the family favorites would be represented and people in the community might just be up to purchasing an item unique enough to change each year.
If you want to sell out of catalogs, plenty of candle companies offer fundraising programs. Some even feature the popular soy candles.
I could come up with more ideas, but this was supposed to be a rant, not a brainstorming session.
*Sigh*
Now I have to log off and fill out the forms to buy a bunch of Christmas cards I don’t actually want.
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