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		<title>Ten top things we raise funds for</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, no school budget is big enough to include everything wanted or needed for its students. That’s why proactive parents fundraise. Here are the most popular school fundraising goals and ways schools have realised them. 1. Classroom equipment Lane Cove West Public School’s P&#38;C bought its 37 smart boards from the profits of its trivia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s artistic memories you can eat off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As parents, we love our children’s artwork: even the scribbliest is as precious as a Van Gogh. But those artistic paper treasures rarely last which is why transforming youngsters’ art into 25cm wide souvenir plates is a successful, useful and sentimental fundraiser. Pictureproducts has worked with kindergartens, early childhood centres and schools for 35 years, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/children%e2%80%99s-artistic-memories-you-can-eat-off</link>
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		<title>New Fundraising Ideas &#8211; May 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our new fundraising ideas for this month are: * Plush bears * Family portrait sessions * Paint projects Plush Bears Beanie Kids has been the number 1 collectable product in its category in Australia for over 15 years, with over 1200 designs in the market and over 15 million units sold! Send your completed Booking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/new-fundraising-ideas-may-2012</link>
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		<title>Tea towels as fundraisers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When household budgets are being tightened, successful fundraisers know to choose items for a product drive that are practical and likely to be needed anyway; the premise being that you change where the money is spent to your advantage. Tea towels are a perfect example of ‘austerity’ fundraising because they are practical—most households will use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/tea-towels-as-fundraisers</link>
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		<title>Timing of fundraisers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Timing, it’s said, is everything. That may be an overstatement in fundraising—but it’s definitely important. You’ll know from reading The Essentials of Fundraising: 22 lessons for A+ fundraising that we recommend setting a SMART fundraising goal first, and a fundraising calendar that mixes different types of fundraising activities—events and fundraising drives. This helps spread the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/timing-of-fundraisers</link>
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		<title>Technology makes fundraising cookbooks a whiz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Australians love cookbooks. They’re so much more than a collection of recipes. They add to local history, capture the tastes and trends of a community’s eating and when created as a community fundraiser, whip up a real sense of identity. In fact, four of the top 10 non-fiction biggest best sellers in 2011 were cookbooks. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/technology-makes-fundraising-cookbooks-a-whiz</link>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Stalls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mother&#8217;s Day is nearly upon us! Mother&#8217;s Day Fundraising In my youth, Mother&#8217;s and Father&#8217;s Day was always preceded by a craft stall at the school, and I and every other child would get all excited to see what our $2 could buy to light up our parent&#8217;s face. And my mother&#8217;s face did light [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/mothers-day-stalls</link>
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		<title>So sorry you couldn&#8217;t make it&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all fretted about getting RSVPs in for events. Probably even had nightmares over the number of ‘no sorry, can’t come, that date doesn’t suit’ replies (there’s just no pleasing everybody!). Sometimes we get so wrapped up in wanting a sell-out, we forget that it’s not all about ‘bums on seats’. There is a way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/so-sorry-you-couldnt-make-it</link>
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		<title>Fundraising’s not over until the handover’s complete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If the idea of downloading information from your fundraising committee sounds too Brave New Worldish, you may need to find out about handover reports! Once the last person’s exited an event—or the last order has been delivered—it’s easy to think “that’s a wrap”. But there’s one more essential step in fundraising that often gets overlooked. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/fundraising%e2%80%99s-not-over-until-the-handover%e2%80%99s-complete</link>
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		<title>The inside story &#8211; an interview with a P&amp;C President</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Nelson Finding volunteers for any school fundraising effort can be quite a challenge. Although most parents would love to help out and contribute to improving their children’s school, the pressures and stresses of modern life mean that many feel they simply don’t have the time. This is not to say that wonderfully enthusiastic and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fundraisingdirectory.com.au/the-inside-story-an-interview-with-a-pc-president</link>
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