Planning
These useful articles and downloads will help with your fundraising planning. For a comprehensive step-by-step practical guide to coming up with a strategy for your group, check out the Practical Fundraising Handbook for School and Club Volunteers.
Has anyone had success with the gambling & community benefit grant?
Reader question: Has anyone been successful in receiving the gambling & community benefit grant? How many times had you applied...
School Bag/ Mudroom Organising System
I recently made a school bag organiser (I’ve wanted one for ages!) and posted these pictures to a couple of...
What encouraging words would inspire parents to volunteer?
Reader question: I have to do a speech to parents very soon and those opportunities don’t come up very often...
A Day in the Life of Stephen from Surveys for fundraising
A Day in the Life of Stephen from Surveys for fundraising
How does your P&Cs structure its AGM?
Reader question: I’d really appreciate knowing how other P&Cs run and how they vary between schools. Things I’d like to...
We need to do one large fundraiser for the year – what is the best option?
Reader question: The school council has told us to stop doing little fundraisers through the year and just do one...
Does anyone have any last minute and successful fundraising ideas?
Reader question: Does anyone have any tips on any last minute and successful fundraising ideas? Here are some ideas from...
Organising a Trivia Night
Trivia Night Planning Guide “Hold a trivia night” they said, “it’ll be fun” they said … But I jest. Holding...
Trivia Night tips to raise more money
Reader question: We are in the beginning stages of organising a Trivia Night for later in the year. It will be...
Do you reward the class that bring the most during class donation challenge?
Reader question: Does anyone have a reward system for the class that brings in the most stuff during a class...
Has your child’s schools tackled the War on Waste?
Reader question: Just wondering if any schools have tackled the War on Waste by encouraging parents to send their kids...