Reader Questions
Here are some of our most popular and helpful reader questions (and their answers!) from our community the Fundraising Whisperer Facebook Page.
Welcome Booklet – 2022 Example
An example P&C welcome booklet aka a ‘dummies guide’. Look and be inspired by (and copy away!!!) to create your own :-)
Non School-Based Fundraising Ideas
Schools may be the biggest and most visible consumers on the fundraising landscape, but in reality, they are widely outnumbered...
Food Ideas for Harmony Day & Cultural Day
It’s becoming increasingly common to celebrate Harmony Day with a special morning tea or lunch where everyone provides a dish...
Quick Easter Fundraising Ideas
Easter isn’t typically a cause for fundraising, but many schools hold a festive event prior to the long weekend. Here...
A-Z of ‘Do Ahead’ Fete Stall Ideas
Holding a fete is a major event, with the workload and stress peaking in the week prior to the event. Anything...
Top Tips When Running a White Elephant Stall
A White Elephant – or second-hand – stall consists of selling pre-loved toys, books and household items, and is based...
Square card readers – Will they work for you?
Square card readers are a simple credit card processing system, that links to your mobile phone, and allows you to...
Colour Powders for Colour Run – DIY or Purchase?
Colour Runs are hugely popular (and messy) alternatives to a standard fun-run, where brightly coloured powder is thrown onto participants...
Cake stall alternatives for people who can’t cook
A mum approached me today asking about the cake stall our school is running for the upcoming election. She wanted...
Online and Silent Auction Apps – what you need to know
Live and silent auctions are a staple of school and club fundraising, cropping up at quiz and bingo nights, fetes...
75+ Greatest Ever Ideas for Tombola
What is tombola The traditional form of Tombola came from Italy in the eighteenth century, but has since evolved into...
A Guide to Online Ticketing Services
Gone are the days of printing tickets in the school office and handing them out in envelopes after school. These...