Participate In Fundraising Activities.
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All the ideas and step-by-step help you need to raise thousands and thousands of dollars for your school
With education budgets across the country slashed, parents of children in both public and private schools are taking up the slack. Parent-driven fund-raising keeps classrooms stocked with computers, libraries filled with books, and teams supplied with uniforms and equipment. Beyond the Bake Sale is a comprehensive guide to foolproof methods that wil... More >>
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This book does have a lot of good ideas but many of the directions are specific to PS 87′s personality and atmosphere. Plus if you actually try to use this as a chairperson you find that there aren’t enough instructions if you have never done or seen the fundraisers the author writes about.
Rating: 3 / 5
Okay book if you’re looking for facts & figures, but not alot of practical advice. I’d pair it with the book “Beyond the Traditional Lemonade Stand” by Randi Lynn Millward if you’re looking for money-making ideas you can actually put into practice.
Rating: 3 / 5
Decent book, but I was looking for something a bit more creative with fund-raising ideas. This was more about setting up a fund-raising structure. Didn’t help me at all.
Rating: 1 / 5
Beyond the Bake Sale provides a blueprint for turning your fundraisers into FUNdraisers, an important distinction when dealing with children. From detailed instructions to holding a successful fundraising carnival to the specifics on putting together an auction gala that will raise money and provide an adults only activity for your school’s parents, Beyond the Bake Sale excels at details. Pulling off big events can be an overwhelming and daunting task the first time you try it, so having details like what sub-committees to break things down into, and how to pull it off without spending money up front is extremely beneficial.
The reviewer who stated that the book is more about setting up a fundraising structure is correct, which is kinda the point. Anyone who’s ever run a parent group can tell you that some sort of structure is a necessity to maximizing the limited number of parent volunteers, enticing more members to your group, and more efficiently improving your child’s school. It’s also true that the author’s experiences as related are specific to PS 87. However, they are easily adaptable to the school of the reader. The plans included provide the needed detail to get started while leaving enough of the specifics to the reader that an event can become his/her own instead of being an exact replica of the PS 87 event.
All in all this is an outstanding book for any parent group who is interested in taking their fundraisers to the next level while still having a good time doing it. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Very helpful. I found many ideas that I could use in my small, rural school.
Rating: 5 / 5