Synopses & Reviews
Education budgets across the country have been slashed, and parents of children in both public and private schools everywhere are taking up the slack. Parents want their children's classrooms stocked with computers and their libraries filled with books. They would like to restore art and music programs. They also want to supplement the money available for field trips and sports equipment. Jean Joachim is an innovative fundraiser who has compiled foolproof methods from across the country that will raise the maximum amount of money for any elementary or secondary school. Beyond the Bake Sale is the first book to show parents how to:
-- Turn less prominent holidays like Cinco de Mayo or Presidents' Day into moneymaking opportunities
-- Sell school supplies, candy, and wrapping paper and take a percentage of the proceeds for their school
-- Organize a flea market, street fair, or harvest festival
-- Put on dances and other old-fashioned entertainments to benefit parents associations
-- Utilize student power in the community, by painting holiday window displays, handing out flyers, washing cars, and more.
Synopsis
All the ideas and step-by-step help you need to raise thousands and thousands of dollars for your schoolWith 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 will raise the maximum amount of money for any elementary or secondary school. Learn how the pros:
- set up a fund-raising team
- find national organizations that will give your school a cut of sales
- put on events that leave bake sales and car washes in the dust
- run a pledge drive
- involve parents and get them to volunteer
- account for and distribute the money you raise
Complete with school-year timelines and innovations from fund-raisers across the country, Beyond the Bake Sale is the only blueprint youll need to start making money for your school this year.
About the Author
Jean Joachim is part of the fund-raising team at one of New York Citys award-winning public schools, P.S. 87 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She has helped raise over $200,000 a year for the past six years. She lives in New York City.