School Fundraising Ideas

May 8, 2010 by admin

School fundraising can take many forms – perhaps your school is saving for a trip or activity, or maybe they’re supporting a charity this school year. Whatever the cause, get your fundraising off to a great start with these school fundraising ideas.

Sponsored Fundraising Event at School

Kids love any excuse not to have to wear their school uniforms. It’s no wonder sponsored dress down or fancy dress days are some of the most popular days of the year!

You can raise money for a school fundraising cause by holding a special dress day for students and teachers. On the fundraising day, students pay a set amount (usually £1) and get to wear something other than their school uniform. Ideas include:

• Fancy dress
• Dress down (non-uniform day)
• Halloween dress-up party
• Christmas dress-up

By getting creative with your fundraising ideas for schools, you can have non-uniform days all year long or even fancy dress days, where you can even award prizes for the best costumes.

Fundraise by Selling a School Calendar

Work with a local printing company to design, print and sell school calendars featuring images of your school and the surrounding area. This is a great back-to-school fundraising idea, since New Year’s creeps up before you know it.

As a bonus, create a custom calendar that highlights all of the upcoming events for the school year; this way, parents can see at-a-glance what’s happening at their kids’ school.

The Best School Fundraising Idea

Most fundraising ideas you could do – such as a bake sale, sponsored event, or craft show – also make great school fundraising events.

Easy Fundraising is another completely free idea to help raise funds for schools in the UK. Simply register your school cause and start earning donations instantly, simply by shopping online as you normally would. You can even invite pupils, parents, teachers and staff to sign up through the school newsletter.

So what’s the best school fundraising idea? Asking the kids! It’s important to involve children in fundraising from an early age, so they have the opportunity to learn about charitable giving.

In cooperation with your child’s school, ask all of the kids to write down what they’d like to do to raise money for their school fundraiser. You’re bound to get loads of ideas you’d have never thought of on your own!