school body of 650+ students.  how can we raise more money for the school?
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Usually it's something like candy or pizza sales. My school used two succesful fund raisers. A car wash, which for elementary has it's downfalls, and our biggest was a garage sale. People would donate items, staff would price them, advertisements & flyers went up about 2 weeks before the sale. It became an annual event. The items were put in the school gym so weather wouldn't effect it. Hotdogs, chili, desserts and soda were provided by the Mother's club for purchase, which brought even more money. It's become a totally successful fund raiser and we see many schools doing the same program.
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You need to go straight to the power.  Talk to your principle and if that dont work go to the board of ed. in your town.  You need to have a lot of people interested(enough to make a team).
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I suggest you check with American Red Cross for financial needs.  You can also pray.  Trust in others to help you get the funding by requesting donations in a cup or glass jar with a sign posted, that says: Save the Children of Kenya.  We are suffering for land needed to keep schools open for business.  Do this in two languages.  Your native language and also another language that most people are familar with in Kenya, be it English or not.  Submit pictures of the children with the school and the land plot beside them.  No smiles, but ask the children to go around with the cups requesting help.  A penny here, a penny there, and people's hearts will open when they see such children starving for love and affection and financial help with building and keeping the lot.  No matter what your government says or does, fight back with your words.  But do not take up arms against your neighbor, brother, or sister, when it is the children who need the plot.  After all else fails, and all ignorance and all fears are observed, demand resititution from the military who exerts control over your people, for your people are also mine, and yet we are like strangers from distant countries.  All of us brothers and sisters under God.  Preach the message and encourage the children to help out, but expect the people to drop some money in a cup.  This is what the Lord says through me.  You do not suffer.  You end the suffering by stepping up and acting as a leader!  You love the children, then do everything in your power to ensure they are safe and happy where they are, because one day, money shall rain from the skies like manna from Heaven, and then will you and your country be fulfilled?  Not unless you start acting today.
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i am currently campaigning for senior class treasurer and these are the things i am trying to do:\n\n1. make a few different varieties of posters and flyers to hang around the school, being creative but nothing overly showy that will detract from your campaigning image.\n\n2. be friend with everyone, and try to appear like a good, hoenst person.\n\n3. write a speech/segment for the newspaper that shows dedication and enthusiasm\n\nif you dont have time - money isnt really that important, just for the posterboard - then dont run. you should invest in your campaign!\n\nwell hope this helps. vote me best answer! good luck!
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I don't have a really help ful answer for you, but I'm working as a fundraiser for different charities. So, your problem touched me instantly. I would suggest you to approach any major sponsors you may know -could be company or organisation /like, amnesty international or something like that.\nIf there are other schools with similar problems, why don't you coordinate altogether any fundraising events? Students can create things that can be sold..!\nAnother idea is to find a block on the net and through that you can make the general public aware-create a 'donate' link so someone can offer money....!\nWhen there's strong will and love for something, then changes can be achieved. I apologise for not being really help ful, but I all my positive energy and thought may be with you.\nFundraising is not easy but is all about good energy...good luck.
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Think about your resources...Fomer school teachers, former coworkers, friends, extended family... Start with people you know closely and work your way out to people who are more aquaintences than friends. <-- for Donations\n\nOtherwise, you could try calling a local pizza place or mcdonalds to see if they will give a % of profit from a certain time period to the cause.  You could also have a silent auction wtih donations, (they can range from gift certificates to baked goods once a month for the summer, or 3 hours of house cleaning... be creative!)
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wow, there are so many options if you have a council that will really chip in on the work. There's always volunteering at community centers, nursing homes, and can good drives. Make sure to take pictures, and publicize your good deeds, so the community will see your involvement and efforts.\n\nAs for school improvements, think of setting up bake good stands at ball games, or in front of local stores. Car washes for donations, races/games for sponsors offering advertisement, or maybe even raffle tickets for a donated item from a local store.\n\nGood luck, and have fun!
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To get more college teams involved you need to visit educational institutions and talk to the staff and the students. There are various societies within colleges that you might want to talk to who may help you raise funds. You can stage a rock concert ---- it always sells, never misses. Make it a worthwhile couse for them to taike up and take home as well. That way the message spreads even more and the funds get better and better.
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theultimates.com\nWorks best that I've seen and is free. I used it professionally to find out more information about potential donors to the school.
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Our school dance team made about  $1,000 in 2 weeks by going with the Krispy Kreme donuts fundraiser. We had about 10 people on the team and each person sold about 20 boxes or something like that. $6 dollars a box, or 50 cents a donut. It's much more effective to sell the whole box though. They'll most likely buy it.(oh and my math's a little off because not everybody sold what they were supposed to). It works really well though.
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No doubt you will get lots of replies to this one!  However serious answers only I guess I required.  How about sending emails to  millions of users requesting donations for a needy cause, You!! See how many are happy to send a donation!  Just think if everyone with a little extra was prepared to help those a little less well off individual circumstances for some could be greatly improved.  Redistribution of wealth, dig deep you fat cats (most of you dont deserve your exhorbitant wage packets anyway so c'mon - give a little back).
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Surf the net with the word "fundraising ideas." There are some pre-designed ideas and schemes that you might use, depending upon your situation. You can also buy required stuff such as bands, stickers, and stuff you can sell to raise money. \n\nBut first determine your budget and then decide your apporach so that time is not wasted. Try out-of-the-box ideas like using social networks like Orkut. Create a community there, and rally people to join it. This way you can advertise your message free to a great number of people. \n\nWrite to organizations and philanthropists who may fund such cases. Depending upon her ailment, you can find specific organizations that fund the cure of that disease.\n\nTry what they did in The Apprentice: approach people who are willing to donate something for an auction. \n\nBuild a team of friends who will be staunch supporters and will reach out the maximum number of sources. Give your campaign a theme: put a smiling young picture of the lady on the posters/ badges, etc... and appeal to other mothers by using a specific slogan such as: HELP SAVE JOHN'S MOTHER.\n\nAs for a tiny idea: If you're in college, you can arrange a day of games. WE used to hold "slave auctions" in which we sold the college's most eligible guy as a date to someone for a specified time. He was bid upon. Usually, he was bought by the other (straight) guys. :)\n\nGood luck, and the best of wishes for your friend's mother. May she recover.
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If you are still in school, try going to your schools office and asking someone whether or not is okay for you to do fundraisers in his honor.  Try selling candy, pizza kits, crafts, special pens and pencils, anything you can think of really would work.  You can also go around and ask people for a donation.  Try putting together some simple red ribbons to simbolize cancer foundation and give those to people who donate.  If you're really creative, make bracelets in the color red and sell those.  You'll soon create a fad and everyone will want one.  These ideas would also work around your neighborhood, but you'd have to put some work into that to make sure people really believe your cause and don't think that you're just trying to scam them for money!!!  Also try visiting cnacer websites for more info!
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Send them a videotape of your church and it's members, voicing your support for them in both finances and prayer. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million.\n\nYou could also send them some Christian books or CDs that have recently come out since they may have no/limited access to those kinds of things. Devotional books or Bible studies and things like that could help too.
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Try a fundraiser. most communities enjoy helping out for good causes
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Arrange for your school to set-up a trust-fund at your local bank and ask students and their families to donate (advertise on the radio, paper etc...).  Another good idea is to have a collection taken at your local churches.\n\nEven better, make sure he has good friends that can support him through this tough time (sounds like he already has a good friend... you!).
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Get everyone involved call your friends and neighbors to help with the benefit. Give everyone something to do. Set a date. Make poster. You need to call your local business and ask for donation and tell them what you are doing. Have your local news paper to advertise for free.  Have a raffle on something that one of the stores give you. If you can get a florist to donate a plant you could raffle it off.  Me and two of my friends had a befit for a small boy in our home town and raised over $3000.00 We used a vacated lot  and had a huge yard sale and had all kind of activities for kids and adults to do. We even had a local band to preform and Pepsi donate a drink machine. Ask the fire department and police to get involved. Ask them to let the kids look at the trucks and cars.We even got our med helicopter to land and it was a big hit. Have a bake sale. Have someone to sell hamburgers and hot dogs. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Tell the business's you will advertise their name on what ever they donated. And have fun. Good Luck