School Fundraising Resources
Everything your school needs to lead and succeed in fundraising
Why is School Fundraising Important?
Making the most of your school’s fundraising is crucial for setting your school year up for success. Fundraising benefits extend from improving school facilities to keeping extracurricular programs up and running for students.
Getting donors excited to give to your school can be challenging, that’s why this hub is here to help you maximize your campaigns and boost your efforts. Unique school fundraisers can effectively engage your community and help your school collect more money than ever.
Fundraising Success Webinars
There’s a new way forward with fundraising and plenty of options to meet your donors where they are and connect with them all year round. This sampling of school-related success webinars dives into all those things.
Hear your peers share success stories on:
#OutsideTheRoomWebinar Series: Episode 13 — PENCIL
#OutsideTheRoomWebinar Series: Episode 12 — St. Mary's School
#OutsideTheRoom Webinar Series: Episode 10 — Crossnore School and Children's Home
Ultimate School Fundraising Study Guide
The Ultimate Study Guide for School Fundraising provides tips and tricks to ace your upcoming fundraising events and efforts:
Checklist: Pivoting to a Virtual Fundraising Event
The Essential Fundraising Event Checklist: Implementation
Fundraising Checklists
A checklist is a perfect way to be prepared, stay prepared, and ensure nothing is missing from your plans. When it comes to fundraising, there are a lot of moving parts that need to be checked constantly. Whether your school is participating in virtual or in-person fundraising, these checklists can help you get straight A’s with your donors and stakeholders.
Inspiring Examples
We understand that coming up with new fundraising ideas can be frustrating, but it shouldn’t be. Here are some creative fundraising examples that went above and beyond to reach their goals!
These examples highlight how public, private, and independent schools found success with their annual campaigns, school stores, sports and arts fundraisers, read-a-thons, and more!
Get inspired by these fundraising examples:
Strawberry Sale- Crossnore School – Crossnore Strawberries 2020
School Store- Mountain Lakes Education Foundation – Mask Up ML!
Virtual 5k- Saint Peter School – Virtual Fall 5k
Benefit Dinner- St. Ambrose Academy – See the Joy Benefit Dinner
Winter Wonderland Walk- Friends of Blaine – Winter Wonderland Walk
Read-a-Thon- Burlingame Community Education Foundation
Sports Booster- Perrysburg High School Athletics
Theatre Boosters- Perrysburg Theatre Boosters
Orchestra Concert- Perrysburg Orchestras
T-Shirt Sales- Perrysburg Orchestras
Giving Day- St. Augustine Highschool – Giving Purple Day
Graduation Celebration- St. Mathias Catholic Academy
Recurring Giving Campaign- St. Mathias Catholic Academy
Giving Day- Catholic Schools of Broome County
Summer Camp- Catholic Schools of Broome County
Case Studies
How are other schools finding success with GiveSmart’s fundraising and donor management platform? Read more about these schools making a difference in the lives of their students and families.
Read these K-12 schools’ stories:
The Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
St. Saviour High School
St. Augustine High School
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