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Date Posted: 14:04:00 04/19/05 Tue
Author: Nickie
Subject: Re: The dreaded budget issue
In reply to: Gary 's message, "The dreaded budget issue" on 13:13:36 04/19/05 Tue

I personally think that the bigger, more expensive fundraisers work better for choirs. Selling candy for $1 a bar will make it take a really long time to reach any sort of goal. In order to really have good fiscal management, I would say the more expensive fundraisers work well. They also tend to work best in the fall, I think, because people will be doing Christmas shopping, perhaps, through the fundraiser catalogs.

*Whew*... Thinking about fundraising still gives me that awful feeling in my stomach!

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[> [> Re: The dreaded budget issue -- Lindsay, 16:33:37 04/19/05 Tue [1]

The more that your parents boosters group can help you with fundraising, the better. Don't try to do it all yourself! And I agree, having come from a program where we sold candy bars and suckers and stuff, it's an insane amount of work for such little income. Things like funds drives that simply ask for money from patrons who may get special benefits like preferred seating at concerts, etc. work much better. We've also done things like work for outside companies, like Geauga Lake/Six Flags, though that can be hard and not very fun for the students. However, it can bring in a lot of money. I would say that you should let the boosters help you figure out what to do, but keep a reign on them! Make sure they understand that you're in control of the process and where the money goes, otherwise your boosters will become aggressive and power-hungry, and you won't be able to do anything with them. Also, let the students help you, too. They shouldn't make any final decisions, but see if they have any fundraising ideas, you never know what they might come up with. ;)


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