Comments on: How to solicit schools for fundraising? http://www.schoolfundraisingideasblog.com/167/how-to-solicit-schools-for-fundraising/ Helping you raise money to support your teachers and kids Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:09:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: monkeymom http://www.schoolfundraisingideasblog.com/167/how-to-solicit-schools-for-fundraising/comment-page-1/#comment-611 monkeymom Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:18:56 +0000 http://www.schoolfundraisingideasblog.com/candy-fundraising/how-to-solicit-schools-for-fundraising#comment-611 Well you'd probably need to approach the school board in your local school district. But my guess is that you will hit a brick wall. When school's do fundraisers, the proceeds go to purchase supplies and equipment for the school - they don't donate it to charity. So that's why I think you'll run into a brick wall. (Unless any proceeds from your fundraiser will go to the school - but you may still have a hard time.) You could, however, approach the manager at your local Wal Mart. If it is a legitimate charity that you are fundraising for, Wal Mart may let you set up a table in front of their store - and they usually will contribute an additional 50% of what you collected while in front of their store. So talk to the manager at Wal Mart and they'll give you the paperwork to fill out. Good luck.<br><b>References : </b><br> Well you'd probably need to approach the school board in your local school district. But my guess is that you will hit a brick wall. When school's do fundraisers, the proceeds go to purchase supplies and equipment for the school – they don't donate it to charity. So that's why I think you'll run into a brick wall. (Unless any proceeds from your fundraiser will go to the school – but you may still have a hard time.)

You could, however, approach the manager at your local Wal Mart. If it is a legitimate charity that you are fundraising for, Wal Mart may let you set up a table in front of their store – and they usually will contribute an additional 50% of what you collected while in front of their store. So talk to the manager at Wal Mart and they'll give you the paperwork to fill out.

Good luck.
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]]> By: LittleBarb http://www.schoolfundraisingideasblog.com/167/how-to-solicit-schools-for-fundraising/comment-page-1/#comment-610 LittleBarb Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:25:22 +0000 http://www.schoolfundraisingideasblog.com/candy-fundraising/how-to-solicit-schools-for-fundraising#comment-610 You DO understand that the kids from schools bring home their little "sales kits" or candy boxes to raise funds to HELP THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL.... the sales are solely for the benefit of SOMETHING at the school. be it a Senior trip or a field trip by the kids or school supplies or WHATEVER... they will NOT allow the kids to solicit funds for various charities--if THAT were the case, every little 6 year old would be bringing stuff home for their parents to buy or contribute to----and these are KIDS after all... not little salesmen in a car dealership.... If your charity is a chartered legitimate charity, you SHOULD be able to have fund raisers on your own... for example bake sales outside of grocery stores or something to get yourselves well known and some publicity but I'd leave the grade school kids alone....UNLESS your charity set up some sort of fund raiser where a school class or School could also benefit from funds collected.<br><b>References : </b><br> You DO understand that the kids from schools bring home their little "sales kits" or candy boxes to raise funds to HELP THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL…. the sales are solely for the benefit of SOMETHING at the school. be it a Senior trip or a field trip by the kids or school supplies or WHATEVER… they will NOT allow the kids to solicit funds for various charities–if THAT were the case, every little 6 year old would be bringing stuff home for their parents to buy or contribute to—-and these are KIDS after all… not little salesmen in a car dealership…. If your charity is a chartered legitimate charity, you SHOULD be able to have fund raisers on your own… for example bake sales outside of grocery stores or something to get yourselves well known and some publicity but I'd leave the grade school kids alone….UNLESS your charity set up some sort of fund raiser where a school class or School could also benefit from funds collected.
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