How to Raise Money for Your Child’s School

Fundraising for your child’s school can be fun as well as noble service. It can boost your confidence and contribute to the overall growth and development of your child as well as the development of the school. Follow these steps to raise money for your child’s school.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Decide on the methods to be followed for fund-raising for your child’s school.

2. Contact the school authorities and find out if they have any suggestions or if they have any plan of action to raise money for the school.

3. Communicate with parents of other children on this important issue. Collect their contact information during parent-teachers meetings.

4. Work individually or in groups. Consider the ways to collect money for your child’s school. For example, selling good quality products on weekends, offering shopping discount coupons, organizing a fun-fair in the school can be planned and implemented (see Resources below).

5. Interact with people who already have experience in school fund-raising. Follow their suggestions depending on its practicality.

Tips & Warnings

• Involve your child! Get him or her excited to help the school.