I am the Interim PTO President for our school (haven't met quorum to be voted in) does anyone have any ideas for fundraisers?

What types of things is your group interested in?

I know for us... we don't do "catalog" sales so to speak. We invest only in special events... a Fall FUNdraising Carnival and Breakfast with Santa, mainly. Although there are several other "small" events that we do as well. The income isn't huge for them but the expense is even less (we normally make more then 90% profit) so it works out.

The only type of "catalog" sale, if it can even be called that, is through our spirit wear, which we use Spirit and Pride, have a $2 profit per item and little hassle. The only other item is the spring fundraiser which is to directly benefit the PTO art program (we provide all of the supplies and the teacher's salary). We have the art teacher work with the kids to create a special art project in the earlier part of the year, send it to Silver Graphics, they send back a "personalized" order form to each family and the families can order items from that form with the kid's art work. They have everything from mugs, note cards and ornaments to small garden flags, t-shirts, and dish towels. Their selection is amazing! The cost of each item (as a parent) seems high... but I would rather pay that price for an ornament of my child's art work then a box of chocolates or popcorn, which seems to be the common feel among our parents. We schedule it so items are back by Mother's Day and the parents love that it is personalized and not generic AND that it is directly tied to the project it supports.

Good luck!

Runs/walks

Carnivals

Box Tops/Campbell's Soup/similar

Product Sales

Donation Drive with the promise of no product sales if a certain $$$ is reached (better to do this at the start of the school year instead of in the middle/end)

Dinner + Auction

Spirit wear sales

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Thought you might find this article helpful to your process of choosing a fundraiser:

www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/arti...-fundraising-company

~Lisa

We are doing an on-line auction through c-market. Local companies and stores are donating items and classrooms baskets.

Our biggest on-going fundraisers are the Kroger and Schnucks cards which is EASY, effortless money we receive each month.

Are you looking to hold the fundraiser and have delivery before Christmas break or are you looking for the spring?

In the spring, the most effective fundraisers that I know of are frozen cookie dough, spring gift catalogs and auctions but if you are looking for this year, you will probably be limited just because of time.