This is a very nice gesture by your board member, and you should thank her for it. But that doesn't mean you should automatically run this fundraiser. Parents will only support so many fundraisers, and the more you ask them to support, the more they will think your group is about fundraising and nothing else. Once you get that reputation, you'll struggle to build parent involvement. So ask yourself why you want to run this fundraiser. Is it because you need a fundraiser and this is the one that best meets your needs? Or is it because you have someone who is on the board who is a rep and has offered you a generous deal? If you've examined several possibilities and this is the one you think is best, then by all means go ahead with it. Under the circumstances, with the rep taking no profit, you should be able to counter any claims that there's a conflict of interest. But don't do it just because it sounds like a good deal.
- Craig
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