We all at some point in our lives may have found ourselves associating with a school club or cause. It is not only a healthy social activity to engage in, but a way for us to express our passions and interests in a positive manner. Being part of a school club comes with a lot of new opportunities as well as enormous responsibilities. Amongst the latter is the responsibility of fundraising and gaining more support for your club.
Why Join A School Club?
In addition to looking good on our student profiles, a school club membership can be a great way of developing managerial and entrepreneurial skills. Many school clubs also operate in the same way as businesses do; sometimes they might even have similar organizational structures. In addition to this, activities like fundraising can be a good way of exercising one’s creative mind and finding new social contacts. In addition to this, being part of a school club will make one feel like a productive and valued member of society, instead of feeling unappreciated and alone.
Fundraising Tips
- Mobile-responsive donation forms
You might have already created an online donation form for raising money for your school club, however, it is important that this donation form is mobile responsive. As almost everyone owns and uses a mobile device nowadays, it is one of the best ways of reaching a larger group of people. Being more mobile-responsive means that people do not have to constantly resize the donation form will accessing it through their mobile devices. Furthermore, each field especially the ‘donate here’ box must be easily visible and the text, as well as the images, must be lined vertically.
2. Food sale
Everyone loves a food sale and it does not even cost a lot. You can organize perhaps a bake sale day to raise money for your school club. You can stay traditional with cupcakes and brownies, or can even be more inventive by selling food that represents your cause. For instance, if the cause is about environmental protection perhaps tree-shaped biscuits or cupcakes with green icing would be a good idea.
3. Sports event
A sports event is a great way of engaging a lot of people in your locality. It can be open to not only school students but parents as well. You can charge a ticket for participation in the event or for viewing it; a lot of parents would love to come to watch basketball with their basketball enthusiast children. In addition to this, a sports event can also include obstacle races or food stalls. The profits can be contributed to the school club. A sports event would be a great way of publicizing your cause to a larger audience.
4. Peer to Peer fundraising
It is a common form of fundraising that almost all school clubs use. The idea is of creating a strong base of current supporters and donors. Each one of them is supposed to build their own donation page that links back to the club’s page. They must use their social influence by reaching out to more people on behalf of your school club.
5. Write letters
Letters can be a professional way of reaching prospective sponsors and donors. It is important for the school club and its cause are clearly introduced in the letter. It must not only be informative but should also have a personal and genuine touch to it.
Therefore, follow the aforementioned tips and raise funds for your school club.