February Fundraising Ideas Archives

Four Moms Arrested in Candy Fundraiser Flap

Just when you think you’ve heard it all in the world of school fundraising, a news story from Pittsburgh reports that four mothers were arrested after repeatedly failing to pay for $520 worth of fundraising candy bars.
Seems the recalcitrant moms either spent all the money or ate all the candy bars and couldn’t be bothered […]

Cow Chips Benefit Relay For Life

I’m always on the lookout for good Relay For Life fundraisng events, so this one caught my eye.
This group has put together an unusual event, at least to a city girl like me, featuring a cow chip fundraiser.  
It works like this: A soccer field is marked off in squares which sell for $20 each. A […]

Giving Can Be A Turn-on

A little late for Valentine’s Day, but researchers at the National Institutes of Health reported that giving stimulates the same part of the brain as do pleasurable activities involving sex, drugs, and money.
Seems that fundraisers experience that same warm glow of satisfaction at a biological level as do those who avidly pursue self-pleasuring activities.
In a paper published […]

Score For Schools

The Fresno, CA School District and the local pro baseball team have announced a joint fundraising venture called Score for Schools. Students will sell $10 ticket vouchers to the Fresno Grizzlies games and the school district gets half of what’s raised.
Sounds like a great win/win partnership between the community and the team! If you’re looking […]

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