Ways to Raise Money for School
Maybe it's a trip coming up, or your school is supporting a particular cause. Whatever the reasons may be, the bottom line is that you need some good ways to raise money for your school and make a great day of it. But think as much as you may, you just can't come up with any great ideas, is it? What now? How will you get to the raising money for school bit? It's easy. How? In the article that is to follow, we will be going through some of these ways to raise money that will ensure success and leave behind a trail of fun, excitement and a whole lot of money. Getting to those ways then.
Easy Ways to Raise Money
A Carnival/Fair
Rarely will you find more fun ways to raise money than this one. It's a guaranteed way to make some quick money. Hold contests and games, and have rides and food at the fair. The ticket to get in can be made slightly more expensive and that is one of the best ways of getting a great profit on this whole deal. There are some other ways by which you can make more profit in this venture. For one, contact sponsors and ask them to sponsor a few prizes or something really grand in exchange for the advertising posters and banners that you will plaster throughout the venue. Another way is to have bottled water as a great profit making stall. People need water no matter what the conditions are, correct? You just take advantage of the same and make some money that way.
Recycling Drive
This one is probably something that you've been hearing all these years, but it really does work, and that is why it is on the list. Recycling can start out at any simple item like plastic and old newspapers and go on to include more advanced things like ink cartridges and mobile phones or other electronic goods. There are several companies that buy these electronic goods and offer cash in return. So all you have to do is hold a drive to collect these items and then go sell them.
Cow Droppings
This is one of the most funniest ways to raise money for a trip or anything else, really. OK so you hold a special annual day in school or something, much like a fair or carnival. And then focus on arranging quirky games that will help in raising money. Here is a kind of game that you can use, this idea was used by one of the schools in the USA. Divide a field into small sections and then mark those areas by different numbers. 'Sell' these plots to potential buyers. Once this has been done, let out a cow onto the field to graze. The plot in which she does her business is the person that a part of the money goes to. There are several such games that you can come up with yourself.
For the Sake of Clothes
Here is a simple and yet an innovative way to raise money. Schools generally have rules about the kind of clothes that they are allowed to wear and those they are not. Let's say they are jeans or hats. On a particular day, announce that it is a day that they can wear jeans and/or hats by paying a minimal price. The price should be less so that maximum people take part in the day. It's something that generates a whole lot of excitement for the students. The added advantage is that there are no resources that need to be expended and the need to leave the school premises is also not necessary. Plus if you announce that it's for a good cause then people might be more willing to take part in it.
The Tried and Tested Ways
Along with these ways of raising money for school, there are certain others that have been used for many years and are known to work.
- Bake sales
- Offering services like babysitting, dog walking.
- Selling cookies or other such products.
- Garage sales/Auctions
- Selling on eBay
- Writing for online magazines.
