When School Fundraising Goes Too Far!

Schools should be more accountable.

Here's the thing... I'm not bashing schools, nor do I believe they are falling short. But I do believe that schools have the responsibility to limit the number of fundraisers they allow their youth to represent.

In the following article, a group has done 8 fundraisers only to remain 75% short of their goal. This raises quite a few issues about how much is too much when it comes to school fundraising.

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I don't know anything about this group but now, they've done a number of school fundraisers, just to burn themselves and the community out.

Not only that, but they have to report that they have only reached 25% of their goal.

Oh my. Here's the take-away.

School administrators really should be cautious when allowing school fundraisers to take place and they should allow only reasonable attempts.

When students and the community get burned out on a fundraising effort they stop contributing. Over time, support slows which means that this type of fundraising endeavor actually is expensive. It costs the school thousands in lost revenue on the real heavy-hitting school-wide fundaisers.

Schools should take the time to review fundraising efforts the various groups will be taking part in and putting a stop to anything that overdoes it or has very little chance to succeed. A rudimentary look into this fundraising effort would have clearly shown that the group had no way of reaching their goal and they could have avoided 8 fundraiser in a matter of just a few weeks.

If you add these 8 fundraisers to the other fundraisers at the school and through other groups at the school, it becomes apparent just how wide the scope is when it comes to the possibility of 'fundraising fatigue'.

If you're in a position to influence the fundraisers at your school, take a moment to review just how many fundraisers your school is actually hosting.

Remember, a school that has a reputation for always having a hand out, receives less than a school that limits the number of fundraisers to just what it really needs.