I can't stand this sort of thing!
Parent groups, schools and school districts should spend the extra time it takes to safeguard school funds before trouble happens (and it will very likely happen!).
I completely understand how schools are focused on education and are really not about the money. The thing is, sometimes, we have to work extra hard in areas we don't enjoy to ensure that we create systems that work.
Spending time to create a system of fiscal checks and balances is critical. Stopping theft in it's tracks is the goal and it should be attainable. The fact it, theft is a crime of opportunity. Without opportunity, most folks will take the high road, but when that opportunity exists, crime happens.
Ok, until next time!
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P.S. we don't want to spend all our time raising money for schools and groups only to have the money stolen. Elementary school fundraising is about getting profits to where they are needed most, into the hands of children and for the teachers.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
School Fundraising Disparities...
Disparities between fundraising results is an interesting one.
Ask yourself if schools with higher income parents fundraise better? Are schools with more low income parents at a disadvantage? Regardless of how you answer, when differences in fundraising outcomes comes up, disparities in parental incomes is the first suspect.
So, while everyone seems to think that it's the parental income is the deciding factor on fundraising outcome, there's an entirely different reality to consider - a reality where both schools have exactly the same possibity of raising funds.
What I can tell you from experience is that anyone can fail at raising money for their school if they have no goal, no plan, no reason for fundraising and no ambition. The reciprocal is true as well. Any school can raise money if they have a reason to fundraise and go after it with solidarity.
Here's the article that spurred this post:
http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/30/leschi-pta-featured-in-article-on-school-fundraising
Ok, until next time
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Keep the conversation going at twitter.com/believekids
High-profit elementary school fundraising
Ask yourself if schools with higher income parents fundraise better? Are schools with more low income parents at a disadvantage? Regardless of how you answer, when differences in fundraising outcomes comes up, disparities in parental incomes is the first suspect.
So, while everyone seems to think that it's the parental income is the deciding factor on fundraising outcome, there's an entirely different reality to consider - a reality where both schools have exactly the same possibity of raising funds.
What I can tell you from experience is that anyone can fail at raising money for their school if they have no goal, no plan, no reason for fundraising and no ambition. The reciprocal is true as well. Any school can raise money if they have a reason to fundraise and go after it with solidarity.
Here's the article that spurred this post:
http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2012/01/30/leschi-pta-featured-in-article-on-school-fundraising
Ok, until next time
_________________
Keep the conversation going at twitter.com/believekids
High-profit elementary school fundraising
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