How to Get Parents and Kids Involved in School Fundraising Events

With school budgets getting smaller and school needs getting larger, fundraising is more important than ever in the world of education. With BetterWorld’s online fundraising platform, you’ll be able to easily organize and host successful school fundraisers that every member of your community will enjoy. Reach out to us to schedule a free demonstration of our online tools today!

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If your school fundraisers are feeling less inspiring and more like a chore, you’re not alone! We all understand the importance of participating in school fundraisers but our busy day-to-day lives can make it hard to keep the momentum going.

Here are five quick tips on how to increase parental involvement in schools, help you excite your community, and raise even more funds for all of your school’s upcoming plans!

Tip #1: Excite the Students

The biggest key to a successful school event lies within your most important people: the students! When your kids are excited about something, it’s more likely that their parents will get involved, too. The opposite is also true. If your students aren’t interested in your school fundraiser, chances are their parents won’t be either.

When planning out your fundraiser, be sure to add aspects that will excite your students and entice them to sell more tickets or bids. Give away something that they would like or include fun incentives like a pizza party, bounce house breaks, or movie days. Talk up the fundraiser to your students to get them excited about the school event.

Tip #2: Make it Easy to Participate

Life is busy, especially when you have young kids! Even with the best intentions, it can be hard for parents to participate in school events as much as they would like to. Make it easy for them to be active in your fundraising efforts.

Whether it’s brainstorming fundraising ideas for schools, donating an item for a raffle, helping to set up the online fundraising platform, or creating graphics for sharing your fundraiser on social media, there are so many different aspects of a successful fundraiser. Let interested volunteers take their pick of which tasks look the most appealing to them. When people enjoy their assigned tasks, it will increase parental involvement in schools.

Not only does BetterWorld make it easy to create and organize your school fundraiser, but it also makes it super easy to drive participation. Our platform is fully integrated with all of the most popular social media platforms so that each student’s link can be shared with friends and family all over the world. No matter where their family members are, they can still help when their loved ones are fundraising for education.

Tip #3: Host Unique School Fundraisers

Everyone loves a read-a-thon or an ice cream social but sometimes you need to host a school fundraiser that hasn’t been done in a while. Repetitive fundraisers can grow tired, not only to your students and families, but to the community members who continually pledge their support as well.

Creating themed raffle baskets, hosting an online auction, or setting up a giveaway of a high-value item are great fundraising ideas for schools. Both parents, students, and other family members will be enticed by these different fundraisers. This will increase the excitement and buzz surrounding your event.

No matter what type of school fundraiser you decide to host, just make sure you’re keeping your students and your donor audience in mind and host something you know they will enjoy.

Tip #4: Build a School Fundraiser Everyone Will Love

If you want to know how to get students involved in school activities, the answer is simple. Give them something they can enjoy.

Whatever school fundraising idea you decide upon, make sure it’s family-friendly and engaging. When kids feel like they can be a big part of your school’s goals, they are more likely to push your event. Parents also love events where their kids can take the wheel. A family-friendly event is a win-win for everyone involved!

You can even involve the entire family while you’re organizing and running your school fundraiser. Thank your students, donors, and volunteers through special tribute messages on your online fundraising page or offer exciting prizes for reaching particular goals. When people feel more personally connected to a fundraiser and the organization hosting it, it’s more likely that they will donate to the cause.

Tip #5: Tell Your Backstory

Are you raising money for a specific reason? Does your fifth-grade class want to take a trip to Washington, D.C.? Or maybe you need a new scoreboard for your school’s Friday night football games?

Whatever it is, share it with your audience! Community members will be more likely to rise to the occasion and donate to your cause when they know what effect their donation will have. Parents are more likely to participate in school fundraisers when they know that their child will be directly impacted by the success of it.

No matter why you’re raising money, be sure to tell your story in a way that will relate it back to the community. Show your donors how far their money will go and what a difference it will make. When people feel that personal connection to an important cause, they will be happy to donate to it.

School fundraisers don’t have to be overly difficult or expensive. In fact, BetterWorld’s online platforms make it easier than ever for you to host fun online raffles, auctions, live events, and more. You can even host your school store on BetterWorld!

The best part about BetterWorld? It is totally free for nonprofits! Your school will only be responsible for credit card processing fees, which most BetterWorld donors will cover.

Let this school year be the one where you host the most profitable school fundraiser ever! Reach out to us to schedule your free demonstration of our online tools today.