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Planning and managing a school fundraising event can make you want to pull your hair out or perhaps start banging your head on a table out of frustration. Here are seven helpful fundraising ideas that will help make your next school fundraiser a smooth and profitable success.

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Simply passing out brochures with a “jinky” prize program is the “normal” way that most go about it. It certainly gets results, but perhaps if that is all your school has been doing, you don’t know what you have in store for you by making some changes.

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Every once in a while there is a new product introduced to the market that lends itself to be a great item to be used for fundraising. Gourmet Scented Pencils call “Smencils” made from 100% recycled newspapers happens to be one of them.

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Of course there are roughly as many ways to fundraise as there are people. Nevertheless, not all of those methods are as profitable as some might believe. So when you narrow down your list to “good and effectual” fundraisers you are left with a reasonable list of options. Smencils Come in 10 Flavors would make that list.

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When it is time to start your cookie dough fundraiser, here are 6 key things to remember when planning and running it.

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The success of your new fundraiser not only rest on the product line but also the prizes you choose. Enlisting the help of a professional fundraising company is the best ways to make sure that your product and prizes are the hottest things going.

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Why is it most schools doing fundraising do not apply the principals you see discussed below, I have no clue. Maybe because most schools are trained to focus on the wrong things while choosing and planning a fundraiser.

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Every year I talk with people who have had their school fundraising program literally dropped in their lap. Many times this person has taken on the job because there was no one else to step up. In every case, their main concern is that they want to do a better job with next year’s school fundraising than was done this year. To make your life a bit easier here is a simple guide to ensuring that your school fundraising events achieve their goals and operate smoothly. Namely, that they are both profitable and trouble free.

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The Ottis Spunkmeyer brand of frozen cookie dough is one of the most profitable additions that you could make to your school fundraising efforts. PTA and PTO organizations love it for the large sales it provides. Parents, kids and your fundraising customers love it because it taste great!

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One thing that we might overlook in planning new fundraisers is the fact that parents are just as busy in their lives as we are in ours. They are always on the run. Life in our world is quite hectic and as a result we often forget things, especially things that we have not been reminded of lately. Here are 4 unique fundraising tips to help you get your parents involved and consequently make your school fundraising campaign better.

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