AFRDS Industry Round Tables– Las Vegas
Summary of Key Ideas
The following is a summary of ideas and thoughts of AFRDS members who participated in round table discussions at Show 2013:
- How would you get the principal involved?
-Having principals or sponsors involved is always a positive
-Leverage the new‘Make a Principal Difference’ brochure
-If you discuss how the fundraiser is a positive for the community of the school, you have a better shot at getting a commitment for principal participation.
1)Principal Involvement
- List of options for principal
- Human car wash (kids who sell $100 or more)
- Pajama day
- Water balloon fights
- Administrators vs. students
- Donuts/muffins w/ principal or lunch!
- Student field day
- Find local restaurant to donate luncheon to faculty
- Kick-off assembly
- Go through people principals trust
- Get PTO/PTA to convince principal
- Teacher/Principal meeting before kickoff
- Ask the principal to conduct a job related to the fundraiser
- Write a script for the principal to read at kickoff, during announcements, etc.
- Build relationship first
- Duct tape principal to wall
- Research and find out what is currently going on at school
- Top 3 teachers get a prize
- Post on Facebook some fun results/activities
- Example- Student earned an iPad then turned around and donated it to school and because big area news.
- P.A. announcements daily
- Mascot goes class to class
- ‘Person of Influence’ – Have the kids hold the election
- Show statistics to principal of comparable schools
- Slime- Kids make slime to pour on principal
- Sumo wrestling with principal and another teacher
- Deliver pizza
- Develop a menu for principal to choose options
2)Sponsor Involvement
- Human Sundae
- Dress down day
- Dodge ball vs. Teachers
II. How to get info to parents?
1)Packet placement challenges – Challenge teachers or students to come up with creative of weird places to place the fundraising packet when students get home. Increasing the likelihood that the parent will read it.
2)Automatic call from schools (follow-up calls)
3)Report card timing (staple brochure to report card)
4)Marquees at schools
5)Reminder stickers before close of sale
6)Teams in classrooms with team leaders
7)Promoting via social media
- Post photos to Facebook and raffle off money to anyone who tags Facebook page
- Create a Facebook group
- Post results on Facebook
- Pictures of kids with their prizes
8)Post fundraising in school or district website
9)Broadcast emails by school to parents
10)Have kids put the letter in the fridge
11)Text messages from sponsor
12)Bring signed letter back to school for a prize
13)Email from teacher/sponsor to parents
14)Write-up in local paper
15)Online store for prizes
16)Don’t pass out packets to kids until end of day to help them remember not to leave it behind
17)Phone tree
18)Notes to moms in car line
19)Cookies to moms in car line
20)Local radio station
21)Notes in homework folder
22)Designate with principal where the funds go to
III. Low/No Cost Incentives
1)Bracelets throughout sale
2)Periodic prizes
3)Coupons or letters
4)Donations from local businesses
5)Quick-start 2 to 3 turn in days
6)Fun days (i.e. Pajama Day, No Homework Day, No Uniform Day, Extra Gym Day)
7)Front-of-line pass
8)Silly String- Blast the Principal
9)Stinky Feet Pass- Go barefooted for the day
10)Principal for the Day
11)Extra recess
12)Wash the teacher’s car
13)Celebrity Athlete (small groups or minor leagues)
14)Inflatables
15)Book Day
16)Dance
17)Human Car Wash
18)Principal on the roof
19)Eat lunch with the principal
20)VIP Assembly seating
21)Hat Day
22)Teachers incentive- Jeans for a day/week
23)Special parking spot –Teacher with highest sales
24)Breakfast with favorite teacher
25)Dunk Tank
26)Ask for tickets to local events to raffle off