PTA/School fundraising that doesn't cost anything?

earthmother

Hoping this is the right place


Our school already collects Tesco and Sainsburys vouchers and Nestle box tops, they recycle phones and ink cartridges, and they're signed up to Schoollink.co.uk (so they get 10% of any book purchases made through them). Oh, and an arts & crafts catalogue (can't recall name) comes around every so often.

I'm going to ask why Persil Stars aren't on the list, but at the same time, are there any other schemes etc that could be started as cost-free (to the parent) fundraising options?

weemissy

elsewhere in the forum someone mentioned their school recycling old batteries - asked if anyone knew anymore about this.

sarahb

(Apologies in advance as this isn't cost free like you were asking for, but it works really well because it involves minimal effort and the parents don't seem to mind parting with a bit of money knowing they have a chance of winning some back !)

My daughter's school runs a bonus ball lottery where parents pay £1 a week (we pay £13 a quarter by standing order to keep it simple) and are allocated a number from 1 to 49. The holder of the number drawn as the main Saturday National Lottery bonus ball wins £25 from the £49 received by the PTA for each set of numbers. Our school's PTA has sold two full sets of numbers so they are making nearly £2,500 a year for the school from this.

earthmother

Thanks - I'll look into the battery recycling - the school is one of the first in the area to achieve Eco-schools status, so anything along those lines is actively welcomed


The lottery idea sounds good - I'd come across a similar, non-lottery, idea a while back called a 100 club - will mention them at the next general meeting.

oldMcDonald

I am guessing that the arts and crafts catalogue is Yellow Moon? If not, then here is their website: http://www.yellowmoon.org.uk They offer up to 25% cashback and have some lovely items for children.

Web Ivory http://www.webbivory.co.uk/ss/index.jsp do Christmas catalogues where you earn up to 25% cashback, I think they also do one for spring/summer.

Another is Chocoholics:
http://www.chocolate-parties.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=Fundraising
They offer either 7.5% cashback or 10% in chocolates (which you can use for raffles etc.) on sales of over £125. This is a very popular fundraiser just before Christmas!!

denton6

Hi you could also try bag2school they send you out the bags and info sheet a few weeks before collection then on the day the clothers,curtains ,shoes etc are brought into school and they pick them up weight them and give you a cheque.We have tried this once and wasnt too sucessful but we did make 48 pound not a huge amount but it does add up.We also use yellowmoon as mentioned above.

mae

Hi do you do events to raise money?

My daughters school do non uniform days in return for whatever they need for example they do chocolate bingo once a year and the children can go in non uniform for a day in exchange for bringing in chocolate for the bingo event. Obviously this is a popular event as parents and children can play the chocolate bingo so its fun and they always seem to raise alot of money. they charge 50p for entrance then so much for the bingo tickets, plus they have a sweet stall and they sell hot dogs and drinks too.

Sorry if its not what you were looking for.

mrcow

If your PTA have any sense then they'll be a registered charity?

Free fundraising can then be done by web cashback sites like:

http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/

a1969baby

mrcow wrote: »

If your PTA have any sense then they'll be a registered charity?

Free fundraising can then be done by web cashback sites like:

http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/

That is a great site and you don't need to be a registered charity to use it

From the website:

Do we have to be a charity to use easyfundraising?
No. Any charity, organisation, association, trust, sports club or team, school or pre-school, religious group, community group including Scouts/Guides/ATC/Boys Brigade/etc, theatre, arts, dance or musical group, Rotary/Rotaract/Lions club can use our service, no matter how small or large. You can also use our service if you are an individual raising funds for a sponsored event, or if you are a school or group raising funds for an expedition. ANY group or individual wishing to raise funds can use our FREE service.

Good luck with the fundraising!!

earthmother

Thanks all

Yes, it is Yellow Moon - for some reason I kept thinking Paper Moon, but knew that wasn't right, lol. I will keep the Webb Ivory and Chocolate ideas in mind, but really wanted something that wasn't asking for more money.

The Bag2School scheme looks a good option - especially if we book the collection for just after a fete, that way parents are already sorting bits out for us anyway, and we can pass on any leftover donations too.


We do a summer fete, a christmas bazaar, discos, magic shows and other occasional events - we have plenty of ideas for that end of things, but the more day-to-day options are a little lacking.


The http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ site looks exactly the sort of thing I was after.


And, to be honest, I don't know if we are a charity or not - have only recently got involved with the PTA, so I'll ask the question.

ailuro2

Recycle aluminium cans for cash?

A great example to set the kids aswell....

not sure about how to find the best price for the cans though.