How to Fundraise
Is your school looking to purchase and install a new gym floor? Are you lacking the funds to pull it off? Let us help you with fundraising for a new athletic floor.
First, form a fundraising committee specifically for this project. Sharing the financial responsibility with a group of people will add accountability and reduce stress for those working hard to make the dream a reality.
Second, remember there is no irrelevant fundraising effort. Every little bit helps and every contributor can feel pride in the new gym floor – regardless of how much they were able to donate. Here are a few tried-and-true suggestions for fundraising…
Floor Advertising
Horner is here to help you raise money for your new athletic floor in any way we can. One of the common ways we are able to raise money for you is by displaying logos of local businesses on your new hardwood floor.
This is a practice we’ve done for Boys & Girls Clubs around the country, for faith-based organizations, and even for the NBA!
To see what your options are, contact us.
How to Fundraise With A Penny Jar
Consider putting penny jars in your classrooms.
- The new gym floor will be for the children – why not invite them to help make it a reality so they can feel involved?
- Kids generally like to help, especially when an incentive is in place (such as an ice cream party for the classroom that raises the most money per month).
You might also consider a virtual penny jar by setting up an online contribution page on a service like Give-Send-Go, or other like services
A Book Fair
Consider having a used book fair at your school, where all of the proceeds go toward the new project. What better way to raise money than encourage students to read new-to-them books for a low price?
Ask families and community members to donate books that may be sitting on a shelf collecting dust.
How to Fundraise Using Walk-A-Thon
Rather than running a 5K, consider hosting a community Walk-A-Thon to raise funds for your new court! Participants can collect pledge money from sponsors and celebrate the grand total on the big day. These events are a great way to grow support for a project. They open up plenty of additional opportunities for business donations in exchange for advertising.
Business Donations
Consider writing to local companies, restaurants, or businesses asking for donations.
Offer to have a sponsor plaque that will hang in your gym above the new floor with donor names or donor banners. Or, as mentioned previously, offer to advertise the business on the back of a t-shirt during other fundraising events.
Remember, this doesn’t have to be a monetary donation – perhaps they can donate snacks or drinks to fundraising events.
How to Rundraise With Restaurant Fundraisers
Ask businesses or restaurants to create their own fundraising efforts for your cause:
10% of every order on Friday will go toward the fundraising efforts
5% of the daily revenue, etc.
This will help to
Promote the business’s reputation within the community
Potentially increase their own sales
Increase your fundraising total
For their donation to the fundraising effort, consider hanging a plaque for them or their banner/logo in the gym.
