School Fundraising Handbook (ePub)

Written by Lindsey Marsh, The School Fundraising Handbook: How to maximise your income from grants, sponsorship and many other sources of finance is a carefully compiled treasury of tips, tools and key contacts to help schools in the UK save money, boost their income and manage their fundraising projects.

It's exciting to know that there are hundreds of grants available to schools - whether they're for funds needed to raise attainment levels, purchase new equipment, run school clubs or improve buildings and outdoor spaces - and these grants can range from a few pounds to thousands of pounds! Plus, in addition to financial grants, there are also lots of other means of support out there too, such as business sponsorship and employee volunteers.

The School Fundraising Handbook aims to help schools become better informed about such opportunities, and to raise awareness of all the wonderful charities and organisations that are willing to support schools and other educational establishments - such as nurseries, colleges, special schools and pupil referral units.

Covering grants, crowdfunding, event planning, recycling schemes, corporate support and much more, this indispensable guide throws schools a lifeline by revealing the abundance of fundraising streams available to them and sharing shrewd advice on how to coordinate specific projects and initiatives successfully.

Lindsey also uses her fundraising expertise to guide readers through the grant application process from start to finish, so that even the most inexperienced fundraiser can feel confident about seeing their projects through to fruition. Furthermore, she offers ideas and insights on how to fundraise through wider community involvement, reach out to business links and benefit from various other opportunities available to schools (e.g. hire schemes, guest speakers, free gifts and free site visits).

An invaluable resource for school leaders, school business managers and anyone involved in fundraising in the education sector.

Contents include:

Part I: Applying for Grants. Chapter 1: Introduction to grants; Chapter 2: Overview of the grant application process; Chapter 3: Identifying grants; Chapter 4: Getting prepared
Chapter 5: Writing your grant application

Part II: Fundraising for Specific School Projects. Chapter 6: ICT projects; Chapter 7: School libraries and author visits; Chapter 8: School trips, residentials and other opportunities; Chapter 9: School playgrounds; Chapter 10: Environmental projects; Chapter 11: Walking, cycling and scooting projects; Chapter 12: Music projects; Chapter 13: Extra-curricular clubs; Chapter 14: Food projects; Chapter 15: PE and sports projects; Chapter 16: Other projects

Part III: Additional Information. Chapter 17: Fundraising events; Chapter 18: Business sponsorship and corporate support; Chapter 19: Other income generation strategies; Chapter 20: Money-saving ideas