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[quote=Anonymous]Hi all, I'm the fundraising point person for a brand new PTO at a Title I DCPS school with a high English learner population.

I'm not usually the kind of person who takes on voluntary leadership roles - not really a 'joiner' - but there are many parents at our school who don't have the job flexibility or language skills to help with this. I want to support our school's awesome staff and at least raise enough money so our wonderful principal doesn't have to keep buying pizza out of her personal pocket for school events.

I'm stepped up because no one else was up for it. But organization and outreach don't come naturally to me. And I haven't tried to fundraise for anything since our high school choir trips more than two decades ago.

Our PTO is only about a year old and so far, fundraising has been slow. A very small portion of the parent community can contribute significant funds - say $100 or more. But our school is about 50 percent at-risk, so we don't want to consistently put parents on the spot. We are hoping for support from local businesses since we are in a relatively commercial and wealthy part of the city. But that's been like pulling teeth so far.

Any suggestions for getting small donations from parents of about $5 or larger donations - $200 plus? Is that even the right amount to go after? - from local businesses welcome! Thank you for any and all pointers! [/quote]

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