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[quote=Anonymous]Start small (yes, focus on community, integration, fun - a yard sale & fall fair?) but be deliberate. In our early moves toward not just community building but fundraising, we started to nickel and dime everyone on all ends before realizing that this may just be plain annoying without raising any more. At some point, some just prefer to write a check and be done with it. So consider providing that option at the outset of the school year, as part of the (keep it modest) PTA membership fee.

Also, very importantly, before you engage in any fundraising efforts, be sure your PTA/PTO has clean and resilient bylaws and a robust/accountable treasury system. Nothing is too much on that end. It is very frustrating to see your first 5K siphoned away by a few notorious abusers. And when that happens with the next 10K, people may be done giving. So get that right from the start! Along with that, make sure you start getting your non-profit status so that anyone - businesses or individuals - donating funds, supplies or other things can get that properly written off. But don't let that hold you from raising funds. It only really kicks in when major donations become the norm. Just get it started; it'll take a while to get it accomplished.

And before you get frustrated or envious, remember that your limited funds (probably indicative of a Title I status) can be an asset in applying for grants, for which you need your principal and teachers on board.[/quote]

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