Strategies for School Fundraising, Events, and Registration Success

Q: What is a team fundraising campaign?

A team fundraising campaign (often called peer to peer fundraising) encourages the members, players or participants of the campaign to spread the word about the impact of giving to your organization. This means that the marketing reach is likely a lot further and more authentic as it is approached by individuals who are personally reaching out to their own networks to ask for support. Most team fundraisers include an individual goal for each participant with the target of achieving a larger team goal by the end of the initiative.

Q: If I have ticket sales for an event, how can I use my reports to check in my attendees?

You will be able to view the name and email address of each person who purchased a ticket and how many they purchased within the google sheet link. You can print the list or view the report online to check people into your event.

In this webinar you will hear directly from Kaleb Carter (Athletics/Activities Director at South Elgin High School in IL), Brian Daniels (Assistant Principal & Director of Athletics at Oak Hill Middle School) as well as Abby Powers (Muir Middle School).

By Danielle Stella

The webinar will focus on practical tips and real stories for:

Managing Homecoming: How South Elgin High School sold over $25,000 in homecoming dance tickets in 10 days (including their successes and lessons learned).

Student Fundraising Success: An overview of Omella’s peer to peer fundraising product and how it has helped K-12 schools raise thousands of dollars per campaign for all of their athletic and academic teams/clubs! Abby Powers discusses her tremendous success in breaking not one, but 3 goals for a week long campaign for her middle school PTO.

Registration Simplified: Learn more about creative solutions for managing seasonal sports and club registrations, such as Oak Hill High School & Middle School who registered hundreds of students for athletic teams through Omella this fall!

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Frequently asked questions

What is a team fundraising campaign?

If I have ticket sales for an event, how can I use my reports to check in my attendees?

You and your referrer will each get a free card reader once your organization collects $1,000

Strategies for School Fundraising, Events, and Registration Success

Keep reading

The Activity Director’s Guide to Going Cashless for the New School Year

How Muir Middle School raised $20K in 10 days

New USDA Guidance on School Meal Payments: What It Means for Families and Schools

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