9 POTENT AND CREATIVE PTA FUNDRAISING IDEAS @DonorBox
Parent Teacher Associations PTAs, or Parent Teacher Associations, are school-based organizations dedicated to making schools a better place
Goals And Objectives PTAs vary in size and in the budget available to them. However, whatever their financial situation, most PTAs still need to fundraise to achieve their goals and objectives
Whatever your situation is, here are our best PTA Fundraising Ideas
1 Membership Fees By setting up a membership fee for all parents, PTAs can ensure a basic income for their association
 Members should be able to clearly see how their contributions made a positive impact
 Accept donations at each PTA meeting or organize an additional fundraising event
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2 Hobbies, Arts and Crafts Fair Enables you to engage your school community by allowing parents to show off their hobbies, art, and crafts
 Organize a fair where parents can sell their work
 Have a percentage of all the proceedings go to your PTA
3 Read-A-Thon PTA will make money by having students get pledges from relatives, neighbors, family, friends, and others for completing a certain amount of reading
Book sale or a book swap to get the kids excited about reading A Kindle or bookstore gift cards would be great prizes Read-a-thon even more fun and profitable for your PTA
4 Use the Non-Prominent Holidays Good idea to organize a fundraising event on holidays like President’s Day or Columbus Day
Encourage attendees to bring their favorite dishes or select a ‘theme/cuisine’ for the potluck The cost of organizing a potluck is quite low due to the donated food Invest a little bit of money in decorations, small games, and other activities to enrich the event
5 Grab A Bag Grab A Bag is a PTA fundraising idea with a lot of potential
 Have everyone donate small items or spend a small amount of money at a dollar store to increase the number of items on offer  You could also create a student version of the grab bags and fill them with notebooks, snack bars, caps and more
6 Parents and Teachers Talent Show Talent shows are pretty common in the school fundraising and the PTA fundraising world
 Start promoting the idea to parents and teachers early, offering examples of the types of talents they can show off  Making the event lighthearted and fun can only increase its fundraising potential
7 Student Art Show Organize a student art show. It’s a great way to build the community spirit, showcase your art program and boost the students’ confidence
Charge an admission fee Don’t charge an admission fee and instead charge for nibbles and refreshment Auction off or sell the art Any combination of the above
8 Sports Day Sports Days are all about students competing in a variety of activities and sports winning trophies and prizes
Lemonade/tea stand - Set up a refreshment stall Picnic - Organize a picnic breakfast BBQ - At some point, parents will get hungry
9 Parents Night Out Every parent appreciates an occasional night out or off the childcare duty! Help your peers out and raise funds for your PTA at the same time
Offer to take care of the kids while their parents are out Gather a couple of volunteers and see if you can use your school to host this fundraiser Charge per hour or choose a flat rate
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