ICT matters {FUNDRAISING}
How to generate income for your school through fundraising SBLs know how important it is to generate income for their schools - and fundraising is one of most impactful ways of doing it. So, how can you become a fundraising pro?
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round £1.8bn is collectively amassed by schools in England through income generation activities. However, only two per cent of school leaders feel like they have the resources needed to raise extra funds. Grant funding still remains the traditional way of generating funds for schools, but this is often an unpredictable and unreliable source. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, and the
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impact it has had on national grant funders, it has become even more unpredictable and unreliable. So, is there a better approach? Well, one thing the pandemic has taught us is the power of the technology. We’ve already relied on our digital devices more than ever over the last 18 months, and our increasing use of our ‘phones, laptops and tablets is here to stay. Schools need to adapt to this change and use their school websites and social media as two of their key platforms for fundraising too.
