Schools conduct various school fundraising campaigns
for the repair, maintenance and renovation of their buildings and
facilities. They also raise money for books and scholarships for the
less fortunate youth. They are ensured of donors because these can be
their alumni, their students, the parents of their students, faculty
members and staff. But because most of their graduates are living in
other cities, states or countries, it is therefore necessary to put up
an online fundraising capability system in the school’s website. This
will allow people from all over to donate to the school for their noble
causes.
Almost everybody knows how to use the Internet. They have email
addresses, accounts in social media sites, blog sites and even personal
websites. It is possible that graduates of a certain school do
everything online such as communicating with others, shopping, paying
utility bills, and donating to their favorite charities. With a school’s
own website, their graduates would be able to maintain a connection to
their alma mater and be informed of the latest activities. Their loyalty
would encourage them to donate to school fundraisers. In addition,
participating in such events is very convenient and easy.
One event that can be organized online is to sell merchandise.
Students, teachers and the school administrators can have an online
auction sale. They can invite the alumni to buy these merchandise and
the proceeds will go to the purpose of the fundraising activity. The
school can also make use of other website’s free fundraising tool and
just pay a minimal portion of the proceeds to the websites.
There are also free fundraising web
sites that can manage a school’s fundraising event for them. The school
just needs to sign up with them and have an online presence. One
website also conducts ways to raise funds for a school and sends the
school the money collected once the desired amount is reached. The
school just needs to send a link to the site to all their contacts which
gives free advertisement to the website.
The school can also participate in online charity malls by
registering to them. When the school sends a customer to the charity
mall and he buys something from that site, the school will get a
commission. If many customers are referred, the funds earned will be
bigger. Referral is the key therefore the school just needs to send the
link to the charity mall to all its contacts via email or by posting
the said link to its own website or social media accounts for their
online visitors to see.
The school can also put a system in their website that allows people
to donate funds via their credit cards. With just a click of the button,
donors can immediately give money without any hassle. Depositing
through banks is inconvenient as this entails going to the bank, filling
out a deposit slip, lining up, and waiting to be called by the bank
teller.
Online school fundraisers are the best way to raise money for the
overall welfare and betterment of the school’s students and community.
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