Fundraising

WorldStrides wants your trip to be the best it can be. Many groups have found that fundraising helps bring students and the community together on a financial and social level. Below are a few benefits of fundraising and ideas about how to get started.

Benefits of Fundraising
- Helps raise a portion of the trip cost.

- Gives students a sense of ownership in making the program a reality.
- Creates camaraderie among students, chaperones, and the community.

Steps to Fundraising
1. Set Objectives - Professional fundraisers recommend setting a specific objective ahead of time so that everyone is working toward a goal. You can work toward a group goal or encourage students to set their own individual goals. Parents might also be involved in this decision. It is easier to set goals in terms of a percentage of the cost of the trip: 25%, 50%, or 100%.

2. Determine the Time Commitment - There are two approaches to fundraising based on the amount of time you are able to commit: working with an outside company or doing it on your own. If your time commitment is limited, you may prefer pre-packaged fundraising options. However, you may find that a group of teachers and parents have the time and desire to coordinate the fundraising on their own.

Working With An Outside Company		Do-It-Yourself
Pros		Pros
	Minimal time commitment		Gives you control of every aspect of the project
	Little work required		Keeps all the money in-house
	Representative is available to motivate your students, offer incentives, collect money, and send items packaged by student order		Allows for creativity - can custom-tailor activities to your community
			Develops relationships among students, creating a community effort
Cons		Cons
	Must pay the company for its services, thus not all the money goes towards the trip		Requires more organization and time commitment on the part of the organizers
	More individualized, less of a community effort		May make less money if the fundraiser is not as appealing as something from an outside company

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