Zero budget guide
How to run a school fundraiser when your budget is zero
Most groups that tell us they have no budget still end up hosting the night. We help them plan it so the night pays for itself.
October 9, 20263 min read
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Fundraiser guides for Lower Midlands schools and churches
Everything we normally explain over the phone, written down. Real numbers, real timelines, no filler.
The series
Start with the one that matches your night
Each guide ends where the planning starts, on the fundraiser page for that kind of event.
Week 4 guide
Sponsor a zone: build a target your organization can test
Attraction sponsorship is the highest leverage hour any fundraiser volunteer will spend. Here is the pricing, the ask, and what the sponsor actually gets.
August 16, 20266 min read
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A 30 day timeline for a family fun night fundraiser
Thirty days is enough time to run a great family fun night, as long as the first week is spent on presales and sponsors instead of decorations.
August 9, 20267 min read
Read the guideWeek 2 guide
Planning a church festival that people actually come back to
Church festivals have a different job than a school carnival. The goal is usually reach, not revenue, and that changes how you price the night.
August 2, 20267 min read
Read the guideWeek 1 guide
The school carnival fundraiser playbook we hand every PTA
Six weeks out to load out night, this is the exact plan we walk through with Lexington County schools before a carnival night.
July 26, 20268 min read
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Run the profit planner, see what a night nets your group, and send us the details.