A Great School Fundraising Idea

A fun and interactive way to involve the principal.

Any good elementary school sponsor constantly looks for ways to make their sales more successful. If doing a brochure fundraiser, they understand that the basic prize program is not enough.

Therefore, it is essential to find the right additional incentives to motivate their students to push the sale harder and sell even more items.

We strongly recommend getting the principal involved by doing something fun if your fundraising goal is met. They may get a pie in the face, have to kiss a pig, or agree to dress in their pajamas for a day. Many students would work harder to increase sales to see this happen.

Another Great Idea that Increases Sales

Another excellent school fundraising idea many groups have taken advantage of is duct-taping the principal. It works because students receive a certain amount of duct tape for selling. They may get 1 foot for every five items sold. Once the sale is over, the school has a school-wide assembly. The principal stands on a chair against the wall, and students who qualify get to come up and apply their duct tape on both him and the wall simultaneously. Once all qualified students have finished, the chair is removed, and the principal is 'left hanging'. The principal must stay up against the wall for a specified period.

Additional Things to Consider

• Ensure the principal wears a long-sleeved shirt, pants, and shoes.
• Have a rule that no duct tape is allowed above the neck.
• Consider the size and weight of the principal before removing the chair by making sure enough duct tape has been applied.
• This also works well with someone like the assistant principal or coach.
• Have the duct tape cut into foot-long pieces before the assembly. Most school fundraising companies provide a sales report to help you determine how much tape to give each student.
• Duct tape is inexpensive, so make sure you've purchased enough rolls. You can always return unopened packages.
• Make sure you build this event up at your kickoff and announce it regularly during your sale.
• Consider placing a condition on this event. For the duct taping assembly to happen, the fundraiser has to exceed 'x' total dollars.

See our brochure fundraisers.

Author Bio

Clay Boggess has been designing fundraising programs for schools and various nonprofit organizations throughout the US since 1999. He’s helped administrators, teachers, and outside support entities such as PTAs and PTOs raise millions of dollars. Clay is an owner and partner at Big Fundraising Ideas.