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n today’s world of ever-increasing costs and shrinking budgets it’s important for schools to get the best value for money, but have
you explored the possibility of securing free goods or services? As a school we spend thousands
of pounds every year buying in resources that we could get for free if only we asked. This can be as simple as making the most of bulk-buying schemes such as BOGOF or getting free goods on a sponsorship-type basis. I like to break down the needs
of our school into four key areas: goods, services, trips and visitors.
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SERVICES GOODS
I was initially approached by a local hotel, who asked if our children would like to design the
new cover for its children’s menu. We were of course delighted! The winners received a cookbook
and the winning design was used for the menu, plus all of the artwork was used as a collage and put on the restaurant wall with a plaque. From this, our relationship with
the hotel grew – and it now supplies all the ingredients for the school cooking club, has helped with the Children’s Food Trust Big Cookathon, and given numerous fundraising events. This has saved the school around
£700 per year – not including and the £2,000 for the Cookathon. Similarly, GO Outdoors supplied
us with camp stoves for the Big Cookathon; MA Claims bought 50 rugby balls at a cost of £250; CMA Video donated a £650 digital camera; Specsavers donated 100 high-vis jackets worth £200; and Camera One bought winter coats worth £300 for our playleaders. ACTION: Draw up a list of the things you want for your school and think of local businesses that make or stock the items. Phone them and ask, but remember to tell them why you want the item and what impact it will have.
Jaguar Land Rover is a large car manufacturer based locally, and has an excellent record in Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR). As a large, three-form-entry school
we have a lot of boundary fencing dividing the different outdoor areas, and it had become weather-worn and scruffy. We wanted to paint it and were faced with two choices: do it ourselves, which would cost £600 in materials and tie up our site manager for three weeks; or pay someone to paint them for us, but the cost of this was over £3,000,
Fundraising guru Howard Rose shares his tips for leveraging free services – to the tune of £20,000 – for your school
38 SUMMER 2017 FundEd
IF YOU DON’T ASK, YOU DON’T GET!
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