Contents Summer 2017 Features


6 COVER STORY We Did It! Three schools share their success


15 COVER STORY Letting Better: Is your school maximising every opportunity to raise more money by hiring out its facilities?


58 Secrets from the Staffroom What will your pupils come out with next?


Noticeboard


9 News: Seasonal schemes for securing freebies or saving money


10 Strength in Numbers: Utilise the people, skills and knowledge around you to share the fundraising burden


12 Campaigns and Competitions: Win prizes or support a cause


Crowdfunding


21 COVER STORY Clevertouch For Camelsdale: £7,720 raised for state-of-the-art touch-screens


22 What is Your School Raising Funds For? Harness support with JustGiving’s new Campaigns platform


25 Going Social: Using social media is critical to getting your digital fundraising message noticed


Grant funding


29 Forest School Success: £9,497 raised for outdoor learning


30 A Sporting Chance: Sport England explains how its funding schemes can help nurture active communities


33 When Does it Pay to Use a Bid-Writing Expert?


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Partnerships


37 Lions Clubs Youth Initiatives: Programmes to grow the next generation of philanthropists


38 If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get! Advice on leveraging free goods or services from businesses


41 Open for Business! How a sector skills initiative provides careers support for students


Event fundraising


45 Open-Air Theatre: An outdoor theatre production raised £3,714


46 You Say Goodbye ... and I Say Hello: Celebrate the end of term and plan ahead for the autumn


49 Pupil-led Projects: Nurture young people’s entrepreneurial skills, while supporting your fundraising efforts


Resources


51 Lightbulb Moment: An LED lighting upgrade had a significant impact


52 Save Your Energy: Find out how YPO can help save your school money on your energy bills


54 Staff as You Mean to Go On: SBM Hayley Dunn shares advice on finding efficiencies in your staffing budget


56 WIN! From K’NEX STEM kits to phonics resources – we have over £2,000-worth of prizes up for grabs


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