DIARY OF A FUNDRAISER
Amanda Burgess, community liaison and income generating manager at Priory School in Lewes, goes with the flow in a summer term of planning, cancellations and rescheduling
April We had planned a ‘Spring into Lewes’ nature festival, for which I’d secured a grant of £100 from
the Linnean Society. This family event was to take place between Priory School and the local nature reserve, but with Covid-19 restrictions still in place we decide to move it online. Our PTA (Friends of Priory) creates a web page with downloadable resources, competitions, a talk and links to other activities to keep the whole family busy.
32 AUTUMN 2021 FundEd A local church kindly donates
Easter eggs for all our staff, as a thank you for keeping things going. Each egg has a handwritten label, creating a real buzz in the staff room! I submit an ‘expression of
interest’ form to East Sussex County Council for funding to run a summer school. I also make an application to the Police Property Fund for support towards a residential trip next year for 20 Year 10 vocational students. The trip is to Jamie’s Farm, near Lewes, which works with schools to support vulnerable young people who are at risk of social or academic exclusion.
We send out our regular whole
school ‘committed to giving’ letter, encouraging our families to sign up as regular donors to the school fund.
May I submit applications to the Fontwell Foundation and Blue Spark Foundation (local and regional grant givers) for funding towards the Jamie’s Farm residential trip, which will cost £7,000. The grant advisor at Fontwell calls to ask about my application and asks to be kept updated with the outcomes of our other applications. We receive welcome funding from our PTA and the local Police Property Fund towards the trip, but we still have a shortfall of £4,000. After a few phone calls and email exchanges,
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