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Contents Agenda


07 News: New fundraising schemes and ideas


09 Diary of a PTA secretary: An account of a term of fundraising


10 COVER Setting your sights high: A school in Alderley Edge set an ambitious target – and met it, thanks to the local community


13 COVER Giveaways: A chance to win resources for your school


16 Roundup: Matchbox challenges, TEN lowdown and more


19 COVER Lessons from the pandemic: How things have changed for PTAs – and they’re not going back


Managing your PTA


25 Brush up your speech skills: How your words can inspire


27 COVER 10 reasons to join the PTA


28 Annual general meetings: Everything you need to know


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51 Frequently asked questions – risk assessments: All your questions answered


Fundraising


31 ‘A £10,000 grant helped us start a family bicycle library’


35 A guide to bid writing: How to make sure your grant application hits the mark


36 Season of goodwill: Raise funds with recipe books, baubles, tea towels and more


41 School anniversaries: A big year can be a big money spinner


Events


43 How an online wreath-making workshop was a lockdown hit


45 Autumn events: As the nights draw in, use the season to your advantage with plenty of fundraising opportunities


48 COVER ‘Tis the season: From film nights to living advent calendars, we’re full of ideas for your Christmas events


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fundraisers can subscribe to our FundEd package to access a resource bank of school fundraising expertise, including three issues of FundEd magazine a year, and access to FundEd’s comprehensive grants database. Visit the website at funded.org.uk for more information.


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48 Wish list


53 Building anti-racist spaces: Educating staff and pupils on the importance of inclusion


54 PTA top buys: Is panto season back? Oh yes it is!


56 Workshops: Focusing on diversity and inclusion


School’s out


58 Worth sharing: Inspiring community tales


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