Fund-raising

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1. Collect the Entire Amount at One Time (preferably beginning of year)

2. Take Your Money to the Bank

3. Charge a Senior Portrait Sitting Fee

4. Help with School Picture Distribution

5. Sell Extra Pictures

6. Earn Desktop Dollars

7. Sell Business and Personal Ads

• sell senior ads!
• survey students to see where they spend their money
• make a hit list to assign businesses to students
• design a call back/reject slip for businesses
• pay commissions for business ads

Rules:

entire class must first sell a minimum

put a time limit on selling ads

money must be collected before any paid out

senior/club ads don’t count in commission

pay commission in $1 bills before winter break

8. Promote Book Sales:

in letter to parents for senior ads
to local doctors/dentists/realtors/graduates - ask them to buy just ONE BOOK for a student who could not otherwise afford one
in spring to ALL students who have not yet purchased a book

9. Put on a Buddy Portrait Day:

order a backdrop from a photo wholesaler or borrow one from local photographer
borrow lighting system from photo class or local photographer
time Portrait Day between deadlinesorder cardboard “frames” for photos
encourage multiple orders
consider digital if you have the equipment - print it all yourself!

10. Throw a Spring Distribution Party:

charge $2 admission
give a coupon for supplement and/or plastic covers/pictures/signing sheets
sell extra books (don’t forget to sell pens too!)
play loud music
line up yearbook parents to chaperone
decorate with hundreds of balloons in school or book colors
hold in a room that will look crowded! (cafeteria/gym)
promote like crazy (flyers/signs/reader board/announcements)
only allow students to pick up book AFTER SCHOOL the next day if they don’t come to the party

created by:
Herff Jones Special Consultant
Kathy Daly, Smoky Hill HS, Colorado
Retired adviser, Overland HS, Colorado

Additional Resource:

KDaly-Fund-raising