Project Grants

Local community foundations and non-profit groups on a state and national level often fund school projects like the legacy tile wall that we offer at Art To Remember (www.arttoremember.com). You may want to consider a theme for the wall, such as nutrition or health, in order to appeal to a particular group’s objectives. Most organizations require a brief letter with school information, project overview and a detailed explanation of costs. Additional information on grants and other fundraising topics can be found at Tony Poderis' website (www.raise-funds.com/library.html).

These special projects can often dovetail with a more conventional fundraising activity and serve to generate excitement and spur participation.

What's the Point?

It is easy to get wrapped up in the mechanics and financials of a fundraising project and lose focus. We should never get off track and set the tone that we are fundraising for the sake of raising money. There must always be a theme that sets the tone for what we do.

In school art fundraising, as an example, our purpose should be to encourage participation in the arts, foster interest in the arts, bolster the childrens' self-esteem and create special memory moments that can be enjoyed twenty or thirty years later when the money is long gone and forgotten.

Plan your Fundraising

Here is a site where you can see the details of creating a fundraising plan.

http://www.chetaev.com/developing-a-fundraising-plan.php