Fight the Fundraising Blues
You decide to take your children to the nearby playground for a picnic and a great family outing. After finding everyone’s shoes and packing the extra napkins to catch the spills that are likely to oc…
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Fundraising Action Plan
(Oh the possibilities, when we visited with Jeromy Morningstar, he asked if he could take a different twist to the story idea. We agreed. Here is what he wrote.) Kate’s Kause (www.kateskause.com…
Keeping the Fun in Fundraising
We all know that fundraising can be one of the hardest parts of bringing your play space into being. Here are a few companies that can likely help out…
Fundraising... It's a Business Decision
We hear about illegal fundraising activity in the political system, and it seems there are quite a few rules they have to play by in that arena. But what about raising funds for the playground? What a…
Fundraising for the Playground at Tautphaus Park
Here is how it all started. A few summers ago, I went out on-site to talk with the local Parks and Recreation director, Dave Christiansen, and shoot some photos of a playground the city was resurfacin…
Auction Fundraising
You've probably tried everything from cookie dough to selling discount cards to raise funds for your play space. They may have worked wonderfully, or maybe they weren't exactl…
At the end of the proverbial fundraising rope?
You have had bake sales, sold popcorn, washed cars, hit up all the local businesses for donations and seemingly exhausted all the resources your community has to offer for funds. What do you do next…
Resources for Fundraising
If you are interested in creating a sound garden for your school or neighborhood park, there are different resources out there to help with equipment selection as well as funding. Check with your loc…
Fund-amental Needs
The school playground in my neighborhood was a place to play before, during and after school. If you weren’t there, you were square. Although we didn’t have fancy equipment, the swings, monkey bars, a…
A Gift to the Community by the Community
The unrelenting fundraising efforts of the citizens of Cheyenne, Wyoming paid off big with a beautiful all-inclusive playground designed to be enjoyed by play enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. Th…
Raising Funds for Fun
… some important questions whose answers will help guide the fund-raising efforts (see table below). Based on the answers to these questions, one should be able to formulate a fundraising plan. Questio…
Creative Programs that Ring the Till
Ok. So, you are the new parent group leader for your school and you have been given the charge to raise some funds for a new play structure. Now, what do you do? Well, keep your eye on this column eve…