Top 5 fundraising tips for schools

1. Tell all your school's constituents about your new Justgiving service — teachers, parents, pupils, governors, alumni, the local community. Publicise the service in the local media and in school and alumni newsletters. Appeal for donations and ask people to consider participating in a sponsored event to raise funds.
2. Put a prominent link to your donate facility on your school's website so everyone that visits your site can quickly and easily donate if they want to. Check out the great donate button on this school website.
3. Engage your pupils by asking them to come up with great fundraising ideas and encouraging them to build their own online fundraising pages in IT lessons or in their own time.
4. Tell your donors what a donation will buy. It's much more compelling to say "£30 buys a new school desk" than it is to ask for funds for general use.
5. Ask existing donors to switch to giving online. Most will be happy to if you explain that it saves you time and costs if they donate through Justgiving.