Spirit wear fundraisingHow a Spirit Wear Fundraiser Actually WorksTwo different things get called a spirit wear fundraiser, and they carry completely different risk. Here is what each one actually involves, and how the money is worked out.Fundraising, spirit wear and the paperwork nobody explains
Practical guides for booster clubs, athletic directors and treasurers: fundraising that does not burn out volunteers, spirit wear stores, and the compliance nobody explains.
Spirit wear fundraisingHow a Spirit Wear Fundraiser Actually WorksTwo different things get called a spirit wear fundraiser, and they carry completely different risk. Here is what each one actually involves, and how the money is worked out.
Fundraising ideasBooster Club Fundraising Ideas, Ranked by What They Cost Your VolunteersMost fundraising lists rank ideas by how much they raise. That is the wrong axis. Here is the same set of ideas scored on the resource you are actually short of: people.
Vendor selectionHow to Choose a Spirit Wear Vendor: 18 Questions to Ask FirstVendor quotes in this category are almost impossible to compare, because everyone describes their percentage differently. These are the questions that make them comparable.
Vendor selectionOnline Team Store vs Bulk Spirit Wear Order: Which One Your Club Should RunA bulk order shows a bigger margin on paper. The comparison only works if you also price the sizes you never sell, the hours spent sorting, and the cash the club fronts.
Spirit wear fundraisingWhat Actually Sells in a School Spirit Wear StoreMost underperforming spirit wear stores have too many products, not too few. Here is how to build a tight range around the people who are actually buying.
Store marketingHow to Promote a School Spirit Wear Store So It Actually SellsA store nobody is reminded about sells almost nothing. Here is the launch sequence, the calendar of legitimate reasons to message families, and the consent rules to get right first.
Athletic departmentAthletic Department Fundraising When the Budget Gets CutFourteen teams running fourteen fundraisers is not a fundraising strategy. It is fourteen fundraisers competing for the same families. Here is the department-level alternative.
Treasurer & complianceThe Booster Club Treasurer's Guide: Controls, Calendar and the HandoverYou were elected because you came to the meeting. Here is the handover checklist, the six controls that matter, and the one common practice that puts a club's tax exemption at risk.
Treasurer & complianceDo Booster Clubs Have to File Taxes? A Plain Guide to the Annual ReturnTax-exempt and filing-exempt are different things. Here is which return your club owes, when, and what actually happens if it has been missed.
Treasurer & complianceSales Tax on Spirit Wear and Fundraiser MerchandiseFederal tax exemption says nothing about sales tax. Here is why the two are unrelated, how the state patterns differ, and the one question to settle before a store launches.
Vendor selectionWho Owns Your School's Logo? Permission Before You PrintThe approval nobody asks for until the shirts are printed. Who actually owns the mark, why the district and not the school is usually the answer, and the borrowed-logo problem that gets stores shut down.
Fundraising ideasPTO or Booster Club? Who Should Run the Spirit Wear StoreTwo groups at one school, both able to sell spirit wear, and one store worth more than two. How to decide who holds it, and what happens to the money either way.Enough reading. What would your club raise?
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