Originally Posted by Pwyse
Most private schools have people on staff constantly working at raising money. Principals, headmasters, alumni, coaches, booster clubs… raising money to pay for stuff is a 24/365 gig. Tuition doesn’t cover it all usually. The money don’t raise itself. A lot of private school teachers make less than public school teachers and the retirement program usually sucks. Teachers still have to spend a lot of their own money on supplies. There’s not that much of a difference in a lot of them. But the attitude about funds is definitely different.

Morgan Academy got smart with their fundraising. First they use a valuable resource, the land available to them, and have the deer hunt every year. They always dedicate the funds towards a project prior to the hunt and the money goes towards that. In the time I'm familiar with it, they have built a new gymnasium, new computers, library work, etc.. The second smart thing they have done is start a Grands' club. Since Grandparents have more money than parents usually, they have a dedicated program for them to work/donate to the school. I thought that was a great idea.

As far as 1A schools fundraising, I'm constantly giving to my cousins' athletic endeavors at Maplesville. Those athletes and parents work hard at fundraising.

Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.