Corporate & Community Group Donations
Corporate and community group donations are an increasingly sought after funding channel for both public and private schools. This is especially true when government and foundation grant money is not available for the particular needs of your school. When this is the case the best course of action is often to go directly to businesses and community groups and request donations. If a school is successful often times not only does the school receive thousands of dollars in money and materials but also hundreds of hours of volunteer labor. Many businesses and community groups are anxious to get involved with schools because of the positive publicity it brings. Unfortunately, most schools do not know how to approach them to request these donations.
The best place to start is with your students. Are there students at your school whose parents are executives at local businesses or members of community groups? If so, this is a great place to start your search for corporate and community group donations. If not, do you know of a business or a community group in your area that has a giving program? If neither of these are the case we can do the research necessary to locate corporations and community groups with giving programs in your area.
The realty is the right series of letters, phone calls, and presentations can reap thousands of dollars for your school or district. But, if you do not know the right techniques you will not be successful in garnering donations. We can help you obtain these valuable donations.