subject: Dance Fundraiser: Make It A Learning Experience For Students [print this page] Dance Fundraiser: Make It A Learning Experience For Students
A dance fundraiser or any other type of fundraising activity cannot only serve the purpose of raising money but as well as act as a learning experience for people especially for young students. A lot of people have now realized that letting kids take part in fundraisers will help them learn things that they will never grasp inside the four corners of their classroom. Through fundraising activities, students will become more responsible. In addition, they will also become more knowledgeable of the value of money and the importance of spending it wisely.
If you're a teacher, you're not only responsible to transfer academic knowledge to students but as well as life lessons, which will be of great help in preparing the youth for the tough challenges of life. Through a dance fundraiser, you can tech your students the different aspects of organization; managing money carefully or proper budgeting; handling a small business; entrepreneurialism; public speaking; advertising; teamwork; and graphic design. There are lot of fundraiser ideas out there but not all of them can be managed into a good learning experience for students. Let us take a look at some of the best things you can implement if you want to raise money while teaching your students some really valuable lessons. First in line is setting up a fundraising shop. This is good to implement for a lollipop, pancake breakfast, beef snack, and candy bar sales fundraiser. This will expose your students to the essentials of planning and setting up a business.
You need to discuss the various steps of setting up a business shop, such as setting or deciding on business hours opening and closing time); selecting the best products to offer your customers; choosing a proper location for your shop; advertising your business; and handling sales. Allow your students to handle all of these things on their own. You can just act as a guide to them in case they have some questions or confusions. Encourage every single person in your team to contribute ideas that they think will be of great help for the business plan.
Get your students involved in advertising. There are multiple ways to advertise a fundraising campaign. Some of these ways include posters, press releases, flyers, and web posts. When you prepare advertising materials, make sure that you go through all of the essential part. For instance, if you're going to make a poster, you need to cover the who, what, when, where, why, and how of your fundraising campaign. The "who" refers to the people who will be running the fundraiser. The "what" refers to the type of fundraising campaign you will be having. The "when" refers to the exact date as to when you'll be doing your campaign. The "where" refers to your location. The "why" refers to the reason why you need to raise money. Lastly, the "how" refers to the way in which people can support your cause (i.e. buying your products, attending your event).
Lastly, teach your students the sales aspect of the fundraiser by helping them formulate a good sales script and teaching them the proper way of approaching and talking to a customer.
