
Fundraising 101 for School
Creative Ways to Boost Your School's Income
SEMINAR BRIEF
Struggling with tight budgets? This session offers creative and practical approaches to fundraising that will help you tap into new revenue streams. Learn how to structure fundraising campaigns, engage your community, and ensure transparency throughout the process. You'll leave with innovative ideas and a clear plan for income generation.
IN THIS SEMINAR WE EXPLORE
Key strategies for creating successful school fundraising campaigns.
Tips for engaging the community and securing support for school initiatives.
Methods to diversify funding sources beyond traditional avenues.
Techniques for organising events that attract donors and build goodwill.
Guidelines for transparent reporting on fundraising outcomes.
TAKE HOME POINTS
Fundraising ideas, community engagement strategies, tools for accountability in income generation.
THIS SESSION IS FOR SCHOOL BUSINESS LEADERS WHO
Want new ways to generate income beyond traditional funding sources.

Andrew Blench
About the speaker
Andrew has been a school business professional since 2003, working mainly in secondary schools during that period. In 2016 he set up his consultancy company School Business Partner, which works with schools and trusts in the areas of financial effectiveness, leadership and management training and school governance.
Since 2016 he has worked in all settings, has been an SRMA and a facilitator/assessor/coach for the SBM Diploma. He delivers online training and is a regular writer and speaker for EdExec. One of his favourite quotes is 'The best way to predict the future is to create it'.
He also believes that chocolate can make most things seem better!