My
name is Jim Berigan and I am the managing editor of Top School
Fundraisers. Our single goal is to connect schools with great
fundraising ideas. If you'd like to know more about school fundraising,
I'd like to encourage you to sign up to receive our bi-weekly
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I have been writing for Top School Fundraisers since January
of 2008. Before that, I worked as a private elementary school
principal in Gaylord, Michigan. During my tenure, I was involved
in many of the same fundraising activities that you have tried
at your school - auctions, golf outings, bake sales, you name
it. I struggled to attract volunteers and had to deal with a sluggish
economy complicating our fundraising efforts.
My personal goal is to sift through all that I have learned and
experienced and frame it in a way that is helpful to others who
are engaged in trying to help our kids get a dynamic and thorough
education. Nothing frustrated me more than when we had to cut
a program or a teacher because of a lack of funds. I hate to see
kids hurt like that.
So, I gladly welcome and invite you to not only start keeping
up with our regularly updated blog
and to also take a few minutes to go back and read some of the
posts from the first part of this year. We've got some helpful
advice in our archives. We hope you take full advantage of everything
at Top School Fundraisers.