Post by hsrose on May 8, 2017 11:17:30 GMT -6
How are fundraisers handled at your place? Any approvals required?
The first school I was at all organizations had to get specific approval to conduct any type of fundraising activity. The activities had to be written up using their standard planning form and submitted to the ASB for approval. You also had to do the follow-up to show how things had done vs. the plan. And the coaches were not allowed to work with cash/checks, had to have someone approved by the ASB to handle the cash. The ASB leadership, school administration, and AD all knew about all the fundraisers that were being done, amounts, good/bad, all that.
School now I just talked with the AD (his response is quoted below) and he has no idea what the teams are doing. So no controls of any type are in place. He got a call this weekend from a parent of an incoming freshmen that was participating in our email beg-a-thon. He had no idea what we were doing, the specifics, etc., so he came by and asked me what we were doing.
My take is that somebody, somewhere should be aware of what is going on. Maybe not to the extent of the 1st school but shouldn't somebody somewhere should be aware of this? I don't mind being able to setup what I want, but there is no oversight here at all.
What are the steps you have to take to get a fundraiser ok'd?
The first school I was at all organizations had to get specific approval to conduct any type of fundraising activity. The activities had to be written up using their standard planning form and submitted to the ASB for approval. You also had to do the follow-up to show how things had done vs. the plan. And the coaches were not allowed to work with cash/checks, had to have someone approved by the ASB to handle the cash. The ASB leadership, school administration, and AD all knew about all the fundraisers that were being done, amounts, good/bad, all that.
School now I just talked with the AD (his response is quoted below) and he has no idea what the teams are doing. So no controls of any type are in place. He got a call this weekend from a parent of an incoming freshmen that was participating in our email beg-a-thon. He had no idea what we were doing, the specifics, etc., so he came by and asked me what we were doing.
I don’t have a list, but some of the other sports sell fireworks. Also some teams have had spaghetti dinners. The fancloth company was used by Boys Soccer and Girls Basketball last year. Gordon used to have a Super Bowl Party where people would buy the squares that would also include dinner. They would have it at the gun club and it turned into an all day social with other prizes given.
My take is that somebody, somewhere should be aware of what is going on. Maybe not to the extent of the 1st school but shouldn't somebody somewhere should be aware of this? I don't mind being able to setup what I want, but there is no oversight here at all.
What are the steps you have to take to get a fundraiser ok'd?