| The Department of Education has recently issued | | | | each time they shop online. |
| a statement that school boards across the | | | | Online fundraising for schools has become |
| country should plan their budgets at a 10% | | | | increasingly popular in the past few years, |
| decrease for next year. The budget cuts | | | | because schools are now able to earn charitable |
| nationwide will reduce classroom spending in the | | | | donations each time their supporters shop online |
| billions. This massive cut will cause a loss of jobs, | | | | from major merchants like Macys, Wal-Mart, |
| overcrowding in the classrooms, and many school | | | | iTunes, Hotels.com, and more. Some schools have |
| programs to be cut. | | | | earned tens of thousands of dollars each year. |
| The DOE has called on people to look into | | | | Traditional school fundraisers come with a start up |
| massive school fundraising ideas to make up for | | | | cost, whether selling a product, or advertising |
| the budget cuts. Almost every school in the | | | | fundraising events. The new online fundraising |
| county hosts annual fundraising events including | | | | model comes completely free with no startup |
| bake sales, donation cards, car washes and more, | | | | costs or membership fees. |
| but will school fundraising events be enough to | | | | As the educational system looks to the future, it |
| support our schools? | | | | seems they will also have to change their |
| The struggling economy has forced many | | | | fundraising events to bring in more charity |
| spenders to shop online where they can receive | | | | donations. School fundraising is the new key to |
| discount offers and free shipping. This new | | | | our school's success. While car washes and bake |
| shopping trend has caused many schools to lose | | | | sales are still successful, online fundraising has |
| their charitable donations and hinder them even | | | | become the top fundraising for schools, which |
| more. A new fundraising idea is now allowing | | | | thousands have already proved true in the past |
| these online shoppers to support their schools | | | | few years. |