Crowdfunding and Fundraising in schools with Crowdrise

A large part of education and non-profit organizations is fund raising.  There never seems to be enough funding for the various activities and causes that we'd all like to support.  Every independent and public school is always looking for help with raising funds, and sometimes the students are the ones who step up and make the magic happen.

Enter Carissa Peck.  She has created a BLOG in which she discusses and even gives some really great suggestions on how to fundraise for your class.  And not just fundraise, but get the students involved and invested in their own funding.  She focuses on the idea that fundraising, whether it be for your class or some other organization, is something that you can do from anywhere at anytime.  It isn't an activity that needs to be confined to within the classroom, and it need not be something that is done for the edification of the teacher -- that it should be done for the cause.

The entire project came about because of a high school Speech class in San Diego, California.  Carissa talks about using online tools such as YouTube and CrowdRise to create a public presence for your fundraising and even gives some great examples of CrowdRIse done right!

Check out Carissa's BLOG and learn a thing or two about fundraising with your class, not because of it.


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Bruce has worked in educational technology for over 18 years and has implemented several 1:1/BYOD programs.  He also has served as a classroom teacher in Computer Science, History and English classes.  Bruce is the author of five books: Sands of Time, Towering Pines Volume One:Room 509, The Star of Christmas, Philadelphia Story: A Lance Carter Detective Novel and The Insider's Story: A Lance Carter Detective Novel.  Follow Bruce's Novel releases by subscribing to his FREE newsletter!

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