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| Re: Ethics of Fundraising
Posted by LindaCampbell   on 11/6/2008, 12:26 pm, in reply to "Ethics of Fundraising"
As a fundraiser, I wouldn't touch this.
If the monies were raised and turned over to the studio for either need-based or equal-share distribution, I might allow it. I'd check with my accountant to make sure the studio suffers no liability from the additional funding and I'd check with my attorney to make sure that I hold no responsibility if someone chips a tooth on a brownie.
For a few parents to fund-raise under the guise of supporting the studio while only funding their own child's expenses is not only unethical but probably illegal. I salute their creativity and initiative, but it's misleading and wrong. Technically, money raised under the studio's name should be claimed on your friend's taxes.
If the parents want to fund-raise on little Susie's behalf, they should do exactly that. They should ask friends and family to kick in holiday gifts in the form of money toward her competition fees, costumes, etc.
If I owned a small for-profit business and were trying to help parents raise need-based scholarships there are a couple of ways I'd go about it. I might connect with a local 501(c)(3) and see if they would be interested in a partnership. In my area, we have the XXX School of Performing Arts. I would start there or the local youth theater. My second idea would be to work on some corporate sponsorships.
As far as a fee-- yes. The studio should receive an administration fee between 10% and 15%. She's taking time from the other kids to process the needs of the chosen few.
L
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