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Originally Posted by GBM2013
So pretty much, ever since my team started 3 years ago, the school we're based at hasn't let us do anything to raise money other than get sponsors. And, their reasoning for this, is that they don't want us taking money away from the school. But, every other club (trust me, we've checked) is able to raise all the money they want and we're kind of just sitting here like...what? Not fair! But yeah, I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts on that was. And if they have any solutions to this issue. Thanks!
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Our district considered a new fundraising policy that would have negatively impacted us more than it would have impacted some of the other groups that do fundraising in more traditional ways. We sent feedback through the administration and the union, and I know that other groups also sent feedback. They ended up adopting a policy that made a lot more sense than the original proposal. That's the way you'd like to see things work out if people are reasonable.
I've focused our team on fundraising that doesn't compete with other groups: LED Lightbulb sales and robotics camps. When you offer something that other groups aren't doing, it becomes more difficult to argue that you're taking away somebody else's fundraising ability.
If your district has a policy that hurts the team, the best thing you can do is to educate everybody (administration, board, parents, etc) about all of the great things FIRST can do so they will be on your side. Have parents advocate for your team; the administrators and board members will tend to listen to what the parents have to say.