School
Fundraising
Fundraiser
Portraits offers two options for generating funds for your school. Family
Portrait Day (see below) or Traditional
School Portraits (school picture day).
The
Fundraiser Portraits program is well-suited to the fundraising needs
of schools and school groups. The program generally
works as follows: A date or dates to hold the fundraising event are selected.
Sometimes the date coincides with other events held by the school or, perhaps,
a holiday. Sometimes the date does not. To publicize the event, Frank Kavanagh
provides informational material and displays.
Prior to the event, certificates
are made available for sale to parents for a nominal cost (e.g.,
$20.00). Each certificate entitles the bearer to a professional portrait
sitting and an 8x10 color or black & white portrait . A volunteer
or volunteers from your school contact certificate holders and schedule a time
for their sitting. Typically, four to five family sittings are scheduled for
each hour of the event.
Finally, approximately
two weeks later, previews or proofs of the portraits are made available
at the school. At this time families choose their 8x10 portrait,
and place any additional orders they might have.
After all orders
and sales are finalized, the typical school or school group receives
50% of the net profits (that's about 40% of the gross). It's that
simple.
