fund raising

Beginning by painting his dog with tiger stripes, ten-year-old Ollie embarks on a series of sometimes disastrous moneymaking ventures to raise funds on behalf of wildlife preservation.

The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys compete and then join forces in a quest to earn money for the local hospital and the privilege of choosing how to participate in the annual Buckman, West Virginia, Strawberry Festival.

Explains what fund-raising is and why it is done, looks at fund-raising methods, discusses charities, volunteers, the role of the media, and local, national, and international fund-raising, and offers suggestions on how kids can raise funds for their schools. Includes examples from real life, fact boxes, and activities.

When Jenny and her rival Addie make a bet that each girl will raise more money than the other at their middle school fund-raising carnival, both girls hope that the new cool girl will help by joining their group.

Explains how to acquire grant money, covering how to find grants, use a funding plan, get information on foundations and corporations, meet review criteria of government and other grants, write the various parts of the grant application, and follow up.

When thirteen-year-old Avery LaDuke is put in charge of the eighth-grade charity project, an online matchmaking service, and tampers with the program to try to match her new stepsister and best friend, Blake, with the most popular boy in school, things quickly go awry.

Monica and her friends help raise money for hungry horses, but worry inter-school rivalries will sabotage their work.

When thirteen-year-old Avery LaDuke is put in charge of the eighth-grade charity project, an online matchmaking service, and tampers with the program to try to match her new stepsister and best friend, Blake, with the most popular boy in school, things quickly go awry.

After mistakenly helping a con man run off with the proceeds from a magic lantern show intended for the school library, Sara takes it upon herself to raise the money again.