How to generate additional revenue for both primary and high schools in Australia. Begins with an overview on basic things to take into consideration, before suggesting 3 overarching strategies: making use of the P&C, physical and human resources. Please contact me with any questions: s.sloan@griffith.edu.au

1. GENERATING ADDITIONAL SOURCES
OF REVENUE
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19TH, 2014
PRESENTED BY SARAH SLOAN
PHD CANDIDATE IN MARKETING AT GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
S.SLOAN@GRIFFITH.EDU.AU

2. AGENDA
• Why you need to source additional revenue streams
• How do you do this?
• 3 strategies for generating additional income
• Things to consider
• Question time

3. WHY?
• Fundraising is everyone’s responsibility!
• Not only the responsibility of the BSM or P&C to generate
ideas.
• Can be included as a brainstorm session on teacher PD
sessions, pupil free days etc

4. HOW?
• Strategies will differ from primary and high schools
• Dependant upon the resources you have – be creative
with what you have
• What untapped resources do you have?
• Think outside the box – be creative, and think differently
• Work heavily with the P & C

5. IDEALLY….
• Easy to set up
• Spread the responsibility
• Ongoing, with limited time investment
• Cheap/free to establish
• Easy to maintain
• Uses the resources you already have

6. STRATEGY 1.
Create a fundraising plan with the P & C
• Ensure the P&C are working towards the same goals as
the school
• Have an easy to answer poll on your website/by SMS,
where parents can easily vote on or suggest fundraising
ideas
• Focus on building connections in the local community

7. STRATEGY 2.
Use Physical Resources
• Do you hire out any unused venues on school grounds?
• Eg. Gym for sporting events/activities (Zumba, karate)
• Eg. Classrooms for small tutoring groups eg. Tuition
Fruiting/similar
• Eg. Classrooms to local TAFEs?
• Eg. Library for mums & bubs groups?
• Eg. Performing arts/gym for awards nights for local sporting
teams?
• Eg. Performing arts venues for local theatre groups?
• Advertise that you have space for rent in local newspapers and
on school noticeboards. Incorporate this into your online
newsletter

8. STRATEGY 3.
Use your human resources
• Students are an untapped resource
• Often enjoy getting involved in business ideas
• Particularly relevant for high schools
• Eg. Can your business students work together to develop
an ongoing retail entity within the school? Can you turn
this into a competition?
• Eg. Catering students organise a Mothers day brunch
• Eg. Manual arts students create small items to be sold at
the local markets
• Eg. Art students create works (eg clay items) to be sold at
local markets

9. STRATEGY 3 CONTINUED.
Eg. Agriculture students cultivate plants for sale in a school
nursery?
Eg. Science students grow vegetables and fruits to be used
by hospitality students in class.

10. THINGS TO CONSIDER
• How can you tie this into the curriculum?
• How can you spread the responsibility?
• Can you work with a nearby partner/feeder school?
• Eg. High school wood work students create small items to
be sold at Fathers day markets at the local primary school

11. QUESTION TIME

12. THANK YOU
Please feel free to contact me with any questions:
s.sloan@griffith.edu.au