fundraise

Bookmaking is a great class or school project that has the potential for an original fundraising campaign.

The ideal book fundraiser is a compilation of collaborative stories from each class.
This method involves each student in the creation process, creates class comradery and school spirit, and the final product is something that the entire school can be proud of.
Collaboration brings out the individual talents of each class member, creates a social and supportive environment, and produces an exceptional final piece that every member can be proud of.
Collaboration

The collaborative storymaking process
1) Brainstorming & Outlining
2) Writing & Drafting
3) Rereading
4) Revising & Editing
5) Publishing

Example:
Students brainstorm to select the subject for the book and a title.
The class can then developed a plot, an outline, and character sketches.
Class is divided into groups. Each group can be responsible for writing one or more sections, and creating illustrations.
The class can then compile their work for display and critique.
Groups can regroup and work on their revisions.
Class compiles their work for display and final critique.
The book is ready for publishing.

Click here for a sample collaborative process

Sample Topics

Things to remember:

• Maintain consistency throughout your story. Illustrations should be similar in style. Writing “voice” should be indistinguishable from page to page.
• Write for your audience. Create something that your students would enjoy reading, chances are other children would enjoy it as well.
• Consider creating a series, or developing a character that would appeal to your audience in a series of stories.
• If it sounds good use it.
• Worry less about grammar, sentence structure and more about how your characters speak and the flow of the story.
• Find the realism within your story. No matter how unbelievable if there is something that is real (the weather, the days of the week, an individual) the story will be far more believable.

Select a package that would best suit the needs of your fundraiser.
Base your selection on:

• amount of content your group is able to provide
• price point your market will pay
• volume you can expect to sell
• profit goals

We offer four base packages at different price points.
Get a 20% discount by ordering before digitally published.
Customizing can be done as well if clients want more than 160 pages.
Contact us to discuss options.

With every package YOU make a percentage of the list price:
100 orders = 5% to YOU
500 orders = 10% to YOU
1000 orders = 15% to YOU
2500 orders = 20% to YOU
over 5000 orders = 25% to YOU

	The Picturebook Package 32 pages + full colour saddlestitch cover + ISBN • Large illustrations with complimentary text • One story Full Colour– List Price $16.99/Your preorder Price $13.59 Black on White– List Price $12.99/Your preorder Price $10.39
	The Storybook Package Full colour perfect bound cover + ISBN • Equal amount of text and illustrations • Bold colours • Multiple stories 80 pages–Full Colour– List Price $39.99/Your preorder Price $31.99 80 pages–Black on White– List Price $24.99/Your preorder Price $19.99 160 pages–Full Colour– List Price $49.99/Your preorder Price $39.99 160 pages–Black on White– List Price $29.99/Your preorder Price $23.99
	The Narrative Package Full colour perfect bound cover + ISBN • Mostly text • Can include simple line drawings 80 pages–Black on White– List Price $24.99/Your preorder Price $19.99 160 pages–Black on White– List Price $22.99/Your preorder Price $18.39
	The Graphic Novel Package Full colour perfect bound cover + ISBN • graphic novel or comic format • line drawings 80 pages–Full Colour– List Price $39.99/Your preorder Price $31.99 80 pages–Black on White– List Price $26.99/Your preorder Price $21.59 160 pages–Full Colour– List Price $49.99/Your preorder Price $39.99 160 pages–Black on White– List Price $29.99/Your preorder Price $23.99

The final digital book will be available for orders online for a period of 2 weeks.
Clients will be encouraged to solicit and take orders as well.
Incentives are in place to encourage large orders within the 2 week period.
A minimum order of 100 books must be made to complete the manufacturing. Incentives are in place to reach maximum numbers in orders in the form of higher percentage of revenue for clients.

Clients can earn even more revenue if they preorder books for a 20% discount, then resell directly to customers as well as earn their Royalty Commission.

Tips to successful fundraising

Promote your book. Even while students are writing it, the excitement of students in the creative process will shift onto their family and friends.

Enlist help from older students or parent volunteers. Typing, scanning, photographing, assembling, editing.

Keep your sales team excited about selling with assemblies, posters, and announcements.

Have a “book launch” invite parents and the community to the event. Decorate with the original artwork. Why not host an art auction for pure profit. Have forms and volunteers ready to take any book orders.

Advertise throughout your community, ask to put up posters in local businesses, or hand out flyers in busy community areas.

Enlist parent and student volunteers as organizers and salespersons.

Send emails with a quick note about what your organization is doing be sure to include a link to your book

Never let students sell door to door. Have them list out all their family members, friends and neighbours that they can safely sell to.