Dealing with Upset Parents in School Fundraisers | Tips and Strategies

[byrd1956]

I agree w/Coleen, (don’t forward w/o permission) & w/Debbie (maybe giving her a chance to open her home to friends and family that would like to support the school). As legacypc46 said, it is community service on your part; you are donating your time and money to help. If your child also attends the school, you have the connection of being supportive parents . The whole student body benefits from any fund-raisers the school has whether the individual student participate or not. (If they are raising money for a guest speaker, dance, etc. will the parent of the non-participating student want their child excluded from the benefits? So, respond to her e-mail with a phone call. Don’t ignore her . Although I hate having to talk directly w/someone so negative it would be better than an e-mail. Write out a script and keep the tone of your voice positive. Make it short and sweet. robyn

 

[byrd1956]

I agree w/Coleen, (don’t forward w/o permission) & w/Debbie (maybe giving her a chance to open her home to friends and family that would like to support the school). As legacypc46 said, it is community service on your part; you are donating your time and money to help. If your child also attends the school, you have the connection of being supportive parents . The whole student body benefits from any fund-raisers the school has whether the individual student participates or not. (If they are raising money for a guest speaker, dance, etc. will the parent of the non-participating student want their child excluded from the benefits? So, respond to her e-mail with a phone call. Don’t ignore her . Although I hate having to talk directly w/someone so negative it would be better than an e-mail. Write out a script and keep the tone of your voice positive. Make it short and sweet. robyn
whoops! just realized I had been away from my computer too long and didn't realize there were 2 other pages to this! If you get the e-mail returned, try calling.