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What does a school goal across several fundraisers look like?

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This example combines several fundraising activities for one school project using a Raised overall goal. It is an illustrative planning exercise, not a school result. The shared goal communicates linked campaign progress; a separate budget establishes how much remains after supplier bills, fees and other costs.

Set the purpose and campaign plan

Suppose a school needs NZ$5,000 for equipment. Its committee plans one product drive, one sponsored activity and an offline contribution. Confirm that each source is approved for the same purpose and choose a named owner for each activity.

Do not set the product campaign's sales amount as if all of it will fund the project. The product supplier and fulfilment costs must still be paid.

Work through the budget

Illustration: NZ$3,000 in product sales less NZ$2,000 in products and fulfilment leaves NZ$1,000 before payment fees. An athon collects NZ$2,500 before fees and event costs of NZ$400. An offline contribution is NZ$600.

Those figures provide at most NZ$3,700 for the purpose before payment fees or other expenses: NZ$1,000 + NZ$2,100 + NZ$600. The combined gross figures total NZ$6,100, which would overstate available money by NZ$2,400. Use actual fee records to finish the net calculation.

Publish progress without confusing it with profit

Link the relevant Raised campaigns to the overall goal and add genuine offline contributions. The goal uses the totals defined by those campaigns; read the calculation guide and label the public explanation accordingly.

For this example, the school should not say its NZ$5,000 equipment purchase is fully funded solely because gross campaign totals exceed that figure. Explain the remaining cost using the reconciled budget.

  1. Create the project budget and target.
  2. Create separate campaigns with clear purposes.
  3. Link the campaigns to the overall goal.
  4. Record only verified offline contributions.
  5. Compare the public progress with the net budget before committing spending.

Share and report

Use the goal page in newsletters, or embed the progress widget on the school website. A campaign link is still needed when supporters want to order or donate to a particular activity.

Final update template: "Our campaigns recorded [gross total] in sales and donations. After [supplier, event and payment costs], [net amount] is available for [purpose]. We still need [gap], or will use any surplus as described in the campaign."

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