Big No? Utahns Who Bring Child’s Fundraiser To Work

This Is the Time of Year for Fundraisers 

Here they come. Every ring of your doorbell could be a young child on your doorstep telling you the story of their fundraising goal. There are cards, car washes, and candy bars piling up on your counter. This is only one side of it. 

As a parent, your children will get an opportunity to help raise money for the school with prizes for how well they do. If your child plays sports, there will be many times they will need to bring in dollars for competitions and gear.  

You want your child to learn about money and the value of helping out in a good cause. There are skills that can be learned like goal setting and presenting yourself to the public. But honestly, asking for money is not fun to do.  

Who Is It Appropriate to Ask for Money and Where Does it Cross a Line? 

These school fundraisers raise questions about where it is appropriate to raise money. Grandparents are fine and close relatives seem appropriate. It may change your relationship, but close friends usually don’t mind. 

If your child is ambitious, they can try their luck going door to door and talking to strangers. The other possibility is all those great people you hang out with at the water cooler. Should you ask your co-workers to donate? 

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Most people say bringing your kids fundraiser to work is a hard no. It makes things awkward for those you work with and creates resentment. Some experts say you can if you get approval from your boss to leave a flyer or box explaining what your child is doing and the ability to donate only if they want. 

If you do raise money from co-workers, you need to reciprocate. They have kids and probably have one of their own. Mutually helping will lessen the resentment.  

Don’t Miss Out on an Opportunity 

If you are the one being asked for money I would recommend donating if you can. It will create good feelings all around. My son was trying to sell cards for football, and it was really stressing him out. He had only sold one to a relative and I bought one. Everyone else had turned him down. 

That was when my brother John, who will probably be mad at me for telling this story, bought all his remaining cards. It was a stunning moment for my son and melted the hearts of his parents. Moments like that change people.