It’s 2012. Anyone affiliated with public education . . . knows that last year and this year are game-changers in how we fund public education. Say goodbye to hoagie sales and car washes and hello to big-time fundraising.

via Key to public school funding? How about foundations | PennLive.com.

As budget cuts strain schools across the country, more districts are looking for ways to bring in the big bucks on their own. PTAs, PTOs, and booster clubs may make cash from car washes and catalog sales, but as an administrator, it's time to think on a grander scale. Wouldn't it be nice to have a million dollars for a technology initiative? How about half a mil for an arts program? This doesn't have to be wishful thinking.

via Budget Sinking? Create a Foundation. | Scholastic.com.

Join fellow NJ education foundations and visit us at the New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership Inc. (NJEFP) Annual Conference on Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Princeton.  Learn how local education foundations can provide important educational programs and resources to local schools.  This conference will offer existing, new, and emerging education foundations resources to help education foundations reach their goals.