While we cannot guarantee results (legal disclaimer), I can tell you that the first time I ran this two-week fundraising event at my children’s 200-student elementary school, we raised just over $13,000 and had expenses of around $300. And schools around the country have had similar results. Here are just a few::

• 900 students raised $47,194
• 160 students raised approximately $8,500
• 300 students raised approximately $5,000 (when they ran it for just 1 week instead of 2)

We are anticipating that the school would allow you to use their photocopier, so we are not including this as an expense. In the guide, I’ve included a detailed list of the items I spent money on the year I ran an academic spelling challenge. Some of these purchases were for envelopes, pens, small prizes, sign, and popsicles.

This training guide is 52 pages. The first 21 pages are the detailed instructions. The remaining pages consist of letters, promotional material, pledge form, printable prizes, signs, and games. Use them all or just a few.

No. Since the guide is delivered to you electronically as a PDF file, there is no shipping fee. Once you place your order (via PayPal), you will receive an email receipt with the digital PDF file to download.

An Academic Challenge can be run any time during the school year, but we suggest planning it as the first fundraiser of the school year in early Fall and plan to have it as the biggest fundraiser of the year. That way you can advertise that if you meet your fundraising goal, you will have fewer or no more fundraisers for the rest of the school year (like we did!).

The Academic Challenge is more than a fundraiser, it is a marketing program intended to help elementary schools to better plan, market, and implement most any elementary school fundraiser. For this reason and because it is a digital program to which you will receive immediate access, I offer a limited return policy.

I am confident that if you follow the program as outlined in the Academic Challenge ebook and appendix, this fundraiser will result in profits many, many times over.  However, if you follow all of the steps I have outlined in the program and your elementary school does not receive pledges equal to at least $500, then you could request a refund of your purchase. This is a really low threshold to meet, the program is actually designed for you to raise around $12,000 for every 200 students.

Request for refund must be made in writing to EntriWays [contact HERE] within 90 days of purchase. You will need to show proof that you ran the program as I’ve outlined with a minimum of 100 students and your results.

I want you to be successful when you run the Challenge and that’s why I’ve included the option for you to purchase separately as many 20-minute calls with me as you need to answer your questions.

It’s possible to run a similar event, but it will never be the same. My Academic Challenge fundraiser includes 80+ hours of planning, 20+ years of marketing experience, real-life testing in elementary schools, letters, templates, signs, prizes, prize ideas, calendars, and more. It’s basically a plug-and-play fundraiser where all of the planning has been done for you. I liken it to planning an auction; unless you’ve attended several successful auctions yourself or sought the advice of someone who has, there are so many details that could be missed. 

So, for a small, one-time investment compared to the potential thousands of dollars you could raise, why not bypass all of the legwork – I’ve already done it for you.

I included a ton of information in this guide. Probably more than you need. I literally spelled out the event step by step so it’s easy to follow, including daily calendars (one for your students and a more detailed one for your parent volunteers).

If you have a quick question, feel free to email me HERE.

If you would still like to talk on the phone, talk through the process, ask questions, or brainstorm, then I’m happy to be available for 15-20 minute consultations. You can purchase a phone consultation HERE.

Entri Ways has provided you with ideas for planning an event. While this ebook provides you with a plan for 200 students to obtain $12,000 in pledges, actual amounts obtained by the students may be either more or less. While we believe this fundraiser to be very easy to organize and highly profitable, we must state that these are the opinions of Entri Ways and it’s publisher. We have tested this fundraiser and proven it’s potential; however, we must also state that dollar amounts and percentages are examples and estimates and are not guaranteed. Expenses are projected and intended to be minimal.