chunes@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe USA spends $15k/student annually which is 30% higher than the global median. Why do U.S. schools have "fundraisers" where kids are incentivized to sell stuff to people?message-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1198
arrow-up1198message-squareThe USA spends $15k/student annually which is 30% higher than the global median. Why do U.S. schools have "fundraisers" where kids are incentivized to sell stuff to people?chunes@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoPSA, whenever someone asks you to buy something for a fundraiser just donate instead. Especially if you don’t want what they’re selling. They’ll get 100% of that instead of like… I honestly don’t even know, but it can’t be more than 25%.
minus-squareshaggyb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year ago30-50% if its an actual physical item is pretty normal. If it’s something like a discount card or coupon book, profit approaches 90%.
PSA, whenever someone asks you to buy something for a fundraiser just donate instead. Especially if you don’t want what they’re selling. They’ll get 100% of that instead of like… I honestly don’t even know, but it can’t be more than 25%.
30-50% if its an actual physical item is pretty normal. If it’s something like a discount card or coupon book, profit approaches 90%.