It s got a funny name and a relatively short history, but scrip fundraising can be a powerful tool. On the way home, you pick up a video and a pizza. Welcome to scrip, a decade-old fundraising concept with roots in California and a large, national future. The concept is simple.
Parents then buy the gift certificates from the school at face value.
The difference in price is kept by the school. And school earnings can really add up. The most successful scrip schools earn hundreds of thousands of dollars per year from scrip. Some quick math is the best way to demonstrate the earning potential of scrip. The school gets a 5 percent discount on grocery scrip.