If you’ve ever thought about starting a basketball booster club, but aren’t sure if it’s worth the time and effort, you’ve come to the right place. A high school or middle school basketball booster club can have a profound impact on your student, team, school, and community, helping them flourish in ways you may not have considered. Here are just a few of the positive impacts a sports booster club can make….
Booster club tax preparation is an important part of properly maintaining your booster club. Preparing taxes for booster clubs can be a little tricky as there are more forms and information than a standard personal tax return. This is a big reason why it is important to hire a professional IRS tax preparation service to do the reports on behalf of the organization, to ensure that it is being done correctly….
A booster club annual checklist could be exactly what your group needs to start the new year off on the right foot. As the New Year arrives, you often see last-minute scrambles to get documents in order, high hopes for the New Year, and the promises to be better organized and well managed throughout the year. With the proper planning, it can be!…
Another club activity that can help students to become successful adults is the Model United Nations (MUN). This is an activity which can provide a large list of benefits that can help students to succeed in their life, education, and future careers. With the support of a Model UN Booster Club, it offers an environment in which students can learn about new topics such as current issues, problem-solve and work together to find fitting solutions. …
It happened. Your fifteen year old daughter came home and announced she wants to join the theater program at school. You nod in a way you hope looks encouraging while your mind fills with visions of shabby high schoolers slumped on a grungy stage, and your daughter sporting a nondescript costume that has been used since the 70s to represent A Beaver, Second Candlestick, and Juliet Capulet. You think: As long as this is just for fun in high school and doesn’t have her packing up for Los Angeles after graduation. …
Having a booster club website is a must. Your website is your connection to the world when you can’t connect in person.
Your booster club website is how you will offer information about your vision, goals and mission. It is where you will provide news and updates regarding your programs and events. And it is also a place where you can conduct marketing activities for your group and collect money….
Booster clubs rely on financial contributions to maintain their daily operations and to help the student programs that they support. There are many different ways that booster clubs can accept payments including cash, check and virtual funds. Being able to accept credit card payments is another excellent way of diversifying the booster clubs funds and increase financial possibilities….
Booster club members put in a lot of time and effort into fundraising activities. The actual event is the result of months of meetings, delegating tasks, recruiting volunteers, and implementing the details to produce a flawless event that raises a lot of money. At the conclusion of an event, you want to share the highlights to those who could not attend, and a great way to do that is via a slew of great booster club video editing apps available. If the school’s football team makes it to the playoffs and your booster club captures touchdowns and fans cheering, you want a video to share those special moments!…
The start of a new school year arouses excitement and nervousness among students and school administrators about the prospects of what lie ahead. Booster club members know well this means new faces in the roles of club governance too. Here are a few ideas about what to consider when your booster club leadership transition occurs that will help you plan and promote for success.
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While gaining a non-profit status is a rather straightforward process, maintaining and keeping it can prove to be more difficult. There are many nonprofit laws in place that a group must follow. A non-profit organization can lose non-profit status if they don’t follow the rules and nonprofit guides. These rules are set in place by the IRS and outlined in the 501(c)(3) documents you must follow as a nonprofit.
Booster clubs have nonprofit status because they are a charitable organization not looking to profit off of their financial gains. A Booster club’s nonprofit status can be removed if there are any nonprofit company mistakes, which is why this a great reason to keep booster club management up to date on the rules and guides. That way, nothing risks your current booster club status with the IRS. The following outline some of the more common ways that a booster club could lose it’s non-profit status.
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