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School fundraisers a la eBay

March 26, 2008 10:28 AM PDT – Posted by Jonathan Skillings

It's as much a part of the school experience as homework, cliques, and senioritis: the fund-raiser. In the Internet era, however, things aren't what they used to be: the quest for funds to supplement the never-quite-enough out of state and city coffers is no longer limited to car washes and bake sales. Nowadays, booster groups and administrators are turning to online auctions--$275 for a private pole-dancing lesson, anyone?--with the potential to rake in more than ever before and to avoid too-blatant competition among neighbors.

Read more at The Boston Globe: "Boosters turning to online auctions"

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by kieranmullen March 26, 2008 4:48 PM
Too bad ebay doesn't eliminate fees for charities. Ebay is always sure to get their cut even though their cost to proviide the service is almost nothing.

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