# Sharing ideas online

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/05/14/sharing-ideas-online/
- Published: 1998-05-14T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Supporting local volunteer groups in their fundraising can be a difficult task for
professional fundraisers. Volunteer fundraisers need information, advice and regular
encouragement. The Parent Teachers Association in the US experimented with using
the Internet last December as part of their efforts to support local fundraising
groups.
Two regional directors of the PTA “chatted” online with volunteers from 
around the country. Participants asked for advice on a range of issues, including
responsible fundraising, approaching local businesses, events held during class 
time, competing with other high school societies, and event insurance.

The chat took place on Children First, the Web site of the National PTA and the 
transcript has been [published](http://www.pta.org/nycu/fundchat.htm).

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