I’ve written before that parents shouldn’t take over the fundraising work for their kids' activities. Whether students are selling candy bars, soliciting donations or pitching ad space, there’s a lot of learning that takes place while they’re fundraising.
Seth Godin’s post yesterday shared the same lesson for Girl Scouts:
If you're busy selling your kid's cookies at work in a misguided attempt to raise money for the troop, please don't! It undermines the very point of the exercise, and you'd probably raise more money if you did some freelance work instead. Access to cookies isn't the point, teaching the Scouts to be confident salespeople is.
He’s also got a fantastic selling tip within the post that’s worth the read even if you’re pitching something other than thin mints.