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Board asks staff to tighten controls on third‑party fundraising, add sponsorship language to policy
Summary
Trustees approved adding district sponsorships to the fundraising policy and asked staff to produce a procedure requiring approval, documentation and property ownership rules to address GoFundMe, DonorsChoose and similar campaigns.
Volusia County School Board members discussed proposed edits to Policy 707 to add district sponsorships and asked staff to draft a companion procedure to govern third‑party fundraising and donations.
Sarah Lux, who presented the item, described the policy change as “a simple revision” to add the district to an existing school fundraising policy and to explicitly include sponsorships. Board discussion quickly turned to unregulated online fundraising — examples included GoFundMe pages, Amazon wish lists and Cash App collections — that sometimes produce equipment or donations that lack consistent district oversight.…
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