School fundraisers have gotten really complicated in the digital age. They were always a hassle, with kids (or, rather, their parents) being asked to hit up family friends to buy candy bars, wrapping paper, or holiday baskets.

But now a digital component has made the whole thing incredibly overwhelming. Families are sending texts, e-blasts, and constant reminders to their entire network to donate, buy, and help the kid raise funds and thereby win prizes.

Dad in Michigan shares school’s extremely surprising fundraising strategy

Dan Reese recently took to X to share the flyer his daughter brought home from Saline Middle School.

The copy gets right to the point: “This fundraiser is in lieu of sending students home with the task of selling door-to-door, collecting money, and delivering goods.”

The half-sheet of paper then asks parents for a simple donation, the size of which reflects how relieved they are not to have to deal with all of the usual hassle.

For $10, Mom and Dad get out of baking anything for the bake sale. For $25, they avoid the humiliation of texting all their friends for donations. And for the........

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