Welcome to the Bowl For Kids’ Sake Toolkit!

Here you’ll find an overview of how to run Big Brothers Big Sisters signature fundraiser: Bowl for Kids’ Sake. The tools provided here will not only help you to plan and implement a great Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraising program, but also help you to optimize Bowl for Kids’ Sake as a crucial element of your overall Fund Development strategy.

If this is your first time to the BFKS Toolkit, please take a few minutes to explore what is available and bookmark this site so you can return as needed.

In addition to the BFKS Toolkit, a number of formal training opportunities are available. These formal training sessions are designed to:

• Give new employees a standardized set of tools and support to create a successful BFKS.
• Increase fundraising and data gathering effectiveness with online technology.
• Maximize the effectiveness of BFKS as an essential element of your agency’s fund development strategy
• Link BFKS to a major gifts campaign.

In addition to the self-paced BFKS Online Training, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America offers frequent BFKS Conference Calls and Trainings. Please visit the BBBS Learning Center to view and register for upcoming events.

If you have questions about Bowl for Kids’ Sake please contact the BBBS Agency Resource Center.

We envision the BFKS Toolkit as a live resource that is continually responsive to your feedback and ideas. Please send us your thoughts and ideas, resources, documents, links, and any other tools that you think will strengthen our toolkit content and user-friendliness.

Email any suggestions or feedback to Jennifer Ashbaugh at jennifer.ashbaugh@bbbs.org.