Raising Vital School Funds with Fundraising Studio in Purple Mash

Oct. 13, 2026

With school budgets under increasing pressure, finding creative ways to raise extra funds can make a real difference - but how can you raise money for the school while getting pupils, parents and the wider school community involved?

Purple Mash has created Fundraising Studio for exactly that reason. It's an inbuilt tool on Purple Mash that schools can use to turn pupils' digital work into high-quality printed products, such as class tea towels, that parents can buy.

It's quick to set up, simple to manage, and can help your school raise hundreds - even thousands - of pounds.

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Why use Fundraising Studio to raise money for your school?

Class tea towels are a popular fundraising choice for a reason. They're practical, personal and make brilliant keepsakes for the wider family.

Fundraising Studio makes the whole process much easier, in a platform that children know and love and includes:

  • How To Guide & Teacher Video
  • Template Letters to send to parents
  • Lessons to teach fundraising, money, profit and loss

How does Fundraising Studio work?

  1. Set a 2Do using the Fundraising Studio Tool in Purple Mash
  2. Pupils create and submit their artwork using familiar built-in tools
  3. Review submissions and add school branding and text
  4. Place your order
  5. Receive your printed products, delivered straight to school.

You can choose whether you buy the printed products upfront or collate orders from families first.

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How much money could our school make using Fundraising Studio?

The cost (to your school) per tea towel is £3.60, including VAT.

The school chooses the selling price - the suggested price is around £9, but you could price them higher or lower.

  • Sell 100 tea towels at £9 each to raise £560 in profit for the school
  • Sell 350 tea towels at £9 each to raise £1890 in profit for the school
  • Sell 500 tea towels at £9 each to raise £2700 in profit for the school

Remember that children may have multiple family members who want to purchase a tea towel.

Read about St. John's School's fundraising success, creating and selling class tea towels, to raise money for their Purple Mash subscription.

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Mum and daughter with tea towel at school fete

A perfect fundraising project for the PTFA

A Fundraising Studio project can be run by your PTFA, bringing the community together even more. They can:

  • Promote the project, sharing information about the fundraiser in their newsletter, school text groups and social media posts to encourage families to place orders.
  • Coordinate orders, giving families ordering instructions and reminding families of deadlines.
  • Running a school event, with orders being taken or items sold on a stall.

Lesson ideas to use with Fundraising Studio

As well as the 5 lessons each for KS1 and KS2 already included with Fundraising Studio, here are some more ideas:

  • Record a podcast advertisement with instructions for all classes with 2Cast
  • Write persuasive letters to parents to buy the tea towels
  • Write a blog about the process, and share a link with your school community
  • Write a newspaper report about the tea towels arriving

Fundraising Studio FAQs

How many portraits can fit on one tea towel?

Up to 64 portraits per tea towel.

How long do the tea towels take to arrive?

Allow 10 working days to receive your printed order.