[MNicolai]

Then you're stuck to doing what you can until something gives. You can do whatever you want to for fundraising, but in the meanwhile you'll have to accept that if a renter or school function needs a projector, you have to tell them no unless they provide their own. If your school asks why you don't have one, feel free to point out that you don't have any money to purchase something, but not for lack of trying. The important part is "not for lack of trying." People don't like giving money unless they know that the group receiving it is pulling their share of the weight for other sources of income also. If your administrators know you're trying really hard, maybe they can meet you some of the way, just not entirely. My experience has been that $6k isn't that much money in today's world, but that probably depends on the size of your school district and area you live in. You can practically cover that with bake sales and other junk. A really straight forward way to do it, is put on a show that costs you nothing, and sell tickets. Get a group, maybe a band from your school, or something, that will perform for free, or a percentage of profits, and then if you sell 600 tickets at $10 each, you've got your new projector. If that's not feasible, get 3-4 different groups, and then put on 3-4 different shows across a few months and then you've got your projector in 2-3 months assuming you make no other attempts to create revenue.