I can't believe that I asked our dance troupe to sell themselves to raise funds.
That seems crazy. You want them to sell themselves?
I'm sick of begging rich parents to fund us
I hope you don't mean that how it sounds. It sounds like you are asking children to prostitute themselves which would be very bad.
Don't be a perv! They are not little children. I just wish they would help us more.
Even if they are not children, asking people to sell themselves is bad. It is illegal and they could go to jail for doing such inappropriate things.