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Do you need to raise money?
For your school or for extracurricular activities? Or maybe you want to raise money for charity.
This past weekend I helped my son’s Cub group do some fundraising for much needed camping tents. Taking 6 young people around to collect bottles makes for an interesting day.
Going door to door fundraising taught the boys about work, entrepreneurial spirit and the need of funds to buy things. They encountered positives and negatives in their journey but they all handled it with manners and acceptance. I was very proud of their fundraising efforts.
Fundraising tips and tricks.
Organization and planning is a must. The better the planning and organization the more profitable the activity. Simply putting out a jar with a note saying “I’m raising money” is not going to work.
Set your time, place and plan in motion. How much money do you need to raise? What are you doing with that money – what is your goal? What type of fundraising would best suit your group and your goal?
Figure out how much time you have to set your plan in motion? Are you doing this as a group or as an individual? Set some rules and guidelines. Store the funds raised in a responsible place.
Be aware that some people are just not financially able to support your fundraising events. Pay it forward. Have grace and be kind. Say thank you.
Below you will find a list of 50 fun and easy fundraising ideas you can use for your school fundraising, group fundraising or charity fundraising.
50 Fun & Easy Fundraising Ideas:
- Craft sale
- Bake sale
- Christmas cookie jar sale
- Donut sale
- Garage sale
- Bottle drive
- Flower sale
- Spring carnival
- Raffle
- Dinner fundraiser
- Sports game fundraiser
- Charity ball
- Prize draw
- Bingo
- Movie night
- Art in the park
- Selling chocolates
- Selling popcorn
- Selling wrapping paper
- Selling pastries
- Crowdfunding
- Charity auctions
- Holiday wrapping events
- Community cookbooks
- Golf tournaments
- Walk/Run events
- Charity picnic
- Chili cook off
- 50/50 raffle
- Car wash
- Charity calendar
- Coin drive
- Christmas tree collection & mulch
- Lunch and learn
- Jeans day
- Fitness challenge
- Ice cream social
- Art class
- Photo contest
- Book sale
- Charity concert
- Sport-a-thon
- Fishing derby
- Burger and beverage night
- Casino night
- Holiday pictures fundraiser
- Santa Breakfast
- Scavenger hunt
- Fantasy football
- BBQ cook off
Just the tip of the iceberg – make it unique.
The 50 ideas above are just the tip of the list. What are you raising money for? Could you create a unique fundraising idea around your reason. For example my son’s group is raising money for camping supplies. They could always approach a local camping supply vendor and see if they could donate some camping supplies to raffle off. I could tell you right now I know 40 people who would buy those raffle tickets no matter the price – simply because it’s camping gear and raising money for kids camp.
The same goes for most things. I am sure you know people who would support an arts fundraiser or a cooking fundraiser. The key is to relate to your audience. Show them the benefit of the fundraiser. What are they gaining and what is the group gaining.
Spread the word. More voices make for a louder audience. More voices means your fundraising idea travels farther and raises more funds. Get out, have fun, organize, raise funds and support.
Updated November 5, 2019
