IDEAS for Fundraising
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Bake Sale: Bake sales are a great way to get everyone together and strengthen the bond with your church. You can do a typical bake sale fundraiser or a Christmas Cookie box sale where you sell tickets and everyone gets to fill up a box with their choice of cookies.
Yard Sale: Doing a big rummage sale or yard sale in the church parking lot on Saturday morning is a fun way to raise funds. You can get people to donate their items for a general sale, sell tables like a flea market does, or even let people sell things from their trunks for a small fee. Put out a general call for items and let parishioners know that you can send a crew around with a truck for big items from the attic or garage.
Community Cleanup: A great project for a youth group is to do a community cleanup fund raiser. Essentially, your workers get pledges of so much per pound of trash collected and hauled away. This works especially well when the area being cleaned up is a visible eyesore such as a creek bed or illegal roadside dumping area.
Car Wash: The perennially popular car wash fundraiser is a summer staple and for good reason. Church youth groups can always count on it to raise hundreds of dollars for mission trips and other youth ministry needs.
Christmas Ornaments: You can put together a “make your own ornaments” craft class and charge a small fee to each attendee plus make a little extra on supplies. Buy the supplies in bulk in the off-season and schedule yours near the Thanksgiving timeframe. You can also offer Christian-themed ornaments, nativity scenes, decorations, etc. for sale as well.
Gardening Supplies: Another easy way to raise funds in the Spring is to host a garden supplies event in the church parking lot. Work with nurseries, yard services, landscaping companies, and mulch or pine straw distributors. Use lots of roadside signs and publicize it the week before to attract a big crowd.
Wristband Fundraiser: These low-cost silicone bracelets can be ordered in bulk with your slogan of choice for well under a $1. The right color combination and message can create a huge demand. Lance’s Armstrong’s foundation has sold over 80 million LiveStrong bracelets. Consider phrases like The Blessings of this Life.
Poinsettias: These beautiful flowers always sell well around mid-November. Take orders for various types of poinsettias and deliver a few weeks before Christmas. You can also include wreathes and other holiday decorations in your holiday fundraising and make extra profits.
Recycling: Long-term fundraisers that help the environment are also popular. You can recycle printer toner cartridges or even used cell phones and raise a steady flow of cash. It’s all about getting the word out and having lots of convenient donation points.
Pancake Breakfast or Dinner: A big breakfast is a good draw when there’s a good cause behind it. A pancake meal fundraiser is easy to do and costs very little.
Portrait Day: Everyone loves to have their picture taken and a dress-up portrait day is a great photography fundraiser. Many companies will give you a big share of the revenue and also provide fun costumes for people to where. For example, you could do regular family portraits or offer 1890’s costumes for an old-fashioned feel. To increase attendance, pre-sell appointment certificates offering a free portrait for $10.
Art Raffle: Putting together an art raffle fundraiser is easy and fun.
Chair-ity Fundraiser: An easy fundraiser idea is doing a “chair-ity” event – Raising funds through auctioning off creative chairs bundled with all sorts of goodies at your fun event.
Charity Golf Tournament: Raise funds with a charity golf event – Tips for planning a charity golf tournament – Publicity, prizes, pledges and planning ahead are crucial.
Dance Fundraiser: Fundraising ideas for using a dance fundraiser concept – Great fundraising event for middle schools and high schools.
Gardening Supplies: A home & garden fundraising event is a big moneymaker – How to put together a gardening supplies fundraiser for your group.
Halloween Pumpkin Patch: Fundraising with a Halloween Pumpkin Patch – How to tips for a simple Halloween fundraiser idea.
Jingle Bell Run or Walk: Putting together a Jingle Bell Run fundraising event – A fun fundraiser for the holidays for your cause.
Karaoke Fundraiser: How to ride the American Idol craze with a karaoke fundraiser – No talent required and not a lot of effort needed to organize this fundraising event.
Mardi Gras Night: Have a great time with a Mardi Gras fundraiser – This popular fundraising event is lots of fun and a big moneymaker.
Mini Golf: Hosting a mini golf tournament is a great fundraising event for youth sports groups – Extra profit tips for your mini golf fundraiser.
Mystery Dinner Theater: How to produce your own Mystery Dinner Theater – Done well, a murder mystery fundraising event can produce excellent results while providing superb entertainment value.
Pink Flamingo Fundraiser: Profit tips for a pink flamingo fundraiser – Using a multiple flocking approach with this easy fundraiser produces hundreds of dollars per day.
Relay For Life: Fundraising ideas for teams and sponsors.
Rubber Duck Race: How to organize a rubber duck race as your fundraising event – Profit boosters for your rubber duck fundraiser that can double or triple your results.
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser: Ways to improve your spaghetti dinner fundraiser – Fundraising event tips for getting a big turnout and maximum results.
Whiskey Tasting: Tips on hosting a whiskey-tasting fundraiser – Organization and extra profit ideas to make your fundraising event successful.
Wine Tasting: Additional profit tips when hosting a wine-tasting fundraiser – How to advice on organizing your fundraising event and maximizing revenue.
