Fundraiser ideas Please!!?

Question

I need ideas for fundraisers for my civic organization.

Non-selling ideas please!!!

We need to raise funds to supposrt a number of community service projects we have on-going.

Please share your unique event, fundraising ideas with me.

We are currently working on a male auction, casino night, and a prayer breakfast. Location is most times an issue....all ideas help!!

Please serious answers only!!

Answer 1

http://www.acsrelay.org/manualandDGIs.php go to this site, look under fundraising and Part 10 Fundraising A to Z.doc [if you can't find it use the web address listed in the my source space below] ...I used this site when I was participating in this thing called Relay for Life and I raised $1500. Use this to your advantage!!

Also, in my fundraising experience, basket raffles have been a tremendous success. What I do, is gather items for a theme [beach, spring, fall, pretty in pink], place them in a basket, tie it with a bow and sell tickets for the basket for a $1.

Answer 2

We have always done quite well with cookie dough. The only downfall is getting the merchandise out and storing it since it has to be chilled. We also do a Little Ceasar's pizza kit sell. They have done well for us. We actually did these twice last year since it was a success the first go around. You can do a bake sale at Wal-mart and they will match however much you make. (If you earn $200, they will give you $200 so you end up with $400. I am not sure if they only do this for schools or not. You didn't mention whether this was a school choir or church choir, etc.) You have to reserve a spot with them several weeks in advance though. Have a plate lunch sale and deliver to businesses. Some good sellers that are cheap and easy to make are spaghetti or jambayla. Sell for $5.00/plate and deliver to businesses if they have more than 4 orders. the downfall to the plate sale is that it takes a lot of people to pull it off. It depends on how many volunteers you could get. Do a car wash for donations. You generally get more in donations than if you ask for a set amount. These are the things that have gone well for us in the past. Good Luck! I am sure you can reach your goal!

Answer 3

Raffles are always a good way to raise money. You will need some nice prizes. Donations could come from local businesses and members. For our library levy fundraiser, I made 2 lap quilts. We valued them at about $300 a piece. We also gathered donations from local businesses in the area. We raised about $2000 which helped us with the campaign (yard signs, etc.)

Car washes and bake sales are good ideas, too. these get everyone involved.

If you know of a large "space" like a parking lot that would be vacant for a day or- you could sponsor a "flea" market. Tables could go for a fee (rain or shine). People could sell their stuff at a large venue and advertising will bring in all the garage salers.

Answer 4

Well, there are numerous things that you could do, the main questions though, are. What age group are you aiming to gain, and how dedicated is the community to this group.

For example, in my town, Im a member of many groups which are centered around community service, and some fundraisers that have always worked are.

We put together a concert, had all local bands and artists playing, and held it outside on the waterfront (My town is on the banks of the Hudson River, which is a major river in NY) and had a bonfire. We sold food, and also asked for donations. If we had really wanted to, we could have charged an admission type price too, but we chose not too. We made near $7000 from that alone.

Parties for teens and such can work, but that is really dependent on the teen population of your city. Where I live, there are few teens who will go to something like an organization sponsored party, so parties tend not to work for us.

We find that people are both more willing to donate, and more motivated to support a cause if they know specifically what they are giving money for. For example, after Hurricane Katrina, a few friends of mine, and I worked with the town to spearhead a campaign which raised $50,000. We did something similar after the tsunami in Asia.

Some other things which have worked for us would be coin drives. If you can get the city to allow you to put people on the side of main streets, you can make a LOT of money from a weekend or two.

Raffles generally work as well, as long as the prize is good. Something else that we are currently trying to do is work with Starbucks, which is nearby to do a fundraiser type deal. My organization would get a portion of the money that they make in one day, in exchange for us helping publicize them.

There are really a LOT of different things you could do to raise money, It all comes down to what your group is willing to do, and what the people of the community is willing to put up with.

Best of Luck, and e-mail me if you want to share ideas a little,
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Happy New Year,
Pyro

Answer 5

Dance parties are always hot sellers when i do fundraisers and it helps bring out the younger generation. Hire a few dj's and get some lights, and depending on the nature of the fundraiser alcohol seems to speed up the atomosphere. Good luck feel free to e-mail if you have any questions.
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~Alex

Answer 6

You could try a bake off pricing cakes and pies. Also attempt to find some local artists who would like to show their work and participate. They probably would love the publicity and a silent auction would be great. Recently a non profit organization here raised over 200,000 in one night. Raffle a maid for a day and have people bid on it.. Keep in mind people want to give, but creativity always helps. And most of all advertise advertise advertise. Good luck to you!!!

Answer 7

What kind of civic organization is it? You can do something related to what your organization does. I.E.- pet wash and grooming for donations for an animal shelter. Community picnic with donated food/drinks/attractions with all admission fees going towards your organization. Craft faire with all site fees by merchants going to your organization. You can also have a silent auction at both of these with donated items... all bids ...etc.

As for location, many communities have halls/lodges/public parks that you can use. Many are free with just the paperwork to fill out. You can also talk to your local american legion or Moose lodges and see if they would be willing to host an event as a charity donation. Good public exposure for them too. You can make it a joint event, with their members participating either in time and effort or attending the event.

Good luck and bless you and those like you willing to donate your time and talents to others' benefit.

Answer 8

I always say that the fastest way to make money is a fifty fifty raffle. You sell the tickets for however much probably one to five dollars, and then the winner of the raffle gets half of the money you collected and you get the other half. Or, you could get someone to donate a great prize and then raffle that off and keep all of the money.

Answer 9

male auctions have always been a hit, you know like auctioning them for a date or dinner.
we have also had a drag queen type fashion shows where families sponsored a certain amount of money to see the man in the family dressed up in drag (appropriate and fun NOT crude). it was hit and alot of fun for everyone. you can add dinner with the fashion show.

also
-silent auction with things sponsored by local places
-raffles
-a cake walk

Answer 10

Find some familes who like to cook, hold games, and do crafts or projects. Then use your community park and throw a carnival or a fair with lots of exiting events. It worked for my community we raised over 700$ in cash on our frist day!!!!! :)