Does anyone have good fundraising ideas?

Hi Dollface, I am with Petite Printz and we do ceramic fundraisers all over the country. You could try our tile wall fundraiser or our very popular fundraiser this time of year is to have your group pick out several different ceramic projects to paint. You paint, we fire. They make great gifts and you will have a great time doing it. My groups raise way more money then the average fundraiser. Check out my website at www.petiteprintz.com or email me with any questions. [email protected].

Hi Dollface :) Here are five easy fundraisers that work: Umbrella Service - If you live in Seattle, or any other rainy area, this idea may be for you! A local Boy Scout troupe got permission from the local grocery store to stand at the entrance and walk people to their cars with umbrellas on a rainy weekend. People really appreciated the considerate gesture and the troupe made some pretty decent money. I think it is always important for young people to provide a service rather than to only ask for money, don't you? Family Movie Night - Show a video indoors or consider renting an outdoor movie screen. Charge a small fee to attend, and sell drinks and popcorn, too. You could add a few jars for additional donations. If you have a group of outgoing kids, you could put on a small dinner theatre or evening of humorous skits. Serve spaghetti and Italian bread. There is a good chance you could get the food donated. This works really well for church groups, if you have a recreation room to use. Host a Basketball Tournament - This is a great and easy fundraising idea for a sports team. A local group raised over $500 dollars doing this and had a lot of fun, too! Each team paid $10 to enter. One team had four generations on it! Most teams consisted of family members. Of course, you can sell hot dogs, chips, sodas and popcorn purchased at your local discount retailer. Rent-A-Kid - Have the kids do appropriate chores for people, such as, cutting lawns, washing windows, babysitting, raking leaves, folding or ironing clothes. (Okay, you know, all the things they don't do at home!) A group that did this knew a lady who was moving and the kids packed and wrapped all of her boxes. She was so appreciative she made a very nice donation! Everyone involved in this activity won! Flocking - This is so much fun! People purchase "insurance", say for $40, or you can take a chance and have a "flock" of flamingos (or any other bird) land on your yard. Without insurance you have to pay to have them removed. It's good to do this within a "band family" or church group that really knows each other. It can become a great tradition over the years.

Go visit Rewarding Fundraising Ideas and you'll find loads of good ideas and great advice on running those ideas profitably. Here are a few ideas you could look into... -The Online Magazine Fundraiser - This is always the first fundraiser I suggest. It is one of the best and hassle-free fundraisers you can do! Many groups are raising between $2000 - $5000 with this fundraiser while I've seen others raise over $20,000. -The Credit Card Fundraiser - Another really hassle-free fundraiser that will work really well alongside a magazine fundraiser! Get people to apply for a credit card online and you'll earn $15 for every approved application. --By promoting both of these fundraisers together you increase your likelyhood of getting a positive response... Someone may not want to apply for a credit card but they may be interested in the magazines, or vica versa, or maybe they'll want to do both! -Get Paid Guides - Many people make money online by completing surveys, receiving and reviewing advertising emails, and also just by surfing the net. There are loads of companies on the net that are doing research and also trying to gain exposure and they all pay for it! A get paid guide is a single website that finds and lists all those websites that are offering paid surveys etc. There's usually a once off membership fee but you can generally earn that fee back by doing a couple of surveys! -Lollipop fundraiser - This is one of the easiest and profitable fundraisers around. Most people will generally buy a lollipop from you as they are really cheap. A lot of Schools and organizations are having great success with this simple fundraiser! -Cookie Dough Fundraising - Although this is quite an old an well used fundraiser it is still extremely successful. If your potential supporters enjoy freshly baked cookies then this should definitely be a consideration! -Discount Fundraiser Cards - Another winner! You raise money while saving money for your supporters through the discounts offered on the cards.Win-Win for both of you! And the businesses Win as well as they get more customers to their shops!!! Raffles - A fundraiser that will always work really well. It is also the best fundraiser to add to any type of event. What you must make sure you have is some really great prizes that people actually want to win. That way they'll want to buy as many tickets as possible, to have as big a chance to win! Events - Generally any sports event will work well as people love getting involved in sport even if it's not to raise money for a cause. Consider a Dodgeball compo or a mini soccer tournament! You could also consider doing a sponsored challenge like a cross country walk or a sponsored cycle. Whether you do a sponsored challenge or not, you should start a facebook page to promote your challenge, your cause and your other fundraisers! Set up a method for people to donate online (Paypal offers a really good online donation/payment solution) and then link to it via your facebook page. Then invite all your friends, family and contacts to join the page and take part by sponsoring you a small amount ($2 - $5; Compare it to something like a couple of cokes or a few beers. Something so small that they wouldn't even miss it if they didn't get it)! Write a emotive invitational letter that makes people feel like they are already involved. Also encourage them to forward the invitation on to all their contacts. You should also advertise your other fundraisers, like your magazine fundraiser, on your Facebook pg! Try to also keep people interested in the page by updating it often and keeping people in the loop of how your fundraising is going etc.! I hope you have success with your fundraising. Good luck!