• Hold a Cake Sale Guide Then Get Your Friends, Colleagues, Parish Or Group to Bake Cakes, Pies and Biscuits, and See Who
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hold a cake sale guide then get your friends, colleagues, parish or group to bake cakes, pies and biscuits, and see who can produce the tastiest sponge. Sell what's left after the judges have done their tasting. You could even auction the winning entries! Set up a Santa's grotto in a shopping centre, at a Christmas fayre, or just in the street (get permission first). Charge kids (or their parents) for the chance to meet Santa, a polaroid snap, and a cheap prezzie. $0.01 Per Page View – The Leukemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand nonprofit had a webpage created that awarded them $0.01 every time the page was viewed by a visitor $1 Per Facebook Like – The San Diego Humane Society partnered with Nutrish and received $1 for every new like Nutrish received on its Facebook page 24 hour fast 24 Hours With Favorite Coach Auction – 9 college basketball coaches across the United States donated 24 hours of their time to be auctioned off to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The donated time included a private strolling dinner and a round of golf 3 Saints Days With A Difference 44 Creative Ideas for Schools 48-Hour Film Festival – Everyone has a device with a camera now. Come up with a theme that allows for a myriad of storylines and settings. Team’s have 48 hours to write their script/outline, film, edit, and submit the final movie. Host your own film festival in an auditorium or local theater where audience members or a panel of judges vote on the best submissions. Charge admission to the event and have a grand prize donated from local businesses to give to the victors. 50 cent shitty portraits [do portraits of people in 2 mins or less] 50/50 Art Auction – Teller Street Gallery & Studios in Wheat Ridge, Colorado hosted a raffle for artwork where every ticketholder won something to benefit Wheat Ridge 2020’s Live Local Wheat Ridge program 50/50 RAFFLE Pick the ticket price, sell tickets and hold a draw. The winner takes half the pool, and the other half goes towards your fundraising goal. Try these ticket prices: 1 ticket for $2 // 3 tickets for $5 // 10 tickets for $10. 5k Walk/Run – Runners get sponsors to donate or you can have participants buy race packets that serve as their entry fee. Let the serious runners start ahead of the others. Encourage the others to dress up in costumes to make the event more fun if it suits your organization. To maximize donations, start your own team and motivate your fellow members throughout the months leading up to the race using BonfireFund’s Team Captain’s Checklist. 88 Keys – Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia sold keys on a digital piano to individual donors to raise money to buy a new concert grand piano A Dance Marathon A Donation For A Vote A good fundraising idea if you're a jazz singer. Perhaps a better one if you're not. Raise money and have a giggle at the same time by belting out some classic jazz tunes like 'Summertime'. Pass around the donations bucket to your spellbound audience and watch the money roll in. A good way to get your for-profit partners involved in this type of fundraising event is to ask local restaurants and businesses to donate or sponsor date packages. Their involvement will help raise awareness and add to the quality experience of the winners’ dates. If you’ve decided on an auction, a live event thermometer can help you capture and display the winning bids (pledges) for each bachelor and bachelorette. Just watch the excitement build as it shows each bid getting you closer to reaching your fundraising event goal. Another way to run this event is to assign a keyword to each bachelor/bachelorette for easy capturing of text-to-donate raffle entries. You can then use real-time reporting and a third-party randomizer to select a winner. A Mexican, Indian or Moroccan meal could go down really well. Charge people to attend try your parents' friends. A nod to cooking reality TV, try rounding up supporters and foodies around a friendly culinary competition. Contestants create their best dishes with a specific ingredient, or other criteria, and people pay to taste and cast their votes. A prize for the most outrageous face – make sure you get photographic evidence! Each entrant pays to play. A really easy fundraising activity is to put those empty jam jars to good use and turn small change into a big difference. A really popular fundraising idea dust off your running shoes, add a green tutu and run for fun. A simple fundraiser that everyone can join in with set yourselves a challenge to see how long you can make your coin collection before you donate it. A staple fundraising event, galas usually mean elegant, themed evenings that can include dinner, dancing, entertainment, silent auctions, raffles and more, all for a good cause. Make your gala more meaningful to your nonprofit’s supporters by choosing a venue and a theme that fits your mission, then connect them to your cause through subtle detail in decorations, menu selection, and entertainment. You can also use the power of text messaging to build excitement and anticipation in the weeks and days leading up to your gala to sell more tickets and ensure a good turnout for a successful fundraising event. Here’s what you need: a worry-free vacation. Have them make a donation towards your fundraising instead of a gift or payment. Academy Awards Viewing Party – Elton John’s 23rd annual Academy Awards viewing party in West Hollywood, California raised money for the AIDS Foundation through celebrity auction bidding and donations Accessory Boutique –sold new and gently used clothing at discounted prices as a self-fundraiser Aerobic-a-thon Affiliate Fundraising African Trip Raffle – David Zielski and the Raincatcher nonprofit raffled off a chance for one person to win an all-expenses paid, week-long trip to Uganda with members of the organization to bring clean drinking water to a village Again, think creatively. Any sport can bring in the money either charge individuals or teams to enter with the hope of winning a prize, or charge spectators to watch. Airport 4K Run – Soccer legend Gary Lineker led a fundraising run around Manchester Airport in Manchester, England, The United Kingdom to raise money for the Medcare and Flying Start charities All night videogame contest 24 hours All the ideas were collected between 2013 and 2015. Click on the name of any fundraiser on the list to visit the source. All You Can Eat And Drink – An all you can eat and drink fundraiser was held at the Thomas Hooker brewing company in Bloomfield, Connecticut to support the CT Mirage 14U Purple softball team All You Can Eat Potato Bar – Similar to the Spaghetti Dinner fundraising idea, the all you can eat potato bar is a banquet style meal with a recommended cost per plate of somewhere around $20. This meal is best served in the buffet style with toppings such as shredded cheese, sour cream, bacon crumbles, avocado, chives, broccoli, and anything else you can dream up. Since the meal itself is self-service, have volunteers checking in on your attendees for drink refills and other “table touches” that will make them feel like they are being taken care of. For an in-depth recipe and list of cooking instructions, check out TheYummyLife’s Baked Potato Bar post. Alphabet Photography – The West Lawn’s Faithful Friends at the West Lawn United Methodist Church in Reading, Pennsylvania sold personalized alphabet photography pictures to raise funds to advertise for an upcoming sale Alumni Networking Mixer Amazon is the largest retailer in the world and they offer a great service to nonprofits through Amazon Smile. Ask your donors, volunteers, board members, staff, clients, etc. to link your organization up to their Amazon account. Each quarter, your nonprofit will receive 0.5% of all the transactions made that are connected with your organization. An idea for a stall at a fete. Charge people a small fee to make them look like Floella Benjamin. An online yard sale is similar to an online action, except that all of the items up for sale are usually second-hand items. It’s a great online fundraising idea for the spring because most people are in the midst of spring cleaning and are looking to clear their closets. Ancient Soldier Reenactment – Michael and Karen Colweck of Chicago, Illinois dressed as ancient soldiers to greet people at a fundraiser for Operation Ooh-Rah, a nonprofit that provides necessities for deployed soldiers ANGLING COMPETITION Participants pay Animal Artbook – The Creative Pet Project raised money using crowdfunding website Indiegogo for animal charities by assembling 111 artists to contribute pieces featuring animals to an artbook Animal Viewing – Guests were treated to a waffle breakfast fundraiser and a chance to take a peek at some of the animals being saved at the King’s Harvest Ministries no-kill animal shelter in Davenport, Iowa ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Find local experts Apparel Sales Appetizer Sampler – Fine wine and appetizers were served at the Ripepi Winery & Vineyard in Monongahela, Pennsylvania during a fundraising event to support the vineyard Apple Dunking Are you handy with a camera? Earn money by taking photos at office Christmas parties and other events. Some very lucrative fundraising can be had if you are good enough (and brave enough) to shoot wedding photos. Are you up for an egg and spoon challenge? Race your friends and family.