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Since 1999, we've been providing ideas for school fundraisers, churches, sports teams, and non-profit charity events. We cover all the various ways to raise funds, compare programs and activities for the effort involved, and evaluate hundreds of companies. We help schools, churches, and non-profit groups raise money.

Looking for some great ideas? Browse 1,000+ pages of various ways to raise funds for your group! Use the Google Search Box to find companies and products. Or, click any of the links to our most popular articles:

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Browse our list of articles for some great tips. Our articles include profit-boosting tips on cookie dough and candy sales, fun activities to raise money for band and cheerleading groups, plus dozens more articles detailing various ways to improve how your group raises funds with events, programs, and activities.

Are you doing a charity raffle? Be sure to read our advice on raffle prizes and getting permits.

If you are doing silent auctions as part of your event, then you need these silent auction tips.

Discover how to better partner with local businesses to get more products or services donated for silent auctions in this article: Merchant Partner Plan.

Want to get more publicity for your event? Here's what you need to know about getting media coverage.

Want to raise more money at your next event? Read this article packed with event tips.

Need more volunteers to get your event off the ground? Here's some great advice on recruiting volunteers.

Are you writing letters asking for donations? Then follow these "how to" letter writing tips.

Just selling products and want to get more sales in less time? It's all about location, location, location.

Name your fundraiser and we can help. Use the categories on the left side of the page to find advice specific to your group. To jump directly to some of our most popular advice articles, select a link from the list on the right side of the page.

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Ideas For Fundraisers

Animal
Art Raffle
Auction
Bake Sale
Band
Baseball
Bingo
Bowling
Bracelets
Brick
Candle
Candy
Candy Bar
Capital Campaign
Car Donation
Car Raffle
Car Wash
Cards
Cash Calendar
Casino Night
Cell Phone
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Charity
Cheerleader
Cheerleading
Cheesecake Calendar
Chinese Auction
Christian
Christian Event Ideas
Christmas Carols
Christmas Trees
Church
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Church Fund Raisers
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Cookbook
Cookie Dough
Corporate Grants
Cow Chip
Credit Card
Dance
Dance Team
Discount Cards
Donation Request
Donor Recognition
Earth Friendly
Easy
eBay
Event Tips
Events
Events - Part 1
Events - Part 2
Events - Part 3
Flower Bulbs
Flowers
Food Sales
For The Cure
Free
Fruit
Fun
Gift Wrap
Golf Ball Drop Raffle
Golf
Golf Tournament
Grant Requests
Green
Halloween
Healthy
Hockey
Home & Garden
Holiday Carnival
Individual
Inkjet Recycling
Internet
Jamba Juice
Jingle Bell Run
Jingle Bell Walk
Karaoke
Kathryn Beich
Krispy Kreme
Little League
Lip Sync
Location
Lollipop
Magazine
Mardi Gras
Merchant Plan
Mini Golf Tournament
Non-Profit
Pancake Breakfast
Photography
Pink Flamingo
Pizza
Pizza Hut
Poker
Political
Popcorn
Product Ideas
Publicity
Raffle
Raffle Prizes
Raffle Tickets
Relay For Life
Relay For Life Events
Rubber Duck
Sales Tips
Sample Thank You
School
Scrapbooking
Scratch Card
Scrip
Seasonal Products
Silent Auction Tips
Soccer
Softball
Spaghetti Dinner
Spelling Bee
Teeter Totter
Tips
Top Five
Tried & True
Tupperware
Valentines Day
Whiskey Tasting
Wine Tasting
Worlds Finest
Youth Group
Youth Sports