Church Fundraiser Ideas
Church Fund Raisers
If you're looking for some church fundraiser ideas, here are a dozen or so
that are fairly easy to put together. These church fund raisers are low cost and
take some effort, but they do a great job of raising much needed funds.
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 fund raiser
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.
Easter Lillies
To have these beautiful flowers available for sale s few weeks before Easter,
plant your bulbs in starter pots in February. Store them in a low-traffic area
and nurture them along with some grow lights. With a cost of only a couple of
dollars apiece, it's a surefire moneymaker.
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. After all, Lance's
Armstrong's foundation has sold over 80 million LiveStrong bracelets. Consider
phrases like Got Faith?, WWJD, PrayStrong, BeStrong, Trust Your Faith, etc.
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
A big breakfast is a surefire draw when there's a good cause behind it. A
pancake breakfast fundraiser is
easy to do and very low cost. Read the article for five great profit tips and
don't forget to place a big jar labeled "donations" right next to the cash
register.
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.
So there you have it, a dozen or so church fundraiser ideas. Select one, run
with it, and have fun!
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