Fundraising Ideas

Ideas For Fundraisers and Event Ideas

Looking for some fundraising ideas for your group's next event or product sale? Here are dozens of ideas for successful fundraisers for any size group. Each article includes advice on extra ways to raise funds at an event or with a secondary product offering.

Event ideas are listed first, followed by some great articles on how to get the most out of your product sales efforts, how to sell more raffle tickets, how to get more volunteers, how to get more merchant donations, etc.

Fundraising Event Ideas

Cow Chip Raffle - A cow chip raffle is a great family-style fun event - How to get a big turnout and raise substantial amounts of money.

Mini Golf Tournament - Hosting a mini golf tournament is a great way for youth sports groups to raise money - Extra profit tips for your mini golf tournament.

Golf Event - Tips on putting together a golf tournament of your own - Incorporating these additional activities into your golf tournament will really pay off.

Casino Night - How to raise funds with a Casino Night - A fun event for adults where games of chance help your charity, non-profit or school.

Mardi Gras Night - Have a great time raising funds with a Mardi Gras Night - This popular event is lots of fun and a big moneymaker.

Mystery Dinner Theater - How to produce your own Mystery Dinner Theater - Done well, a murder mystery event can produce excellent results while providing superb entertainment value.

Chair-ity Event - An easy event idea is doing a "chair-ity" event - Raising funds through auctioning off creative chairs bundled with all sorts of goodies at your fun event.

Bowling Fun Event - Ideas on putting together a charity bowling event - How to tips for organizing a fun fundraising event and maximizing the revenue.

Relay For Life - Eight event ideas for raising funds for your Relay For Life team - Relay For Life fundraising ideas for teams and sponsors.

Simple  Events - Portrait Photography, Rubber Duck Derby, Clean Comedians.

Event Ideas - Part 1 - Includes Auction, Group Dinner, Dinner Theater, and School Athlet-A-Thon.

Event Ideas - Part 2 - Funny Beauty Pageant, Mega Yard Sale, and Charity Golf Tournament.

Event Ideas - Part 3 - Musical Theater, Night At The Races, Hospital Bed Race event.

Yard Sale - Tips for putting together a mega yard sale to raise funds - How to boost your results by maximizing sales revenue and get some extra money by adding a "please donate" sign to a huge plastic jar.

Spelling Bee - How to put together a spelling bee for your group - Invite local celebrities to participate in your spelling bee and get lots of free publicity.

Charity Poker Tournament - Raise funds with a charity poker tournament offering Texas Hold'em - How to put together a fun fundraising event.

Grocery Shopping - How to raise funds fast raffling off a grocery shopping spree - Best ways to sell raffle tickets for a grocery shopping throw-down.

Teeter Totter Marathon - A teeter-totter marathon is a unique kids event that costs very little to put together - This seesaw event works well for schools and church youth groups.

School Carnival Event - How to host a profitable school carnival - Add inflatable rentals, fun games and great food to your events.

Holiday Fundraising - Part 3 - How to put together a holiday-themed event or carnival - Tips on maximizing revenue and profit.

Cheesecake Calendar - Raising funds with a tongue-in-cheek cheesecake calendar - How to get great publicity plus surefire ways to maximize the amount raised.

Lip Sync - Doing a lip sync event is an easy way to raise funds for your school - No talent required for this fun school activity.

Bingo Night - A bingo gathering is an easy event to put together - Simple instructions on how to raise funds with a Bingo Night.

Dance Marathon - A dance marathon is a great event for middle schools and high schools.

Karaoke Event - How to ride the American Idol craze with a karaoke fundraiser - No talent required and not a lot of effort needed to organize this fundraising event.

Halloween Pumpkin Patch - Fundraising with a Halloween Pumpkin Patch - How to tips for a simple Halloween moneymaker.

Car Wash - Quick and easy car wash fund raising tips plus profit boosters.

Bake Sale - Extra profit tips for your bake sale - Adding silent auctions, product demonstrations, and additional products can easily triple your results.

Rubber Duck Race - How to organize a rubber duck race as your family fun event - Profit boosters for your rubber duck race that can double or triple your results.

Pink Flamingo Prank - Profit tips for a pink flamingo prank - Using a multiple flocking approach with this easy fun-raiser can produce hundreds of dollars per day.

Pancake Breakfast - Extra profit tips for your pancake breakfast - How to double or triple your results with four extra steps.

Spaghetti Dinner - Six ways to improve your spaghetti dinner - Fundraising event tips for getting a big turnout and maximum results.

Whiskey Tasting - Tips on hosting a whiskey-tasting event - Organization and extra profit ideas to make your event a big success.

Wine Tasting - Additional profit tips when hosting a wine tasting - How to advice on organizing your event and maximizing revenue.

Art Raffle - Putting together an art raffle is easy and fun - How to raise large amounts for charity with an art raffle.

Fundraiser Ideas

School Product Sales Ideas - Three great ideas based on simple products that produce excellent profits.

Top Five Products - These products are easy to sell and always successful - Five top products for schools and youth sports teams to sell.

Cheerleading - Cheerleading fund raisers that are fun and profitable.

Band - Proven band ideas for maximum profits - Band activities that produce big results.

Soccer Team - Soccer oriented fundraisers for your youth sports team - Three easy approaches.

Custom Silicone Bracelets - Selling custom bracelets is a great way to support your cause - Custom silicone bracelets are an attractive way to raise funds and show everyone you care.

Seasonal Ideas - Ten ideas for high-demand seasonal products to sell - Raise more funds by selling what people already want to buy.

Softball - Three softball related ideas to raise funds for your team or league that produce excellent results and don't cost a lot.

Ideas For Small Groups - Three easy ones for small groups - Easy ideas you can put together fast for maximum single weekend profits.

Discount Cards - An easy product to sell that has widespread appeal and great perceived value. Plus, the 90% profit margins and $10 price always produce great results.

Candy - Tips on how to double or triple your candy sales results for school and youth sports groups plus additional activities.

Location, Location, Location - How to find the best locations to sell products and work them for maximum profits.

Tips - Five easy ways to double or triple your product sales with no extra work.

Krispy Kreme - Simple and profitable product sale selling fresh doughnuts, gift certificates, and partnership cards that offer free doughnuts with every purchase - Profit margin on Krispy Kreme is 50%.

Easy - Three easy fund raisers for for any size group for maximum weekend profits.

School Fundraiser Ideas - Top five school fundraisers for any size group - Free tips you can use.

Cheerleaders - Ten ideas for cheerleaders - Five cheer products to sell and five event ideas.

Candle Sales - Five ways to maximize your candle sale profits - Candle sales tips that really work to double or triple your results.

Scrip - Using sales of discount gift certificates to raise funds for your school.

Discount Cards - Sales of $10 discount cards for special merchant offers, pizza, or fast food.

Youth Group - How to increase demand and get a stronger sales response when raising funds by selling products.

Valentines Day - Four fast ways to raise funds with Valentine's Day offerings - Quick tips on auctions, raffles and gift baskets geared toward both men and women.

Tupperware - Advice on Tupperware party sales for schools and large groups - How to raise funds by selling Tupperware at an event or as a catalog sale.

Youth Sports - Tips for improving the results of your youth sports product sales - Products for youth sports teams to sell that always do well.

High School - Organizational tips for high school fundraising - What to consider when putting together your school's master plan.

Holiday Season - How-to advice on putting together a holiday sale selling Christmas trees and wreathes.

Holiday Season - Part 2 - Practical advice on doing holiday product sales of wrapping paper and gifts through catalog product sales.

Holiday Season - Part 3 - How to put together a holiday-themed event or carnival - Tips on maximizing revenue and profit.

Product Ideas - How to select the right product for your group - Top ten products for school or youth group sales.

More Event Tips and Ideas

Merchant Plan - How to put together a merchant plan with local businesses - For long-term success become their partner and help them grow their business.

Planning A Charity Golf Tournament - How to raise more funds with a charity golf event - Tips for planning a charity golf tournament - Publicity, prizes, pledges and planning ahead are crucial.

Political Event Tips - How to tips on putting together a political fund raising event - Action steps for making your events quickly come to life and boost donations.

Christmas Ideas - A group of Christmas-related ideas for raising funds before and during the holiday season - Product offerings and event ideas for the holiday season.

Event Tips - Tips on raising maximum funds at your next event - Easy to follow event tips for getting publicity and attracting sellout crowds eager to support your cause.

Free Fundraisers - Three time-tested ideas for raising fast cash for groups of any size.

Youth Groups - Two low-cost youth group fundraisers that are fun, quick, and easy to do.

Auction Tips - Tips on how to get more out of your next charity auction - The importance of using a professional auctioneer.

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
Cash Calendar
Casino Night
Cell Phone
Chair-ity Event
Charity
Cheerleading
Cheesecake Calendar
Chinese Auction
Christian
Christian Event Ideas
Christmas Carols
Christmas Trees
Church
Church Festival
College
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 Tournament
Grant Requests
Halloween
Healthy
Hockey
Home & Garden
Holiday Carnival
Individual
Inkjet Recycling
Internet
Jamba Juice
Jingle Bell Run
Jingle Bell Walk
Karaoke
Kathryn Beich
Krispy Kreme
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