| Fundraising Campaigns |
| Name |
Description |
Cost |
Effort |
| 50/50 |
50/50 raffles are great at crowded events like sporting games. In a 50/50 volunteers walk around the crowd and sell tickets. Once the money is collected and counted, one ticket is chosen and read aloud. The winner is whose ticket matches the number, and the individual splits the winnings with the organization hosting the event.
For best results, plan for the raffle to be held during tournament and/or championship games where the crowd tends to be larger. Also if there are multiple periods in a game, volunteers could sell tickets not only at the door, but in the bleachers or on the sidelines as well. |
Low |
Low |
| Bake Sale |
Feed your organization AND your community! Have classmates, parents, and volunteers donate baked goods to be sold at school events or (with permission) in the school cafeteria.
It may help to create a master list of "Who's Bringing What?" so that voluteers will feel more obligated to contribute and are more likely to remember.
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Low |
Medium |
| Bingo Night |
Sell Bingo cards and offer the winners donated gifts from various local business. This is extremely easy and turns a 100% profit.
As with many fundraisers, a bake sale on the side is always an option (refer to "Bake Sale" fundraiser idea). |
Low |
Low |
| Bonfire for Cash Flow |
Invite the student body to a bonfire/dance and charge admission. Also charge for refreshments.
Get some school spirit in there! Have sports teams rally and be recognized for each individual contribution to the team.
Dances and gatherings are always easier with student volunteers. Announce the opportunity for fund raising entrepreneurs and start a dance committee. |
Medium |
High |
| Candy Jar |
Fill up a large jar with candy and have children guess the amount of pieces in the jar for $X per guess. The student with the guess closest to the amount keeps the candy.
Either present the jar in class or have student volunteers carry it around school, assigning a different student for each day of the week.
For better results you might also reward volunteers with extra credit on a test! |
Low |
Low |
| Car Wash |
Choose a location that's accessible to a fair amount of traffic. If you can find a store or business with a large parking lot, ask permission to use it for the day. Have lots of colorful signs and balloons to draw attention to the car wash. If you want, it's convenient to host a dog wash as well, or to have other smaller fundraisers available (such as a bake sale) so that customers can have something to browse while having their cars washed! |
Low |
Medium |
| Cash-in the Candy Canes |
Candy canes are cheap and even CHEAPER in December. Buy them in packs and have students sell them for 50 cents each.
With a little more effort, have students pay a greater sum for a candy cane and note to be delivered to a friend on a certain day and class block. Recruit volunteers to sell the candy cane carnations during lunch. |
Low |
Low - Meduim |
| Coupon Books |
Go to local businesses and collect coupons for their products that can be sold as fundraiser products. |
Medium |
Medium |
| Dance |
Let students dance the doe into your fundraising pockets! Sell tickets and have students work tables with baked goods and school spirit products at the dance. Get a dance committee going and encourage students to get involved. Have them brainstorm different themes (Halloween, spring fling, winter ball, 80s, disco, etc.) to boost participation. Letting the committee put an appropriate music list together will save money, rather than hiring a DJ. |
Medium |
Medium |
| Dance the Night Away |
Host a night long dance where students obtain sponsors that will contribute a specified amount for each hour a student dances. Charge admission to the students without sponsors.
Hold the dance in a gym or a space where games can be set up as well as the dance floor (badminton, volleyball, basketball) |
Medium |
High |
| Dancing With The Stars |
Pair up students with teachers or administrators for dance partners. Invite the school body to the event and charge each person $1 to vote for his favorite couple. A week prior to the event, place jars with photos of the dance partners on them and have students vote during lunch period as well! |
Low |
Medium |
| Dog Wash |
Nobody wants a dirty dog. Charge customers to clean their beloved animal buddies. You can also sell pet treats as a bonus fundraiser! |
Low |
Medium |
| Funding Factory |
Save the planet...save some money!
This website allows schools to earn new equipment or cash through recycling old printer cartridges and cell phones. Why waste? Make haste in savings. |
Low |
Low |
| Gourmet Lollipops |
Purchase boxes of gourmet lollipops in an assortment of flavors and colors. Sell the lollipops one-by-one at an understandable price, and make a 50% profit from sales. |
Medium |
Low |
| Hat Day |
Have a happy hat day! Charge students a small sum to bring hats to school for a day. Or extend this to a week-long fundraiser and give each day a separate theme. |
Low |
Low |
| Holiday Flags |
Along with your cause, why not inspire patriotism? Beseech prospective donors to pay a set amount per year in order to have students come by their house on every federal holiday, placing a large U.S. flag in their yard, and then removing it afterwards. Make sure this is announced before each federal holiday so that students remember. |
Medium |
Low |
| Math-a-thon |
Hold a math competition for which students obtain sponsors. The sponsor pays a specified sum for each question the student answers correctly. Grab teachers and obtain appropriate questions. Teachers also make good questioners, give them a podium or a seat at their own table for officiality as they ask questions and examine the answers.
This could be extended into multiple subjects such as History and English, generating a broader range of students and better funding. |
Low |
Medium |
| Movie and Magazine |
Send a card with your school's pictures on it, and on the reverse side offer both a magazine and a DVD (that they choose from a list on the card) for $20. It's extremely easy, and everyone benefits. |
Medium |
Low |
| Pleasurable Pies |
Students can either bake pies with the help of their parents and school bakery, ask local bakeries to donate pies, or combine the two for a pie party fundraiser. Sell by the piece or by the pie!
Many other refreshments may be necessary and more profitable as additions. |
Low |
Medium |
| School Calendar |
Create a calendar and have students sell it to the local community. Kids can take photos or they can be downloaded off Clip Art Station.
For a greater impact, have art students submit their work for the calendar. One way of going about this could be to communicate with art teachers and prospectively have them edit "Calendar Art" into a class project. |
Medium |
High |
| School Carnival |
Carnival here I come!
Although this project will take a lot of time and energy to plan, the experience and payoff are entirely worth it. Carnivals usually have vendors, games, food booths, and rides along with other things. They usually last anywhere from 2-7 days, and are a great way to raise a whole lot of money if done correctly. Expenses are high, but so are returns if you can pull it off! Go for it. |
High |
High |
| Sell Magazines |
Sell subscriptions to popular magazines. The more subscriptions you sell, the more money you'll make. Plain and simple.
To attract attention print an example cover of each magazine and a brief description of praise. |
Low |
High |
| Silent Auction |
A unique alternative to a live auction, this could take place with a dinner or dance afterwards. Most auction items are donated by businesses who receive recognition during the auction.
For speedier preparation, have multiple volunteers each visit a separate list of businesses, explaining the auction and asking for donations.
Students may also auction off their own time, for say: sports lessons, lawn work, works of art, etc. Just make sure the students set reasonable limits to their volunteer work.
Free refreshments and a bake sale are superb compliments to the silent auction.
This type of fundraiser has much potential-- create a welcoming atmosphere with decorations and even live entertainment from your music department. Or classical tunes from a sound system would be appropriate for all ages. |
High |
Medium |
| Skratchers |
Obtain scratch cards with teams or the school's logo on it. Have a donor scratch off a couple circles at a time, and the dollar amount under the circle is what they donate ($.50-$3.00). A coupon book with a $50 value is given to each participant. Before you know it, the little circles become money in the pocket.
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Medium |
Low |
| Writing Successful Grants Knowledge Base |
Writing Successful Grants Knowledge Base foundation assists education professionals with developing their project, writing the proposal, and using the grant award efficiently. |
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