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Here are a few fundraising ideas for your schools, churches, and other organizations...



 
One Time Events
 
All Prize Bingo - businesses donate items or services for the game prizes
 
Auctions/Chinese auctions/silent auctions
 
Benefit Night at a Local restaurant - a percentage of the sales for a certain period are donated to the organization
 
Car Wash
 
Dinner/dance
 
 
 
 
 
Rummage Sale - either all items are donated with sales to benefit the organization or spaces are sold to individuals, with the "space rental" fees going to the organization
 
Spaghetti Dinner or Pancake Breakfast (may be combined with bake sale, plant sale, 50/50 Raffle, and so on)
 


Healthy Fundraising
 
 
I've been told that some schools are no longer doing "the usual" fundraisers - selling candy, pizza & hoagies, holding bake sales and the like.  Instead, they're opting for Healthy Fundraisers.
 
Sales can still be involved, if you like, but it's inedible items that they suggest.  Things like:
 
  • Flower Bulbs
  • Candles
  • Magazines
  • Cookbooks (with the families of the group contributing their recipes)
  • Jewelry
  • Calendars or Lottery Calendars (based on the daily number)
  • School Supplies
  • Holiday Decorations
  • Of course, charity events can still be used for fundraising, such as those described previously.  For more information, check out this site:  http://www.healthy-fundraising.org/healthy_fundraising_suggestions.htm



    "Perpetual" Fundraisers
     
    Gift Certificates - certificates are bought by the organization at a discount, then sold at face value

    Boxtops for Education

    Campbell's Labels for Education

    Market Day

    Tyson's A Plus Program