Easy fundraising ideas?
I volunteer for a cancer society that helps people train to run marathons. In return each participant has to raise between $2,200 – $2,700 depending on where the race is located. The society has a website for individuals to set up, but that is sometimes not enough. I am looking for easy ideas we can do as a team. We have done the raffle
Any ideas?
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May 17th, 2010 at 2:03 am
dunno if this works but if they are cancer patients (I’m assuming) and they are going to be running in a marathon.. I’m sure you could easily get sponsored just for doing that. there are many corporations out there looking to get that tax-deductible donation. plus it can easily be viewed as a worthy cause.
thats my idea good luck!
May 17th, 2010 at 2:36 am
What about a yard sale? I don’t know where you live, but I was our fundraiser coordinator in my nursing class a couple years ago and we help a yard sale in the Wal-Mart parking lot and they matched what we made. We also had a bake sale at the same time. I think we made about $600 and when it was matched it was $1200. Not bad for one day!!
We also did a lot of 50-50 drawings. Where you sell chances for $1 and at the drawing date the winner gets 1/2 of whatever was made. Since you all work those can be sold at work and it will give someone a chance to make a little extra money–most of the time, though, the winner gave us their part back too……..Just a couple ideas.
Good Luck!!
May 17th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Our kids were involved in a LOT of fundraisers over the years. The one that was consistently best for us was a huge yard/rummage sale. Takes a lot of participants and it is not easy by any means, but put the word out, the donations will come and people respond well. Good Luck!!
May 17th, 2010 at 3:41 am
I don’t know if this will work for you but you can always try a party or gala ball or even a cook-out sell tickets and have the money go to the society. people are always looking for a place to go and meet with other people. if you do the cook-out you can have games for the kids and hand out prizes or even a dance contest for the adults.