Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Potential fundraising ideas
Are you looking to raise
money for a certain cause but unsure of potential fundraising ideas? Here’s a
list of fundraising ideas you could try whether you’re a school, business or
independent organisation looking to support whatever cause you want.
Football match/Penalty
shootout (adults or kids)
Children may be more
likely to take part in this sporty-type of events, but they’re a lot of fun to
organise and take part in. Charge a small fee to take part and split teams into
two. You could make up different rules to make it more fun, such as player
nicknames and who scores a certain amount of goals quicker. Football is popular
in England so plenty of people are bound to participate.
Cake sales
Who doesn’t love cake?
Cake sales are a good way to raise money as well as raise awareness of your
cause, especially if you use fairly traded products to make them. These are
especially good ideas for schools looking to raise money since you can get the
children involved in both making and selling the cakes. Remember to hire a trailer fridge to keep everything safely cool.
Photo competition
Get entrants to pay a
small fee for them to enter their best photo(s). Photography is very popular,
especially since most people have access to a camera on their phone these days.
Raffles
Get people to donate
prizes and raffle them off, selling tickets to raise the money. This is a great
way to raise quick funds, especially if you’re giving something back to those
donating prizes - you’ll often find local businesses will provide something as
a gift if they get some exposure. This exposure could be as simple as their
logo in the programme or on a sign.
Talent competition
This is a great way for
children to show off their true talents and passions, whatever they may be.
They’re pretty easy to organise and could make for an entertaining way to raise
money. Ask each participant to pay to enter and put that money toward your
cause.
Fair
Why not pull together
all of the above ideas and combine them creating a local fair? You could hold
it on the local green or sporting fields and advertise for it. Get people to
volunteer their own stands and use all the money they raise and put it towards
your chosen cause.
School disco
Kids love disco’s so
it’s a great way to raise money. If you’re a school owner you could organise
one in your school grounds or at a local hall and charge a small entrance fee
whilst providing free food and drinks.
Quiz nights
These are especially
popular in pubs, where regulars take part in pub quizzes based on random trivia
to win certain prizes. You could ask a local pub to host one and advertise the
event so their regulars can come along and take part. You could even add a
barbecue!
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