Fundraising Ideas Pizza Kits Scratch Tickets Yankee Candles Volunteers
There are several ways to go about fund raising for an organization. Some factors to consider before beginning are what sort of resources do you already possess, how much money do you have to get started with, and how much time is available between planning the fund raiser and actually having the fund raiser.
If you are short on time between the planning and carrying out the fund raiser, some ideas to consider are bake sales, car washes, face painting at local events, leaf raking, weed pulling, window washing or gift wrapping at malls. These fund raisers gather most of the volunteers together at one time and create a spirit of team work and enthusiasm towards the final purpose of the fundraiser. Generally these sort of fund raisers are well received, not too intense on the planning and make anywhere from $100 to $200 in a fairly short period of time. Not a bad return for a few hours of the volunteers time.
If the organization has a bit more time between planning and having the actual fundraiser, as well as start up cash, some of the following ideas will have higher returns. Pizza kits such as those found atCorbi's, or candle fund raisers fromCandleat two fund raisers that are popular and do not require an up front investment. The downside to these two type of fund raisers are that your volunteers will need to go door to door soliciting and then again delivering product once it arrives. Another factor to figure in on these types of fund raisers are the people at the front end of the fund raiser who organize and compile the groups order, and those who sort and organize the order once it is delivered. Profits from these fund raisers can be expected to net 40% towards your fund raising goals. Thus with selling pizza kits, and 20 volunteers, each averaging 3 kits per person sold, you could earn about $650 for your organization. The Yankee Candle fund raiser will raise about the same amount of money per volunteers and items sold. These are pretty solid fund raisers that do not require and cash up front to finance your fund raiser.
Having cash available and to be able to invest in products ahead of time will allow you to make more money for your organization, depending of course on the level of commitment of the volunteers. One of the latest fund raiser phenomenons is the scratch ticket. The cost is $20 per card up front. Each volunteer has one scratch card, just like a lotto ticket. Underneath circle that each support scratches is an amount ranging anywhere from $1 to $5 that the supporter then donates. As a gift for donating, the supporter gets a coupon sheet for various restaurants and services. A group of 20 volunteers has the possibility of profiting up to $1,800. For more information, visitScratchcard.com.
If your organization has items, but not a lot of cash on hand, another option is an online auction that could easily be set up oneBay. This would require setting up aPaypalaccount, which needs a bank account associated with it, so that your transactions, both posting and selling have a way occurring.
On a grander scale of fund raising, with time for planning as well as enough supportive up front cash are dinners, dances, wine tastings, beer tastings, auctions, pancake breakfasts, craft fairs, car shows, and festivals. These types of fund raisers require a large, dedicated and cooperative team to make this sort of event successful. Effective advertising and marketing through print, social networks and radio reach a large mass of individuals that are not ordinarily available to be reached by word of mouth through volunteers or board members. New comers also generate a great deal of cash for organizations, and make more people aware of the organization, often generating repeat donors who embrace the cause of the organization also bringing a new set of talents, skill set, as well as contacts.
No matter how much time or money your organization has, there are some sure fire ways to do some fund raising.
