The National Arbor Day Foundation offers non-profits a fundraising program with their Gift Trees. Groups can choose from a variety of tree species which are then packaged for shipping with instructions for proper planting. Minimum order size is 25 trees at a cost of $3 each. Suggested selling price is $6 each. With this pricing…
Online giving is growing. Being able to accept donations online, therefore, is critical to any size organization. For large non-profits this is rarely an issue, since they can afford expensive database software that enables an integrated merchant account. But what options are available for small and mid-sized non-profits?
The portrait of “Hope” is of breast cancer survivor, Leslie Haywood and her sister Brandy Wombwell-Kotowski (the amazing tattoo). Leslie and her two younger sisters were first impacted by breast cancer as teenagers when their mother was diagnosed in her 30′s with stage IV breast cancer. They watched as the treatment to this horrendous disease drained the mind…
What’s Valentine’s Day without a little chocolate? Take the passion people have for good chocolate with their desire to do good in the world and you have your next fundraiser to support fair trade, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Purchase a wholesale amount of chocolate products from Equal Exchange and resell them in the…
FREE WEBINAR Tuesday, February 1, 1:00PM – 2:00PM Eastern Time Check out their full training schedule. For nonprofits, the power of Facebook offers an opportunity to promote their cause to close to 600 million active Facebook users worldwide. Around the world, thousands of nonprofits use Facebook to find and engage supporters, conduct fundraising campaigns, and…
Guest Post: An In-Depth Look at Using Facebook for Fundraising by Susan Chavez Nowadays it seems that social media is the answer to everything: marketing a new product, finding a new job and, of course, fundraising. What seems to be left out is how exactly to use social media to achieve your goal. The following…
Legos aren’t just for kids. Host a Lego Night Fundraiser where adults are invited to “be a kid again” and play will an assortment of Lego blocks. Here are some ideas to get you started. Make sure your location is big enough to allow people to build their creations. Go with the Lego theme and have…
Raise funds throughout the year with other people’s castoffs. We all have items in our closets that we will never put to use. Remember, someone’s trash is another’s treasure. Arrange space for an on-going fundraiser where you can sort and display items people donate for sale. Open up the shop one or two days a…
Support your school project or favorite organization while supporting farming communities across the globe. The Fair Trade Fundraising program has a full line of your favorite products including our decadent new chocolates, and our most popular organic coffees, teas and cocoas. The program offers competitive profit margins for your group, a full color fundraising catalog, and…
Fall is the perfect time of year to hold a pumpkin cooking contest as a fundraiser. Charge a small fee per entry into the contest. Arrange for judges – this could be either celebrity judges or the audience. Offer up a prize for first place in a variety of categories – pies, cookies, cakes, breads,…
