By Jim Berigan “Fundraising Fatigue” is a term that has cropped up in recent years to reference the feeling that individuals have been asked to make charitable donations to too many organizations too frequently. This has become particularly relevant after the Tsunami relief effort in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. So many people contributed…
Are you raising money for a religious group or cause? If so, a Soup for the Soul may be just the thing. The object is to offer soup for sale and delivery in quart jars/containers. This is an easy fundraiser because you do not have to secure a location, and it is largely dependent on volunteer…
This is a great idea for a youth group or school to learn about gardening and do some fundraising. Create a vegetable garden or flower garden and use your harvest for something meaningful. For a vegetable garden, you can use your harvest to create jars of salsa or homemade soup to sell. For a flower garden,…
Ask the owners of large truck, tractor, earth mover, emergency vehicles, etc. to park their vehicles in the church parking lot after a Sunday service. Rope the lot off and charge admission for your fundraiser. You can post flyers and signs around the town. You can have tons of families come with their young children to see trucks. Great money maker and…
Although this may be hard for preschool children to do it would be hilarious if you could get their parents to participate. You have the children or parents get sponsors and see who can teeter-totter the longest. You could perhaps have parents and children trade off. This can make for some great laughs and money for…
