Fundraising ideas for a middle-school band. Our boosters club fell apart in the past and we are trying again.

Question

We had a different teacher every year for several years in a row, and no fund-raising was done. Now we have an AWESOME teacher whom we want to support and to make sure we don't lose her! Fund-raising is hard work, & we are willing to work hard, but we want to work smart.

Any sure-fire winners you have had success with would be appreciated!

Answer 1

Hey there!

I've been heavily involved with nonprofit fund raising for years....so here are some ideas I have that could be relatively low in cost for your cause...

1) Consider a mail campaign - depending on how many mailing addresses you have, you never know how many people might respond to your cause and just write you a check! This works amazingly well for several organizations that are short on time AND resources.

2) Consider running an online auction - this is an AWESOME way to get to the people whose mailing addresses you don't have (ie you've got their EMAILS)...your email base can feel like they're using their expendable income on great stuff AND its going to their community at the same time!

I've included a link of one of the online auction companies that I've worked with...cMarket. They also have another website, BiddingforGood.com, that opens your auction up to all their members so that people who you don't even know can donate to your cause and bid on your items!

3) Instead of having a garage sale at your home, try having a "garage" sale on eBay! Think of it as a virtual way to get rid of some stuff AND make a little more money...(make sure you include the cost of shipping those items online or else you'll end up losing money!).

4) Have a fundraising event - give people in your community something to look forward to, and host a gala....you can sell tickets, have an auction, raffle prizes, etc that will give your church something to look forward to AND a perfect opportunity to donate to something they care about.

5) One last tid bit - consider selling sponsorships for your event...this can help off set some of your cost INCREDIBLY. You'd be surprised how many local businesses want to be a part of your cause-minded event! You can ask for anywhere around $500 per sponsor, and if you put your auction online, you can ask for even more than that because they'll be getting just that much more exposure through your website and event emails!

Best of luck with all of this! :)

Answer 2

Always use what you have and you will be happy.

Put out the hat and play some music.  Find a businesses that can use you.  Play at a car lot;  People stop to see what's going on and see the cars.  You get what you want when you show others how it is beneficial to them.  Sell yourself.  Let the media know what you are doing.  Parents will buy the paper if their children are in it.  The car lot doesn't want people reading children about how they refused to help. Parents will see,  maybe buy a car while their child is playing.

How much money can they make on one car?  How much can the save on advertising?  Show me anything that helps me and you get what you want.

I used a car lot only as one example... Expand on it.

Answer 3

bake sale

dance a thon

dj booth in cafeteria $1 a song requests

car wash

candy sale

all of these have worked for my basketball teams in the past...

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hi there! I work with a company that has several easy to use, low cost or even no cost fundraiser programs. Do you have a few friends and family members who might be excited to help you with your project? Maybe even a campus or church newspaper you could post a web address in? Would they like a great deal on Netflix, Vista Print, As Seen On TV, or even a golf swing training system? I can help you make a web page (in about 15 minutes) that has excellent offers from all of these companies and more. Best of all, it doesn't cost anything for you to set up or use! Every time a friend or family member uses one of these offers (like Netflix for $14.99), you will earn between $3 and $25 dollars, depending on the offer. We also have scratch and help cards, spinners, the ABC fundraising card with buy one get one pizza offers, and more! Email me back and I can get you started. I'd love to send you guys some info and get things up and rocking for you!

Answer 6

you can have an activity day at the school maybe on the weekend or after school hours. have things for younger children to do and for kids their age maybe games for a dollar or by those ticket rolls from the dollar store and the games could be for a certain amount of tickets and just sell the tickets

example: 10 tickets for 5 dollars

example: gameA cost 1 ticket gameB 2 tickets

that would be fun