Need fundraising ideas for school

Question

I am trying to find ways for my sons private catholic school to raise money. It's in danger of closing so we need alot of help. Any suggestions of good original ideas would be awesome! Thanks :)

Answer 1

There are several fundraisers you can do. My church did a scrip program with Kroger (grocery store).Kroger sold the scrip to the church for 20% below face value, parishioners and others would buy what were essentially gift cards at 5% below face value and use them when they shopped. This way the community benefits by saving money, the church benefits by raising funds and the store benefits by serving the community and locking in shopper money for future use.

Try contacting your local stores to see if they have anything like that available. If they don't offer to help them put it together, it's a real win-win-win for everyone.

There are of course the old standards of selling cookie dough, candy bars and pizzas but I think so many people are approached with those that it's tough to really raise funds long term with those programs.

Answer 2

I know of a great way for your school to raise cash. There is no cost for you up front. There are two options: However you can choose to do them both.

First, you can sell gift cards for officially licensed NCAA and NASCAR merchandise. The gift cards are usually in $25 increments. For every card you sell you will receive between 15-25% of the sale. If you sell a total of 1000 cards this year that's between $3,750 and $6,250.

Secondly, you can promote an officially licensed NFL, MLB, NCAA, NASCAR and NBA website. The company will issue your school a promotional code. The promotional code will give the customers up to 20% off their purchase and your school will receive up to a 15% discount.

I know this program works because i have seen other schools use it in the orlando area. Borne4marketing is a new company that looks to find interested retail outlets an opportunity to use word of mouth marketing. Just send them your contact information and they can set you up with a complete promotional package at no cost to you.

Good luck with your search.  

Answer 3

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 community 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 4

Try http://www.mpoweropen.com

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

I work with a company that can help you set up fundraisers for any project you might have. We have scratch and help cards, spinners, and even cookie dough! Most of these will give you advance time before payment is due, and there's no shipping charges. One of the best to use is a web based promo offer fundraiser that costs you nothing to set up and use, you just need to promote your project with emails and flyers to those who might want to help you and get a great deal on things like Netflix, blockbuster, As Seen On TV items, and the like. Check the link below to find out more, or email me at [e-mail] and I'll be happy to help!