When planning a youth fundraiser, the most important rule is that everyone should have fun.
When planning a youth fundraiser, the most important rule is to make sure everyone has fun.
These ideas will work well for a youth group, a church youth group, a non-profit group, or a group of young people who play sports like football or baseball.
Here are seven ways you can start raising money:
Sales: If you type "youth fundraiser" into any search engine, you'll find offers to sell cookie dough, pizza cards, scratch cards, candles, sports goods, and a lot more. Think about the age of the kids, the type of group, and the area to figure out which of these are likely to go over well. You can make a lot of money just by keeping in touch with family, neighbors, and friends.
Car wash: This can be a good way to make some money. It will need to be well thought out. "How to run a successful car wash fundraiser," written by Lance Winslow and available for free at www.carwashguys.com, is a great guide to planning a successful car wash event.
"Auction to raise money" - Clean out the garage, give the house a spring cleaning, ask for donations, and then auction! Get the word out about your auction early in the neighborhood, invite friends and family, have a printed list of the items up for auction, and have someone you trust run the auction for you.
Your young people will have their own ideas about what they'd like to do at a sponsored event, like a walk, sleepover, or 24-hour sports event.
Photos: Set up a photographer to come for a day or an evening. Book a time for families and kids, and let people know about the event. Set up a good commission rate on all photos sold and make sure there are plenty of flyers to hand out.
Website promotion—does your group have a website? Could you set up a free blog to let people know what's going on? If so, you might want to sell advertising space to local businesses that might be interested, such as a sports shop.
Any event that will work for your area, like a dance, disco, live music, barbecue, or casino. A casino night might not be a good idea for all church youth groups. Most of these events, though, are good for young people to help plan and attend.
Get your group together and do some brainstorming to come up with other ways to raise money. Everyone will have ideas they can share, which will help get them involved in the effort to raise money.
Keep in mind a few simple rules:-Don't go out to raise money by yourself; always go with at least one other person.
Have something written down about your project and how much money you want to raise. Get as many friends and family members involved as you can. They'll want to help you with what you're doing. Have fun! Thank you for checking out our tips and hints for putting together a youth fundraiser.
