Specific Fundraising Activities
50/50 Raffle - Be sure raffles are legal in your state
Bake Sales - Members bring baked goods to sell at craft shows, open houses, etc.
Board Game Tournament
Box Tops - (Fundraising IP)
Brick Sales - (Fundraising IP)
Calendar Sales - Sell ads for the bottom of a calendar
Can Recycling - (Fundraising IP)
Car Smash - Fundraising Ideas...
Car Wash Guys - Online book on how to run a car wash
Chicken Bar-B-Ques - Established yearly bar-b-ques make $3000+
Chili Cookoff - Can be connected to many other types of activities
Concession Stands - They can be run at sport events, or at community events.
Cookie Sales - A common sale item of Girl Scouts
Cow Pie (Patty) Bingo - Fundraising Ideas...
Donkey Basketball
Donor Letters - Write letters to supporters and request funds for your specific idea
Drive in Movie
Dunk Tanks
Fruit Sales - Organizations sell fruit in 40 lb boxes or fruit baskets. They can make large amounts of money by making
Head Shaving - I have done this as an incentive in conjunction with other events
Kiss a Pig - If you raise so-much money a person (principal or teacher) will kiss a young pig
Meat Sales - Meat is frequently sold in many forms, such as jerky, frozen turkeys, hams, and summer sausage. In Kansas you must have a permit to sell meat products.
Pancake Feeds - Can easily make $3,000 plus if 50 kids sell 15 tickets for $4 each.
Plant Sales - Can sell mums & violets in fall, poinsettias in December, bulbs & Easter Lilies in early spring, and bedding plants in late spring
Popcorn Sales - A common sale item for Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts
Raffles - may be illegal in some states
Reserved Seats
Rummage Sales - Rummage sales can make up to $10,000 from large organization in larger community.
Service Auctions - Sell the students for a specified period of work. It could be an 8-hour day or for specific times (such as 3 hours of leaf raking) Can make as much as $2,000-$10,000.
Silent Auctions - Collect donations from businesses, theme baskets, etc. and have people write their bid on a sheet in front of item. Can do at another event.
Time in the Slammer
Trap Shooting - Host a trap shooting event
Welding Projects - (Plant holders, benches, log racks, foot scrapers) Can sell at the service auction, plant sale, etc.
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Good Fundraising Links
101 Fundraising Ideas
Campus Action Fundraising Ideas
CAVEAT - Fundraising site
FBLA Fundraising Guide - from Washington
FFA Fundraising - National FFA sanctioned fundraising opportunities
Fundraising ABCs - (Fundraising IP)
Giving your event an Angle - (Fundraising IP)
Fundraising Ideas tons of "Do-It-Yourself" Ideas
More Fundraising Ideas
Optimist Club Fundraising Guide
Recognizing Volunteers - (Fundraising IP)
United Way Fundraising Ideas
Volunteer International - Introduction to Fundraising
YRUU Fundraising Ideas
Fundraising Ideas - Fundraising Insight
Products for Sale
4 Seasons Fund Raising - fruit, candy, etc.
Alma Creamery - Kansas made Cheese gift boxes
Aunt Bee's Kettle Corn
Blue and Gold Sausage
Dutch Mill Bulbs
Fundraising Ideas has many names and links to fundraising companies.
Liberty Fruit Co
Really Big Coloring Books
RiverStar Farms - Fruit, meat, etc.
Seitz Products - Fruit, turkeys, sausage, etc.
Meat and Poultry Sales
Kansas Department of Agriculture - To get to meat and poultry sales information for Kansas
Form 1 - Registration Form
Form 2 - Wholesale/Distributor Form
Grant Writing
NAPE Grant Wring Handout
Where to Find Grants-Federal Register
US Department of Education, Grants
School Grants
The Grantsmanship Center
About – Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
What To Do Before You Write A Grant Proposal
EPA – Grant Writing Tutorial
Tuscon Library - Apply for a Grant?
Grant Writing Tips
About – 7-12 Grant Writing
Afterschool.gov – Grant Writing Tips
Tips and Hints
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