(Newswire.net — September 6, 2019) — Whether you’re part of a school community, non-profit or PTO, you probably already know how challenging it is to raise money. Asking people for money, especially when you’ve already exhausted your best fundraising ideas can be a stretch, to say the least. However, you can still raise more funds with some lucrative fundraising ideas.
Lucrative Fundraising Ideas
In this article, we’ll consider a few unique and easy fundraising ideas that will bump up your fundraising efforts for your school, sports team or more. After all, fundraising doesn’t have to be boring.
Matching Gift Drive
Matching gifts are a great way to double the donations to your cause. They work well for corporate philanthropy events where corporations match a portion (usually 100%) of the gifts their employees give to nonprofits. You can make use of the drive to make the most out of their donations. Send emails, post on social media and send letters explaining how the model works.
T-Shirt Fundraiser
Selling custom t-shirts is a brilliant way to market your brand while also raising funds for your school club. Look for a unique custom design that will commemorate an event and showcase your brand. Your donors will be happy to buy customized T-shirts to remember the fantastic events you host. Get more people to buy by featuring the T-shirts on social media pages as well as your website.
Host a Craft Fair
Selling crafts will not only help you to raise funds and promote your organization but also get the name of the artists to the community. You can either gather tables and tents, then ask local artists to pay a fee and set up at the fair or ask for donations from local artists then sell the goods to the community.
Boardgame Tournament
Bring out your old board games and hold a competition aimed at raising funds. Alternatively, you can ask volunteers to come with their favorite board games, whether it’s checkers, backgammon, battleship or monopoly, people will enjoy playing some of their old favorite games. Have people competing against each other throughout the night so you can have an overall champion who will win a prize. You’ll make your funds by charging a small fee for players to register for game night.
Host a Carnival
Carnivals are unique and fun. They’re also a great way to raise some funds for your cause or school. Rent carnival attractions and games then invite people from your local community to buy tickets to the event. You’ll need to plan well beforehand so make sure you have a committee that will spearhead the planning and operations.
Video Game Tournament
Hosting a video game tournament is a great way to raise funds from people of all ages. Bring in some of your favorite consoles as well as some classics such as Sonic, Mario Kart, etc. charge a small fee for competitors to join the tournament and watch the gamers enroll in large numbers.
Bottom Line
Some additional lucrative fundraising ideas to consider include a used book sale, penny wars, restaurant giving night, a gala and a potluck dinner. The trick and tip is to find something that will interest people. Identify your target donors, find out what they like to do and you’ll be sure to run a successful fundraiser.