What are some good ideas for fundraising?

We're varsity cheerleaders in high school, and we've had EXTREMELY bad fundraisers in previous seasons. Can you give us some good ideas to have fun and still make a lot of money?

our school did face painting at football games. when varsity was cheering JV did the face painting and we raised about 600 dollars through out the season. We also went to elementary school carnivals and worked there. Um during the spring or fall we had a garage sale at one girls house, everyone brought everything they wanted to sell a couple nights before and we all took turns working at it. Each grl ended up raisng about 50 or 60 dollars. MAybe try a car wash too? :)

Hi! I do fundraisers for various events. Its really easy and fun, people can even place orders on-line that count toward the fundraisers. Check out my website and let me know if you want more info. My site is www.scentsy.com/mi and my email is shawnalynn3@yahoo.com Good luck, Shawna

My school has done car washes a lot, and they've always been successful. We got to a nearby Sweetbay or Walmart and ask if we can hold a car wash in front of the store. They're fun, too.

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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! :)

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