Fast and Easy Ideas for Fundraising

You can earn money for your group with a quick and easy fundraiser.

Organizing a fundraiser is an ideal way to raise funds for your group, whether it be for uniforms for a kids athletic group or a new church program. If you're short on time and resources, you may need to put together a quick and easy fundraiser, which can be just as effective as a more time-consuming project.

Food

You can sell food items to the community with basic preparations. Sell candy bars at a basketball game and rice cereal bars during lunch at school, or make an entire meal for a group and charge per person. For example, a church group can make stacks of pancakes and sell them before morning services.

Tickets

Selling tickets to an event is easy if your group has a performance aspect to it. For a baseball team, put together a fundraising game, and invite the community to buy tickets to attend. Or, put on a dance performance by a dance troupe or a singing performance for a choral group.

Recipe Book

Consider putting together a recipe book to sell, which can be made with just a computer and printer. Have every member of your group or club submit a recipe. Type up all of the entries, and print them on colored paper. Place the pages in binders, and sell at your church, during a community event or at the local library.

Cards

You can sell basic cards or telegrams and hand deliver them around the holidays. This works well for school clubs looking to drum up some funds. For $1, students can purchase a holiday gram and write a message to a friend. You can deliver the cards throughout the school day and pocket the profits.

References

• Fundraiser Help: Fundraising Activities -- The Real Thing About Fundraising