Adults/Friends
- Go for a hike and ask for donations to join, participants get a guide for the day
- March Madness/Superbowl squares-friends buy a square, similar to 50/50 raffle
- Take a “Polar Plunge” with a group
- Sleep outside for a night
- Art sale or auction
- Play a show at a local club or coffee house, donate cover
- Amazon affiliates -can partner with amazon and earn $ back
Colleges
- Sports tournaments, soccer, dodgeball, volleyball, corn hole, ping pong
- Put on a concert: “Battle of the Bands” with local bands and charge an entry fee
- Trivia Night (partner with a local pub)
- Comedy Night
- Tailgating sports event
- Dance, themed social
Kids/Family/School
- Bake sale
- Host a scavenger hunt
- Restaurant night and raffle off donated gift items
- 50/50 raffle
- Teacher in Jail: classes pay a certain amount to throw their teacher in “jail.” In reality, the students just get a free class period and the teacher gets an extra planning period to catch up on grading and other assignments. A class of 20 students might have to contribute $60 while a larger class of 30 students may need to give $100. Establish rates that you feel students would go for (and that they can afford!).
- Penny Drive: donate spare pennies
- Pie fight
Churches
- Community Meals board: put little food pictures in a basket next to the donation box, board is an empty grid with a little Velcro circle in each square. Donor puts their money in the donation bowl, picks out the corresponding food picture, and puts the picture up on the board.
- Envelope fundraiser: all you need are envelopes and a bulletin board. Passersby simply choose an envelope and donate however much is on the front of the envelope
- Used Book sale
- Coffee morning sales
- Bingo night
- Game night
- Pancake breakfast
