Thankfully, school fundraising ideas have come a long way from selling candy and merchandise. Many families preferred to give the money than sell calories or stuff. In short, lots of easy and fun ways to raise money for the students in your school exist. And we’ll explore them here so you could support educational and extra-curricular programs and activities possible.
Following are the 5 top fundraising ideas for your school, youth group, PTA, or PTO club. So, let’s get started!
Shoe drive fundraising
The top school fundraising idea is shoe drive fundraising. Moreover, it’s fun and easy and could raise thousands of dollars. No one has to sell any merchandise or ask for money. Instead, a check gets issued when you partner with a shoe drive fundraising company. In this kid-friendly fundraiser, your school families and community collect shoes. And that’s good for the planet because it keeps them from going into the trash. Eventually, the footwear goes to micro-entrepreneurs in developing nations. In other words, you raise money, help the environment, and also people in developing nations.
Peer-to-peer fundraising
Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to get your broader community involved in supporting your school or youth programs. Volunteers, including parents and students, set up donation pages. Then, they actively use social media to ask for support for their cause. Social networking platforms, such as Facebook, provide awesome platforms for peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Further, people find peer-to-peer fundraisers creative, practical and an easy way to raise funds. Just make sure to share lots of compelling images and stories to get others to support your cause.
Mobile giving
Everyone, including many kids, carry mobile phones with them. As a result, mobile giving is a straightforward way to raise money for your school programs. So you know, mobile giving includes text-to-give and school fundraising auctions. Therefore, any event is an opportunity to raise money for your students or programs with mobile giving. Just think of it—a sports event, school fair or play, could provide a chance for your fundraising team to raise money using a mobile-giving platform. Moreover, mobile giving is simple and easy with a few taps on cell phones.
Obstacle course fundraising
We all know that staying healthy is essential overall health and wellness. So, creating an obstacle course cannot only provide physical fun, but it can also raise money. Therefore, if your school has a large outdoor area, you could do an obstacle course fundraiser. All you have to do is create teams to compete through obstacle courses. The kids will love it and you could also invite parents, teachers, or school administrators for day of fun and school fundraising. In sum, participants make a contribution when they register to compete on the obstacle course.
Spring or fall festivals
An old idea that still works wonders is a spring or fall festival. In short, it’s an opportunity for your school families to have fun in the outdoors. So, for your festival, be as creative as you want to be, and remember many elements are fundraising opportunities. For instance, you could have auctions, raffles, rides, games, food courts, and even a car show or hayrides! All you have to do is to ask people to pay to participate in any or all of these festival events.
Finally, remember that schools have many kids and families that own gently worn, used and new shoes. So, a shoe drive fundraiser is an excellent way to raise funds as a stand-alone school fundraiser or in compliment to another fundraiser.
If you want to know our 45 top ideas for school fundraising, take a look at one of our guides, which details lots of great thoughts for high schools, middle and elementary schools.
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