The 5 Best ways Non-Profit Fundraising Ideas
Non-profit fundraising is always a continuing and repeating process. The challenge is in getting new sponsors and patrons, as well as having a fundraising event which is refreshingly new. Having a creative and unique fundraising event is a welcome come on for new sponsors. Since the non-profit is always scheduling a different fundraising event, the novelty helps keep the attendees entertained and willing to give up their money and their time.
Here are five of the best fundraising ideas for a non-profit:
- A street carnival.
A street carnival always attracts a lot of people. You can have rides, crafts shops, and food concessions. This is an old concept but has not been fully utilized nor is it commonly used in fundraising. This is also one way for a non-profit to get support from other organizations or from the communities that they serve. If a large space could be conveniently borrowed, a street carnival can rent rides to make the event more festive.
- Volunteer work.
Volunteers can donate their time to do some kind of work. The most common volunteer fundraising are carwashes. It is also possible to have volunteers pump gas at the gas station. Along with pumping gas, they can also clean the windshield. Drivers and car owners can give tips to the volunteers which becomes part of the donation. For gas station attendants, this has to be coordinated with the gas station owner or the manager. For car washes, this has to be done in a public space with access to water. Again, the owner has to give permission for the event. Promotion for these types of events can be by word of mouth or with flyers and leaflets, as well as on social media like Twitter and Facebook.
- Food Sale.
There are a lot of types of food which can be sold. The proverbial girl scout cookies is just one of them. Cake sales, cook offs, can also be used for fundraising purposes. A non-profit cannot go wrong with a Frozen Cookie Dough Fundraiser. Cookie dough are easy to cook and can be prepared easily. There is a high demand for good quality cookie doughs. The non-profit can choose which type of cookie dough they can sell.
- Online donations
With the popularity of doing things online, donation websites have also become popular for fundraising efforts. A campaign is setup on an online donation and fundraising site and then promoted via social media. Donors can send in their money via PayPal or any other means available on the website. It is also possible to sign up with phone donation sites. The money pledged is added to the donor’s monthly bill. This is one way to make it easier for people to donate, by sending an SMS message.
- Raffle fundraising.
Raffles are one of the traditional methods used by non-profits to raise money. An organization can change the rules or the prizes to make it more enticing. These changes could be anything from prizes donated by a sponsor, to a top prize which keeps growing with every ticket sold. In the same manner, the raffle can be done in such a way that the prizes are announced as they come in. The updates can drum up more business. Prizes can be anything, like a bottle of wine, or even a bushel of produce. It is all up to the organizers what prizes they can solicit from sponsors.
Fundraising not only takes time and a lot of work. These also require more creativity when it comes to planning. There are many novel ways for an old fundraising staple to become novel and enticing to supporters of a non-profit organization.
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