Want a few fun fundraising thoughts? There are many really cool things to do to bring in dough. Here are some thoughts to get you jump started.

Bake Sale

Coordinating a yard sale from donated items is a great affordable way to raise money. You might even contribute some cakes & cookies from your own kitchen. The usual brownies, biscuits, and cakes are always a tremendous hit with hungry bargain shoppers.

Craft Shoppe

For more artistic and inexpensive fun fundraising thoughts, consider organizing an artistic locale like a craft boutique. Lease stall space to your local art professionals. Your artists might sell anything from rings, gourd art, drawings, handmade soaps, and other unique, one-of-kind creations. Do a little bit of promoting to get out the news about the boutique. Don’t forget to tell your artists to do a little bit of marketing likewise!

Picnic Games and Contests

Picnics are always a fun way to spend a weekend afternoon. Turn a picnic into a fun fundraising event by offering boxed picnic lunches or barbecue for sale, charge entrance fees for fun contests and games such as egg tosses, the sack race, or tug-of-war. Add a cool scavenger hunt for the explorers in your group. Before the picnic, get contributions from local business enterprises for game prizes.

Carnivals

Fairs have got to be the top of fun fundraising ideas! There’s nothing more energizing and colorful than a community fair. These events can run from reasonably simple to super extravagant, depending on your resources. Money from fairs come from several sources, including leasing space to sellers, selling tickets for carnival games like ring toss or dart throwing, and putting up a miniature golf course.

Dine and Dance

Finally, a listing of fun fundraising ideas would not be full without an exquisite and entertaining evening. Host a 1st class dinner and dance, black tie the whole way. Get volunteers to cook, or hire a moderately priced caterer, and have some fun organizing an unforgettable menu. Hire the entertainment,  Disk Jockey or musicians. Publish bills of fare and an evening guide for your guests. Your program should include the menu, the entertainer, and sponsor space. Gather fees from supporters for advertisement space. Let your guests know this is a good opportunity to dress up in their best formal outfit and flash their greatest dance steps. Pick your reverser raffle numbers through the evening. And, don’t forget to write a thank-you-for-coming speech!