The Big Thread of Fundraising Ideas
Hi all.
As an alumnus, one of the projects I've been in charge of is coming up with fundraisers for our undergrads. I've spent the last 6 months collecting as many ideas as I could find as a result. I don't want all that work to go to waste, so I will be reposting them in chunks in this thread, with links to the actual sources for more info. I think this thread could become a useful resource for anyone looking for inspiration for fundraising, so feel free to contribute! Party Playlist http://fundraisingmix.com/party-play...raising-ideas/ Host a party with a twist - people can vote for the music on the playlist by donating! Food Fight http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_...ht-fundraiser? Lammersville School in California holds an annual food fight where students and teachers fling mashed potatoes at one another Veggie Basketball http://www.pennstatehershey.org/c/do...groupId=271095 Host a basketball free-throw competition with strange fruits or vegetables such as lettuce, cantaloupe, melon, etc. Tattoo A Donor's Name On Your Body http://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/...ion/?ref=var_0 Nick Francis tattooed the name of the person who donated the most money to his fundraising effort on his butt inside of a heart Cliff Jumping Accuracy Contest http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/...ie-fundraiser/ Base jumpers held a raffle and cliff jumping accuracy contest to raise money for the grand county search and rescue team Blinged Bra Auction http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/ente...n_to_rais.html Bras were “blinged” out with rhinestone and autographs from celebrities, and then auctioned off to fundraise for breast cancer Lego Machine Building http://kdhnews.com/news/bricks-lymph...a4bcf6878.html Bricks 4 Kidz hosted a fundraiser that used Lego building to teach critical skills like engineering and math Poverty Challenge http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...-for-challenge Live Below The Line was a fundraising challenge and awareness event to have participants survive with only $2.25 a day for food, for 5 days Silhouette Portrait http://www.hpe.com/life/x1385730738/...h-Point-Museum Artist Jeanine Owen created silhouette portraits using a pair of surgical scissors for guests at a fundraiser for the High Point Historical Society Interactive Touch Technology Event http://www.vancourier.com/vancouver-...y-lab-1.645361 The Vancouver Public Library Foundation began an annual fundraiser featuring touch-related attractions like a Braille iPad that controls lights |
I like the idea of a big annual yard sale with donations from local family, friends and alumni. What I like so much is that most people have household donations on hand anyway, and you're bringing in money from outside your typical support base. It can really be a win-win.
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Here are some more: Tase A Cop http://www.recorder.com/news/nation/...to-raise-money Knightstown Police Chief Danny Baker was shot by a stun gun to raise funds for a new squad car Art Destruction http://www.modbee.com/2013/11/17/303...royed-for.html Several original artworks were created. Spectators could pay to save the pieces, or watch them be destroyed Corn Maze http://www.mountainx.com/article/525...r-opens-Friday Eliada Homes hosts an annual corn maze fundraiser featuring attractions like giant slides, corn cannons and a spider web climb-on Stadium Seat Cushion Sale http://www.fundraiser-ideas.net/chee...raising-ideas/ - (scroll down, it's #9) Sell cushions with your school’s mascot and name at outdoor sports games Drag Queen Boxing http://www.ktvn.com/story/23639781/d...oxing-ring-for Philip Brown organized a drag queen boxing event and sold tickets to raise money for an LGBT center Electric Yoga http://943thepoint.com/move-for-hung...ga-fundraiser/ The Hoop Group Headquarters hosted a unique fundraising event that combined neon lights, glow body paint and yoga to benefit the “Move For Hunger” nonprofit Grocery Cart Race http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/g...ising-heights/ The Comitis Crisis Center holds annual grocery cart races to raise money and food for its nonprofit operations Monopoly Real World Locations Tour http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.u...1025120026.htm Two time cancer survivor Graham Hurley and his friends visited the locations in London that were made famous by the board game Monopoly to raise money for cancer research No Pants Dance http://thechronicleherald.ca/novasco...fundraiser-set Men and women attended a dance fundraiser in boxers to raise money for prostate cancer Paper Shredding http://www.timescolonist.com/life/fu...toria-1.648185 A synagogue raised money by shredding paper for people |
From a risk management perspective, base jumping is a BAD IDEA.
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