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If your team is short on money read this
Here are a FEW fundraising ideas
Individual Sales Edibles: candy bars, popcorn, pizzas, subs, turkeys, smoked ham, ... Household items: light bulbs, dish cloths, fire extinguishers, knives, First Aid kits, flags, ... Seasonal items: Christmas wreaths & trees, mistletoe, Easter lilies, cards, ... Discount items: coupon books, gift certificates, grocery store script ... Garden/Lawn supplies: mulch, fertilizer, flowers, plants, seeds ... Unit Specials: cookbook, anniversary patch, ... Advance Tickets: car wash, dinner, anything Unique: Halloween Insurance - clean up toilet paper, eggs, etc. Group Sales Team made items, accompanying instructions, ... Garage sale, rummage sale, ... Craft sale, bake sale, candy sale, ... Sales of seconds: T-shirts, sweaters, ... Services Food tasting group for hire Car wash, Airplane wash, Window washing, ... Clean up activities (e.g., store parking lot, athletic events) Distribute neighborhood fliers for city or paper State/County fair parking For donations/tips: bag groceries, carry items, ... Free coffee/drinks (for donation) at highway rest stop Gift wrapping at Christmas (some stores offer this to groups) Organize a large sale and rent space Rent out tents or other equipment Rent-a-FIRSTER: cut grass, rake leaves, shovel snow, clean-up, ... Harvesting: pine cones, black walnuts, elk horns, mistletoe, ... Rope splicing and frapping for marinas Tree and flower planting Distribution Promotion Distribute coupons and get percentage of sales for Pizzas, groceries, burgers, ... Christmas trees, ... Food Services Pancake breakfast, spaghetti dinner, chili, tacos, cat fish, corn on the cob, barbecue, ... Specialty meals: wild-game dinner, prime rib, ... Banquet with entertainment Take out: Spaghetti dinner to go Catering lunches for events State/County fair booth Event Services Concession stand Drink stand: coffee, lemonade, soda, ... Public Services Plant trees Paint house numbers on curbs Post flags for people on holidays Pledge Drive Bike-, run-, walk-, rock-a-thon, ... Public service project for school, community, ... Grants and Donations Gambling organizations Charitable groups: VFW, American Legion, ... Matching donations (e.g., Wal-Mart) Corporations (check with Scout office first) Entertainment Car smash (item smash fee) Dunking tank (pay per throw) Pie throwing (pay per throw) Robotics exhibit (per-person fee) Movie/Game night (per-person fee) Special Events Boat ride, Hay ride, ... Chariot race Dance, play, magician, ... Sport tournament (golf, baseball, ...) Games of skill (bowling, shooting, ring toss, ...) Auction (cakes, art, services, travel, sports events, Scout made items, time with an expert/celebrity/official/...) Recycling Cans, paper, printer cartridges, ... Collection of bottles, cans, etc. with deposit on them |
WHOA! That's a lot of ideas. Might I add one or two? What about taking groceries to cars for people and pooling tips or a meals on wheels kinda deal. just thought I'd add those.
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don't forget about grants...
another great way to get funding is through grants. FIRST is such a great program that if you can find foundations in your area, you have a good chance of receiving a good sum of money (anywhere from $1,000 to $20,000+, depending on the grant and the foundation) if you put a few hours into typing up a proposal. a good place to start is asking your school for any grant opportunities they know of, or go tothe foundation center . Even if the foundations you come up with don't seem to be a good fit for your team, they can often point you towards other foundations that may be focused at giving funds to these sorts of activites. Speaking from experience, it often helps if students write the grants, instead of the advisor... the foundations i applied to were very supportive and expressed their excitement to see students so involved with an activity that they actually went through the trouble of writing up a grant. Good luck!
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Seasonal Fundraiser
Another fundraising event which I actually enjoyed was this past October. A local teacher in partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and a local amusement park put on a haunted house at the park. What better way to raise funds for some good causes. About 75% of the students on my team were actors/volunteers at the haunted graveyard. Along with the opportunity to scare the living daylights out of customers we also got a donation from the event to our team, as well as passes to the park and t-shirts and various other perks. I loved this oppurtunity mostly cause my B-day is the day before Halloween and it's my favorite holiday.
Visit the haunted graveyard online at, Haunted Graveyard |
Another idea
We had a lot of success with this one:
Lollipops. We sold them everywhere. If you have actual high-school students in your school, they'll pay good for a big sphere of sugar. I know my school did... |
Wal-Mart?
Umm.....
Wal-Mart doesn't give any money so you can scratch that off your list. I work there and unless your a NON-PROFIT organization and you have the papers to prove it you will not be receiving any of Sam Walton's money |
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Man, I wish we had a decent amusement park around here :/ If you all do this again next year - be sure to let me know. I'll make it a priority to stop up there and visit you, and Boulder Dash :) |
Non-Profit Status
Being a school sponsored team and all makes it real easy for any team to claim non-profit status, I know my team did and we are getting matchign funds from Walmart for a carwash we did there over the summer :)
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It isn't really easy at all claiming non-profit status from a school especially if your school has a cafeteria which makes a profit for the school therefore making the school a profit. We have run into this problem and think we have found a solution only time will tell if it works.
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Our team also did a car wash fundraiser. We got a local McDonald's to supply the water, soap, and even some food, and all we needed was people. We charged $6 for a car and $8 for vans (I think...). We had people getting us noticed with signs, and MOE shirts are quite visible. Also, we sold tickets in advance, to assure at least some business, as well as word of mouth from the consumers. It worked out really well, and it was all pure profit :)
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