So how do you choose the best fundraising ideas for your group?

We've designed our site to make it as easy as possible to find the best fundraiser for your group whether you start your search by researching specific products you want information on or whether you start with the list of suggestions we offer in our Fundraising Ideas by Group section.

However there are certain things you want to know before you start. Have good idea how many people will actually be participating in your fundraiser. There are some fundraising ideas that work better for larger groups and others that are designed for individuals and small groups.

You should know whether you have money to purchase fundraising products with. If you don't have money to spend in advance and you're not a public school you should probably eliminate categories like candy, discount cards and scratch cards.

Finally determine how much money you need to raise. Using that number see how many items you need to sell of any product that peaks your interest in order to raise the money you need.

We believe the best way to find the right fundraiser for your group is to start in our Fundraising Ideas by Group section. Choose the group type you belong to and take a look at the fundraisers other similar groups have successfully used in the past. We appreciate your trust and hope we can help with all of your fundraising needs.

Fundraising Ideas you might be interested in:

Smart Fundraising

Smart fundraising takes alot of research and help from your organization, if you are in charge of the fundraising aspect for your group.

Finding the great fundraiser for your group can be a challenge but you can do it with lots of knowledge of what is available. Looking for different and the most popular fundraisers are a must.

Different fundraisers are flower bulb fundraisers, scented fundraising smencils, trees, scratch card fundraisders and Go Green programs.

Class for Teachers

When you work as a teacher at a local high school, you will notice that the school often needs a little help in the funding department. There are countless issues at the school that seem to come back time and time again for repairs, and the school’s budget seems to get eaten up along the way. If you want to do something positive to help bring some extra money to the school, and get everybody in your class involved in working together, then class fundraising could well be the answer.

Booster Club for Parents

If you are the parent of a student attending a local high school, you will know that it is important that your son or daughter develops important extra-curricular interests besides their schoolwork. Having these interests helps them to develop essential social skills that can’t be found in the classroom and will help them to grow into a more well rounded person as they mature. That is why it is so important that schools have the funding to support these activities, whether it is an after-school volleyball team, or a school chess club that takes place during lunch hour.

Band for High Schools

When you want to make a positive difference at your school, you may have decided that throwing a band fundraiser is a great solution. If you have had experience with fundraisers in the past then you should know that they are quick to set up, and are an effective way to raise money for your cause while also encouraging everybody involved to band together. That is if the fundraising event is planned correctly and everybody involved is given the motivation to carry the event through. If this is your first time organizing such an event, then don’t worry. There are a few simple things to consider before getting started, but as long as you think things over carefully, you will be making your first band fundraising ideas into an event to be remembered by everybody at the school.

Coming Up With Sports Team

In high schools around the country, there are many sports teams for students to get involved with. With sports like football, basketball, lacrosse, softball, gymnastics, soccer, golf, wrestling, hockey, baseball, and volleyball, there are so many choices for students wanting to get involved in a physical activity. But schools are finding it difficult to pay for all of the constant upgrades to gear and equipment that needs to come out of the school budget. In fact, the budget often doesn’t have the funding that these teams require and so it may fall to others to come up with the funding themselves.

Fundraising for High School

Fundraising in your high school may be for student council, prom, student council , project graduation and fine arts, such as band, choir and orchestra. 

One fundraiser that works well with all these is scratch card fundraising. Your group can raise allot of money in a short period of time with the scratch card fundraiser. 

How the cards works is very simple.

Scratch Card Fundraising is Very Profitable

Scratch Card fundraising is very easy and very profitable. They work well for any size group. All you have to do is buy at least one scratch card for each person in your group. Each person will take their scratch card around to 25 different people and ask them to scratch off two dots. What ever monetary amount is under each dot will be added together. The amount is then donated to the group. As a “Thank you” gift the person donating the money will then get a sheet of coupons worth over $100.00.

Rugby Fund Raising

     Frankly, there are not many rugby fundraising ideas that are specific to that particular sport. But that does mean there are not great rugby fund raiser ideas out there.

     In fact, most rugby teams report extraordinary results using a scratch card fundraising program for their team or group. The thing that they like the best is the ability to generate $100 per fundraising scratch card. Since the cards only cost ten dollars that means they make an outstanding 90% profit on their rugby fundraiser.

     While there are graphic specific scratch cards for most sports we have not found one specific to rugby. However we offer one that is geared to all sports. The graphics include athletes performing in many different sporting arenas. There are also great generic scratch card graphics that depict money or the American flag so a rugby team can choose a perfect product for them.

     Scratch card fundraising is simple to do.

Popular Fundraisers

Many groups are finding themselves needing fundraising ideas more than ever, even if you have never had to fundraise because of donations. With donations being down, fundraising is a must.

There are very popular fundraisers that organizations do and are very successful. The most popular is the frozen cookie dough fundraiser. This program works very well around the holidays. Baking is one of the favorite past times of the holidays.

The frozen cookie dough tubs come in several flavors and there is something for everyone. These program is a pre-sell fundraiser, meaning you take orders for the cookie dough and have it delivered to you in a bulk order. This program also offers the preformed boxes instead of the tubs. Many people like this because they can just place the cookie dough on a cookie sheet and pop in the oven.

Soy Candle Fundraisers to Help Your Group

Raising money for your team or group is not always easy.  In fact, at the beginning when all you can see is the money you don't have and the things you can't afford, it can be discouraging.  But with soy candle fundraisers, there's no reason to get bogged down with unnecessarily complicated fundraising ideas.  Soy candles are beautiful, highly scented, and best of all, they appeal to a wide range of people.  Your supporters will love these candles for their beauty, and also for their earth-friendliness  Soy candle fundraisers are one of the easiest and best ways for your group to start heading toward its financial goals.