Here are a number of different ideas to get you started as you brainstorm
fundraising ideas. When planning a fundraiser keep the following things in
mind:
- Relevancy-people want to
contribute when there is clear purpose
- Collaborating with another
group will increase your productivity
Fundraising Ideas
Candy and a Note
Through Campus Mail
Candy Hearts with a heart shaped note on
construction paper at Valentines Day. Candy Canes during December attach a
tree or star shaped note. Make up any reason for sending special notes and
treats, for example, “I love my roommate / wingmate week,” or “PLU students are
nifty day”
Finals Week Care Packages
Campus mail
goodie bags with motivational quotes, study tips, apples (or other cheap healthy
treat), balloons, marbles
Car Wash
Traditional way to
earn some extra money! Offer a special service, say for five dollars you will
sing while you wash their car or vacuum the inside. Have a polaroid or digital
camera around, offer to take a picture of the car owner with their freshly
washed vehicle for a nominal donation!
Dog
Wash/Walking
Dog Day Care! Offer to walk dogs or give them a bath.
Set up your own Dog Park for the day!
Have an
Auction
Be creative! Before Homecoming or Winter Ball, consider
auctioning off Dates! Auction off your Kitchen cleaning skills to an off-campus
student. Are there any artists in your group? Sell their creations (be sure to
give that person a special thank you). Look through your closet for special
treasures.
Flower Sales
Carnations are cheap and
last a while. Sell them at Graduation, Theater performances, or Sporting
events.
Singing Telegrams During Dead Week
This could
work if there is performing talent in your group! You don’t even need to sing- a
lip sync with choreography could be just as entertaining.
Finals Week Stress Release
Organize late
night study breaks with special features! Pillow fights, balloon popping, all
campus yells. Set out a bucket for donations.
Twister
Tournament
Adults playing Twister is great! Develop new ways to make
the game more profitable! Have different participation donations for players and
callers. Give the caller the ability to make up new rules. For extra money,
allow players to pass on certain moves.
Faculty and Staff
Fun
Involve faculty and staff in your fundraising efforts! Have
those fun loving folks agree to do silly things, so your club or organization
can make money. Sing the fight song, participate in relays, fashion shows, or
water balloon fights!
Something a Thon
Have a walk a thon, dance a
thon, jump rope a thon, etc. Find people to sponsor you.
Finals
Week Wake Up Calls
For a nominal fee offer to call students and
remind them to wake up for their final, to get in some extra study time, or to
take a break from their studies!
Alumni Solicitation
Has your student group
been around for a while? Send out letters or call alumni, let them know about
traditions you have been maintaining, or new traditions you are beginning.
Recycle for a Profit
Ask an area business to save
their plastics, glass, and aluminum for the weekend. Offer to pick it up early
Monday morning and take it to the Recycling Center.
Coat
Check
When there is a dance, concert, or other large event being
sponsored by PLU, see if your group can organize a coat check, charge $1 per
item being checked. Check with local city groups and offer your service at
charity events or dinners. Make sure someone keeps an eye on everything during
the event!
Timely Card Service
Make, sell, and send
greeting cards! Make your own generic cards or provide supplies for quick and
easy construction. Around Mother’s Day (or special day of choice) set up a table
with construction paper, markers, glue, stickers, etc. and have people make a
card for their Mom or other honored guardian. Have stamped envelopes available
to be addressed and mail them off.
Balloon Pop
Have a prize for whoever pops
the special balloon. Charge a fee to pop a balloon, in each balloon include a
fact about your club or organization.
Celebrity Photos
Get cutouts of famous
people and charge people to have their pictures taken with them. At holidays use
some theme to sell your pictures, Santa at Christmas, a tree on Earth
Day.
Casual Dress
Have different departments on
campus agree to collect a dollar or two one day each month in exchange for the
opportunity to dress in casual attire for the day.
School Break
Services
If members of your club are in the area over break, offer
to water plants and feed fish for students who are going away. For students who
live off campus but will be away for the holiday, offer to pick up newspapers
and mail.
Fall Opening Move In Services
Work with
nearby retailers to offer products ON CAMPUS that students moving into the
residence halls need! The possibilities are endless-carpet remnants, storage
bins, lamps, tool kits, etc.
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253-535-7195
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