| The most important rule in planning a youth | | | | for a day or evening. Book a time slot for |
| fundraiser is to make sure that everybody has | | | | families, children, publicise the event. |
| fun! | | | | Arrange a good level of commission on all |
| | | | photographs purchased and ensure plenty of |
| These ideas will work well for a youth group, | | | | flyers are available to distribute. |
| a church young people's group or a youth | | | | |
| sports (e.g. football, baseball) group. | | | | Website advertising - does your group have a |
| | | | website? Could you set up a free blog to |
| Here are seven ideas to get your fundraising | | | | keep people informed? If so, consider |
| started:- | | | | selling advertising space to local suppliers |
| | | | who may be interested - e.g. the local sports |
| Sales -if you type in "youth fundraiser" on | | | | shop. |
| any search engine you'll find offers to sell | | | | |
| cookie dough, pizza cards, scratch cards, | | | | Dance/Disco/Live Music/Barbeque/Casino event |
| candles, sports goods and plenty more. | | | | - any event that will work for your locality. |
| Depending on the age of the children and the | | | | Obviously, some church youth groups might |
| type of group, the locality, consider which | | | | find a casino night inappropriate. However, |
| of these are likely to be well received in | | | | most of these are suitable for young people |
| your area. Using existing contacts with | | | | to help to arrange and to attend. |
| family, neighbours and friends alone can be | | | | |
| quite profitable. | | | | For other ideas to raise money, get your |
| | | | group together and do a little brainstorming. |
| Car wash - this can be a profitable way to | | | | Everyone will have ideas that they can |
| raise funds. It will need good planning - | | | | contribute and this will help to get them |
| Lance Winslow's book "How to run a successful | | | | involve in the fundraising effort. |
| car wash fundraiser" is free and takes you | | | | |
| through step by step what you'll need to do. | | | | Remember to follow some simple rules:- |
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| Fundraising auction - clear out the garage, | | | | - Never go out fundraising alone, but always |
| spring clean the house, ask for donations - | | | | in groups of at least two. |
| and then auction!. Publicise your auction | | | | |
| well in advance around the neighbourhood, | | | | - Have some printed information about your |
| invite friends and family, have a printed | | | | project and how much you are planning to |
| list of auction items and get someone you | | | | raise. |
| trust to run the actual auction itself for | | | | |
| you. | | | | - Involve as many friends and family members |
| | | | as you can - they will want to support what |
| Sponsored event - events such as a walk, | | | | you are involved with. |
| sleepover, or 24 hour sports event - your | | | | |
| young people will have their own ideas as to | | | | - Have fun! |
| what they'd like to do! | | | | |
| | | | Thanks for visiting our hints and tips on |
| Photos - arrange for a photographer to come | | | | organizing a youth fundraiser. |