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20+ Nonprofit Fall Fundraising Ideas to Inspire Generosity

OneCause

As you’re sitting by the fire, you can also host a scary story contest. Pumpkin Carving Contest Get your donors engaged while getting into the spirit of Halloween with a pumpkin carving contest. Get the community together at a local market (a great partner for this kind of event) and make a day of pumpkin-themed events.

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9 Engaging, Event-Free Fundraisers for Teams on a Budget

sgEngage

Examples include text-to-give campaigns, merchandise fundraisers, and virtual contests. Just because these fundraisers don’t have traditional in-person gatherings doesn’t mean you can’t create a sense of community with synchronous virtual meetings. There are countless ways to implement contests into your fundraising strategy.

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Fundraising Strategies for Schools (Every Grade Level)

Greater Giving

Family-Friendly: Host a movie night or a talent show where parents can participate or donate concessions. 3 Strategies for Middle School Fundraising Contests & Challenges: Organize a school-wide competition or a talent show with a small entry fee. Challenges: Short attention spans, parental involvement. or character visits.

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No Tricks, All Treats: 18 Spooktacular Halloween Fundraising Ideas

Qgiv

As Halloween-inspired decorations begin popping up around your community, a spooky scavenger hunt will get your donors on their feet and in the Halloween spirit. Ghost story contest. After running the contest, host a reading around a campfire and listen to the scariest ghost stories in an appropriately spooky setting.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

Qgiv

Spring fundraisers are a great way to bring your community together while gaining support for your cause. You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Offer tickets for your community to come watch the event and bring in a judging panel to determine the prize winners.

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20+ Memorable Gala Entertainment Ideas

Qgiv

These events create a sense of community by bringing people together around a shared cause to support, often inspiring your attendees to give generously. Galas can create a sense of community among attendees, fostering a collective spirit of giving and encouraging generosity. Donor engagement. When should my organization host a gala?

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

Host a Community Clean-Up. Movies for Impact. Summer blockbuster season could offer the opportunity to partner with a local movie theater to screen a relevant film with proceeds going to your cause (some movie theaters are even nonprofits themselves ). The summer is also a time for superhero movie franchises to take over.

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