Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

And because we love rapid ideation and an excuse for a fundraiser here at Whole Whale, we’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Get a selection of your breakfast favorites and a variety of milks — make it extra fun with a pajama party vibe for your supporters. March Madness Money.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you get kids in on the fundraising fun, you have a great opportunity to teach them important values like leadership, responsibility, goal-setting, team building, and community engagement. Hosting a car wash is a classic fundraising event that’ll keep your community’s cars sparkling clean. Easy Fundraising Ideas for Kids. Candygrams.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Donors attend an event hosted by an individual, group or business that offers a great social draw. The great thing about buy-in parties is that the hosts can go and personally sell these to their friends! Consider something fun for dinner, like a mashed potato bar or a make-your-own-pizza station.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With the rise of COVID-19 cases and the second wave fast approaching, hosting a virtual school event is much more accessible, allowing your school to follow district, county, and state guidelines, putting parents’ minds at ease. Hosting a Virtual Back to School Event. You want to make it more exciting and engaging.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With the rise of COVID-19 cases and the second wave fast approaching, hosting a virtual school event is much more accessible, allowing your school to follow district, county, and state guidelines, putting parents’ minds at ease. Hosting a Virtual Back to School Event. You want to make it more exciting and engaging.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Tens of thousands of in-person attendees and millions online, including on Salesforce+ , will come together for three full days of learning, connection, fun, and giving back. So register now to join the Salesforce.org community and our highlight sponsor, AWS, at — dare we say it — the party of the year.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Tens of thousands of in-person attendees and millions online, including on Salesforce+ , will come together for three full days of learning, connection, fun, and giving back. So register now to join the Salesforce.org community and our highlight sponsor, AWS, at — dare we say it — the party of the year.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. For example, if you’re hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising event on a college campus, having college-aged volunteers will help you better connect with your target audience.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

the numbers of students you can enroll, patients for whom you have beds, ticket buyers for whom you have seats, etc.), For example: If you’re any type of education program, you can offer learning opportunities to non-enrolled students. You can sponsor and share research that may help with many of the world’s problems.

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

By selling tickets and rounding up some sponsors to this epic showdown, you can not only create an unforgettable experience for attendees but also raise funds to support your chapter’s initiatives. Date parties are another fantastic opportunity to bring together your fraternity or sorority members and their dates for a night of fun.

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Whole Whale

MAY 10, 2024

DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI) DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

From large in-person events to a more casual virtual gathering, a fundraising silent auction can bring in much-needed revenue and provide supporters with a fun-filled night. Silent auctions can be hosted in-person or virtually, meaning participants can bid for prized items from the comfort of their homes. Plan for your venue.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling. Check out the annual report template!

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

You may have to secure an event venue, recruit sponsors, and spin up a marketing strategy. Tell the story of a local college student who was supported by your organization’s scholarship program or a long-time community resident who received aid from your nonprofit after a devastating flood.

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Qgiv

JULY 26, 2021

What a fun, informative and (sometimes) stressful learning experience those times were! For universities, successful fundraising is dependent upon fostering these fond memories and making a lasting relationship with students. Our suggestions include: Hosting a barbeque. Hosting a flea market. Hosting a Barbeque.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

Reaching out to local businesses and artisans to see if they’d be willing to become in-kind sponsors for your event is another way you can collect items for your raffle. For your next school fundraiser , raffle off the opportunity to grab a sweet treat with your students’ favorite teachers. What are good raffle prize ideas?

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

In 2019, Art in Action partnered with a local outpost of popular national jewelry retainer Kendra Scott to host a local shopping day where 20% of proceeds went to AiA (including online sales through a custom link!). Host a flower sale and take pre-orders. Host a Mother’s Day wine-tasting event at the home of a donor or volunteer.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For example: If you work in the education sector , you could offer learning opportunities to non-enrolled students. You could sponsor and share research that may help with many of the world’s problems. You could host accessible, off-site clinics. You could sponsor and share research. .

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

No matter what you’re fundraising for, hosting a dance-a-thon can help you raise lots of money while also giving your supporters the opportunity to get moving and have fun. Why host a dance-a-thon fundraiser? Once you’ve decided to host a dance-a-thon, it’s time to start planning your fundraiser and event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support. Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. These need not look like a commercial.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. meets LinkedIn for students. While many hackathons for good are run by nonprofits, there are some corporate-sponsored events as well. Libraries have also been getting in on the hacking fun. Library Hackathons.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you want to learn a bit more about hosting a silent auction, check out our blog post on the eight steps to running a stellar event. They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. Touchless opportunities are always appreciated in a post-COVID-19 world!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Safer Internet Day is an annual Microsoft sponsored public service campaign to take practical steps to protect ourselves against identity and data theft, email phishing scams, cyber bullying, social media over sharing, and other perils of life on the Internet. so more students will have good access to the Internet. Safer Internet Day.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Charity Races like marathons, 5Ks, fun runs, or walkathons invite participants to register with your nonprofit and collect donations from their community, making every step count for your cause. Cyclists sign up for the ride and seek out people in their network to sponsor their participation. Foot Race These are a classic of the genre.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

These events are fiscally sponsored by NTEN and Microsoft and TechSoup is a partner in helping support the event. It was a broad gathering including everyone from consultants to students to startups – and nonprofits ranging from the San Francisco Bay Area focused Stride Center to the global fundraising platform Kiva.org.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

If you’re planning a 5K, fun run, or walk, you can give your participants the option to complete the event in their own time rather than having to set aside a single day. Pick a day with meaning to your organization, like your founding anniversary or a birthday of someone significant to your organization to host a giving day fundraiser.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2013

For a while now, social media’s no longer seen as simply a fad of teens and college students. Your event website serves as an online landing point for your event and therefore, should also host a hub for your social media activities. Show everyone how much fun you’re going to have and why they don’t want to miss out.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

As an arts organization, you can have lots of fun coming up with incentives for your peer-to-peer fundraisers , and you can also empower them to offer ticket and class discounts in return for donations. Get creative and host an auction for your arts organization where the artistic experience itself is what’s up for bidding.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Here are 31 fun, unique fundraising ideas that will support your programs without exhausting your members. Youth Group Fundraising Ideas Small Church Fundraising Ideas Easy Church Fundraising Event Ideas Fundraising Ideas for the Church Choir Fundraising Ideas for Your Church Building Fund Fun Church Fundraising Ideas.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

School VIP examples: Principal of the day, extra recess, guest news anchor, parking for parents, parking for students, special lunch area, early, late extra anything! Make it fun and purposeful. Themed events fill the fun category and can be money magnets! Pairing with ParaSport goes into the boardroom and sponsors hearts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

And I tell my students that Ill give to any of the worthy causes they pour their hearts into, but they have to ask me in person (not on Facebook)! Thats my list, and you probably have yours — I say that because, as the research tells us, charitable giving is driven by a host of individual motivations and preferences.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

The most touching part of the program was when some students from a local middle school came up and presented him with a check for $1,325 for the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation that they raised by selling sweatshirts with their school name on the front, Piedmont Middle School, and "Be an Upstander.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Hosting an in-kind donation drive is a great way to provide some support. Donation drives can be useful to a variety of organizations, from churches running food drives to schools hosting school supply drives. Here are a few tips and tricks for hosting an in-kind donation drive with your organization! Donation Drive Ideas.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

They moved to a transitional campus, and they began to add students and kind of expand their services to those students. And then, you know, one of the fun parts is getting an architect involved and talking about the program. Dang, this was fun. And they began to grow. ” Aaron: That’s it. .

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

When you’re hosting a peer-to-peer fundraiser, inspiring your fundraisers is the key to a successful campaign and event. Tell your sponsors about the work your organization does and how they can benefit from partnering with you. Not sure how to connect with potential sponsors and build long-lasting partnerships? Sign-up Email.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

Maybe your food bank is working on a special program to send meals home with students over a holiday break, for children who might not have any other way to get food when school is closed. There are no hoops to jump through like with grants or corporate sponsors. If your nonprofit is new or young, you may not have major donors yet.

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