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We bring you 22 creative ways to raise funds for your boy scout troops, including events, product sales, and service-oriented fundraising.
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I want to share these unique fundraiser ideas because it is the time of year when we start thinking about charities and giving back. These ideas will help you get the ball rolling. Every year, my family walks for Alzheimers Association. My grandmother passed away from this awful disease and we are on
Becky wants ideas: Need some great money earners for cadettes that aren’t bake sales! We are heading to Savannah, Ga next June and need LOTS of money. Here are ideas from our Facebook friends: 1. Host a badge or journey workshop for younger scouts! 2. We have had great success with yard sales. A church …
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We bring you 22 creative ways to raise funds for your boy scout troops, including events, product sales, and service-oriented fundraising.
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This post is part of the “Ask a Leader Advice” series. I get many leaders writing me asking me questions and help every month. This post will answer your question with tips and suggestions from my perspective and often the perspective of other leaders who have shared with me how they have done things with their troop. I also encourage you to add your advice in the comments below if you have experience with the question. LEADER’S QUESTION: “How to Raise Money To Travel With Your Troop?” Advice from one leader to another…. This is one question I get asked often is “How to raise money to travel with my Girl Scout troop?” If you know my back story you know I was a leader for 14 years and a Girl Scout myself for 12 and for all those years I was involved with a multi-level troop. So I have had the opportunity to try many different fundraising ideas not only for travel but to earn money to use for the big awards or to donate things for service projects. Before I jump in, I will start by saying fundraisers are a touchy subject with Girl Scouts, and as we all know each council handles them differently. So before pursuing any of the following ideas please check with your council. I am basing my ideas on what I know my council allowed. Yard Sale – Depending on your Girls ages a Yard sale is a lot of work but can bring in a lot of profit, and when your girls are done donate whats left to another organization who wants to have a yard sale. Car wash – If you choose the right location you can bring in a good profit from this type of fundraiser. If you wanted to add a bake sale and sell water at the car wash as well people can snack while they wait for their cars. Cookies in a jar during the holiday season – These were a big seller – the girls sold them up front before making them and then got together and purchased the material and put together the orders. Collecting Cans, Old Ink, or Cell phones – Believe it or not after 3 months of collecting, putting signs up in local businesses to get old ink and cell phones, and asking all the troops in service unit to collect cans my girls earned over $200 dollars toward their bronze award. After collecting all the cans we took the girls to a recycling facility they got to take a tour and drop off their cans for recycling. For the ink we used a company called empty4cash – click here to learn more Host a Dog Wash – This is a unique fun way to earn some cash. You can bring dog treats to give pets after wash. Maybe also include special deals for families with more than one pet. Host a Community Meal – You can get every Girl Scout level involved in this and can even work toward their cooking badge while earning money. Ideas are to have a chili cook-offs, spaghetti supper or pancake breakfasts. You could also consider trying a unique meal if you have parents with cooking skills try a new cooking adventure such as Chinese or traditional Bolivian cuisine. Few other helpful tips for fundraising that I have shared on the blog in past: A great fundraiser to do is a Hoagie Sale. Click here to read more about how to stay organized and earn money for the big trips you want to take with your girls Make more money with the annual Girl Scout Cookie sales by trying a different way to run cookie booths. Click here for ideas on how to run a cookie marathon booth. I personally do not have all the answers on how to earn enough money to go on bigger trips with your girls so I asked another leader, this is one response from a leader named Pamela Fleming who has a troop of girls who have been together since kindergarten she shared with me her story of how her girls who are now in 10th grade have went on a number of trips and plan to go on a even bigger one this summer. Pamela writes…. “My girls have been together since kindergarten. This year they are all in 10th grade. It is sometimes difficult to keep them interested in scouting. For my girls, I have found that travel is the best way to keep them engaged. Travelers visiting the United States must arrange for their visas to be processed in advance of their flights; get more information from iVisa to learn more about the necessary steps. In 2015, we visited Savannah for six days. This July, we are going to London and Paris and including a visit to Pax Lodge and Disneyland Paris. How are we paying for this travel? First, we participate in the Fall Product Sale and of course cookie sales. However, that is not enough. I do not want to burden the parents with a lot of bills for travel. Therefore, we hold Girl Scout Par-Teas. We do them in March and call it a Girl Scout Birthday Par-Tea and do another one in the fall and call it a Founders Day Par-Tea. We have food, crafts, and table games. We also offer portraits or a photo booth (done with my iPad and a photo strip printer). This last time, we had a professional face painter and the cost was $2 per face. The parents of the girls donate food and the funds come from ticket sales and the portraits/photo booth. They have been very successful and we vary the theme. Last time it was dress fancy. So that the person running the photo booth or portraits do not have to handle money, I have the girls and parents buy tickets from the cashier and use that to pay for what they are wanting to do. For the portraits, they are uploaded to Shutterfly and then the participants are given a private link to view the photos and they can purchase prints from Shutterfly or download them to their device. It keeps the costs down for us and makes it easy to deliver the pictures.” Need More Inspiration? For over 100 ideas that could get your creative juices flowing checkout this book from Richard Black called The Fundraiser Guru: 100 All New Fundraising Ideas while some ideas wont work for Girl Scout Troops there are lots of ideas to get your girls thinking about Fundraiser they can do as group. Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls! Purchase this wonderful illustrated book from Amazon.
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Save this article for later! Best Easy Fundraiser Ideas For School PTO PTA Trying to find unique fundraising ideas that help you raise money fast? The key is to pick a fundraiser that your potential participants will be in to. Whether you are raising money for school, kids, sports, charity or a non profit organization planning a money making fundraiser doesn't have to be stressful! Keep reading for 13 ways to raise money for your school PTO, PTA or team fundraiser! Bingo Night Fundraiser You may be thinking that hosting a bingo night sounds like a LOT of work. In reality, it's pretty simple. The best part of a Bingo Night Fundraising event is it's cheap and easy. If you are raising money for your school PTO or PTA the cafeteria is a great place to host your Bingo Fundraiser. The tables are perfect for attendees to daub their bingo cards and eat a spaghetti dinner or snacks that are provided as a part of the event. Want to have a good estimate on the number of participants or limit how many people attend due to space or resource limitations? Sell tickets to your event. This will allow you to know exactly how many people are planning to come. Included in this Bundle: 11x14 Poster, 8.5x11 Flyer, 8x10 Sign, 5x7 Invitation and 2.5x4 tickets so you can send your invitations however you like! Use the formal invitation for administrators, board members, and staff. You can send the flyers out digitally and post on social media to draw a big crowd! Check out one of these other fun Bingo Night Event Bundles and get your creative juices flowing! How to Host A Fun Run or 5K 10K Color Run Fundraiser When you're picking a fundraiser for your organization definitely consider adding a fun run or color run event to your annual fundraising efforts! Hosting a 5k or 10k run or walkathon is a great way to raise money for your school PTO or neighborhood HOA. The best part is, kids and pets have the ability to participate as well making this a great idea for an annual event that everyone looks forward to! Another bonus to hosting a walkathon or active event is the cost is really low. So, regardless of whether you're a new organization trying to raise money or an event planner looking for a fun new event to add this year, you'll love it! Included in this Bundle: 11x14 Poster, 8.5x11 Flyer, 1/2 Sheet Take Home Flyer and 2 per page template for take home flyers! Be sure to include water stations along the path for your activity. If you want assistance from your local police department, just clear the path that you have planned with them prior to the event. Want to add some competition to your event? Get donations from local businesses as prizes for the top 5 participants. Cash Calendar Fundraiser Cash calendar fundraiser is a cheap and easy fundraising idea that works great for any sports team, school PTO, PTA or group. There are tons of options for how you run this unique fundraiser. Choose to sell actual calendars, or you can literally have donors pick a date to donate. Kids can get donations for multiple days or individual from each pledge to donate. How it works: Let's say I choose to pick the 10th and 25th to donate to little
Fundraising and youth sports go together like peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, Bert and Ernie. With most leagues being 100% volunteer ran, they rely heavily on fundraising to help cover costs such as uniforms, equipment, travel expenses, and end of season parties. While fundraising may not make the list of your top ten favorite things to do, there is simply no getting around it. So today I'm sharing TEN fundraiser ideas with you that are tried, tested, and not too stressful (i.e. no knocking on your neighbors doors!). Ready? Here we go! 50/50 Raffle- This is one of the easiest, less time consuming, yet most popular ones. All you need are raffle tickets and two containers (one to hold the tickets and the other to collect the money in). These raffles are perfect for game day! Players, families, and other spectators buy one (or more!) ticket(s). They keep one half and you stick the other half in the container . At the end of the event someone picks a random ticket out of the container. The person with the matching raffle ticket wins half of the money collected and the league keeps the other half. That's it! Car Wash- "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That old saying holds true to this one. Begin by finding a place to hold it (usually a local gas station or school). Make signs, spread the word, gather up your team and supplies including a bucket for the money, and get to washing! I've found that car washes work best when they are done on a donation basis, in other words there is no set fee. People can give what they'd like. Bake Sale- It's exactly what it sounds like. (Seriously, who doesn't like brownies, cookies, and cupcakes?!) Choose a date (game days are perfect!), spread the word, round up volunteers to help bake, set up, and sell those goodies! Touchdown Jar- This is by far one of my favorite ways to raise money! So much so, that I've written an entire blog post on it. Click HERE to learn all about it. I know it says touchdown jar, but you could totally tailor it to fit your sport (think Goal Jar for soccer, 3-Point Jar for basketball, Home Run Jar for baseball- you get the gist). Why am I so passionate about this one? Easy. Because it works, that's why! Team Picture Day- Work with a local photography company that specializes in youth sports photos. Be sure that the company has a built-in fundraiser feature- you can usually add an additional $1-$5 to the price of each picture package, all which will come back to the club. Be sure that your coaches know that it is not only picture day, but a fundraiser as well! Spirit Wear Sale- What Sports Mama doesn't jump at the opportunity to rock her athlete's team colors?? Very similar to the team picture day idea, spirit wear companies also have the built-in fundraiser feature. Before starting, be sure to have an idea of what items will sell best (i.e. do people really want to spend their money on stadium blankets in the middle of the Summer?). Concession Stand- Another oldie, but goodie. People just can't resist the smell of hot dogs cooking on the grill... or a warm cup of hot chocolate when it's 30 degrees out! Buy your items in bulk and set up shop at home games. Be sure to keep your prices reasonable, especially when there are stores selling the same items within a short distance. Remember, you want people to buy from YOU, not them! (Click HERE for tips on running a successful concession stand as well as a list of the ten best sellers!). Restaurant Nights- These are always well attended. Just be sure to do your research beforehand. Some restaurants will give you 50% of ALL sales made during the agreed upon fundraiser hours, while others give a much smaller percentage and require that each customer make them aware that they are there for the fundraiser to receive the money. Trust me. I've learned the hard way before! Location and timing are everything- schedule it for a day that practices are held and choose a restaurant that is as close to your practice facility as possible. This is KEY! No Frills Fundraiser- This is one our previous football club did, and as a Board member, I can promise you that it really works! You simply come up with a generic letter that introduces the club, your mission and asks for monetary donations. You then distribute the letters to each athlete, have the athlete personally address each one to the friends/family members of their choice, mail them out, and wait for the donations to pour in. It's that simple! Donations- Just like the no frills fundraiser, but without the paperwork. Spend a couple of hours standing alongside your athlete(s) outside of a local grocery store, having them in uniform will help them to stand out amongst the crowd. Let people know who you all are and what exactly you're raising money for. Take a bucket (or helmet if it's football season!) with you to collect the donations in. People like to help the youth and their communities, that's a given! I hope these ideas help you to have your most successful season yet! Happy fundraising! Have an idea that wasn't mentioned above? Please share it with us in the comment section below or in our private, members only Facebook Group! *** Click HERE for 5 COVID safe fundraising ideas!
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With Fall here, we know there’s a good chance that you are hitting that back-to-school frenzy. And doesn’t it always seem like along with the start of school and after-school activities comes the need to start fundraising for athletic boosters, special assemblies, and so many more needs for these activities. It’s no surprise that when the kids go back to school, you’ll be hit up for ideas, your time as a volunteer, and money. So we thought we’d help you out with some simple, easy, and lucrative fundraising ideas to get those juices flowing. Here’s our A to Z list of fundraising activities. Hopefully you’ll find a few new ones! P.S.- There are lots of great ideas here that have nothing to
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I want to share these unique fundraiser ideas because it is the time of year when we start thinking about charities and giving back. These ideas will help you get the ball rolling. Every year, my family walks for Alzheimers Association. My grandmother passed away from this awful disease and we are on
We bring you 22 creative ways to raise funds for your boy scout troops, including events, product sales, and service-oriented fundraising.
