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School bake saleThere are hundreds of fundraising ideas out there, of course, but which ones are the best for your group? Ideally, a successful fundraiser is one that gets your group the money you need (and then some), but it also gets your group members and your guests emotionally involved in your cause. So what do you do? Well, you find some good fundraising ideas—like these!

Sell Smart Snacks.

Snacks are enough to make anyone feel better. Why not sell Smart Snacks and cheer your supporters up? You can raise 50% profit by selling the mixes for just $6 each. Smart Snacks come in 12 classic types: some consist of nuts; some consist of trail mix, including salsa mix; and one of them even consists of sugar-free fruit candy.

Sell $10 Gourmet Cookie Dough.

$10 Gourmet Cookie Dough is called that for a reason – it features 6 amazing flavors, like Chocolate Chunk and Peanut Butter. Your supporters will love the easy-to-make cookies: they only have to shape them, pop them into the oven, and hit ‘bake’. It’s so easy and fast that anyone can do it; your sales won’t need to be restricted to people who like baking and who have the time for it. Make up to 55% profit with this awesome cookie dough!

Hold a bake sale.

This isn’t the most popular fundraiser for nothing, folks. The bake sale has it all: delicious desserts, home-cooked food, and bonding between your group and the community. Why not hold a bake sale with your group? Some big sellers are crispy rice squares, chocolate cake with icing, cupcakes with icing, brownies with fudge and icing and sprinkles (okay, pretty much anything with icing). On the big day, also have milk and lemonade on hand so your supporters can wet their throats.

Host a pancake breakfast.

Hold this event around Mardi Gras; it’s known for being the day to eat pancakes, after all. Charge your guests to come to your house—be sure to decorate it for the occasion—and feast on pancakes to their hearts’ content. You can also hold a pancake-tossing competition at the event. Alternately, consider fundraising with IHOP; they help out dozens of organizations every year.

Host a wine-tasting fundraiser.

For many, wining and dining is a favorite pastime. Satisfy the first part of that urge with a wine-tasting fundraiser: bring guests to your house – have them dress formally – and serve them several types of wine.  It’s best to establish a committee to help you with this fundraiser so that you can gather enough wine (and guests). If you don’t have enough wine, have your group members give you their bottles, and contact local companies about them sponsoring you; do these parts months in advance so that you have time to gather enough wine. Lastly, don’t forget the cheese! This is a time-consuming fundraiser, but it’s very profitable.

Good fundraising ideas are those which not only earn your group more than enough money, but they also please your customers and have them coming back, clamoring for more, next year. Some examples of these are selling Smart Snacks and $10 Gourmet Cookie Dough, holding a bake sale, and hosting a pancake breakfast and wine-tasting fundraiser. Your supporters will love these delicious ideas!

 

5 Fall fundraisers ideasWell, it’s fall – a time of whirling winds, crackling leaves, and long walks in pumpkin patches.

If you’re curious about how you can base your fundraiser around the spirit of the Fall season, there’s no need to fear, we have several fall fundraising ideas for you:

4 Unique Fall Fundraisers:

1) Sell nuts and snacks for 50% profit.

Nuts and snacks are a great choice for fall fundraisers: their nutty, crunchy tastes will call to mind the character of the season. It’s a good idea to sell our snack mixes a few weeks before Halloween – many people crave candy in the weeks leading up to October 31st. We offer different programs for this fundraiser, each with unique types of snack packs, so pick the one you like best. There are even some healthy snacks like cashews and cranberry fitness mix, so they don’t have to feel so guilty about gourging on their kid’s Halloween treats in the weeks to come.

2) Sell Warheads candy.

The good thing about Warheads is that they can be sold to anyone. Candy has mass appeal, and the sour taste will appeal to adults, teenagers and children alike. In fact, Warheads is one of the top-selling brands of sour candy in America. Your supporters will trust the candy – so they’ll be happy to take it off your hands.

3) Hold a “candy carnival”.

Like Boxing Day, but for Halloween! For this fall fundraiser, you’ll ask your supporters to give you guys the candy they weren’t able to give away on Halloween – and all the candy their kids don’t want – so that you can sell it in a makeshift marketplace. Your group members – and perhaps even willing supporters! – will set up market stalls in a large area, like a school gym. Kids are going to be your biggest source of revenue, so advertising to them is a must. Also contact local vendors; they might be willing to sell their merchandise at the candy carnival for a reduced fee.

4) Hold a cornucopia raffle.

Celebrate the season of the harvest with a cornucopia raffle. Have your group members ask their friends and family to donate food, put the food together in baskets tied with ribbons, and raffle them off to supporters. Organize the food by type – fruit and veggies in one basket, breads and buns in another, and so on. If they’re not told otherwise, supporters may think that the food will be donated to the less fortunate, so make sure you tell them what it’s really for.

There are several fall fundraisers your group can carry out for the fall season: you can sell our snack mixes or Warheads candy, sell leftover Halloween candy, hold a cornucopia raffle and so much more. All of these will make your supporters feel the spirit of the season, so don’t be shy—take your pick of one (or several!) of our creative fall fundraisers.