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Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi
I like the idea of a big annual yard sale with donations from local family, friends and alumni. What I like so much is that most people have household donations on hand anyway, and you're bringing in money from outside your typical support base. It can really be a win-win.
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I agree. You never know what you'll find at a yard sale, and that's always a big reason for people to attend.
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Originally Posted by honeychile
The Golden Rule of Successful Fund Raising: Never cannibalize your own group!
You have some great ideas so far!
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Thanks! I found these fundraising ideas all over the Internet. There's a lot out there, just not all together in one place.
Here are some more:
Tase A Cop
http://www.recorder.com/news/nation/...to-raise-money
Knightstown Police Chief Danny Baker was shot by a stun gun to raise funds for a new squad car
Art Destruction
http://www.modbee.com/2013/11/17/303...royed-for.html
Several original artworks were created. Spectators could pay to save the pieces, or watch them be destroyed
Corn Maze
http://www.mountainx.com/article/525...r-opens-Friday
Eliada Homes hosts an annual corn maze fundraiser featuring attractions like giant slides, corn cannons and a spider web climb-on
Stadium Seat Cushion Sale
http://www.fundraiser-ideas.net/chee...raising-ideas/ - (scroll down, it's #9)
Sell cushions with your school’s mascot and name at outdoor sports games
Drag Queen Boxing
http://www.ktvn.com/story/23639781/d...oxing-ring-for
Philip Brown organized a drag queen boxing event and sold tickets to raise money for an LGBT center
Electric Yoga
http://943thepoint.com/move-for-hung...ga-fundraiser/
The Hoop Group Headquarters hosted a unique fundraising event that combined neon lights, glow body paint and yoga to benefit the “Move For Hunger” nonprofit
Grocery Cart Race
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/g...ising-heights/
The Comitis Crisis Center holds annual grocery cart races to raise money and food for its nonprofit operations
Monopoly Real World Locations Tour
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.u...1025120026.htm
Two time cancer survivor Graham Hurley and his friends visited the locations in London that were made famous by the board game Monopoly to raise money for cancer research
No Pants Dance
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novasco...fundraiser-set
Men and women attended a dance fundraiser in boxers to raise money for prostate cancer
Paper Shredding
http://www.timescolonist.com/life/fu...toria-1.648185
A synagogue raised money by shredding paper for people