Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 1, 2024
Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. You might get really excited about restaurant nights, candle parties, t-shirt sales, or voting contests. Think long game and treasure the folks that give each month, no matter the amount!
Qgiv
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Guessing games. Grab a jar and fill it up for a simple guessing game fundraiser! If your supporters are game for a bit of friendly competition, host a rubber ducky or matchbox car race. Costume contest. If it’s getting close to Halloween, take costumes to the next level with a peer-to-peer costume contest.
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Qgiv
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Field day Field days are filled with classic outdoor games and activities that are fun for participants of all ages. Incorporate nostalgic games, such as sack races, tug-of-war, and three-legged races, to add a competitive element. Offer Star Wars-inspired food and drinks and hold a friendly costume contest for a little competition.
Whole Whale
MARCH 29, 2022
Host a watching party for major games at a bar where the tips and certain drinks go to the charity. April 7 is National Handmade Day, but even if that date doesn’t work for your calendar, wine and paint go together like PB and J. Picnic & Park Games Tournament. Their parents get to write the check at the end. BBQ for Good.
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 17, 2022
The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. Another way to structure a plan is in a calendar format. I like to start with a plan broken down by buckets and then break that bucket-driven plan out into a color-coded calendar, so I know exactly what I need to do every month.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 8, 2014
Celebratory interactions should be a consistent part of your engagement and content calendar, so set up systems to capture and share alumni personal, social, and professional news. Fun, Games, and Giveaways! Games are even more engaging. Example of Game and Giveaway on Facebook. But make them fun too.
Whole Whale
APRIL 14, 2022
Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations. If the Ocean Society can do a beach clean-up and Shark Tank can use it for promotion, we think it’s fair game to make a shark connection with your nonprofit. Those dollars add up.
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