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No Tricks, All Treats: 18 Spooktacular Halloween Fundraising Ideas

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If building a haunted house seems far too difficult, consider partnering with a local haunted house for your event. Stock up on pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch, or make the event a BYOP affair, keeping a few extra pumpkins on hand for guests that weren’t able to bring their own. Haunted Hike. Fall carnival.

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12 Ideas for a Virtual Fundraiser or Online Event

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Think about local and regional acts, celebrities with connections to your area, and people you have connections to through Board members, supporters, and friends of friends. You could invite a few local acts to perform and offer a little something for everybody. Choose a movie, schedule a date and time, and ask for a donation.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

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Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. Get the city permits, and then make sure there’s a good open area for an after-party. Movies for Impact. Sell concessions like popcorn, soda, and candy for charity, and make a public ask for donations for the cause before the movie starts.

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37 Spring Fundraising Ideas for Small Nonprofits

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Most Jewish nonprofits know that this is the best excuse to come up with punny costumes and read the Megillah, but even if you aren’t an org focused on Judaism, you could team up with a local JCC, synagogue, or Hillel: This is also a holiday where it’s tradition to give back. Buy an hour with Daylight Savings Time… (second Sunday in March).

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Engaging Your Donor Community: 5 School Fundraising Tips

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You can determine these by analyzing metrics like email open rate and social media engagement, or you ask supporters directly in a survey. Movie nights. There are plenty of movies to choose from that can be educational and fun for students and their whole family.

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35 Exciting Raffle Prizes to Spice Up Your Events

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Before you start planning your raffle, make sure you understand what the local gambling laws are in your state. 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. What are good raffle prize ideas? Flatscreen TV.

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Turning the Summer Fundraising Slump into a Windfall for Your Nonprofit

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Get local sponsors to donate prizes or even help promote your event to get an extra boost at key times. If you’re able to, consider opening up your doors to them. Summer is a great time to host a local concert, game night, movie night in the park, or another fun event. Plan a community event.