Friday, 11. December 2009
Scratch card fund raising is a really easy and highly profitable fundraiser. All different types of groups (youth groups, bands, sports teams, etc.) use this fundraiser and are successful every time.
Basis of the fundraiser: “Scratch cards are an easy way to ask for donations. Supporters scratch your personalized fundraising card, give a small donation up to $3.00, and receive a small gift in return for their donation. Raise $100 per card!”
Different fundraising companies offer different programs, so search around before deciding on what is the best fit for your company. The maximum donation about varies from $3.00 to $5.00 and prizes range from a small gift (silicone bracelet) to a discount sheet full of coupons.
This type of fundraiser can also be used as an “add on” to a different fundraiser. The small donation amount encourages donors to participate!
Posted in Fundraising - Product Ideas, Large Group Fundraisers, Medium Group Fundraisers, Small Group Fundraisers by Christopher -
Friday, 11. December 2009
Spelling Bees can be great for any sized congregation. As younger kids, everyone dreaded taking spelling bees for dread of embarrassment and a bad grade. However, when you get everyone at the church involved, including parents, the choir, pastor/minister, etc involved, it proves to be a very fun event that anyone and everyone can enjoy.
Planning A Spelling Bee Fundraiser
The planning stages of this type of fundraiser are the most difficult, after that, it’s easy. Finding volunteers and teams to participate in the spelling bee and publicizing your event will likely be the only challenges that you face. There are a few sure-fire ways to get some help!
First, you want to ensure that you advertise your Spelling Bee to whatever group or population that you are striving for. Get some great prizes lined up, things that everybody wants; not cheesy prizes! Prizes that are great incentives are trips, gift cards, money, shopping sprees, and movie theater tickets. Separate your prizes or have two each and offer a drawing for prizes for volunteers as well, that always gets names signed on the dotted line.
How It Works
Now we all understand the basics of a spelling bee, but a fundraiser Bee will be a bit different. In order to raise profits and draw an audience it will have to be put on in such a way that is comical and interesting. You will have teams of three or four participants instead of individual contestants. This heats up the competition and will give everyone a good laugh, because the contestants are not singled out! When a team misses two words they are disqualified from that round! The winning team goes on and the last team standing wins the Spelling Bee.
This fundraiser is profitable at different levels; first, the teams pay an entrance fee, also donations and individual or team sponsorships, or you can sell tickets to the event. Having refreshments can bring in additional funds as well since everyone loves a snack.
You can even make this a competition b/w different churches, with the winner of either church getting a larger percentage of the shared funds (optional)
Posted in Fundraising - Event Ideas, Large Group Fundraisers, Medium Group Fundraisers, Small Group Fundraisers by Christopher -
Friday, 11. December 2009
A very personal type of fundraiser would be to sell homemade stationery and greeting cards. This raises both school and community spirit as well as money at the same time!
These type of fundraisers are most common throughout the holidays (Valentines Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannakuh, etc.) They are also rather simple to organize without the need of a lot of advance planning.
The greatest part of this fundraiser is how great both sides of the fundraiser feel from the sale of custom and homemade stationery. Buyers feel like they’re buying a quality product that took both time and effort to make, and sellers have a great time making them.
Posted in Fundraising - Product Ideas, Medium Group Fundraisers, Small Group Fundraisers by Christopher -
Tuesday, 8. December 2009
MARION – Members of her youth group at church are organizing a fundraiser for Stormy Cushing to help with medical and other bills.
The Ground Zero group, part of Abundant Life Assembly of God, will hold a pancake breakfast 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the church, 2303 Marion-Mount GIlead Road.
Youth Pastor Jim Sprague said the kids are doing all the work, cooking, serving and cleanup, with his assistance in the planning. They are looking for donations to help lessen the costs. The churches Youth Fund will be used to offset any preparation costs’ not covered through donations.
To help, call him at 740-262-6576 or the church 740-389-5936.
Sprague said this was just another great gesture from the community to help this family as they deal with the tragic accident that caused serious head trauma injuries for Cushing. She remains in Children’s Hospital in Columbus and is showing sign of progress in her recovery, he said.
Sprague said a spaghetti dinner held earlier this year drew hundreds of people, including nearly 1,000 who participated in a prayer vigil on the football field.
Cushing, 17, was injured July 27, when the car she was driving overturned after being struck by a motorcycle at Marion-Williamsport and Brocklesby roads.
According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, Cushing, 17 had stopped for a stop sign and then proceeded south on Brocklesby Road when she was struck by a motorcycle driven by Klay Purvis, 20. The impact threw Purvis into the driver’s side window of the Pontiac Sunfire that Cushing was driving and the car overturned.
Purvis and Stormy Cushing were flown to Grant Medical Center, where Purvis was treated and then released a few days later.
Source
Posted in Updated* Recent News by Christopher -
Friday, 4. December 2009
The truth be told, church fundraising is not exactly the easiest job in the world. There are a million possible complications. I can’t really blame those ministers who almost continuously put off church fundraising simply because it is usually very difficult. A problem that I often see Christian groups run into is a lack of commitment to a church fundraiser over an extended period of time. Usually when a christian fundraiser first begins groups are excited about it and very willing to get involved. As time passes team members tend to lose interest and enthusiasm. Especially because the later half of anychurch fundraiser is more difficult than the beginning. This is true even when you are utilizing the best Christian products.
There are many ways that you can avoid losing momentum when engaged in a church fundraiser. As a leader you can never stop encouraging your team. An important rule to remember is “don’t expect what you don’t inspect”. There always needs to be some measure of accountability on any given fundraiser. If, for example, students in your youth group are selling church fundraising products and you don’t inquire about how it’s going with each individual the students may lose interest, motivation, or simply might forget about it. As the leader of the Christian fundraiser you are the heart and soul of the project. Whether you like it or not people look to you for leadership.
Another way to avoid losing momentum is to pick a church fundraisingproduct that allows you to raise money quickly. The faster you reach your goal the less chance there is of lost commitment. The product I would recommend is the Samaritan Card, a shopping discount card that provides donors with up to 50% off at over 100,000 merchants nationwide. The Samaritan Card allows you to raise money fast which reduces the chances of your group losing momentum. No product, however, is a guaranteed success when it comes to keep your group committed but a product such as the Samaritan Card certainly can make it easier.
Written by: Aaron Jeschke
Posted in Updated* Recent News by Christopher -
Tuesday, 1. December 2009
The 30 Hour Famine is a fundraising program provided through World Vision. You sign up at 30hourfamine.org and they give you pamphlets to help raise money, but there is a catch you have to spend the night at church and not eat for 30 hours (they have national dates for everyone to do it at the same time if you want) during that time you worship to God, play games,devotions,watch movies, and do community service for your city. If you earn a certain amount of money you can recieve prizes if you choose.
http://www.30hourfamine.org/portal/pages/about/index.html – World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine is a worldwide movement of students who are serious about serving God and fighting hunger - all on an empty stomach. For 30 hours, participants get a taste of hunger by not eating – something more than a billion people around the world experience every day. And by doing fundraising activities, community service projects, and learning more about the facts of world hunger, students are changed in amazing ways as they help others and save lives.
Posted in Updated* Recent News by Christopher -
