http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/fundraising-ideas-blog.html Up-to-date news and exciting new ideas for fundraising; product reviews, information, tips, and timely news about raising money. en-us fundraising ideas Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:36:52 GMT Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:36:52 GMT fund-raising-ideas-center.com http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/send-christmas-to-africa.html A friend of mine was leaving for Africa for four months and still needed to raise over $3,000 to be able to go. After a while of thinking how to Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:40:38 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/queen-fundraiser.html I ran a community little miss pageant and we needed to raise extra money for prizes for the contestants. We were looking for something different the Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:38:47 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/beat-the-pants-off-em-fundraiser.html This was for the New Mexico Billiards Associations first fund raiser. We designed a fun silent auction , with a chance to play a game of 8-ball Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:38:49 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/worlds-finest-chocolatestill-buying-after-all-these-years.html The first time I ever heard of World's Finest Chocolate , I was in the 4th grade at Coleman Intermediate School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Each Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:39:06 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/magazine-fundraising-the-old-way.html I sold magazine subscriptions while I was a senior in high school for the varsity volleyball team. We were raising money for sweatshirts in addition Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:23:29 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/scratchcards-for-ymca.html I worked for the YMCA and we were raising money for a new babysitting room. We worked on it for 2 years. We did several fundraising ideas. One of Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:20:29 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/rhythm-knights-camp.html In high school for my pom squad, we had to raise money every year to attend UDA dance camp. We needed money for food, lodging, and uniforms while we Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:56:35 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/walkathon-for-school-improvements.html My kids attend private school, and for the past five years, we have held an annual walk-a-thon to raise money for the school. The money goes to Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:54:04 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/raising-money-for-autism-awareness1.html Every year our charity, Autism Speaks, has a charity run. This year along with the charity run a group of mothers came up with the ideas of cookbooks Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:41:20 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/fundraiser-for-katelyn-rose.html Katelyn Rose was 16 years old. She was in a car that was struck on a very bad corner in our small town. Many cars get hit there, but this one was very Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:14:49 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/a-secret-crush.html As my dorm president, I was in charge of fundraising for our annual gift to the residence hall. My hall government wanted to raise enough money to Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:57:35 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/brians-bracelets.html In a small elementary school of 160 kids, one of the brightest 1st graders was diagnosed with cancer. This brilliant and bright kid attended the Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:52:26 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/raising-money-for-autism-awareness.html Every year our charity, Autism Speaks, has a charity run. This year along with the charity run a group of mothers came up with the ideas of cookbooks Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:27:34 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/buy-a-box-for-a-book.html Volunteer work can take on a life of its own and it can also become a full-time job. When I got talked into presiding over the Parents and Teachers Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:24:39 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/ffa-calendar-fundraiser.html I was a member of my local FFA chapter and each year we did a calender fundraiser. We had many different contests as we sold the calenders. One of the Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:45:49 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/raising-money-online-to-raise-our-school-roof.html My kids' school has a silent auction every year to raise money for whatever the school needs in that particular year. Last year, however, the private Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:44:08 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/the-mad-mouths.html In high school, when that final bell rang, the majority of the students at my high school would rush off to practice for whichever sport they were Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:19:57 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/girl-scout-troop.html Our Girl Scout Trip has an annual fundraiser selling calendars. This year to make it special, and to be a group meeting the girls would decorate the Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:34:19 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/cans-can-do.html My sons 5th grade class wanted to go on an expensive field trip. So instead of having the parents pay for it, the teacher decided to have a recycling Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:30:32 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/prom-dress-auction.html I work for a non-profit organization that helps get teenage girls off the street. One of our core volunteer groups are their peers from the affluent Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:25:49 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/the-other-end-i-was-a-buyer.html I am an education major and I did my student teaching at a middle school this spring and the band sold cookie dough as one of their fundraisers for Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:54:06 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/cookies-for-a-cause.html I have been involved in two cookie dough fund raisers and, as you said in your blog, they are an easy way to raise funds. Any fundraiser in which Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:01:23 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/little-league-fundraiser.html Our group was trying to raise money for new equipment for our Little League baseball team. One of the parents suggested using an Ebay auction Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:56:00 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/middle-school-magazine-madness.html When I was in ninth grade, our school Pound Middle School in Lincoln, NE needed money for the 9th grade Promotion Dance and after-party. To raise Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:47:55 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/mms-sold-like-hotcakes.html I am a school teacher in Cleveland, Ohio and I am the head of the fundraising committee. Our choral director wanted to have a fundraiser to get money Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:49:11 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/benefits-of-going-green.html I work for a school district in Cleveland, Ohio and like most schools, we hit a budget crunch and had to cut funding to extra curricular activities. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:41:27 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/high-school-scholarship-auction.html I am an alumna of a very small private high school, and was recently involved in the school's annual auction, which raises money to benefit students Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:44:14 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/school-playground-equipment-from-cookie-dough.html In the school year of 2007, our school's PTA began fundraising for new playground equipment. The most successful was the cookie dough fundraiser. Who Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:52:59 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/how-to-have-a-fantastic-online-auction-fundraiser.html I held an online auction two years ago with fellow members of a global health interest group at my university. The money was to help pay for a Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:07:30 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/bracelets-for-a-cure.html I do a Relay for Life event where all the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society to help fund a research for a cure for cancer. In a fundraising Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:04:22 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/cookie-dough-for-everyone.html I had to sell cookie dough for a fundraiser for my community association- we were planning on buying trees to plant a windbreak around the building, Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:34:30 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/incentives-used-to-boost-cookie-dough-sales.html I am a member of the Band Boosters for my son's high school marching/concert band, J.R.Tucker Tigers, in Richmond, Virginia. We use funds to support Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:05:49 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/child-uses-online-auction-to-raise-money.html My Grandson entered a auction on ebay to help the flood victims of LA and MS. He baked cookies with all proceeds to benefit the American Red Cross. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:35:36 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/scratchcard-fundraiser-for-computers.html I work at an elementary school in Los Angeles and our school desperately needed new computers. We were successful in selling scratchcards because we Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:03:16 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/cheerleading-gym-fundraiser.html I am a coach at a competitive cheerleading gym in the Dallas area. We did a cookie dough fundraiser to help the parents and kids raise money to pay Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:46:10 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/small-ideas-can-make-a-huge-difference.html I'm a single parent of a 5 year old boy living in California. My son was starting his first year of school, kindergarten. He had been waiting for this Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:39:12 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/the-dog-ate-my-fundraiser.html Back in third grade I was doing a magazine fundraiser for school! I was reluctant at first, but after some convincing from my mom, and some added Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:29:49 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/chocolate-changes-a-life.html We used the World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser to bring a 13 year old girl from the Philippines to Toronto, to remove a tennis ball size tumor Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:08:14 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/monthly-mania.html Selling calendars can be a great way to raise money for your school. We chose pictures of our young athletes and their teams, not only to promote our Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:27:22 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/cookie-dough-is-great-fun.html My family and I have raised money by selling cookie dough for 2 years in a row now. It's so popular the stuff practically sells itself - everybody Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:21:39 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/have-a-ball.html I participated in a cookie dough fundraiser for my elementary school in Michigan when I was younger. My mom had the great idea of buying several of Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:19:03 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/contest-spurs-cookie-dough-sales.html My son's school had a fund raiser to help support their end-of-the-year class trip. They had contests through out the time period of the fund raiser. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:02:03 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/playground-and-cookie-dough-the-perfect-combination.html Our daycare center, Little Lambs, in Oneonta, NY chose cookie dough sales at the fundraiser to help build the center's new playground. What goes Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:45:38 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/the-greatest-customers-ever.html I was in fifth grade and LOVED fundraisers. When presented with the task of selling candy bars to raise money for books, I was so excited. Not only Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:40:04 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/the-chocolate-express.html I teach at a wonderful small Elementary School in North Carolina. Our PTO held the fundraiser for our school. To kick off the fundraiser, we had a Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:33:48 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/worlds-finest-chocolate-and-the-familiar-white-wrappers.html As I was planning my annual fund raiser for the Middle School soccer team which I coach, my first order of business was to ditch the standard bake Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:14:04 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/a-rainy-day-selling-chocolate.html I attended a Catholic school in Baton Rouge, LA as a child, and every year we sold the World's Finest Chocolate to help raise money for our school's Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:52:52 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/trip-of-a-lifetime.html I sold World's Finest Chocolate in Calgary, Alberta for a band trip fundraiser a few years ago when I was in high school. It may not sound like a Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:50:02 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/worlds-finest-helps-the-finest-kids.html Our PTO used World's Finest Chocolate to fund our many literacy programs at our school. After a very exciting kick-off assembly (we allow sampling by Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:48:03 GMT http://www.fund-raising-ideas-center.com/former-vp-fundraising-for-susie-tolbert-6th-grade-center-pta.html Having been involved in my four sons' schools from kindergarten on, I'd handled every type of fundraiser there is. Greeting cards and wrapping paper, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:07:03 GMT