The Alphabet of Fundraising Ideas

Fundraising ideas for the whole family. Listed in alphabetical order, here are some creative ideas for school fundraising, online fundraising, team fundraising, plus many more...

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A

Auction Auction off various items or services, a portion of sales goes to the charity
Arts and Crafts Sale Host and arts and crafts sale, exhibitors agree to donation a portion of sales to charity
Aerobics Class Host aerobics classes at lunch, the fee of the class goes to charity
Amazing Race City/neighborhood race using a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course.
Air Conditioner How much does it cost to run the air conditioner in your office? Could you go a day, a week, a month without air conditioning and donate the money you saved to charity?

B

Baseball Host a baseball tournament, attend a local game, host a managers vs. employees game
Basketball Host a tournament, attend a local game, host a managers vs. employees game
Bowling Night Hold a bowling night, portion of ticket sales goes to charity
Bottle Drive Collect used bottles and donate the refund to charity
Badminton Tournament Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate
Bake Sale Not much explanation needed
Bad Tie Day Pay two dollars to enter, employee with the worst tie wins half the port the other half goes to charity
Barbeque Pick a nice day and have a barbeque for employees, portion of tickets goes to charity
Bingo or Themed Bingo Not much explanation needed
Beer Festival Sample local or rare beers, ticket sales cover the cost of the event and support the charity. Drink responsibly
Boat Cruse A portion of ticket sales goes to charity
Buy a day Want an extra long weekend. Pay to leave early or take the whole day. Proceeds go to charity

C

Cake Decorating Competition and Sale The best cake wins, portion of sales goes to charity and winner
Car Wash Have your car washed while you’re at the office
Cocktail Party Host a cocktail party after work, serve drinks that traditional in different parts of the work
Coffee Pool Buy into an office coffee pool, portion of your daily coffee goes to charity
Comedy Night Host an evening at a local comedy club, portion of ticket sales goes to charity
Concert Host a concert featuring local bands, ticket sales go to charity
Craft Sale Not much explanation needed
Costume Contest Is it Halloween? Who has the best costume?
Chocolate Sale Sell chocolates at the office to raise funds for charity
Cycling Event Ride for charity, sponsor a employees for a local ride or host your own

D

Dress Down Day or Week Donate to charity so you don’t have to dress up for work
Dodge Ball Tournament Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate
Day in the Life
Darts Tournament Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate

E

Easter Egg Hunt Hide Easter eggs and prizes around the office to participate you have to donate to charity
Email Signature Include a message about SOS in your email signature
Employee Challenge Challenge employees to reach a work related target the reward is a donation to charity
Electricity Outage How much does it cost to keep the lights on in your office in the evening? Could you reduce energy consumption and donation the saved money to charity?
Emergency Drills Does your office do emergency drills? Reward the group that performs the best with a donation to charity

F

Fairtrade Showcase Bring vendors in to showcase their fairtrade products. A portion of sales goes to charity
Fifty/ Fifty Draw Half the prize money goes to charity
Fairtrade Fashion Show Bring vendors in to showcase their fairtrade products. A portion of sales goes to charity
Football Tournament Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate
Funny Hat Day Best hat wins and splits the money with charity
Foreign Currency Drive Ever return from a trip with lots of foreign change donate it to charity
Flower Sale A portion of sales goes to charity. Good event for mother’s day and valentine’s day

G

Garage Sale A portion of sales goes to charity.
Gift Card Giveaway Buy tickets for a chance to win a gift card to your favorite store, portion of ticket sales go to charity
Garden Party A portion of ticket sales goes to charity
Golf Tournament A portion of sales goes to charity
Gala Host a charity gala for employees, suppliers, etc… Ticket sales go to charity
Guest Speaker
Games Night Split the prize money with charity
Getaway Giveaway The employee who raises the most for charity wins a trip

H

Holiday Party Host a party for employees around the holidays, a portion of ticket sales goes to charity
Halloween Party Another excuse to dress up and party. Charge entrance fees and raise money trick or treating.
Head or Beard Shave Managers shave their head or beards for charity
Hockey Tournament Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate
Hawaiian Shirt Day The employee with the tackiest shirt wins half the prize money the rest goes to charity

I

International Women’s Day Event Recognize the day and funds donated to charity will help support girls and women in need
International Children’s Day Recognize the day and funds donated to charity will help children in need
Ice Cream Fridays Portion of sales goes to charity
In Memoriam Gifts Make a donation to remember someone important within the company

J

Jewelry Sale Sell gently used jewelry, portion of sales goes to charity
Jersey Day Donate to wear your teams colors to work
Jingle all the way Decorate your cubical for the holidays, awards for the best and worst decorations

K

Knitting Workshop Host a knitting workshop during lunch or after work. Portion of workshop fee goes to charity.

L

Lunch and Learn Host a lunch and learn on a wide variety of topics ranging from yoga to SOS Children’s Villages.
Lunch for SOS Children’s Villages
Lunch Money Donate your lunch money to charity
Lego Competition Miss playing with toys? Team up with your kids to build the best Lego project

M

Marathon or Half-marathon Sponsor employees to run in a local run for SOS Children’s Villages or host your own event
Mini-Olympics Invite everyone you know to compete in traditional & silly sports. Charge entry.

N

New Year’s Party Host a New Year’s Party, ticket sales go to charity

O

Over and Above Reward employees that go over and above the call of duty, make a donation in their name
Office Sports Pool Organize a NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA, or MLB pool, half the prize money goes to the winner the other half to charity
Open House If a tour of your company would be of interest to the local community, hold an open house and ask for small donations to charity
Office Competition Which office can raise the most?

P

Paint ball Hold a paint ball tournament, the staff team the wins gets a prize
Photography Sale Any artists in the office have them donate some of their favorite prints and sell them for charity
Plant Sale Its spring time! Bring in a vendor to sell potted plants
Pub Crawl Not much explanation needed
Picnic Pick a nice day and have a barbeque for employees, portion of tickets goes to charity
Poker Tournament Not much explanation needed

Q

Quizzes Not much explanation needed

R

Refreshment Cart Sell light refreshments on Friday afternoons, portion of sales goes to charity
Royal Treatment Buy tickets to win a spa day
Raffle Organize an office raffle, get the prizes donated and all ticket sales can go to charity
Recipe Book Publish favourite recipes from local restaurants and chefs.

S

Sports Day Host a sports day for employees,
Spelling Bee Not much explanation needed

T

Treasure Hunt Search the office of prizes, donate to enter
Twenty Four Hour Famine Get sponsored to go 24 hours without food
Tug of War A competition between employee groups. Winning group takes half the prize money the other half goes to charity
Themed Lunch Host a lunch the features food from the region you company supports

U

Used Things Sale Books, Movies, Video Games, Board Games, Etc…

V

Volleyball Tournament Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate
Vacation Giveaway The employee who raises the most wins a weekend getaway

W

Walk for Children Not much explanation needed
Wine Tasting Not much explanation needed

Y

Yoga classes Donate to participate

Z

Zumba Fitness Class Donate to participate