Creative fund raising ideas can be difficult if you don’t have a lot of funds to dump into an event. In addition, what is the point of fund raising if it is going to cost you a bunch of money to get started. There are many low cost creative fund raising ideas that can get you started for next to nothing.
Pizza parties and ice cream socials are great ways to get people to come to an event. People love ice cream and pizza and you can get them for a low cost or even have the food donated by local establishments.
A public speaking event is a creative fund raising idea that people will show up to, especially if the speaker you have attending is a local favorite. By charging a small cover charge to get in the door, most people won’t mind because of the importance of the speaker. Public speeches are also a great way to get people to even make additional donations for the cause, especially if the speaker is advocating for the donations and the benefit.
Sporting events are usually successful. You can hold a walk-a-thon and have each walker get people to sponsor them for how far they walk. Sometimes local t-shirt business are willing to donate shirts if they can put their logo on the back or sleeve for their own personal advertising purposes. Basketball events are fun but not too many people may show up.
Sales and auctions are creative fund raising ideas too. Get everyone to bring in items they are willing to give away and sell for the cause.
Another favorite of the creative fund raising ideas is to have everyone write up their favorite recipes and put them together in a book. Then sell the cookbook for the benefit or cause. Cookbooks are successful in fundraising.
There are many creative fund raising ideas that don’t cost too much money at all. You can even hold a fund raiser without having to spend anything. A successful fund raiser is based on the creativity, the cause, and something people are interested in.