FUNDRAISING IDEAS FOR CHURCH Fundraising Ideas for Church BY DONORBOX
In the past, churches would take up offerings on a Sunday morning by passing around collection plates. Members would toss in their cash or check contributions
20 FUNDRAISING IDEAS FOR CHURCHES
1 ONE FOR ONE
The famous “Buy One, Give One� concept, popularized by TOMS, is a straightforward and inspirational way online donations for churches
2 GIVE IT UP
Nonprofits and churches from around the world have used this effective fundraising technique for years
“GIVE IT UP” FUNDRAISER ORGANIZED BY NEUROBLASTOMA UK I gave up my daily cappuccinos and texted to donate £3 each day I walked straight past the coffee shop! It was a great feeling. In total I gave £42 plus Gift Aid to save children’s lives. Who needs caffeine when you can get a kick from supporting such an amazing cause?
3 TEXT TO GIVE
Mobile fundraising is a simple way to receive donations as a faith-based organization
Atpay.com has a detailed guide on text-to-give method
4 THE DIGITAL OFFERING PLATE
Offering plates have been used by churches and other faith-based organizations as a primary way to receive donations ever since the early 19th century
5 CROWD FUNDING
Crowdfunding is a term that refers to any effort to raise money with donations from a large number of people, and it was initially used as a way to attract small-scale investments to forprofit organizations
6 PEER-TO-PEER
FUNDRAISING
Peer-to-peer fundraising features multiple individuals creating individual crowdfunding pages and linking them to your church. Here is the difference
7 GIVING TUESDAY
GivingTuesday, a global day for giving, powered by collaboration and social media, falls on November 28th this year. In 2016, $177 million were raised for #givingtuesday, which was a 44% increase compared to the previous year
8 FESTIVITIES, FESTIVITIES
Holidays are a great time to reach out to your local community and fundraise. People are in the spirit of giving, and they also somewhat expect to be solicited
9 AUCTIONS
Get the local businesses to donate a variety of items. Hire an auctioneer, promote the event, and cater some food and drinks. Make sure everyone is aware of the rules beforehand
10 STUFF FOR BUCKS
Your church can use congregants’ unwanted goods to raise money and give the unwanted stuff a new home (yay for sustainability)! These work similarly to yard sales
OTHER CHURCH FUNDRAISING IDEAS
11 PAY TO PLAY SPORTS DAY
Host sports events, such as a day of tournament play or pay-to-play sports challenges
12 COFFEE MORNING
Assemble a coffee stand in front of the church or on the street on Sunday morning and sell coffee to congregants
13 HOST A SHOW
Talent Show, Bingo or Trivia Night are fun and child-friendly church fundraising ideas
14 HOST A FOOD EVENT
Host a popular chilli cook off or organize a World Food Day, especially if your community includes members from various world cultures
15 THREADS OF HOPE
Keep the other 50% of the sales You send 50% of the sales
Contact Threads of Hope They even cover the shipping cost They’ll ship you their product
16 DOG DAY SAT URDAY
Choose a Saturday and provide doggie care for half the day
17 PARENTS NIGHT OUT
Choose a night where you will keep the children department at your church open for the night
18 A RED LETTER DAY
Simply send out personalized, heartfelt letters to members of your community asking them to donate for the repair
19 BAKE SALE OR BAKE OFF
For a bake sale, you just need volunteers to bake the goods and some more volunteers to sell the cookies and cupcakes
20 MOVIE NIGHT
A real crowd pleaser, for this church fundraising idea you need a familyfriendly movie, a projector and a screen, and some comfy seats
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