Raise funds for local nonprofits

Raise funds

FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS

chedule a trivia night. This is an event that can draw in individuals of all ages! People love to play trivia. Event organizers can form the questions around the nonprofit to gain audience engagement in the field of business. Guests can pay a flat entry fee to play, and a donated prize could be up for grabs. Ask donors to come to the event or ask for prize donations to spark success for the nonprofit and potential business opportunities for the donors. This event opens the door to strengthening relationships with current donors as well as the opportunity to create new connections.

Try a penny social. A penny social is a raffle and a silent auction combined. Guests can purchase as many tickets as they would like at the door, then use them to do their bidding. Placed by the items up for grabs, there will be a bin for holding partakers’ tickets. The more tickets someone puts in, the better the chance of winning. After an hour or two, ticket bins are gathered, and winners will be announced. These events can also have a theme to create more interactions, for example, Old Hollywood, masquerade, etc. A theme allows another opportunity for excitement in donors and participants.

SPlan a bake sale. A good old classic. Now that COVID-19 days are sort of behind us, we can once again enjoy baked goods from one another. Whip up the best brownies, the sweetest cupcakes, and savory bread for a bake sale to support nonprofits. Many people have missed being able to have and partake in bake sales like this. If a nonprofit wants to spice it up a bit, the volunteers can add a cakewalk to the agenda. Cakewalks or Musical Cakes take the wonderful element of donated baked goods and marries them with a fun childhood game. Participants will pay to participate, but everyone will leave with a cake of their choosing! Guests will walk around a circle with cakes placed in a circle outside them. They will walk until the music stops and see what cake is there. If they like where they stopped, they can simply take the cake and walk out, if they may wait for the music to begin again. There are many different twists on this fundraiser and every nonprofit can make it their own. Host a community carnival. This is a great way to get families involved, as-well-as donors. Set up little booths, such as a ring toss game, pop-a-balloon, etc. If someone wins, give them an affordable prize. Carnival prizes can be bought in bulk for less, making it more profitable for the nonprofit. Participants can exchange money for tickets, then use them at different games or booths. In addition, something interactive like a dunk tank or a bouncy house can grab attention. Pet a pup for a buck. Team up with a local animal shelter, especially during the school year, and offer businesses or students the chance to play with puppies for just a dollar. Highlight animals for adoption, and offer stress relief to students and busy employees. Not everyone can have a fuzzy friend, so this allows people to interact with adoptable, four-legged friends.