Top 5 best fundraiser ideas for church groups

Top 5 Best Fundraiser Ideas for Church Groups Fundraising can be as interesting or as boring as you decide it to be. The trick is to sell products that are alluring to all age groups. If you sell only adult products you will limit the audience to only adults which is a small segment of the population. On the other hand, if you sell only kids products, the population of kids that will give contribution will not make as a huge an impact as if you had sold to all people across the board. The following not-for-profit fundraising ideas can help you raise thousands of dollars for your church.

1. Church Cook-out If you have a church project, say Sunday school block building or a youth mission, you can plan a church day to cook food for everyone and have people pay for it. Church members are often motivated to support church activities like missions and the support is in form of give-and-take and not a give-andgive. Church cook-out are especially a good idea to encourage the youth and keep them from being lazy, so this is definitely a church group fundraiser that will get support from a lot of members.

2. Coupon Book Fundraiser Coupon group fundraising ideas almost always reap huge benefits. While on this kind of fundraising project, you should include coupons from popular retailers where a majority of the population shop at.

You also give the books at discounted prices but at prices that will ensure you make awesome proceeds.

Church group fundraiser programs that have used Cook Book fundraising programs once will almost always want to conduct another.

3. Candle Fundraisers Candles get a lot of attention from people because they come in different types. There are candles for all special occasions and a good variety at that. There is no really a special season for selling candles. At your church group fundraiser you can sell candles for birthdays, for funerals, scented candles for romantic dinners and also just candles for use when electricity is out at home.

4. Cake and Doughnut Fundraisers Everyone loves doughnuts; at least that’s the general assumption. Those who don’t love doughnuts will probably love cakes. A church group fundraiser involving cakes and doughnuts is bound to result in huge proceeds. Perhaps more men will buy the doughnuts and cakes as compared to women because women fear that they will get fat or whatever. If your church pastor has been preaching on health issues or your church members are generally struggling with weight then you may not want to hold this type of fundraiser. In spite of health concerns with cakes, doughnuts and other snacks, a fundraiser involving these is always a good idea.

5. Seasonal Fundraisers Seasonal or holyday fundraisers, including Easter and Christmas fundraisers give you a chance to sell wrapping paper, chocolate gifts candy bars and other Christmas or seasonal related products. All Christian churches celebrate Easter and Christmas so it’s highly anticipated that these are the peak seasons for selling Christmas products.

Not-for-profit fundraisers can be made fun while at the same time still gather the required proceeds.

Good organization and timing is key to having a successful fundraiser.

About the author: This article is penned by Lora Davis for Mickman Brother, a company that's actively involved in the Christmas wreath fundraiser & church group fundraiser activities. If you'd like to know more about the company visit their site at www.mickman.com/fundraising/