There are plenty of successful church fundraising ideas that your group can benefit from - all you have to do is plan an event that is easy to organize and fun to participate in.
Scratch & Help Cards personalized with your church logo are easy to sell, offer good value and have proven results. Another creative and easy to set-up church fundraising idea is a brick fundraiser.
The Internet offers a host of products, strategies, suggestions and techniques used to assist churches and other non-profit organizations in raising funds. There is everything from cookbooks to gourmet coffee and candle sales - the sky is the limit. The downside? Surfing the Net for novelties and opportunities can be time consuming and someone then has to decide which product or program will best profit the church.
Food sales and cake walks are becoming passé and many congregations are experiencing fundraising fatigue. Too much fund raising takes its toll on the volunteers who are selling, and the family and congregation members who are buying. One way to eliminate fundraising fatigue is to organize a silent auction fundraiser. Auctions have the potential to raise generous amounts of money and are a social and FUN event in churches.
Everyone can get involved in a silent auction fundraiser - church clergy, congregation members, choir participants, celebrities, Sunday school teachers and children. Once you have a core group of volunteers you can gather auction items from businesses, professionals and other organizations to raise the necessary funds.
Most silent auction organizers incorporate "live" auction items into their event and keep the crowd entertained by encouraging them to participate in pre-planned games/events that will generate even more money.
So don't get caught up in the world of fundraising fatigue - raising money for your church should not only be profitable, it should be fun!
