Fundraising ideas for high school?

[Bob Jonesss(:]

sooo... im a junior and we have junior prom coming up...WE NEED MONEYYYY! does anyone have any good ideas that will help our class raise money for prom?

our class is reallllly lazy and wont go somewhere to help us out. and they complain about a lot of things so please ideas that dont require a lot of money to buy the product for profit...

for example: we ordered wrist bands and had low sales on them because no one wanted to pay $3 for a stretchy bracelet and we ended up losing more than we made.

a good idea that i came up with to not have to spend much is having a squeegie day! haha. we go to a fast food place and ask people if we can wash their windows for 2 or 3 dollars. they basically get them washed as they come out of the drive through.

[zhinata317]

you could hold a talent show or something

[Krissy]

sell chocolate bars lol it actually worked at my school

[Ana Nevada]

Candy bar fundraising basically works as a direct sale fundraiser that involves offering candy bars that are specially packaged. Candy bar fundraising campaigns is really famous for high school groups because they are easy to execute yet the profits that they can offer in the end are exceptional.

[tallhaircut668]

This is gonna be REALLY tough if no one is interested in putting in effort.

Here is a great idea that has worked for schools and classes in your situation. However it's going to take effort. Anything you pick to sell, make or do is going to require effort. I would suggest a pepe talk to the class or a prize for most sales.

Call up a fundraising company and ask them about scratch tickets or discount cards. They come in different varieties, restaurants cards, local services. Each card can raise over $100 and are quick to do. All that's needed is effort. With a school youth group the money can come quickly with the help of a team. Sometimes the fundraising company will add extra cards so that the money raised will cover ALL expenses. Your talking 100% profit. The cards can also be added to any other fundraising campaign you wanted to run.

A BBQ at a local mall on a weekend is a great fundraiser to do.

There are other ideas at the links below.

Remember it's not switching the product that's the issue. It's the amount of effort that's going to get you success.

Good Luck.

[Hampo14]

Okay, I'd suggest you go to Rewarding Fundraising Ideas (RFI) to find loads of good ideas you could use. It's a great website that has some excellent advice and tips on running those ideas profitably.

Remember though, that before you do any fundraiser it is going to take effort and motivation on your behalf to make it successful. No matter how great the fundraiser is, it won't just provide success unless you put your mind and effort to it. You should also not try do too many fundraisers at once... Pick the ones that will work the best for you and then run those as well as you can!

Here are a few ideas you should look into when you are at Rewarding Fundraising Ideas...

-The Online Magazine Fundraiser - This is always the first fundraiser I suggest. It is one of the best and hassle-free fundraisers you can do! Many people and groups are raising between $2000 - $5000 with this fundraiser while I've seen others raise over $20,000. If you only have time to do one fundraiser... This should be the one you do!

-The Credit Card Fundraiser - Another really hassle-free fundraiser that will work really well alongside a magazine fundraiser! Get people to apply for a credit card online and you'll earn $15 for every approved application.

--By promoting both of these fundraisers together you increase your likelyhood of getting a positive response... Someone may not want to apply for a credit card but they may be interested in the magazines, or vica versa, or maybe they'll want to do both!

--Online Charity Auction - An online auction is one of the most profitable fundraisers that anyone could ever do. Unfortunately it will take a lot of work to get right... But if you have enough helping hands it's definitely a worthwhile consideration!

-Get Paid Guides - Many people make money online by completing surveys, receiving and reviewing advertising emails, and also just by surfing the net. There are loads of companies on the net that are doing research and also trying to gain exposure and they all pay for it! A get paid guide is a single website that finds and lists all those websites that are offering paid surveys etc. There's usually a once off membership fee but you can generally earn that fee back by doing a couple of surveys!

-Lollipop fundraiser - This is one of the easiest and profitable fundraisers around. Most people will generally buy a lollipop from you as they are really cheap. A lot of Schools and organizations are having great success with this simple fundraiser! (In fact, any food fundraiser, like Cookie Dough, Popcorn, or Candy Bars, will usually always work... People need and love food!)

-Discount Fundraiser Cards - Another winner! You raise money while saving money for your supporters through the discounts offered on the cards.Win-Win for both of you! And the businesses Win as well as they get more customers to their shops!!!

Raffles - A fundraiser that will always work really well. It is also the best fundraiser to add to any type of event. What you must make sure you have is some really great prizes that people actually want to win. That way they'll want to buy as many tickets as possible, to have as big a chance to win!

Events - Generally any sports event will work well as people love getting involved in sport even if it's not to raise money for a cause. Consider a Dodgeball compo or a mini soccer tournament! You could also consider doing a sponsored challenge like a cross country walk or a sponsored cycle.

Whether you do a sponsored challenge or not, you should start a facebook page to promote your challenge, your cause and your other fundraisers!

Set up a method for people to donate online (Check the Online Donations page on RFI to see how to do this) and then link to it via your facebook page. Then invite all your friends, family and contacts to join the page and take part by sponsoring you a small amount ($2 - $5; Compare it to something like a couple of cokes or a few beers. Something so small that they wouldn't even miss it if they didn't get it)! Write a emotive invitational letter that makes people feel like they are already involved. Make sure you convey the importance of the cause that you are embarking on. Also encourage them to forward the invitation on to all their contacts.

You should also advertise your other fundraisers, like your magazine fundraiser, on your Facebook pg! Try to also keep people interested in the page by updating it often and keeping people in the loop of how your fundraising is going etc.!

There are also quite a few other fundraisers at RFI that might work for you like the Bracelet Fundraiser, Candle Fundraisers, or the Cookie Dough Fundraiser, so look around and use the ones that will suite you best!