CIDI - 100 Ways to Fundraise

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Organize a undraisingwalk. Register walkers whohave received monetarypledges rom donors permile. Walk, collect, donate.

Sponsor an educationaldiscussion/lecture.Charge admission, donateproceeds.

Hold a rummage sale. Holda street-wide rummagesale. Hold a neighborhoodrummage sale.

Sell 15 minute napvouchers at work orschool.

Create a symbol o hope,such as a ribbon ornecklace, to sell in honoro disaster victims and

survivors.

Create a wishing tree.Hang pictures or cardsdescribing donated goodsand their cost or value;leave or hold a container tocollect the value instead othe goods, and donate thecash.

Ask a local theater tohost a screening. Invite acritic to discuss it. Chargeadmission, donate the

proceeds.

Organize a disaster reliesports tournament. Chargeto play and to watch, anddonate admission receipts.

Host a karaoke/musicnight. Participants andaudience pay admission.

Hold a bake sale. You knowhow to do this!

Hold a poetry reading;charge admission.

Create cards or and hold acatastrophe trivia contest.Factoids available onwww.usaid.gov andwww.relieweb.int

Organize an artworkauction. Childrens artworks, too.

Charge admission to aread-a-thon; short stories,novels, jokes, whatever.Everyone loves a goodstory!

Organize a DisasterDecathlon. Registerathletes or a ee, awardprizes.

Organize a DisasterAwareness Fair or event,selling booth space to localbusinesses and groups.

Sell disaster relievouchers; cards thatexplain what $1 buys,what $5 buys, etc. Donateproceeds.

Create T-shirts emblazonedwith Disaster in Itselfindicating that sendingclothes overseas creates adisaster within a disaster.Sell the T-shirts, donate themoney, educate those whoask about your T-shirt.

Hold a humanitarian

assistance voucher rafe;ask local businessesto donate a service orcommodities to rafe oto the public.

Hold a murder mysterydinner. Charge, collect anddonate admission. How-totips: www.wikihow.com/Host-a-Murder-Mystery-Party

Organize an internationalood estival. Sell admissionand ood, donate proceeds

Crisis Carwash!

Hold a Clothes ClosetBazaar or a HouseholdGoods Bazaar. Places oworship and schools aregood locations or this.(Get permission first.)

Also good or places oworship and schools, hosta Silent Auction.

Stage a Variety Show at aschool or place o worship.

Host a Cake Walk usingdonated cakes. www.undraising-ideas.org/DIY/cakewalk.htm

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Host and sell tickets toparticipate in and watch aTalent Show.

Sponsor a concert orother event eaturing liveentertainment; sell tickets,

give out door prizes, selldonated rereshments.

Organize a benefit songwithin a concert; listenerscan donate via textmessage during the song.See how much can becollected.

Hold a Bridge, Pokeror other card gametournament, selling spotsin the tournament andasking businesses to

sponsor prizes.

Dance Concert or Relie,inviting local musiciansto volunteer and sellingtickets to raise money.

Jail-and-Bail or Relie.Volunteers are keptjailedin a highly public areaso that donors can raiseenough money to bailthem out.

Organize local artists toauction paintings.

Sell tickets to and host athemed ashion show.

Host a Stargazing Bonfire,selling smores and hotchocolate. www.ehow.com/how_2192257_prepare-bonfire.html

Organize a MatchingDonations Program, where

individuals or businessesagree to match whateverdonations are collectedwithin a fixed time period.

Hold a Cardboard BoatRace. Charge ees toboaters. Winner hasdonations given in her/hisname.

Sell humanitarianassistance themed wristbands.

Sell solidarity ribbons anddesignate a day to wearthem to raise money andawareness or the disaster.

Design, print and sellHumanitarian Assistance

Postcards. www.postcrossing.com/blog/2009/12/14/unice-postcards

Host a recyclable bottleand can drive in yourcommunity, sell collectionto a recycling plant anddonate the money.

Create and sell calendars.www.amilycrats.about.com/cs/calendars/a/122900a.htm

Sell goods through onlineauctions. Describe theseas specifically targeted tobenefit disaster-aectedpeople. A sample o sites:www.auctions.nettop20.com/

Hold a Basketball ShootOut; charge admission.Winner gets to pick thecharitable organization towhich the proceeds will go.

Check out internet undingappeals/campaigns, picksome and encourageothers to donate via textmessages, Facebook orTwitter connections.

Hold a Cookies, Milk andMovie Night. Sell cookiesand milk or donations.

Ditto or a Wine andWisdom Night.

Sell shout-outs and songdedications on radiostations.

Pizza Party!

Organize and record abenefit music CD o yourmusic group, pep band orgarage band. Sell CDs anddonate proceeds.

Host a board gametournament or marathon.Players pay a ee toparticipate.

Depending on yourlocation, hold a Snow or

Sand Sculpture Contest.Charge admission, giveprizes.

Same thing can be donethrough a sidewalk chalkart contest. Be sureto secure permissionrom whoever owns thesidewalk.

Sell donated flowers orflowers you grow anddonate the proceeds.

Host a Pancake Breakast,collecting donationsor batter and romadmissions.

Host a Restaurant Nightor Happy Hour For Good,partnering with a localrestaurant so that apercentage o one nightsproceeds will be donatedto disaster relie.

Ask local businesses to

donate goods and servicesand auction them o toraise money or disasterrelie.

Ask a local radio or TVstation to sponsor atelethon where peopleare inormed about thedisaster and can call ahotline to donate.

Henna Hand Art orTemporary Tattoos.Henna and Tattoo artistsdemonstrate their talentsand donate their ees.

Host a Screen on theGreen, projecting a movieoutdoors. Sell tickets andinvite people to bring oodto eat and or sale.

Sitting Pretty sale; auctiono hand-painted stoolsor pillows made by localartists or kids.

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Organize a flashmob orstreet perormance, raisingawareness and collectingdonations beore and aterthe perormance. www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Start-A-Flash-Mob/

A Penny or YourThoughts. Give cards oino about the disaster (oranother topic o interest) inexchange or donations.

La-Z-Boy Day, sell turnsto have a recliner in youroce/classroom. Chargesitting ees.

Reach out to local dancestudios and instructorsto plan a Dance-a-thon

or Zumba night where apercentage o proceedswill go to disaster relie.

Organize a Charity GolTournament.

Collect spare change anddonate.

Organize a Dash orDisaster bicycle race.

Get git cards donated by

businesses and sell themor donations.

Plan a parade and estivalor join with a plannedparade and estival, sellingfloats and table or boothspace to local business andgroups.

Cook-o or Bake-O.

Pay to Take Your Dog toWork.

Picture You With a(local) Celebrity event.Charge admission, donateproceeds.

Sponsor breakast witha local celebrity. Chargeadmission, donateproceeds.

Display or volunteer towear local businessesadvertisements inexchange or donations.

Wildest Tie or MostOutlandish Earring

Contest. Entrants pay a ee,donate the ees.

Organize a group and oerto repaint street numbersin your neighborhood ora ee. www.howtoadvice.com/PaintingCurbs

Put together a cookbooko culturally appropriaterecipes and sell ordonations.

Oer cooking classes oculturally appropriateoods or a donation.

Host a photo contest;display entries in a photogallery or other publicvenue or a ee.

Do yard work or charity.Clean houses or charity.Babysit or charity.

Host a Computer GameTournament at a acility

that has a computer lab.Charge ees to participate,donate the ees.

Twenty-Four Hour Fast orCharity. Pledge to give upan indulgence or a dayand donate what it wouldhave cost you (coee,candy, etc.).

Goblin Insurance; aroundHalloween, sell thisinsurance to those who

want to avoid a Goblinattack.

Around the holidays, gocaroling or relie. Collectdonations door-to-door.

Use a public spacecustomarily reserved orpromotional sales and setup a stand or the disaster.

Sweets Lottery. Ask ordonations o candy and sel

rafe tickets to win it.

Make Me Laugh - tell jokesor donations.

Collect the old-ashionedway; door-to-door.

Pay to Wear Jeans Day atwork or at school.

Pay to Wear a Hat Day.

Get volunteers to oer

git wrapping services ordonations.

Collect printer inkcartridges, recycle, anddonate the proceeds.

Hold a church, school,or workplace rafe odonated items and donatethe cash proceeds.

Design, print and sellholiday greeting cards.

Organize a Bike-or-the-Disaster event, participantsare sponsored, proceedsgo to charity.

Organize a picnic; sell oodand treats or donations.

Host a story-telling hour ormore or kids or a ee.

Host a disasterpreparedness class or a

ee, taught by an expertrom a local police or firedepartment.

Host a Penny Challenge.Rules: www.pennies.org/index.php?Itemid=35&id=22&option=com_content &task=view

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