Church Fund Raising Idea List
Plan a Fund Raiser for Church With Members' Ideas for Raising Funds
Mar 26, 2009
Church fund raising can be a blessing and a curse. In one way, having the support of entire families is a great way to have contributions and fund raising ideas from all ages. On the other hand, having too many cooks can spoil the broth, and with so many members having fund raising ideas, it can be difficult to settle upon a church fund raiser everyone participates in.
Fund Raising Products
School fund raisers often involve selling a product. Cookie dough fund raising is popular, many schools and churches choose a “make your own rubber bracelet” fundraiser. Magazine subscriptions are popular fund raising products, too. When choosing fund raising products, be sure it's something unique to your community, something church members are excited about, and something that isn't so overpriced that people don't want to purchase it. Consider also, that frozen food products, like pizza and cookie dough, and wrapping paper and candle fund raisers perform better certain times of the year.
Online Fund Raising
Several companies offer programs for online fund raising. This works well with a tech-savvy congregation that can spread the message to their online network. Some churches set up websites with product sales, or participate in online fund raising activities sponsored by other companies. In addition to selling products from the church website, churches can raise funds by accepting donations and sponsorships.
Church Fund Raising Idea
When someone in the congregation has a church fund raising idea, it's wise to have them do the research, since they're excited by the project. How much money will be made on each product? Is there a minimum order? How long will the fund raiser take? Exactly how will the church spend the funds? Who will benefit from the church fund raiser? Who will participate? Will there be a kick-off event? Knowing how the fund raiser will work makes it easier to accept volunteer help and assign tasks to others.
Getting Ideas for Raising Funds
When churches need to plan a fund raiser, it's best to ask a small group of creative brain-stormers to come up with fund raising ideas. After much discussion, a plan can be hashed out. It might be necessary to have two or three fund raisers in order to meet a large goal, or two or three fund raisers a year in order to keep activity costs low for church members. If there's a specific goal in mind, meeting that goal will be a success the entire congregation can share.
Be sure to keep in mind that the dynamics of a church fund raiser are different than a school fund raiser because church fund raisers involve the participation of family members of all ages. Get fund raising ideas from a variety of people and settle upon the best of the best, considering every detail of the fund raiser. Have a goal in mind before the fund raiser starts, so that everyone can share the success that comes from reaching that goal.
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