Fundraising Ideas

Hey guys! Congratulations to everyone who has completed their State Leadership Conference and good luck to all those who are still preparing! With The National Leadership Conference only 91 days away, it’s time to start thinking about fundraising. Now I know what you’re thinking, fundraising is hard and asking people for money is awkward. BUT you can definitely put the FUN back In FUNdraising with these ideas! Get creative with your ideas, you never know what will draw people in. For fundraisers in your school, you could try…

1.       Duct Tape The Principal (or anyone): For a dollar, students or faculty could put one piece of tape onto the volunteer. You could also raise extra money by letting them place guesses as to how long the person will stay stuck on the wall once you are finished.

  

2.       BYOS Tie Dye: Bring your own shirt tie dye, set up a booth on a nice day and supply the students all the necessary equipment for them to dye their own shirts. By having your members bring in supplies like buckets and bottles, the start up cost would be very little.

3.       School dance: Host a school dance with a cool theme like luau or rodeo (in honor of NLC being in Nashville). Get food donated and have the art department help make decorations. Members could take shifts working the ticket and food counter so that they could enjoy the dance too!

Also don’t forget to send fundraising letters and present to local businesses or groups such as Rotary and Lions Club. They love to support youth leadership activities! Usually, they will want you to come back and tell them about what you experienced. I hope that these ideas have gotten your brain buzzing with lots of cool and original possibilities that will put the fun back in FUNdraising! If you would like more ideas or more information on any of these fundraisers, email me at afaulkner@fcclainc.org! 

                                                                       -Ashley Faulkner, VP of Finance