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To have a successful fundraiser you don't need a lot of up front money. All you need is some willing people who are ready to make a difference for your organization.
A popular fundraiser that gets everyone involved is a bake sale. You may be thinking "everyone has a bake sale", but there is a reason why this is done over and over again: it works! Simply solicit the members of your group, or their families, to donate a baked item. Bake sales do especially well if set up on a busy street corner or in front of a supermarket. Bake sales can also be made to be specific, such as a pie sale or a cookie or cake sale.
Another good choice is a community dinner. These dinners are open to the community for a fee or donation, and are usually theme related around holiday time. Near St. Patrick's Day you may have "corned beef and cabbage", or a "sweetheart's dinner", complete with dim lights and candles near Valentine's Day, and of course, a turkey dinner at havest time. Spaghetti and meatballs is always a popular dinner any time of the year. Again, you need the cooperation, volunteer time and cooking ability of your members.
The community car wash is another popular fundraiser. Although it is a lot of work, and can be more fun than profitable at times, it is a great way to get entire families involved and builds "team spirit". Car washes are usually held places such as bus garages, or anyplace that has a large parking lot with water access.
Craft books and cook books are a great fundraising idea, especially when the organization does their own printing and binding. Collect favorite recipes for favorite meals, or if you are dealing with children you can combine it with their favorite craft ideas or recipes, such as homemade playdough, etc. For printing, often a local business is willing to print up the pages once they are laid out, and binding can be done with regular looseleaf type ring binders. These make wonderful gifts, and momentos, for all involved.
There are any number of fundraising ideas, along with these traditional four. All you need to do is get a few willing heads and hearts together and you can with one of your own, unique to your organization.
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