Good Fundraising Ideas For Charities

If you’re thinking of starting some type of fundraising event for your charitable organization and are a bit short on good fundraising ideas to help you out.

Consider hosting a celebrity golf tournament. This type of charity fundraising event is highly profitable. Generally speaking celebrities inspire more entries – and since each entrant pays an e fee for the pleasure of golfing at the celebrity golf tournament, the money adds up very quickly.

 Set your entry fees for your celebrity golf tournament at a significant premium to normal green fees. Also, you can probably get a discount on using the green for your event, which fattens the bottom line a bit more..

Don’t Be Shy - Let 'Em Know You Need It

Charity fundraising events are often made out to be something complex. The reality is that often it’s as easy as simply letting people know you need money and telling them
where to send the money to. Take for example the Red Cross and United Way, whenever there is a disaster they quickly put out announcements via radio etc. and make direct requests for funding. These guys aren’t shy about asking. They know it’s a numbers game. “We need more blood! We need food, donations and money!” What you might not know is that most of those ads are free because they‘re “public service announcement”. Sometimes local radio stations will talk about the charitable organizations needs during a radio broadcast. Sometimes they’ll even actually host a charity event for the organization itself although this is admittedly more rare.

Another Good Fundraising Idea- Host A Walk

I’m sure you’ve heard of charitable organizations like The American Heart Association hosting walks. They do these events for a good reason - they work. Generally this is how you can do it. With an organized walk, the participants collect money for the organization based on number of miles walked, or it can be a flat entry fee, simply for joining the event. You can run it either way. Having a walk can bring a great deal of awareness to your cause. And don’t think for a second that smaller organizations can’t do it. They often do and they’re just as effective.