The marching band is a huge part of the high school experience - from pep rallies to football games and competitions. Unfortunately, the marching band’s budget rarely meets all its needs, so raising money becomes part of the experience. As you rally the supporters of the marching band, let’s explore fundraiser ideas, including direct online donations through Fund-Team.com.
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Tips for Marching Band Fundraisers
Concert Fundraiser
The classic band concert is a go-to fundraiser and showcase. The band’s purpose is to make music, and sharing that music with the community is a great way to promote the band and raise funds. Keep it interesting by planning different types of concerts ranging from holiday-themed concerts to talent shows, dinner and a show, or a rock or jazz dance party with the band supplying the music. Sell tickets for various concerts throughout the year.
Host an Arts Festival or Battle of the Bands
Make your fundraiser more inclusive with an Arts Festival or Battle of the Bands. The school’s choral program, art classes, dance teams, drama departments, and other artsy groups, with the band, can plan a huge event that showcases all of the school’s art interests. This event will draw more ticket sales and can include concession sales and sell CDs, artwork, and videos of performances.
A Battle of the Bands is also inclusive, drawing in bands from other school districts to compete with one another. Advertise the fun of being part of the marching band, raise funds for all bands, and win bragging rights within the band community.
Implement a Play-A-Thon or March-A-Thon
A pledge fundraiser where marching band participants raise funds by getting family members and friends to pledge a certain amount for fractions of the distance marched or tunes played. On a specific day, students will march or play to collect the pledges made. These fundraisers are ideal for bands since they teach students interpersonal skills, encourage them to practice their skills, and engage the community.
Online Donation Drive through Fund-Team.com
A virtual donation campaign is one of the easiest fundraiser ideas available. While many of these companies exist, most take upwards of 30% commission. Fund-Team.com is a small business built in response to the exorbitant fees charged by these large companies. Our users keep at least 92% of the donations they raise; we take a 5% commission, and the payment will incur a 3% processing fee. On average, our users raise $300/student.
Fund-Team.com users sign up for a campaign, and students will collect and submit email addresses of family members and friends into the app. These email addresses will receive a personalized message from the student requesting donations. Students will also have a unique link to post to their social media pages, and the campaign organizer will receive a link to post to the team’s social media.
As donations come in, students will be notified and prompted to send thank you messages to donors. They won’t be selling, handling cash, or knocking on doors.
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