Sports team fundraising efforts are as expected as practice and games, and ideas for fundraisers range from sales of services to products to outright donation requests. Without fundraisers, teams at most schools will lack the resources needed to participate in the sport. Playing sports is such an essential part of many students' lives that fundraising is a necessary element of being part of the team. Fund-Team.com offers such a lucrative and convenient measure for generating funding that it should be incorporated into your plans.
Innovative Ideas For Fundraisers
Obstacle Course
Planning an obstacle course or field day for the community can be a fun way to raise money for your team. The athletic field or gymnasium will provide a great venue, and team members will collaborate to develop ideas for obstacles. This day can be a highly successful fundraising event with an admission fee, concession and merch sales, and a raffle.
Karaoke, Movie, or Bingo Night
Hosting a fun event that will appeal to people of the community is an excellent option for fundraising, and these events have few upfront costs. Like other events, your team can sell concessions and merch and charge a fee for admission. With the ease of this type of event, you can make it a regular community event and maximize the potential fund generation and community outreach.
Car or Pet Washes
Car washes are the traditional fundraiser, but offering pet baths may be a viable and fun twist on the plan. Both are easy to implement, and high school students can handle the chore. Selling the team's time is an excellent way to raise funds and build team spirit. Consider offering landscaping services, housecleaning, babysitting, or other services as fundraisers.
50/50 Raffle
A raffle is usually a popular fundraiser because it's simple, and donors can choose how much to spend since one ticket is generally inexpensive. To implement a 50/50 raffle, you'll need to set a goal for the raffle, double that amount, divide that by the number of team members, and assign team members to sell that many tickets. For instance, to raise $1,000 with this fundraiser, you must sell 2,000 tickets for $1 each. If the team has 40 members, each will need to sell 50 tickets, or the team can sell some of these tickets in other locations, reducing the individual obligation of ticket sales.
The raffle winner will receive half of the funds, and the team will keep the other half.
Fund-Team.comVirtual Donation Drive
A virtual donation drive increases the safety and convenience of fundraising. Athletes won't be required to keep up with cash, deliver merchandise, or find the time to volunteer when their schedules are overwhelming. Family members and friends usually appreciate the opportunity to give directly without purchasing overpriced items they don't want.
Our platform is streamlined, web-based, and reasonable. Other donation platforms have a 20% or greater commission, while ours is only 5%. The payment vendors—Stripe for debit/credit cards, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and PayPal—charge about 3%, leaving ~92% of the donations for the team to use.
Fund-Team.com may be used independently or as part of a set of sports team fundraising ideas. Either way, we’re here to support your goals.
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