20 Dollar Fundraising Ideas
- Arrange with local restaurant to donate 10% or 15% of one meal's total checks; print fliers to distribute with time, location, date, and organizational information.
- Organize a community garage or rummage sale at your home or a community site; spend your $20 on publicity.
- Rent a space at a local swap meet; collect and sell used goods.
- Write and mail personal letters to all of your friends and family about the organization that you're supporting and ask for a donation.
- Invite friends over for low-cost ($20) BBQ or party; Give a short presentation about your group and ask for donations.
- Teens can offer baby sitting services and donate their proceeds.
- Ask local stores to put a collection jar on their counter; spend your $20 on nice signs for the jars.
- Self-publish (use a service like Lulu.com) a book about your organization; include recipes, testimonials, or original poetry from group members.
- Rent a table at a local resource fair to distrubute materials about your organization and meet new potential donors.
- Set up a table in front of a market or in the mall (get permission first!) to distribute information.
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