School Fundraising Ideas
Involve the whole school community in choosing your school fundraisers. You are more likely to achieve buy-in when you involve the entire school community in the process, allowing them to provide input and contribute to decision-making.
Let your goal(s) guide you, but stay open-minded, flexible and patient.
Recruit volunteers to take the lead on planning and organizing the fundraising activities. Be inclusive but avoid pressuring anyone to participate.
Make sure to follow-up with those that contributed to your fundraiser (e.g., social media, school newsletter) to let them know what you plan on doing with the profits.
Here are some ideas:
- Check out Fresh From the Farm – to sell Ontario veg and/or apples
- Sell citrus fruit
- Sell School Spirit Wear or other items with the school logo (e.g., water bottles, car decals, mini sticks)
- Contact a local nursery about selling seasonal plantssome text
- Poinsettias
- Spring bulbs
- Seeds or seedlings for flowers or vegetable
- Have classes make crafts to sell at a school event (e.g., holiday wreathes)
- Organize a fun sporting event
- Host a community garage sale
- Hold a walk/roll-a-thon, bowl-a-thon or dance-a-thon
- Promote matching gifts to the community
- Launch a discount card fundraiser
- Host a fundraising raffle
- Plan an online auction