Season after season school groups are challenged to find new fundraiser ideas that build excitement and support. Here are 20 fundraising activities geared toward the elementary school crowd to make things more profitable while also being fresh and FUN for those involved!
NEW Silent Auction Themes and Ideas
Tired of the same old, same old when it comes to auction ideas? Here are a couple new ones to try.
- No Cooking Night - Bring the crowds out by hosting a chili supper, Chinese New Year platter, or spaghetti dinner combination to go along with your auction. Offer a discounted "family meal" ticket for purchase to encourage entire families to come! Sell tickets ahead of time with a sign up.
- Night at the Arcade! Contract with a local vendor and sell tickets to be used at a variety of games including Fruit Ninja, Candy Crush even video Rock Band/Game of War! Most vendors bring these in a trailer for about 10 students (or adults) to participate at a time, or they can be set up around a room.
- Family Meal Item - Have a local grocery/restaurant donate one fully cooked meal for pick-up on a set date for a family of 4 as an item for your auction. In fact, busy parents may love this idea so much you could plan an entire auction with this theme and have local businesses sponsor meals.
- "The Voice" for Robo Dial - Most schools have some form of automated phone system to contact families with school news. The top bidder would get to be "The Voice" for a regular Robo Dial announcement. Script would be pre-approved by a School Administrator.
- Blind Gift Card Auction - Solicit gift card donations from local businesses for one set price value - whether it be $25, $50, or more. Advertise all of the participating businesses that donated beforehand to entice bidders, but when the auction starts do not disclose which business is matched to which envelope. Write funny but obscure clues to each, and have attendees bid "blindly" based on the clues that intrigue them most.
