FUNDRAISING IDEAS

INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISERS

(ideas on how you can raise money on your own)

Letter Writing Campaign: Send letters explaining what WYD is and introducing the pilgrims from your parish/group. Send the letters to all of your parishioners, family, friends, family doctors, local business, etc…

Today’s Catholic Subscriptions: For every $12 subscription you sell, you will earn $3 profit.

Sawtooth Ministries 1-888-821-4890: They offer wooden crucifixes and crosses, rosaries, and necklaces for sale. You keep 40% of the profit.

http://www.sawtoothministries.com/

Holy Bear Sales: Gifts with meaning offering a scriptural message for all religious and secular occasions. A guaranteed 50% profit

http://www.holybears.com/main.htm

HEB Gift Cards: You will receive 5% back for every gift card you sell. For more information contact the Office of Youth Ministry.

• Can make a lot of money selling these Gift cards because everyone shops at HEB!!

Cartridges for Kids – Collect used ink cartridges from you house, office, family and friends. Simply ship them (using provided shipping labels) and they will send you a check.

http://www.cartridgesforkids.org/

Baby-sitting service –

• Offer games and all kinds of stuff

• Can offer group babysitting the first Friday of the month and put it in the church bulletin.
• Limit the amount of kids that you are willing and capable of watching!
• Set a price per child and maybe a discount for siblings.

GROUP FUNDRAISERS

Benefit Nights at Local Restaurants

i.e. Taco Cabana, make a date, invite you friends, and collect 20% of what they spend! Contact a Taco Cabana General Manager, they will give you the invites and the restaurant.

Craft Show: Sell space in your parish center to artisans.

• It’s a fundraiser for you, they keep their profits for the crafts they sell.

Bake Sale: Find people who like to bake and sell goodies after Masses.

• Pick a weekend with a theme and decorate the goodies accordingly.

Pancake Breakfasts: Easy, especially if you get donations. Add sausage or fruit toppings for extra $$. Another spin is not pancakes – Fajita Taco Sale.

Rummage Sale: Who doesn’t have a bunch of stuff to get rid of!

• Offer drop off times at the location of the sale or offer to pick up the treasures.
• Request slightly used items and furniture.
• Sell a 12 x 10 pad for a nominal fee and allow the parishioners bring in their own items to sell. Could also ask the parishioners to make a donation to your cause. Can coordinate with St. Vincent de Paul for a pick up time.

Raffles & Silent Auction: Request donations from local businesses.

• Sell raffle tickets or promote a time when parishioners can come to look at items and bid on them.

BBQ Plate Sale: Beans and rice are cheap and easy to make.

• Get the chicken or brisket donated and the fundraiser is almost all profit.
• Sell tickets in advance but know that you will have people come over to buy when they smell the good cooking.
• Can purchase raw Chicken leg quarters through Bill Miller’s BBQ at a reduced cost. Must go through their headquarters.

Spaghetti Dinner: Lots of help make this successful and lucrative.

• Get as many items donated as possible, decorate the space for dinner, and include a salad, a bread stick, and a drink.
• Have the recipients of the funds be the ones serving the meals at tables.
• Sell tickets in advance.

Donation bucket: At every fundraiser have a place for people to add a little extra.

Second Collection: Ask the higher ups to take up a second collection for those traveling to WYD.

• Make sure to make a donation to the official WYD so that they can pass money to those in impoverished countries.

Service related – getting the parish more involved with what you are doing, and are about.

• Offer to clean up for events/parties at the parish – ask if they would be willing to contribute to your ministry – whether it is for WYD or something else – but give it a name, a purpose.

Little Kid Lock-in - $10-20 per kid

• Friday night – offer games in the gym, movies, pizza, games, popcorn
• All put on by the high schoolers (Life Teen) or those wishing to go to WYD
• Time 6:30 – 9:30 PM
• Charge an additional fee for parents who show up late. If their kids attend day care, they are very familiar with these fees!
• Kids need to already have eaten dinner.

Gift wrapping service – for Christmas

• Have Saturdays/Sundays and some week night evenings… either at parish or contact Malls/stores