Unique and Painless Fundraising Ideas for your Booster Club, PTA, or Youth League

Unique and Painless Fundraising Ideas for Booster Clubs

If you are constantly bombarded by the fundraising efforts of every school, every sports league, and every other activity that your children are affiliated with; if you are as tired as I am of constantly opening your wallet, purchasing items you don't need or want for twice the price, and donating your precious free time then it is time to suggest some new ideas to the fundraising powers to be.  There are great ways to raise funds for your organization that won't cost your members money or time they can't afford to donate.  Many local and national businesses will donate generously each time your members shop or dine at their establishments and Recycling Fundraisers will pay your organization for items collected while you teach your children about protecting the environment!!

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1. Cakes/Cupcakes Divine offers a Community Outreach Program where every purchase made will generate a 10% rebate to your organization. Rebate checks are distributed March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. You don’t have to do anything except tell your group members to show a membership card or just mention your group, and encourage them to make purchases from Cupcakes Divine and Cakes Divine!  They take care of everything and send a check to your organization automatically. 
2. Target's Take Charge of Education Program will donate 1% of all Redcard purchases to registered K-12 schools in the area.  To date, Startzville Elementary is the only one on the list but any school can enroll.  For program rules, click the link below:                                 https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home#tcoe_program_rules
3. Goodsearch.com or E-scrip.com-enroll your organization in the program..have members enroll in the program and register their credit/debit cards, every time the member makes a purchase, either at a local participating business or on-line with hundred's of merchants, or dines at any participating restaurant, the group earns a percentage. Goodsearch members can also earn money just by searching the internet, use this link for more information about Goodsearch.com or to enroll your group, click here ; For E-scrip's group enrollment form click here or click this link for more information about E-scrip.com/e-scrip dining . 
4. Amazon Associates Program-receive 4% or more back from every purchase made by clicking on a link placed on the group's web-site, blog, or social network page.  Have your member's and their relatives and friends visit your site before making any purchases on amazon.com and amazon will deposit money directly to your group's bank account monthly. For more info, click this link Amazon Associates Affiliate Program
5. Recycling Fundraisers-collect old cellphones, iPods, laptops, cameras, and ink cartridges and send them postage free for money.  See the list of items and prices paid for on one such site, recyclingfundraiser.com, by clicking here

Direct Payment Donations/Write Your Own Check Fundraisers 

1. Amazon Simple Pay-Add an Amazon Donation Button to your organization's site so family and friends can choose to contribute money in amounts as small as $1.00, $5.00, $10.00 or more in lieu of buying cookie dough or wrapping paper and your organization pays only a small processing fee per transaction allowing you to receive 95% or more of every donation unlike traditional product sales fundraisers.
2. Fundrazr- Another donation button option but for your social networking pages too! Create a FundRazr project for free. Start raising money and awareness in just minutes. Share your project on Facebook, Twitter, Websites, blogs and via email. FundRazr’s deep social media integration makes it easy to engage supporters and grow your funding. Accept secure online payments by credit card, debit and PayPal account. Funds go straight to your PayPal account. You can access the money right away.

For more unique, fun, and easy fundraising ideas, check out the article "50 Fundraising Ideas Creative and Easy Ways to Raise Money for Your Organization" on signupgenius.com

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