{"id":20291,"date":"2021-03-04T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=20291"},"modified":"2025-01-09T08:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:19:10","slug":"fundraising-ideas-schools-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/fundraising-ideas-schools-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Fundraising Ideas for Schools and Clubs to Raise Money Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Raising money online is one of the most effective ways to make a profit with a school or club fundraiser<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, online fundraising allows anyone, anywhere to contribute to your campaign. It’s even easy to pivot traditional fundraising ideas to the virtual sphere\u2014which we’ll demonstrate in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of online fundraising ideas for schools and clubs to choose from, but why waste time sifting through hundreds of ideas? We’ve gathered the top 11 fundraising ideas that can help you raise the most money through online channels:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Peer-to-peer fundraising<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Leaderboards<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Shoe drive fundraiser<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Custom gear<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Custom donation pages<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Mobile-responsive donation forms<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Principal challenge<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. School dance<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Matching gifts<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Coffee beans<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Raffles and auctions<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Any one of these ideas can help you engage your students and raise more from your donors, so let’s get started with the first.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Need virtual fundraising ideas? Download PDF<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    School Fundraising Idea #1: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The rundown <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great idea for schools and clubs that want to make use of their students\u2019 extended personal and social media networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In peer-to-peer fundraising, each student, class, or club creates a personal fundraising page.<\/strong> They can then customize their page with text, photos, and videos, and share their pages over social media or email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Donors can give directly to the personal fundraising pages<\/a>, and your school receives the funds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To motivate your students, you need to determine a personal fundraising goal for each of them. Every student who meets their goal should receive a prize, such as a ticket for a school lock-in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why it\u2019s great <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way for students to reach out to their friends and family members without having to sell them something that they may or may not want.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Instead, donors give directly to support the student in question and help them achieve their goal (and receive the prize you have waiting for them). Plus, students have the opportunity to tell their personal stories and explain how donations can benefit them directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These personal appeals can help your school or club fundraiser stand out to donors!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to get started <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Your school will likely need peer-to-peer fundraising software to pull this off. With peer-to-peer fundraising software, students, teachers, or parents can create personal fundraising pages so that they can collect online donations and tell their personal stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Peer-to-peer software streamlines the donation process so that your school or club won’t have to individually process each payment or manually send receipts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Many students today are involved in social media, especially at the middle and high school level. However, peer-to-peer fundraising doesn’t have to take place online. Students can just as easily go door-to-door to collect funds (which is a good alternative for younger students, or those who don’t have access to the internet at home). If this is something you allow, make sure that a parent or another adult accompanies your younger participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, providing donation pages is a great way to brand your fundraiser to your school or club and showcase how much you need to raise on an interactive page. Plus, online giving is more convenient for donors, who can donate from the comfort of their homes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Check out this example from Classroom Central\u2019s fundraiser<\/a><\/strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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    School Fundraising Idea #2: Leaderboards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The rundown <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Leaderboards are a great way to inspire your students and faculty with some friendly competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Leaderboards make use of peer-to-peer fundraising, but they add an interesting twist. Instead of trying to achieve a personal fundraising goal, each participant tries to raise the most money to win a prize.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here are a few ways you can use leaderboards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n