70 Proven and Successful High School Club Fundraising Ideas
High school clubs often rely on fundraising to achieve their goals and sustain their activities. However, coming up with fundraising ideas can be challenging. To help, here are 70 fundraising ideas for high school clubs, along with a brief description of each:
- Bake sales: Sell homemade treats to your school community.
- Car washes: Wash cars for a fee in a school parking lot or local business.
- Yard sales: Collect gently used items and sell them in a school parking lot or local business.
- Bottle drives: Collect bottles and cans for recycling and donate the proceeds to your club.
- Garage sales: Rent a local business or parking lot and sell donated items.
- Silent auctions: Collect donated items and hold an auction where bids are made in writing.
- Spaghetti dinners: Host a dinner with spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and bread.
- Popcorn sales: Sell popcorn during lunch or at events.
- Movie nights: Host a movie night at your school and sell tickets and snacks.
- Talent shows: Host a show where students perform their talents, and sell tickets and concessions.
- Haunted houses: Host a spooky attraction and sell tickets.
- Raffles: Sell tickets for a chance to win a prize.
- Pancake breakfasts: Host a breakfast where you serve pancakes, bacon, and coffee.
- Bingo nights: Host a bingo night and sell tickets and snacks.
- Pie throwing contests: Charge students to throw a pie in the face of a teacher or administrator.
- Trivia nights: Host a trivia night and sell tickets and concessions.
- Sports tournaments: Host a sports tournament, and charge teams a registration fee.
- Paint nights: Host a painting party and charge a fee for admission.
- Art shows: Host an art show and sell tickets to attend.
- Jewelry sales: Sell handmade or donated jewelry at school or local business.
- Coupon books: Sell coupon books that offer discounts to local businesses.
- Cookbooks: Collect recipes from students and sell cookbooks.
- Magazine sales: Sell magazine subscriptions and earn a commission.
- T-shirt sales: Design and sell t-shirts with your club's name or logo.
- Candy grams: Sell candy grams to be delivered to students or staff.
- Flower sales: Sell flowers for special occasions like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.
- Christmas wreath sales: Sell wreaths for the holiday season.
- Pizza sales: Sell pizza during lunch or at events.
- Ice cream socials: Host an ice cream social and charge for admission.
- Smoothie sales: Sell smoothies during lunch or at events.
- Lemonade stands: Sell lemonade and baked goods in front of the school or local business.
- Dance-a-thons: Host a dance-a-thon and charge admission or ask for pledges.
- Walk-a-thons: Host a walk-a-thon and ask for pledges.
- Bike-a-thons: Host a bike-a-thon and ask for pledges.
- 5K runs: Host a 5K run and ask for registration fees.
- Karaoke nights: Host a karaoke night and charge for admission.
- Battle of the Bands: Host a battle of the bands and charge for admission.
- Photo booth rentals: Rent a photo booth and charge for photos.
- Auctioning off services: Auction off services like lawn mowing or snow shoveling.
- Caricature drawings: Offer caricature drawings and charge for them.
- Concession stand at sporting events: Sell concessions at school sporting events.
- Selling ad space in school programs: Sell ad space in school programs to local businesses
- Selling naming rights for school property (e.g. benches, trees): Allow individuals or businesses to pay for the right to have their name or logo displayed on a piece of school property.
- Selling school merchandise (e.g. hats, jackets): Create and sell branded merchandise for the school, such as hats, jackets, and t-shirts.
- Hosting a fashion show: Organize a fashion show to showcase the latest styles and trends, and sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a carnival: Set up carnival games and activities, such as ring toss, balloon darts, and face painting, and charge admission for the event.
- Hosting a pet show: Invite community members to show off their pets in various categories, such as best trick, best costume, and cutest pet, and charge an entry fee.
- Hosting a magic show: Hire a professional magician to perform a show and sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a dog wash: Organize a dog washing station and charge a fee for washing and grooming dogs.
- Hosting a talent competition: Host a talent show and charge an entry fee for participants, as well as sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a cake walk: Organize a cake walk, where participants walk around a circle and win a cake when the music stops on their number, and charge an entry fee for participants.
- Hosting a silent disco: Host a dance party where everyone wears headphones and dances to their own music, and charge an admission fee.
- Hosting a science fair: Invite students to showcase their scientific projects and experiments, and charge an admission fee for attendees.
- Hosting a cooking competition: Host a cooking competition, where participants prepare dishes and compete for a prize, and charge an entry fee for participants.
- Hosting a cardboard boat race: Challenge teams to create and race boats made entirely out of cardboard, and charge an entry fee for participants.
- Hosting a charity auction: Auction off donated items and services, with proceeds going to a charity or cause.
- Hosting a ping pong tournament: Host a ping pong tournament and charge an entry fee for participants, as well as sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a chili cook-off: Host a chili cook-off and charge an entry fee for participants and sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a dodgeball tournament: Host a dodgeball tournament and charge an entry fee for participants, as well as sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a talent auction: Auction off talents and services donated by students and community members, with proceeds going to the club or cause.
- Hosting a pet adoption event: Partner with a local animal shelter to host a pet adoption event and charge an entry fee for attendees.
- Hosting a car show: Host a car show and charge an entry fee for participants and sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a fashion swap: Organize a clothing swap event, where participants bring gently used clothes to trade with others, and charge an entry fee.
- Hosting a fashion challenge: Host a fashion design competition, where participants create and showcase their designs, and charge an entry fee for participants.
- Hosting a toy swap: Organize a toy swap event, where participants bring gently used toys to trade with others, and charge an entry fee.
- Hosting a book swap: Organize a book swap event, where participants bring gently used books to trade with others, and charge an entry fee.
- Hosting a board game tournament: Host a board game tournament and charge an entry fee for participants, as well as sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a puzzle tournament: Host a puzzle competition and charge an entry fee for participants, as well as sell tickets to the event.
- Hosting a cupcake decorating contest: Invite participants to create the most beautiful and creative cupcake, and sell the entries as a fundraiser.
- Hosting a photo scavenger hunt: Organize a photo scavenger hunt around the school and neighborhood, charging an entry fee for participants and offering prizes for the winners.
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