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Missed out on the first 5 Low-Cost Or No-Cost Fundraiser Ideas?
Let’s keep the list going - here are five more low-cost and no-cost fundraising ideas:
Cook-Offs
Chili, chowder, pie, dessert…whatever your group’s favorite may be. Invite expert and amateur chefs alike to enter their fabulous (very large) dishes in a cook-off event for top honors. [...]

Obviously, lollipops are a classic favorite. But maybe you’ve never thought of them as a viable fundraising product, too. Well, if not, you should; lollipop fundraisers are popular and well-received, profitable, and economical, too. What more could you ask for in a fundraising product?
What’s So Great About Lollipop Fundraisers?
Yes, lollipop fundraisers do have an awful [...]

Americans love their coffee. That makes this manageable grocery item an ideal choice for a product-based coffee fundraiser.
Basics Of Running A Coffee Fundraiser
Coffee fundraisers are run as brochure or catalog based order taking campaigns.
The fundraising company you choose will provide your group members with all the marketing materials they need. Buyers can choose [...]

Pizza is a wildly popular food across the nation; that fact needs no repeating. Pizza is a staple food in many homes simply because it is fun and convenient, not to mention great tasting. Now fundraising companies have found a variety of ways to cash in on the popularity of pizza for wildly popular and [...]

Everybody loves chocolate! This simple fact is what makes chocolate fundraisers such successful and popular means of fundraising.
Running A Chocolate Fundraiser
Chocolate fundraisers can be either cash-and-carry sales or brochure and catalog order taking events. They may consist of quick and easy candy bar sales or more complex catalog sales offering customers a wide variety of [...]

Looking for an easy and fast way to make money with an appealing product that virtually sells itself? Fundraising candy boxes are the order of the day.
What’s A Candy Box Fundraiser?
Fundraising with fundraiser candy boxes is very simple. You order pre-packed boxes of single-serve candies, distribute a box for each child or seller, and send [...]

One option to raise funds in a “green” and environmentally conscious way is to organize a bottle and can collection drive. Bottle and can collection drives are simple and profitable, and do lots to help the earth while cleaning up your local landscape. Can drives can be run by groups of any age, and teach [...]

There are several prospective national fundraising and supply companies to choose from. So how do you know where to start?
Portrait Of A Good Fundraising Company
There are a few criteria that good fundraising companies should meet:

They should have a reputation for success and customer service.
They should be able to be a resource for you, offering tips, [...]

Cheese cakes, other bakery products and gourmet foods are very popular fundraiser items. They are easy to sell and well-received, and can turn a sizable profit with organizations often keeping as much as 60% of sales returns.
Bakery goods, such as cookies, pies, cheese cakes, cookie doughs, and gourmet food and baked-goods mixes, do well as [...]

Whether you’re planning on using reusable and customized water and sports bottles, or water bottles that bear your group’s label, this type of fundraiser presents yet another simple and inexpensive fundraising option. Read on for pros and cons and links to suppliers:
Basics Of Running A Water Bottle Fundraiser
Water bottle fundraisers are run primarily through on-hand [...]