The festive season is coming but perhaps more importantly – it\u2019s the season of giving. And for anyone that wants to fundraise, they need to have some sort of event schedule during the holidays. People are incredibly generous around this time of year, you don\u2019t want to miss out on that opportunity because you didn\u2019t get organized with the fundraising schedule. But if you\u2019re stuck on ideas, we\u2019ve got plenty for you so take a look and pick which ones you like the most.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Are you living in a festive area? Then one of the best ways to fundraise is to have a competition for whose house is the best decorated in the area. It might be filled with lights and festivity or depict the nativity.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
There are plenty of different criteria you can create, it might even be homemade decorations only. But if you don\u2019t think there are enough festive people in the area, why not get businesses involved? Schools, community centers. Get everyone involved! Ask them to pay $10 to enter, then the winner can get a cut of the total funds raised. What\u2019s good about doing this – the winner will typically donate the money back anyway because they had so much fun decorating in the first place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
This one is perfect for the workplace or school. Especially if you typically have a uniform that all employees must wear. We suggest hosting it on a day when the maximum number of employees are in the workplace. You might make it ugly Christmas sweaters or full-blown festive gear!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
People donate an amount in order to wear the Christmas costume but then you leave it down to everyone else to vote. If you\u2019re in a school, teachers are good at voting or the other way around – have the students vote for the teachers! If you\u2019re in a public workplace, then maybe you could get customers to vote. Each person is given a token as they check out and they pop it in a pot with their winner as they leave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
There aren\u2019t many people who hate Christmas, but there are plenty who absolutely hate wrapping gifts. So what is the perfect fundraiser that\u2019s guaranteed to get a lot of donations? A gift wrapping service. There are professional services where you can get super fancy wrapping carried out, but for a good cause at a lower price point, plenty of people will be happy to have their gifts wrapped by your volunteers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Position yourselves outside a shopping mall (with permission of course) and watch the crowds of people come along to get their gifts wrapped. Be sure to hire more volunteers on Christmas Eve because there are bound to be a lot of last-minute shoppers!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n