PLANNING YOUR FUNDRAISER
Set Goals • Evaluate Past Fundraising • Evaluate New Opportunties • Make a Plan
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MANAGEMENT
Fundraising Resources
WHAT TYPE OF FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
FUNDRAISE WITH OUR PARTNERS
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SALES OPPORTUNITIES
ozark delight lollipops
Provide a sweet treat at a great price with these lollipops. Ozark Delight has over 60 flavors to choose from. Order online or call them to place your order! You can order assorted bags of 60, 120, or 240 lollipops or you can customize your order by calling and talking to a sales rep. Learn more here.
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double good popcorn
Double Good Popcorn comes in 12 mouthwatering flavors, ranging from $11 to $14 per bag. When you sell a bag, your chapter receives 50% of the sales! Popcorn fundraisers can be done by selling physical items or as a virutal fundraiser where your supporters order directly online. Learn more here.
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school spirit flags
Booster Banner Store offers a variety of school spirit flag and banner options at a great price! Customize your product to fit your school. Learn more here.
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used book sale
This is a great project you can conduct with your chapter that has no overhead cost. Members and students across the school can donate books to your chapter and you can conduct a used book sale to gain a profit through all the books sold.
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bake sale
Host a bake sale at your school. You can partner with a local bakery or with a baker, partner with your school’s culinary department, or have members bake items to sell baked goods to fundraise for your chapter.
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concession stand at school/community events
Host a concession stand at school events!
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partner with companies to sell food items
Check out these suggestions below! You can click on the name to take you to their fundraising opportunities.
Texas roadhouse rolls sales
To get started with an order-taker fundraiser, contact the Managing Partner of your closest Texas Roadhouse.
dunking booth
Sell chances to throw a ball at the dunking booth! You’ll need an unlucky volunteer or two (ideally a coach or principal that everyone would be excited to dunk) to sacrifice themselves for the good of your cause.
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giveaway
Support local businesses and promote their products/services by partnering with them to create a basket with items from them. Ask local businesses to donate items to be included in a basket or used individually. Be sure to include a list of local businesses that donated with each item so winners can go support their businesses! For every $10 donation to your organization, they will get an opportunity to win the giveaway.
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halloween, christmas or valentines grams
Spread holiday cheer across your school! Sell candy-grams to be passed out at the school.
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earn commission/percent of sales
BJ’s Restaurant
20% of Sales from Supporters
Buffalo Wild Wings
15% of Sales from Supporters
California Pizza Kitchen
20% of Sales from Supporters
Chipotle
25% of Sales from Supporters
Kendra Scott
20% of Sales from Supporters
Panera
25% of Sales from Supporters
Panda Express
20% of Sales from Supporters
Raising Cane’s
15% of Sales from Supporters
item collection
gently used shoe drive with funds to orgs
Collect gently used shoes and earn money! Yes, it’s as easy as that! Your chapter earns 40¢ per pound of shoes collected. You collect the shoes and Funds to Orgs sends you bags to put them in and picks them up when your collection drive is over. Funds to Orgs also works with you every step of the way and provides all of the resources you’ll need to ensure a successful event. Learn more and sign up here.
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crowdfunding
cash calendar
Share a calendar and ask friends and family to pick a date or dates and donate that amount of money to your fundraiser. You can raise over $400 with one full calendar!
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email giving campaign
This is a great opportunity if your chapter keeps up with your alumni! Send an email campaign asking them to donate what they can to your chapter. Alumni are a great source for this because they already understand the importance of the organization!
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Change drive
Collect jars or containers and ask local businesses if you can leave it next to their registers to collect extra change from their customers. Promote this opportunity by asking members of your community to consider donating their change to your organization when they shop at these businesses. Get the businesses invested and make it a competition to see which business can help you raise the most money!
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penny wars
A penny war is a fundraising game competed in by various grade levels with the objective of getting as many points as possible during the war by collecting coins. The team with the highest total at the end wins. Mix it up by assigning negative points to larger coin sizes and encouraging classes to ‘help’ one another meet their goal by adding to their jars.
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Hosting an event
balloon pop
Host a school-wide event where you fill an area with opaque balloons and hide small prizes in a select few. Sell thumbtacks or darts (or other objects to pop balloons) to event-goers for a chance at popping balloons and possibly winning the prizes.
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craft fair
Use DECA as a way for students to showcase their crafting abilities by hosting a craft fair. Student artisans can put their work on display in exchange for volunteer hours and you can charge tickets at the door or for each piece bought by students. This can be done during the holiday season as people always love to get authentic, crafted items for loved ones.
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sports tournament
Host a school-wide sports tournament where you charge teams to enter, charge admission, set up concessions, and have a prize for the winning team. You could also charge individuals to enter and then draft teams on-site.
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lantern sendoff
Host a one-night sky lantern sendoff event where people can purchase paper lanterns to make wishes on, light a flame inside, and send it off in the sky. Alternative: You could host this event at a body of water and lanterns could be released to float on the water.
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game night/trivia night
Bring in board games and other fun games to host a one-day game night where you can charge a small fee for attendees to be a part of the fun!
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pumpkin carving contest
An October classic, host this contest where you invite people to pay a small fee to carve a pumpkin and enter it into the competition. Get participants and viewers to vote on their favorites, and have prizes for the winners.
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movie night
Watch a movie with your friends while charging for admissions and concessions! This event could be hosted in an inside space on a large screen, or it could be hosted outside as a ‘drive-in’ style event. Consider making your event a themed event with holiday movies!
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5k walk/run
Host a 5K race at a community park or near your school and charge a registration fee to enter as a runner all profits will go to whatever cause you’re fundraising for minus any expenses such as prizes. You may also choose to charge a little more and include a t-shirt with the registration fee.
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car wash
This classic fundraising event works great to build teamwork and spirit. Host a car wash and have chapter members take shifts doing different tasks: promoting with signs and washing cars. You could add an extra touch and run it like a true business with thank you floor mats explaining what DECA is and how they’ve contributed to the organization (print a thank you on 11x14 copy paper and place on the driver’s side).
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community garage sale
Most people have tons of stuff they are secretly dying to get rid of. Have them donate it to your sale with proceeds going to DECA. You may be able to get a local company to donate a POD or storage unit to store items during the donation period and pick them up after the sale is over.
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fall festival/carnival
A carnival is always a fun way to raise funds. And you can invest whatever level of overhead feels appropriate. Skip the antique carousels and make up your own games with homemade booths and costumes for a lower cost and more personalized event experience. You could even invite other organizations to join in and make it a bigger event. Charge attendees to play the games! Be sure you have prizes for the winners. You could even sell concessions such as drinks and popcorn to earn a little extra money.
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host a yoga class
Talk with local yoga or fitness coaches to see if they’ll partner with you for a yoga class and donate their time so that you get to keep all profits for your chapter. This could be a one time event or a reoccurring event!
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Host a painting or craft night
Team up with your art department or grab one of your members who’s crafty and host a painting or craft night where you guide your attendees to complete the project.
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murder mystery dinner
Treat your guests to dinner and a show with a Murder Mystery Dinner fundraiser. You can plan the event yourself, get an enthusiastic volunteer involved, or hire a professional company to do the legwork.
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corn hole tournament
Make friends and raise money while spending a spring afternoon in the sun playing cornhole.
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opening an sbe
Opening a school store or running a concession stand at your school is a great way to get your whole chapter involved and raise some funds for your chapter! See SBE resources at texasdeca.org/sberesources.