About Hello, fellow fundraiser! If youre reading this, then you are probably in search of inspiration for fundraising events! This eBook is an excerpt of a post on www.fundraisingmix.com that contains 500 fundraising ideas taken from events that occurred between 2013 and 2015. Below are 250 of the 500 ideas listed in that article. If you want to see the entire list, click here! Happy fundraising! WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 1.$0.01 Per Page View The Leukemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand nonprofit had a webpage created that awarded them $0.01 every time the page was viewed by a visitor2.$1 Per Facebook Like The San Diego Humane Society partnered with Nutrish and received $1 for every new like Nutrish received on its Facebook page 3.24 Hours With Favorite Coach Auction 9 college basketball coaches across the United States donated 24 hours of their time to be auctioned off to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The donated time included a private strolling dinner and a round of golf 4.50/50 Art Auction Teller Street Gallery & Studios in Wheat Ridge, Colorado hosted a raffle for artwork where every ticketholder won something to benefit Wheat Ridge 2020s Live Local Wheat Ridge program 5.88 Keys Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia sold keys on a digital piano to individual donors to raise money to buy a new concert grand piano 6.Academy Awards Viewing Party Elton Johns 23rd annual Academy Awards viewing party in West Hollywood, California raised money for the AIDS Foundation through celebrity auction bidding and donations 7.Accessory Boutique The Mount Pisgah Church in Dayton, Ohio sold new and gently used clothing at discounted prices as a self-fundraiser 8.African Trip Raffle David Zielski and the Raincatcher nonprofit raffled off a chance for one person to win an all-expenses paid, week-long trip to Uganda with members of the organization to bring clean drinking water to a village9.Airport 4K Run Soccer legend Gary Lineker led a fundraising run around Manchester Airport in Manchester, England, The United Kingdom to raise money for the Medcare and Flying Start charities 10.All You Can Eat And Drink An all you can eat and drink fundraiser was held at the Thomas Hooker brewing company in Bloomfield, Connecticut to support the CT Mirage 14U Purple softball team 11.Alphabet Photography The West Lawns Faithful Friends at the West Lawn United Methodist Church in Reading, Pennsylvania sold personalized alphabet photography pictures to raise funds to advertise for an upcoming sale 12.Ancient Soldier Reenactment Michael and Karen Colweck of Chicago, Illinois dressed as ancient soldiers to greet people at a fundraiser for Operation Ooh-Rah, a nonprofit that provides necessities for deployed soldiers 13.Animal Artbook The Creative Pet Project raised money using crowdfunding website Indiegogo for animal charities by assembling 111 artists to contribute pieces featuring animals to an artbook14.Animal Viewing Guests were treated to a waffle breakfast fundraiser and a chance to take a peek at some of the animals being saved at the Kings Harvest Ministries no-kill animal shelter in Davenport, Iowa 15.Appetizer Sampler Fine wine and appetizers were served at the Ripepi Winery & Vineyard in Monongahela, Pennsylvania during a fundraising event to support the vineyard 16.Art Destruction Several original artworks were created for a fundraiser for the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Fairbanks, Alaska. Spectators were then given the choice of paying to save the pieces, or watching them be destroyed 17.Art Pub Crawl The Ann Arbor Art Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan hosted a pub crawl mixed with an art exhibition to raise funds for itself 18.Artwork Exhibition And Luxury Goods Auction The Locust Projects Exhibition nonprofit in Miami, Florida hosted a double auction involving artwork and luxury goods featuring wine and food samples from local restaurants as it annual organizational fundraiser WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 19.Athlete Autographs Colts offensive lineman Joe Reitz and several other players were on hand to sign autographs at the Horizon Houses annual fundraiser to benefit homelessness in Indianapolis, Indiana 20.Autographed Guitar eBay Auction A guitar signed by Carrie Underwood was auctioned off on eBay to raise money for a medical treatment for a police dog at the McIntosh County Sheriffs Department in Darien, Georgia 21.Avant-Garde Fashion And Floral Show The Maui Youth & Family Services, a Hawaii based nonprofit, hosted a fashion and flower expo funded by ticket sales and a silent and auction in Maui, Hawaii to provide funding for the organization 22.Bacon Festival The Friends of Wagner Farms based in Glenview, Illinois hosted its annual adults-only fundraiser featuring creative bacon themed meals to raise money for its operations 23.Bad Video Game Online comedy group LoadingReadyRun hosted a live online marathon gaming session playing Desert Bus,one of the worst video games ever made, to raise money for the Childs Play charity 24.Bag Toss The Athletic Committee at the Saint Celestine Catholic School in Elmwood Park, Illinois hosted a bag tossing competition with a blind draw for partners to raise money for the schools athletic department 25.Bagpipe Music Bagpipers played Amazing Grace to commence a fundraising event honoring a local World War II vet in Lancaster, Ohio 26.Baked Goods The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics and the Literature Symposia at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio sold Valentine themed baked goods as a fundraiser for both organizations 27.Bald Cap Event attendants at Bruin Plaza at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California were given bald caps and encouraged to make posters for people they knew who were battling cancer to raise money for the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center 28.Ballet Inspired Childrens Playhouse Gala & Auction Architect Frank Gehry spearheaded a project to build a ballet themed childrens playhouse to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Peninsula in Redwood City, California 29.Bank Account The East Norwich Civic Association in East Norwich, New York raised money by referring people to open up new bank accounts at the TD Bank in town30.Bead Stringing Beads of Courage raised money to support its mission by offering the chance to string together beads into custom jewelry at its headquarters in Tuscan, Arizona 31.Beat Battle A fundraiser for Todays Future Sound, a youth music production nonprofit, was held at the Shodown in San Francisco, California where contestants brought and played their own instrumental beats and competed for prizes 32.Bed And Breakfast The Gothic Eves bed and breakfast inn of Trumansburg, New York collected cash and clothing donations, held raffles for overnight stays, and served breakfast to raise money for the Ulysses Christmas Bureau organization 33.Beer Draft One dollar of every beer draft sold at the Beer Trappe in Lexington, Kentucky went towards helping a hit-and-run victim recover 34.Beer Sampling Drafts were made available for sampling, along with live music and an auction, to raise money for more live entertainment at the Mondak Heritage Center in Sidney, Montana 35.Belly Dancing Class The Unique Step Dance Academy in North Attleborough, Massachusetts sponsored a belly dancing class to raise money for the Sturdy Memorial Hospitals Breast Cancer Care program WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 36.Bike Pedaling The Gamma Mu Chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity sponsored its annual stationary cycling marathon event at the University of Maines recreation center to raise money for blood cancer research 37.Bitcoin Workshop Brock Pierce and Gocoin, a bitcoin / altcoin payment platform, hosted a meet and greet with mayoral candidate Bryan Parker and a workshop to educate attendants on bitcoins at the 41 Ocean Social Club in Santa Monica, California 38.Blind Athlete Dinner And Auction 5 blind athletes shared their stories at a dinner and auction held at the Hilton in downtown Vancouver, Washington to benefit the Northwest Association for Blind Athletes 39.Blind Wine Tasting The Heritage Foundations Next Generation members organized a blind wine tasting event with an auction at the Factory at Franklin in Franklin, Tennessee to benefit the Old, Old Jail historical preservation project 40.Blue Jean Ball At the Milestone Event Center on Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana, a fundraiser with a dress code of blue jeans and bling was held to raise money for scholarships for Miami County students 41.Board Breaking Marathon Sevier Martial Arts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee hosted a board breaking marathon to raise money for Regen Morris, a 12-year-old who passed away from brain cancer 42.Bollywood Dinner The Summer Solstice Celebration nonprofit hosted a Bollywood dinner and dance fundraiser at the India House in Santa Barbara, California to fundraise for its operations and event programming 43.Book Release Party Freedom Service Dogs, a nonprofit that rescues dogs from shelters, completed a fundraising campaign where dog owners in Denver, Colorado paid to have their dogs included in a picture book. A release party was held to commemorate the fundraiser, where door prizes, live music and food trucks were available44.Book Signing Warren Brown of Cake Love, and other local authors in the Washington, D.C. area, signed books to benefit the Petworth Community Market, a weekend farmers market 45.Boot Camp A boot camp, (a battle of the best trainer competition and donation drive), was held at the Marina Green at Webster in San Francisco, California to fundraise for the San Francisco Recreation & Parks nonprofit organization 46.Boston Bombing Survivor Guest Speaker Jeff Bauman, a survivor of the Boston bombing in 2013, spoke at a fundraiser for the Muscle Shoals Education Foundation at the Listerhill Credit Union in Columbia, Tennessee 47.Bottle Drive A family friend of a 5-year-old diagnosed with bone cancer organized a fundraiser where people donated empty bottles to be recycled for money in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 48.Bottomless Beer $10 collected from unlimited beer sales at local breweries in the Cascade County Area in Montana was used to raise money for the Childrens Fund and the Cascade County Deputy Association 49.Bounce House Inflatable recreations were brought out to raise money for a young boy needing a multi-organ transplant in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 50.Boxcar Derby Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at the University of Michigan partnered with the local branch of Active Against ALS to host its annual pay-to-enter boxcar derby. Racers collected pledges to compete in order to fundraise for research for a cure for Lou Gehrigs Disease 51.Brick Engraving Collect donations to erect a new building. Engrave the donors names on bricks used in its construction WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 52.Brides In Grocery Aisles Challenge The Countess Mountbatten Hospice charity in Southampton, England, The United Kingdom aimed to break a Guinness World Record for getting the most brides down the aisles of a supermarkets. Brides paid 5 pounds to register, and pledged to raise 50 pounds each 53.Bubble Tea Milk tea and boba were served at the University of Maryland, Baltimore to raise money for the National Community Pharmacists Association 54.Building Rappel A special education teacher rappelled 17 stories down the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis, Missouri to raise money for Missouris Special Olympics 55.Bull Roasting The South County Senior Center in Edgewater, Maryland partnered with Bayside Bull to host a bull roasting event to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project charity organization 56.Bushido Warrior Participants in Salisbury, North Carolina raised money to be able to break a board or spar in a martial arts tournament 57.Business Sponsorship Ask local businesses to sponsor a fundraising event 58.Cabaret Disco Tony Slater of Lancashire, England, The United Kingdom organized a charity cabaret featuring a Roy Orbison act to fundraise for the Katy Holmes Trust 59.Cajun Dinner The Friends of Loaves & Fishes nonprofit in Clarksville, Tennessee served Cajun cuisine at $10 a plate to support the organizations mission to provide meals for the surrounding community 60.Camping In Bad Weather A group of men in Colchester, Connecticut collected donations for Colchesters Fuel Bank while camping out in a tent during cold weather 61.Cancer Mask Art Auction Masks used to protect chemotherapy patients were reimagined into artwork and auctioned off in Nashville, Tennessee to benefit Courage Unmasked Tennessee, an organization that raises money for cancer patients in financial need 62.Captain America Memorabilia Auction & Actor Meeting Chris Evans, the actor who plays Captain America, teamed up with Red Sox manager John Farrel to raise money for the nonprofit Christophers Haven. Marvel superhero memorabilia was auctioned off in Boston, Massachusetts, and the actor also visited a 9-year-old Marvel Comics during the fundraising campaign 63.Cardboard Arcade Niagara College students in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada created games out of cardboard and encouraged their fellow students to pay to play them. This served as a fundraiser for the Imagination Foundation and the local branch of United Way 64.Caricature Station Recruit someone who can draw to sketch fun caricatures at a town fair for a fee 65.Cash Bar A cash bar was available at the 4th annual Mt. Blue Boosters dinner and cabaret in Wilton, Maine to benefit the Boosters scholarship program 66.Cash Prize The national organization The Campus Kitchens Project hosted a fundraiser that awarded cash prizes to college campus kitchens in the state of New Jersey who collected the most food and monetary donations during a week-long online fundraising competition 67.Celebrity Bartender American Country Courthouse hosts Kix Brooks and Suzanne Alexander served as celebrity bartenders at the Tin Roof 2 Bar in Franklin, Tennessee to raise money for St. Judes Childrens Hospital 68.Celebrity Dancing Celebrities teamed up with dance studio choreographers in Huntsville, Alabama to become dance partners and raise money for Heals, Inc. and other school based medical and dental clinics in Huntsville and Madison Counties 69.Celebrity Doodle Auction Celebrities in Palm Springs, California created doodles to be auctioned off to fundraise for the Desert AIDS Project WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 70.Ceramic Pottery The Ceramics Guild at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah created handcrafted bowls, plates, teapots, casseroles, mugs and more to raise money to attend the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 71.Charity Softball In Stevens Point, Wisconsin, a charity softball game between the citys fire and police departments raised $45,000 to support the Honor Flight, a trip for American veterans to see the Washington, D.C. memorials 72.Chest Cast Nine breast cancer surviving members of the Cansurvive Dragon Boat Team in Wellington, New Zealand had casts made of their chests as a fundraiser to send the crew to the International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission dragon boat festival in Florida in October 2014 73.Chicken Bingo The Durham Farmers Market in Durham, North Carolina released several chicken on a large bingo board with feed on it for a unique twist on the game of Bingo. Whatever spaces the birds relieved themselves on would net prizes to those who placed bets on those numbered spaces. The funds raised were used to help low-income shoppers stretch their money and support local farmers at the same time 74.Chili Cookoff At Rons Roadside BBQ in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 20 chefs prepared chili to be eaten and judged in a fundraising competition to raise money for the Safehouse Center 75.Chinese Auction The Rotary Club of Phillipsburg, New Jersey hosted a Corks & Forks wine tasting and luncheon which also featured a Chinese auction to honor a notable member of the community. This type of auction gives each prize its own basket and people can buy and place raffle tickets in whichever ones they want to increase their odds of winning 76.Chocolate Sampler The childrens advocacy group, La Salle County Court Appointed Special Advocates, hosted an unlimited chocolate sampling and auction fundraiser in North Utica, Illinois to benefit childrens welfare and protection 77.Choose The Torture In Kankakee, Illinois, students and staff members donated to one of three tortures that Kankakee Community College President Dr. Avendano had to endure to raise money for 10-year-old Austin Barnett who suffers from cancer 78.Chores Auction Auction off people to perform household tasks 79.Christmas Ornament Sell homemade or manufactured Christmas ornaments 80.Christmas Tree Recycling Collect Christmas trees and recycle them to raise money 81.Christmas Wreaths Host a wreath-making workshop, charge for the materials, and later sell the finished wreaths to raise money 82.Cigar Dinner The Latino Peace Officers Association in Oakland, California hosted a fundraiser at a seafood grill and bar where cigars, dinner and alcohol were served 83.Circus Show The Saville Center for Child Advocacy organized a circus fundraiser in Stillwater, Oklahoma featuring a big circus tent, vintage circus fun, dinner and auctions to raise money for child abuse victims 84.Civil War Era The city of Powell, Ohio hosted a Civil War era fundraiser featuring antique sales and appraisals, blacksmith and campfire cooking demonstrations, civil war re-enactments, live music and dancing to support the historical societys upkeep of its offices inside the Martin-Perry Homestead House 85.Classic Car Show Greer First Baptist Church in Greer, South Carolina hosted a car show fundraiser with over 100 classic cars on display, allowing people the chance to display their own for $15 to fund its community ministries operating budget 86.Clay Shoot The Denison Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual clay shoot at the Choctaw Preserve in Denison, Texas as a fundraiser for its operations 87.Cliff Jumping Accuracy Contest Base jumpers in Moab, Utah held a raffle and cliff jumping accuracy contest to raise money for the Grand County Search and Rescue Team WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 88.Coat Drive The Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California hosted a coat drive that gave out over 300 coats and collected money for the nonprofit One Warm Coat, that donates winter coats to those in need 89.Cocktail Attire The nonprofit organization Born and Raised Detroit Foundation in Detroit, Michigan hosted a 21 and older cocktail attire / Motown fundraiser to help provide events in the city of Detroit 90.Coffee Pop-Up Three coffee shops and roasters in the state of D.C. held pop-up fundraisers at the Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market to raise money for the Thanksgiving Food Drive that provides fresh produce and turkeys to local homeless shelters and soup kitchens 91.Coin Collection The Valley Animal Center in Fresno, California collected coins and other donations on Shaw Avenue to support its no-kill animal shelter 92.Collection Barrels Barrels were placed all around the town of Walla Walla, Washington to collect money for the Walla Walla Food Bank 93.College Major Themed Sale And Service Event The students of North Montco Technical Career Center in Lansdale, Pennsylvania offered their services and crafted items for sale to benefit a former student who was severely injured by a relative 94.Color Fingerprint In Hurricane, Utah, high school students and their families donated for the chance to dip their pinkie finger in the same purple dye used to identify children who have been immunized against polio. This event raised money to provide more vaccines for those at risk 95.Color Party Jodi Fyfe of Paramount Events hosted a fundraising event to honor her deceased cousin and raise money for breast cancer awareness by throwing a celebration featuring the color pink in Chicago, Illinois 96.Color Run A 5K fundraising run at Lagoon Valley Park in Vacaville, California featured colored powder and color bombs being sprayed onto runners. All of the proceeds went to sponsor the Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center and its services 97.Comedy Hypnosis The Great Oaks Middle School Cheerleaders hosted and sold tickets to a fundraising event for the cheer squad starring comedian and hypnotist Dan Larosa at Oxford High School in Oxford, Connecticut98.Community Mural At Phoenixvilles BYOB & Paint in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, a community mural painting project was sponsored where money was raised for the childrens summer program at the Phoenix Village Arts Center 99.Complimentary Pints The Republic Grille in The Woodlands, Texas hosted a pay-to-enter fundraiser which served complimentary pints to patrons to pay for kitchen supplies at local schools and to fund Prostart, a local high school food service education 100.Concrete Animal Statue Decoration Local businesses in Porter County, Indiana purchased concrete animal statues from the Porter County Animal Rescue Team. They decorated them, and opened them up for public viewing and an online, pay-to-vote popularity contest. The money raised was divided between the 5 animal shelters and rescues in the Porter County Animal Rescue Team 101.Cookie Dough Sale Prepare and sell cookie dough 102.Cooking Workshop Professional chefs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shared knowledge and training on preparing barbecue recipes, with samples for people to try. This was a fundraiser for Youthplaces, an after-school program for high-risk teenagers in Pennsylvania 103.Cops Waiting Tables Officers from the Sheriffs Office in Anderson County, Texas helped raised money for a retired jailer who contracted cancer by waiting tables at the pizzeria Mazzios and donating the tipsWWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 104.Corn Maze The Eliada nonprofit organization in Asheville, North Carolina hosted its annual corn maze fundraiser featuring attractions like giant slides, corn cannons and a spider web climb-on as a fundraiser to benefit the families it serves 105.Costume Contest Host a costume contest where people pay to participate 106.Costume Run Students at Thedford High School in Thedford, Nebraska hosted a daylong fundraiser that started with a 5K costumed run to benefit the Sandhills Cancer Association 107.Coupon Book & App Families of students at Inglemoor Cooperative Preschool in Kirkland, Washington sold Chinook Books, collections of coupons in in both physical book and mobile app forms, as a fundraiser for the school 108.Cowboy Party A rhinestone cowboy themed event that featured drinks, food, music took place in a renovated barn near the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Course in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania to benefit the Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County nonprofit 109.Craft Fair The University of Southern Maines mens and womens soccer and field hockey teams in Portland, Maine raised money by selling handcrafted jewelry, pottery and other crafts 110.Cross-Stitching Marathon Scott Shepherd cross-stitched the artwork Snow Angel for 36 hours as part of an online donation drive to raise money for a 10-year-old girl with a rare undiagnosed genetic disorder 111.Cultural Heritage Fashion Show The Federation of Tegloma branch in Dallas, Texas threw a fashion show to celebrate the history of Sierra Leone and to raise money for its cause 112.Curb Painting Repaint neighborhood residents curbs with their house numbers for a small donation 113.Custom Brewed Beer Craig Dunlop brewed a custom beer and sold it at the Brauhaus Pub in Edinburgh, Scotland, The United Kingdom as a fundraiser for The Hearts Club 114.Dance Relay The Fred Astaire Dance Studio hosted a relay fundraiser at the J.R. Arnold High School in Panama City Beach, Florida where participants danced instead of walked to benefit The American Cancer Society115.Dance, Rhythm And Step Performances In Durham, North Carolina, Collegiate Life, Radio One and North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company spearheaded an online donation drive fundraiser for historically Black colleges and universities. The campaign concluded with a retreat where students from across the nation danced, provided music and performed step arrangements for those in attendance 116.Decorated Bra Auction Bras were blinged out with rhinestone and other decorations, (including autographs from celebrities), and auctioned off to support the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Foundation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 117.Decorated Chair Auction Over 20 decorated chairs were auctioned off by the Grace Episcopal Churchs Womens Exercise Group to pay for chairs at a newly opened hospital in Carthage, Missouri 118.Decorated Home Tour The Crime Victims Center of Fayette County in Uniontown, Pennsylvania hosted tours of private homes decorated for the holidays as a fundraiser for the center 119.Decorated Mirror Auction The Monadnock Community Early Learning Center in Peterborough, New Hampshire auctioned off wood framed mirrors that were decorated by local artists to raise money for itself WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 120.Deli Bagel Project Sunshine at the University of Delaware, a nonprofit organization that aids children with medical difficulties, partnered with Newark Deli and Bagel in Newark, Delaware to sell pink bagels as a fundraiser for the organization 121.Demolition Derby In Elkton, Maryland, a fundraising demolition derby took place that ended in selling the opportunity to hit a vehicle with a hammer to raise money for the Union Hospitals Breast Health Center 122.Dice Game The Edith Bishel Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Kennewick, Washington hosted a night of holiday Bunco, a dice game played in teams, to benefit the center and its operations 123.Digital Goods A fundraiser selling digital items was held in the Second Life reality simulation video game to raise money to cover the costs of a community members breast cancer treatment 124.Digital Photo Sales Upload photos onto the Photofund website, then receive a percentage of the profit when people purchase them 125.Dinner Passport The Grove Foundation of Downers Grove, Illinois held a Passport to Dining fundraiser for itself, where attendees traveled to 5 participating restaurants to have their passports stamped. Completed passports could then be entered into a raffle to win a grand prize 126.Discount Card & App hCard, a discount card and smartphone app, allowed organizations to sell cards to receive 100% profit 127.Discounted Clothing Sale In Nacogdoches, Texas, the Stephen F. Austin State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society sold discounted dresses, shoes and accessories to help build a library for a school in Guyana 128.Disney Trivia The Creekside Early Learning Center hosted a Disney Trivia Challenge fundraiser for itself at Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California that also included a sit down dinner, a no-host bar, auctions and a raffle 129.Dodgeball Tournament The Capital City Crushers roller derby team in Topeka, Kansas hosted a double elimination team dodgeball tournament to raise money for jerseys, travel costs and tournament entry fees 130.Dog Dress Up People dressed up dogs in costumes for a contest in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii to benefit the Hawaii Island Humane Society 131.Dog Hair Dying The Dawg Gone Good Pet Boutique in Albuquerque, New Mexico used vegetable based dyes to stylize dogs hairs for a fee. The proceeds were donated to the New Mexico Dogs Deserve Better nonprofit organization 132.Dog Swim Alaska K9 Aquatics in Anchorage, Alaska sold dog swimming lessons and sessions to benefit the Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach133.Dog Themed Martini Contest The Greater Marco Family YMCA in Marco Island, Florida hosted the Mutts & Martinis fundraiser, a dog-themed martini contest for bartenders, among other dog related events, to benefit several groups in the area 134.Dog Walk A fundraising dog walk-a-thon down the American River Parkway in Sacramento County, California took place to raise money to keep the parkway clean 135.Doll Caf In Montville, New Jersey, the Montville High School Class of 2016 hosted its annual American Girl Doll Caf fundraiser where women of all ages sipped tea and snacked on treats accompanied by their favorite dolls to raise money for the Class of 2016s senior prom, breakfast and banquet WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 136.Donated Outfit Fashion Show 3,000 donated dresses were put on sale for $25 each, followed by a fashion show where dresses were creatively reimagined in Omaha, Nebraska to benefit the Lydia House nonprofit 137.Donation Per Facebook Share The No Filter show agreed to donate $1, up to a maximum of $1700, for every Facebook share of the video of their 27th episode featuring Kycie Terry, a 5-year old suffering from type 1 diabetes, to her and her family to help pay for treatment 138.Donations For Future Discounts During Autism Awareness Month in 2015, the Joes Crab Shack Restaurant franchise offered future discounts to guests who donated toward the Autism Speaks fundraiser 139.Donkey Basketball A controversial game of basketball played while riding donkeys was hosted by the Redford Union High School in the city of Redford, Michigan to benefit the school 140.Door Prize The Hammond-Beyer Health Center in Aiken, South Carolina hosts an annual fundraiser that features door prizes, a silent auction, raffles and a bake sale to help fund the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 141.Double Event A pasta dinner / birthday party fundraiser was held at the Pasta House Italian restaurant in Fairhaven, Massachusetts to raise money for the victim of a brutal attack 142.Drag King & Queen Beauty Pageant A Hard Rock Caf in San Francisco, California hosted a Bay Areas Best Drag Kings and Queens beauty pageant to raise money for the family of a caf employee displaced by an apartment fire 143.Drag Queen Bingo A unique twist on the household favorite game of Bingo featured men and women dressed in drag while competing 144.Drag Queen Boxing Philip Brown of Reno, Nevada organized a drag queen boxing event to raise money for the nonprofit Build Our Center 145.Drink A Beer In Every City Todd Ruggere contacted the Samuel Adams brewing company and pledged to drink one beer in every city in the state of Massachusetts to fundraise for the Jimmy Fund nonprofit 146.Duct Tape A Person To A Wall The Teen Advisory Board of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County in Canfield, Ohio raised money for the state library by charging people to duct tape the director of the library to a wall 147.Edible Patron Party Edible Schoolyard New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana hosted an eat and drink patron party to fund its philanthropic endeavors 148.Electric Yoga The Move For Hunger nonprofit in Neptune, New Jersey hosted a unique fundraising event that combined neon lights, glow body paint and yoga to benefit itself 149.Electronics Recycling Rotary Clubs in the Clackamas County Area of Oregon collected unwanted electrical devices for a fee, and sent them to a recycling center to fund their service projects 150.Empty Bowls Every year, The Salvation Army hosts a soup luncheon fundraiser to benefit the organizations food pantry where diners get to take home creatively decorated bowls after eating out of them 151.Empty House Party The nonprofit organization Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts in Pasadena, California hosted an empty house party to benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The event was an evening where people gathered and celebrated in an empty house before it was renovated by designers who were each assigned to a remodel a single room 152.Empty Plate The Greater Lansing Food Bank in Lansing, Michigan hosted its annual breakfast event called the Empty Plate fundraiser to be able to provide meals to the less fortunate in the community of Lansing WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 153.Erotic Art Show Arts De Valentine is an annual tasteful erotic art show whose proceeds benefit the Rape Response Program at Birmingham, Alabamas Crisis Center 154.Event Emcee Daisy Torm, actress and the daughter of Jazz singer Mel Torm, emceed The International Womens Day Luncheon in Monterey, California to benefit the Womens International Perspective Internet News Service 155.Face Painting Booth Host a face painting booth at a local festival, school carnival or before a sporting event 156.Family Fun Day The Extraordinary Rendition Band played at an outdoor family fun day fundraiser in South Providence, Rhode Island to raise money for the Pronk! free outdoor music festival 157.Fast Food Restaurant Profit Split A McDonalds in Rolesville, North Carolina donated half of its proceeds from one day of business to help cover medical expenses for an employee who was injured in a car crash 158.Feather The Principal Students of the Penn Forest Elementary School in Cave Spring, Virginia raised $16,500 through sponsors for the schools Parent Teacher Association, and got to feather the school principal as a reward 159.Fire Wood Sale Locate a wood supplier, or collect fire wood from community members, then sell it to raise money 160.Firefighter Challenge The Colerain Township Volunteer Fire Department and Junior Firefighter Explorer Post 190 hosted a firefighter challenge fundraiser in Hallsville, Missouri to help pay for camp and equipment costs. Fire departments from all over competed in challenges such as lifting up a ladder, crawling through a tunnel and a water battle to move a ball across a wire using a department hose at the event 161.First Pitch At Baseball Game Auction At the Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart High Schools Annual Legacy Gala fundraiser for school funding in Moon, Pennsylvania, one of the prizes up for auction was the chance to throw the first pitch at a Pennsylvania Pirates baseball game 162.Food Fight Lammersville Elementary School in Tracy, California hosted its annual food fight fundraiser where students and teachers flung mashed potatoes at one another to benefit the school 163.Food Truck Food, games and music were provided at a fundraiser to raise money for the Parent Teacher Student Organization at Shepard Boulevard Elementary School in Columbia, Missouri to buy iPads for classrooms164.Foot Golf People in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania paid to play a game of golf using their feet and soccer balls to raise money for the Ford City Legacy nonprofit165.Foreign Film The Belgian film Allez Eddie, was screened in Brooklyn, New York to raise money for the Kids Ride Club, Recycle-A-Bicycle and the Woodhull Hospital organizations 166.Fort Building Competition Local residents participated in a fort-building competition to benefit the Works Museum in Bloomington, Minnesota 167.Free Food & Drinks In appreciation for donating to Trinidad Youth Programs, donors were treated to free drinks and subway sandwiches from Mother Ruckers Subs at Jimmy Valentines Lonely Hearts Club in Washington, D.C. 168.Free Will Offering The GMG school district in Garwin, Iowa hosted a fundraiser where people donated money of their own free will to benefit a family whose daughter was killed in a hunting accident 169.Frito Pies The Social Work Student Association of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico sold Frito pies and Think Pink items to raise money for the Gila Regional Medical Center Cancer Unit and the Grant County Disabilities Center WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 170.Fun House A family fun day fundraiser that included a fun house and other childrens activities was held in Durham, North Carolina to benefit a family that lost their house in a fire 171.Game Night Tickets were sold to play games like Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, Connect Four and Jenga to benefit the New England Library Associations Educational Assistance Program in Belchertown, Massachusetts 172.Games Of Chance The Jersey Shore chapter of Jack and Jill of America hosted a fundraiser in Asbury Park, New Jersey where games of chance were played to raise money for its activities and also for local charities in the area 173.Garage Sale Gather items from your organization members and other community members and hold a large garage sale 174.Gas Sales Profit Percentage Kum & Go Gas Stations in Springfield, Missouri donated 3 cents from every gallon of gas sold on a single day toward a back-to-school grant from the Foundation for Springfield Public Schools 175.German Styled Beer Pint Sale After losing their food vendor booths to an earthquake, the Napa City Firefighters Association of Napa, California sold a new German-style beer to raise money for itself 176.Ghost Walk Arrange a tour of rumored-to-be-haunted areas with spooky sound effects and music 177.Gingerbread House Making The Rowan Museum in Salisbury, North Carolina hosted a fundraiser where edible gingerbread houses were made and sold to fund its activities 178.Giving Tuesday Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa hosted a one-day fundraising drive on Giving Tuesday in 2014 to raise money for student scholarships 179.Glass Pumpkin Sale Tim Nolan spearheaded a fundraiser for the First City Art Centers Creative Warehouse where glass pumpkins were sold in Pensacola, Florida 180.Glow In The Dark Squash Tournament Squash New Zealand held a squash tournament in Morningside, Whangarei, New Zealand with glow in the dark racquets and ultraviolet line markings to raise funds to send 6 teams to a national championship 181.Go-Kart Driving A go-kart driving fundraiser was held in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania to raise money for the family of a 3-year-old suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 182.Golden Globes Award Banquet St. Judes Hospital partnered with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to offer a red carpet reception in Golden Valley, Minnesota with a live auction, dinner, and cocktails at a viewing party for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards 183.Golf Tournament An annual charity golf tournament that is held in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for a different cause each year was sponsored to benefit the family of a 2-year-old with cerebral palsy in its most recent iteration 184.Goodie Bag Sale In order to raise money for the medical bills of a fellow citizen, Nick Friar of Grand Rapids, Michigan organized a goodie bag sale in conjunction with other fundraising activities 185.Google Donation Matching Google offered to match the total amount of donations collected to benefit victims of a local fire by the Docs Clock bar in San Francisco, California186.Grants Research local and national organizations to see if they offer grants to charitable or nonprofit organizations 187.Greeting Card Create custom cards and sell them188.Grilled Cheese Party The Melts Without Borders Des Moines food cart threw a fundraiser featuring grilled cheese sandwiches and food, themed events and prizes in Ankeny, Iowa to raise money to upgrade to a new trailer WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 189.Grocery Bagging Volunteers from the Dragonflies Project of The Fellowship of St. Nicholas packed bags at the Sainsburys Grocery in St. Leonards-on-sea, England, The United Kingdom to raise money to provide free coping and therapy services to children and young adults experiencing bereavement 190.Grocery Bill Eight grocery stores in the Ozarks Mountains area in Missouri partnered with Ozarks Food Harvest and raised money by asking shoppers to add a small amount of money to their grocery bill over the span of 2 months. The funds raised were used to support hunger relief programs across the state of Missouri 191.Grocery Cart Race The Comitis Crisis Center in Aurora, Colorado held its annual grocery cart races to raise money and collect food for the homeless 192.Group Ticket Discount The Detroit Pistons allowed University of Michigan students who were members of the Kiva Club, (an organization that loans funds to entrepreneurs in developing countries), to use their group ticket discounts to raise money to combat global poverty 193.Guessing Contest Fill a container up with a high number of small items, like jellybeans, and charge people to guess how many are inside. Whoever guesses closest to the correct amount wins the jellybeans and an additional prize 194.Guitar Art In Natchitoches, Louisiana, Northwestern State Universitys Department of Fine + Graphic Art turned guitars into artwork which was auctioned off to benefit local charities 195.Gumbo Lunch The Alexandria Lions Club in Alexandria, Louisiana threw a gumbo lunch fundraiser to help special needs children attend summer camp 196.Gun Range Competitions The Salem Township Fire Department organized a gun range competition and chili cook off between fire departments in Dorr, Michigan to raise money for the medical bills of a firefighters brain tumor treatment197.Gym Floorboard Plaque Sale Pieces of the floorboard at the Jewett Elementary School in Evansdale, Iowa where transformed into plaques and sold to raise money toward building a community life center 198.Hair Feathers & Extensions Set up a booth at a local festival and charge up to $15 for each set of hair feathers or extensions you put into participants heads 199.Haircut And Hair Dying Members of the library staff of East Aurora Middle School in East Aurora, New York raised money for the library by collecting pledge money to cut and dye their hair 200.Hand Cycling Competition A cyclist who was paralyzed from the waist down in an accident competed in a hand cycling race in Hoboken, New Jersey as a way to raise money for his medical bills 201.Handbell Choir Bells of the Desert, a nonprofit handbell choir, raised money to buy its own musical instruments by performing handbell musical arrangements, serving food and hosting a silent auction in Richland, Washington 202.Handmade Quilt Raffle Members of the Columbia County Horse Project learned how to quilt and then created a king-sized tapestry to be raffled off at the end of the Columbia County Fair in Chatham, New York to raise money for the organizations endeavors 203.Handprint, Fingerprint And Footprint Artwork Donations for the Make-A-Wish foundation were collected at an event in Freehold, New Jersey where parents and their kids created artwork using fingerprints, handprints and footprints 204.Hands-On Educational Activities Following a 5K walk / run at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, several hands-on activities that conveyed the importance of arts and sciences were offered to raise money for the nonprofit H.O.P.E., (Helping Other People Eat). These WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM included learning how to write your name in another language, learning how to dig for artifacts and identify what you find, and exploring the connection between math and origami. Donations to support the Alamance County Food Banks were collected, and proceeds from the race registration fee went to benefit H.O.P.E.205.Harlem Renaissance Gala A fundraising gala at the Hilton in Springfield, Illinois celebrated the Harlem Renaissance by featuring music, poetry and artwork from that era to support the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum 206.Hat Parade And Lunch The Central Mississippi chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women hosted its annual Top Hat Brunch at the Jackson Hilton in Ridgeland, Mississippi, treating guests to food, live music, and a parade of various hats of as a fundraiser for the organization207.Haunted Hay Ride Ask a local farmer to donate space and a tractor. Set up spooky displays and charge people to ride through them 208.Haunted House The Burlington Volunteer Fire Department in Burlington, North Dakota hosted its annual haunted house fundraiser to raise money for the department 209.Helicopter Ball Drop The annual Chopper Dropper event in Melbourne, Florida sells individual tickets that are linked to numbered golf balls. The balls are dropped from a helicopter, and the people whose golf balls land the closest to the target win prizes! The money raised helped fund a scholarship to assist student-athletes 210.Historic House Tour The historic Markham House in Portland, Oregon was opened to guided touring in order to raise money to save the building from being demolished 211.Historical Photograph Playing Cards The Salida Museum Association in Salida, Colorado conducted a playing card fundraiser by putting together decks of cards featuring local historical photographs 212.Hobo Stew A controversial campaign fundraiser for political candidate Lynn Compton at the Oceano Train Depot in Oceano, California encouraged people to dress in rags to eat hobo stew and learn about the history of the depot 213.Holiday Lights Display Heartspring, a national nonprofit for special needs children, hosted a holiday lights display at the Waterwalk in Wichita, Kansas that was coupled with a dinner and auction to fundraise for its operations 214.Homemade Cards Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama hosted a fundraiser during soccer games where participants could make homemade cards to send to children fighting cancer. The proceeds went to benefit the Cannonball Kids Cancer Foundation 215.Horse Race At the Chenoweth Banquet Hall in Akron, Ohio, betting on horse races was used as a way to raise money for the YMCA Camp Y-Noah and the Green Schools Foundation 216.Horse Therapy A demonstration of horse assisted psychotherapy alongside food trucks, crafts, a bake sale and Halloween themed kids activities was held at a fundraiser at the Foxx Creek Farm in Hillsborough, New Jersey 217.Hot Wheels Cars Modelled After Police Cruisers Hot Wheels toy cars modeled after police cruisers in Bellevue, Nebraska were sold to raise money for a police officer memorial monument 218.House Concert Brews, Bites and Bids was a house concert, (an intimate indoor concert in the home of a musician), that was held in Houston, Texas to raise money to cover the operation of the free music festival Height Kids Day of Music 219.Hunger Games Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee re-enacted The Hunger Games, with each tribute soliciting donations for various local charities and competing in events WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 220.Ice Cream Social For a donation, offer patrons a bowl of ice cream and an assortment of toppings 221.Ice Fishing Tournament The Jasper County Conservation hosted its 2nd annual ice fishing tournament in Grinnell, Iowa to raise money to build a new nature center 222.Ice Skating The Tri-M Music Honor Society of Penn Manor High School in Millersville, Pennsylvania held a fundraising night at the Lancaster Ice Rink and collected donations, with a portion of the nights proceeds benefitting the group 223.Ice Water Surfing Surfers in Missoula, Montana rode a man-made water feature during the winter to raise money to build an additional one 224.Indoor Carnival The Rock Green Realtors Association sponsored their 5th annual Community Fun Fair, a free indoor carnival with food, games and more, in Janesville, Wisconsin to fundraise for Project 16:49, a nonprofit organization that benefits homeless teenagers 225.Interactive Multi-Room Romeo & Juliet Performance The Fort Wayne Dance Collective threw a Star Crossed fundraiser, which was an interactive performance of Romeo & Juliet that unfolded in multiple rooms across two locations in Fort Wayne, Indiana to raise money for itself 226.Interactive Science Exhibits The Kentucky Science Center in Louisville, Kentucky raised money to operate by hosting interactive science exhibits including a life-sized Angry Birds game, geysers created by dropping Mentos tablets into carbonated soft drinks, and an interactive Pac-Man game on a four-story screen 227.Interactive Touch Attractions The Vancouver Public Library Foundation in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada began an annual fundraiser featuring touch-related attractions like a braille iPad that controls lights to raise money for a multimedia developmental laboratory 228.Irish Road Bowling Irish road bowling, a game that consists of throwing a steel ball to complete a course in as few throws as possible, was played in Lawrence, Kansas as a fundraiser for the Douglas County Toys for Tots, Just Food Youth Cooking Program and Centro Hispano organizations 229.Italian Dinner The Historical Society of Western Virginia and the History Museum of Western Virginia co-sponsored an Italian themed dinner fundraiser with wine and music in Roanoke, Virginia to benefit both museums 230.iTunes Single An all-girl group made up of members with family in the Navy, Army and Air Force called the Poppy Girls was formed in North Yorkshire, England, The United Kingdom. The group recorded and released an iTunes single to raise money for the Poppy Appeal, a campaign to benefit military personnel, veterans and their families 231.Japanese Dinner The Sacramento Senator Lions Club sold tickets to a dinner serving Japanese cuisine in Sacramento, California to raise money for community social and developmental projects 232.Jazz House Band Several Jazz legends including Herbie Hancock performed at the home of Dr. Frank and Shelley Litvack in Bel Air, California for a crowdfunding dinner fundraiser to support the filming of a Jazz music documentary233.Joke Contest Host an event where contestants donate a dollar to submit a joke. The winner is chosen by audience applause 234.Junk Item Restoration Members of the SevGen Indigenous Corporation nonprofit in Nambour, South East Queensland, Australia registered second hand and dump items to be restored and then auctioned off to raise funds for Lift A Drifter event programming WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM WWW.FUNDRAISINGMIX.COM 235.Kazoo Sale The Camp Good Days and Special Times nonprofit holds Kazoo Fest, an annual fundraising kazoo sale, at several malls in New York to raise money for its services 236.Kiss A Pig Read Lakeland in Lakeland, Florida charged people $1 to choose which organization member would kiss a pig to raise funds and awareness for adult literacy237.Knife Throwing Author Christopher McDougal showcased his knife throwing ability at a variety fundraiser in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to help support the Horizons Student Enrichment program for students in low-income families 238.Laser Tag LazerRush of Newport News, Virginia offers laser tag fundraising events at its venue where groups pay $500 upfront and get to keep all the profits raised 239.Latin Music Night A night showcasing Latin music was sponsored in San Antonio, Texas to help a local DJ pay for medical bills resulting from a kidney transplant 240.Lawnmower Clinic Members of the Technology Student Association nonprofit in Reston, Virginia repaired lawnmowers to raise money for the organization 241.Lego Building Bricks 4 Kidz hosted a fundraiser in Killeen, Texas that used Lego building to teach critical skills like engineering and math in order to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 242.Lemonade Stand The Mirigliani Family in Mantua Township, New Jersey sold lemonade, pretzels, hot dogs and offered a chance auction to raise money for Pitt Hopkins Syndrome research 243.Light Parade Nonprofits applied to sell hot chocolate during an annual light parade in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 244.Lip Syncing Five groups of performers lip synced hit songs at a showcase in Hagerstown, Maryland to raise money for the San Mar Girls Home, a nonprofit provider for at-risk teenage girls 245.Liquor Lounge An evening of food and drink in Chicago, Illinois was hosted by The Christopher House nonprofit to benefit early childhood development services 246.Live Cooking And Watercolor Painting The Friends of the Lee County Library hosted a fundraiser in Tupelo, Mississippi where a chef prepared a meal for the evening while an artist painted the entire event as it happened, to raise money to support the library 247.Live Radio Show Games In Canterbury, England, The United Kingdom, student volunteers form Kent Television at The University of Kent, Inquire Media and CSR FM concluded a week long run of fundraising with a 12-hour live show with games, entertainment and live music to raise money for S.N.A.A.P., the Special Needs Advisory and Activities Project 248.Local Produce Sale A school in Ontario, Canada hosted a healthy fundraiser which involved selling fresh local produce to raise money for the school 249.Love Signs Campaign of Love sold signs, stickers, and bumper stickers in New Orleans, Louisiana to raise money for the LOVE Campaign / Peace Movement in the city 250.Lunch Break Put up a food stall in a cafeteria and sell homemade meals during lunch hours 251.To see the entire list, click here!