i just did a bracelet fundraiser 24hourwristbands.com it cost 153.90 for 500 wristbands i sold them for 2.00 each at lunch time for 1 week and sold 448 of them for a total of 896.00 i hope this helps also a yard sale i ran a add for donations for 1 month prior to yard sale we have so many donation we ran out of space to hold them all. hope this helps

Thanks for the suggestions. Will try them out. Thanks.

Thanks for the suggestions. Will try them out. Thanks.

Thanks for the suggestions. Will try them out. Thanks.

A quick and easy fundraiser we have been doing is to do a bake sale in front of your local grocery store (with their permission), but the key is have a FREE bake sale, and then only ask for donations. Have all of your parents bring by some items and have the kids work the customers. We have had many people just donate money and not even take a treat. For about 3 hours of work, we usually make $400 and then of course we get to take home all of the leftovers, mmmm.
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Coach Bob 10U Faspitch

order your team shaped silly bands. my team is doing it and they have already made alot of money

We did Walk -Jog- a-Thons. Built it into their regular training so parents couldn't say they didn't have time for fundraisers. That way their is no out of pocket investment and you make money
(we made between $500-850) all the years we have done it.

Bake sales?! It worked for my team. Everyone makes one treat and bam you have a lot of yummy treats to sell...

Youth Enrichment Foundation can provide you with one of their new YEFsite Online Community and Fundraiser Websites. All you need to do is send people to the site for multiple ways to support your team. Check it out at http://YEFsite.com Here is some additional information about it: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7992875/YEFsite%20Brochure.pdf

First of all, congrats on getting your fundraising started! Raising support for a worthy cause can be super rewarding.

One route you might want to consider is setting up a homepage for your group on a fundraising website.

Raising support online is much simpler and more tidy than raising funds via cash or check (most sites can link donations straight to your bank account through a merchant processor). And having a group page gives you a central place to post information, photos and let people know what you do - this helps you promote your cause to friends, family and whoever else you want.

There are plenty of sites these days that help groups meet their goals - here are some good options:

First Giving (www.firstgiving.com) is a solid one. They charge about 5% on donations raised and have a simple structure to set up your page (though you may have to be a certified non-profit to register with them).

If that's the case, another option is Empowered (www.empowered.org). They process about 3.5% on donations raised, offer lots of tools to help organize/fundraise, and I know they support all small groups, regardless of non-profit status.

And you could always try to send up your own PayPal account to link to you directly, but this is a little trickier and a bit inflexible.

Good luck getting your fundraising going, I hope this helps!