Interested in raising $80,000 for your university fundraiser? We thought so. The Ole Miss Athletic Department raised well over $80 grand by selling 500 bricks. Minimal effort and maximum payoff—the recipe for a perfect university fundraiser. So, if your booster club is looking for fundraising ideas, here’s one: sell bricks to students, staff, sports [...]

How to save the environment—or, at least, how to host an Earth Day fundraiser You want to save the environment, but you’re struggling to come up with Earth Day fundraiser ideas.  Struggle no longer. This comprehensive guide to Earth Day fundraising activities not only gives you ideas for which charities to raise money for but also how [...]

Jail-N-Bail involves a mock jail set up in a school, at an event/game, a church function, or another high-traffic public area, such as a shopping center, etc. Option #1: Gather as many volunteers as you can to be placed in your mock up jail (between 5 & 50). Each volunteer must sell a certain number of [...]

The Best Way to Reach out to Friends and Family for a successful Brick Fundraiser Think about your brick fundraising strategy like peeling an onion from the inside out. The best fundraisers start by asking their closest contacts first (the core) and progressively working outward to more distant contacts (the outer skin). Why would [...]

The Top Fundraising DOs and DON'Ts Whether this is your first fundraiser or your hundredth fundraiser, you know one thing—fundraising is a huge and sometimes overwhelming task. There are countless pitfalls to avoid and tons of problems that can occur. So, how on Earth are you going to pull off this upcoming fundraiser? Well, [...]

The time has come for fundraising—again. Your nonprofit group relies on these fundraising ventures to run throughout the year. However, it can become difficult to think of ideas for fundraising year after year (or season after season as the case may be) especially if you do not want to sell chocolate bars or wrapping [...]

One of the best things about Fundraising Brick as a fundraising concept is that it is so flexible. Unlike some types of fundraisers that only work for schools or only work for sports teams, Fundraising Brick can be used to generate needed cash flow for nearly any group. Take a look at five groups [...]

Fundraising can be a challenge for any school, club, team or other organization. In today’s tricky economic times, it can be hard to get your members on board to sell candy or collect donations. However, there is one fundraising option that is unique and profitable—fundraising bricks. If you are looking for a method of [...]

Running an animal rescue group can be a very rewarding task. However, it is always a challenge to make sure you have the funds necessary to keep your group operating so you can keep rescuing animals and making a difference. Luckily, fundraising today can be easier than it was in years past. That is [...]

According to BreastCancer.org, 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer at some point in their life. Since early detection is a significant factor in fighting this disease, making more women aware of it is important. That is why October has been named Breast Cancer Awareness month. If someone special in your life [...]