Team FUNdraising Ideas;
Car Wash – approach a restaurant or service station (that doesn’t have a car wash) or a church. Mention that you would like to host a team car wash to raise money for The Dream Factory. (You may want to explain who The Dream Factory is and what we do). You want to pick a date near a pay day, and have the car wash publicized through the organization or business, and perhaps as a Community Event in the media.
Yard/Garage Sale – have everyone on the team collect sale items from friends and family, and hold a garage or yard sale, with the proceeds going to the team donation for The Dream Factory
Lemonade Stand - Gets your kids to sell lemonade at a stand on a beautiful day and sell to neighbours and passersby. This fundraiser works great in conjunction with a community
garage sale.
Bake sales or ice cream sales - at a garage sale, used book sale, pancake breakfast.
Yard Clean-up – have team member’s offer to rake, clean and mow neighbours yards and add the money earned to the Team’s fundraising total. Explain that your team is fundraising for The Dream Factory.
Sell Mom’s Pantry Products, Bothwell Cheese, or Aunt Sarah’s Delicious Chocolate Bars, etc.
Ask local businesses to sponsor your team
Individual FUNdraising Ideas;
Go to your Fundraising Dashboard and donate $10 to yourself then link it to your social media pages and explain that you are gathering pledges for The Dream Factory (you may want to explain what we do and that the money raised stays in Manitoba). Ask folks for their support for your fundraising.
Go to your Fundraising Dashboard and donate $10 to yourself. Then use the e-mail template on the site (or make it more personal) and send to 5 or 6 friends, relatives or co-workers and ask for their support. Or just cut and paste the link to your Dashboard into an e-mail and send.
Approach neighbours and relatives – Offer to do odd jobs such as raking or mowing the lawn, washing the car, cleaning the garage, weeding the garden, or doing other errands while explaining that the money you make will be donated to The Dream Factory.
Walk the Neighbour’s dog – If you know and like the dog(s) and you are both comfortable with one another, offer to walk your neighbour’s dog, explaining that you are raising money for The Dream Factory.
Ask to leave a Donation Jar, Pledge Form and a Letter explaining who you are fundraising for and why at some local businesses.
Donate $10 and ask 7 friends or relatives or neighbours to do the same, explaining where the money will go to.