A church, being a non-profit organization, must generally rely on fundraisers to raise money for specific events or purposes beyond its normal activities. These fundraisers provide an opportunity for the church, or even one of its member groups, to raise the necessary amount of funds to reach their monetary goals. Depending on the amount of money needed, there are a variety of optional fundraising programs that can be implemented to achieve this goal.
One of the most popular fundraisers that churches hold is a table sale. During a table sale fundraiser, the church will allow its members and others to sell their personal household items in the parish center of the church or in the parking lot. The church generally asks those who sell its products to provide a monetary donation for the convenience of using the lot, or to provide a donation from the money they earned during the table sale. Most, if not all, of the individual vendors happily oblige. Sometimes, however, a table sale may not be enough to raise the full amount of money needed, so other fundraising options are sought.
Raffles are an extremely successful option for churches that want to raise even more funds. During a raffle, tickets are sold and then drawn at a later date, awarding prizes to the lucky winners. Due to the chances of winning something more valuable than the price of a ticket, people are highly inclined to buy them. The value of prizes offered during a raffle varies considerably. Sometimes a portion of the money raised during the raffle itself is awarded as a prize, but more often than not, items donated by local business establishments are given out as prizes. This works great for purchasing many donated items because businesses can claim the donations when they file their taxes.
However, businesses are not the only ones that can claim a donation when they participate in church fundraising activities. A fundraising alternative also used by churches, door-to-door sales, is one that allows potential customers to list part of their purchase as a donation. This entices the customer to buy more from the church’s fundraising program, which generates more money for the fundraising program itself. This can be done with door-to-door sales of anything from chocolate bars to gift wrap or even magazine subscriptions.
As you can see, there are many options that can be used during church fundraising efforts. Whether deciding on just one option for the fundraising program or a few options, the successful outcome will certainly give the church the opportunity to reach the monetary goals it had originally created, proving to be a great way to raise funds.