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How To Fundraise By Giving Money Away

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Parable of the talents youth fundraiser
Spend money to make money with this youth fundraiser

Say what?! Fundraise by giving money away – isn’t that the opposite of what we’re trying to do with a youth group fundraiser?

Here’s how it works. Give each young person in your group a certain amount of money – $25, £10, €20 or however much you can allow for in the budget. The aim is for the youth to take this money and use it to raise even more funds.

Young people can be incredibly entrepreneurial, so they’ll probably surprise you with the novel ways they have of doing this youth fundraiser. If they struggle though, here are some ideas to get them started with fundraisers that only require a small amount of capital to run:

Encourage your youth to maximize the amount they raise by trying to find tandem fundraising opportunities. For example, on the Krispy Kreme fundraiser post we suggested youth also sell bottles of water. This is because 24 bottles can often be bought for approx $4 but sold for $1 each, so a profit of about $20 per case.

Youth could also pool their money if they wanted to run a fundraiser together. This would potentially open up even more opportunities, as they’d have more initial capital to spend on the project.

If your youth fundraiser is being run through a church, this could be done while also teaching about the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30).

Question: What other ideas would be good for this “Giving Money Away” youth fundraiser? Please let us know in the comments below.

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Participating In Charity – Youth Work Session Plan

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There are two ways I have helped youth get involved in charitable endeavors during sessions.

1) Fundraising

I had a youth group that earned over 200 GBP / 300 USD during the morning break (approx. 30 minutes) at their school with the Krispy Kreme Fundraiser – they sent Christmas presents to 30 homeless youth in Rwanda, including postage, with that amount.

Note: Make sure the lunch ladies are aware of your activities. Find a charity or non-profit that excites your youth and raise some serious funds for them.

Otherwise you might enjoy supporting youth who are supporting youth.

2) Volunteering

I had a youth group that moved 60 bags of dirt that were each 30 gallons for an elderly gentleman. He had done some work in his yard but was unable to clear all the rubble, so our group were able to do this in one afternoon by partnering with a community action day that was happening in our area.

You can also check out DoSomething.org or VolunteerMatch.org to find volunteering opportunities in your area in the US. If you’re local to Youth Workin’ It’s current base of Hampton Roads, Virginia, you might enjoy checking out Serve The City.

Are you in the UK? Check out vInspired.com.

Question: How does your youth programming participate in fundraising and/or volunteering? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Krispy Kreme Fundraiser For Youth Groups

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Krispy Kreme Fundraiser for youth
Krispy Kreme Guildford – we miss you

Now this is a fundraiser we love! A Krispy Kreme fundraiser for youth groups is perfect as it’s a way to raise funds in the most tasty way possible. One of the best things is that a Krispy Kreme fundraiser is possible not only for our US readers but also other countries, including the UK where we used to live.

Ah, Krispy Kreme in Guildford, England, how we miss thee. With thou heavenly Chocolate Dreamcake – angels wept over the chocolate fudge filling and the perfectly formed chocolate curls. We gazed upon its beauty and declared it good. Yet why – with the US being the Eden of donut-y goodness – are we not able to partake in the consumption of the Chocolate Dreamcake. Why must our selection be so restricted, yet ye Olde English get to sample multiple delights?

I digress.

So how does a Krispy Kreme fundraiser for youth groups work? Your group buys dozens of Krispy Kreme donuts at a large discount (usually about half price) and re-sell the donuts at regular price, or even a little higher. This can therefore give you a great opportunity to make a good profit for just an hour or two’s work.

Here are some ideas of places you could re-sell the donuts (some of these you’ll need to get permission to do):

  • After a church service while people have coffee
  • At the same time as doing a car wash fundraiser – those drivers might get hungry while they wait
  • During lunchtime at your young peoples’ school or college
  • Outside grocery stores
  • At sports games
  • To office workers
  • At intersections with traffic lights – waiting drivers are sitting targets
Tip – maximize the amount you raise by also selling beverages at the same time. You can get a case of 24 bottles of water for about $4 – sell each bottle for $1 and you make $20 profit per case.

OK, seriously Krispy Kreme – the UK get a Jaffa Dreamcake now? And Australia get the Donut Sundae? Show us US residents the love! (Japan can keep their soy milk cake though).

 

Krispy Kreme fundraiser
For more information on Krispy Kreme fundraising in your country, check out the links below:

Krispy Kreme – US & Canada

Krispy Kreme – UK

Krispy Kreme – Australia

n.b. it might be possible to organize Krispy Kreme fundraisers in other countries Krispy Kreme have stores, but I don’t speak Japanese, Indonesian, etc so can’t tell from their country’s websites if this is something they offer. Sorry.

If you’ve found this fundraiser helpful, you may like our other ideas for youth group fundraisers.

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