Posted on 10/19/2009If you can commit to just a small amount of research, then you are certain to find the best fundraising ideas before you know it. The best idea is to get started by thinking about your fundraising team. Who exactly will be out there doing the work? If the kids on the football team are particularly young, you need to keep in mind that some of them may not be old enough to go out fundraising on their own, and for the ones who are old enough, this may be their first experience with fundraising.
This means that the parents will have to be involved, which in turn means that your customers will probably be a lot different than if the kids are going to be out there selling for themselves. Being able to assess these differences ahead of time can really help you narrow down which sort of youth football fundraising ideas you should consider.
With kids, for example, snack-based youth football fundraising ideas are pretty much a no-brainer. Candy fundraisers, lollipop fundraisers, and cookie dough fundraisers are all winning ideas, and even if the parents want to go with something a little more nutritious, there's always Welch's Fruit Snacks.
If the parents are going to be doing most football fundraiser, or at least helping out in a significant way, then you may want to get something that appeals more to all ages - pizza cards can be a great idea, and they can also give a great profit boost to fundraising teams that are smaller than average.
