Every year we help students all over the country choose the best college fundraising ideas. We would like to help you too.
Because we’ve facilitated so many college fundraisers we have a solid understanding of what works. We know what’s been successful in the past and which fundraisers are currently doing the best on college campuses.
Below, we provide a starting point to locate the best college fundraising ideas for you. The following programs all have proven results. Included are college fundraising ideas that require no money upfront. Other programs offer extremely high profits and some have very low minimums.
At the bottom of this page, you will find a library of articles about college fundraising ideas. We hope you explore those articles and find them a useful tool for learning about fundraising.
If you don’t find the perfect college fundraiser on this page then we invite you to continue to explore our website for more fundraising ideas. Or call one of our experienced sales specialists toll-free, at 866-874-8383, and they can offer more insights for you.
We’d like to introduce the newest addition to our candle fundraisers. Magic Melts are highly scented wickless wax bars that you melt in candle warmers. They revolutionized the wickless candle industry and made scented wax bars as popular as candles themselves. Now you can capitalize on that popularity.
What You Should Know
Magic Melt wickless candle fundraising is different than other fundraising programs. Easy Fundraising Ideas gives you 50% profit on each and every scented wax bar you sell. The only additional charge you may incur is a $65 shipping fee if your group sells less than 150 Magic Melts.
The popularity of coffee is undeniable. What was once just a morning ritual has become an all-day affair. Take advantage of this demand with a coffee fundraiser. Give your supporters their caffeine fix and perk up your profits. You will sell 10 oz bags of freshly ground coffee for $10 each. There are seven great flavors along with a gift coffee tin. Even though there is no off-season for drinking coffee, coffee and tea seem to sell more easily in fall and winter.
What You Should Know
Tea and Coffee fundraisers are very similar to candle fundraisers. You will make a specific profit percentage on every item you sell. For tea and coffee fundraisers you make 40% profit, or $4 each.
If you sell less than 150 bags, though, there is a $65 shipping fee. Orders of 150 or more bags of coffee or tea will qualify you for free shipping.
If you are searching for simple fraternity or sorority fundraising ideas, scratch card fundraisers are it! They are a great way to raise a lot of money very quickly. We can even work with your group to design a custom coupon sheet with merchants surrounding your school to make the program directly targeted to your supporters.
What You Should Know
Here is an example of the coupon page you give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can also create a custom coupon handout with your town’s unique businesses.
As you can see from the profit chart below the lowest profit percentage you will make from using scratch cards for fundraisers is 70%. There are, however, price breaks that can increase your profit percentage. The more cards you purchase the higher your profit potential for each card. The profits and profit percentages shown are based on successfully having all 50 dots scratched off on your scratch card:
Wouldn’t you love to take a big slice out of your operating expenses? Pizza Fundraising Cards can help you do just that. Cards entitle the holder to a free medium one-topping pizza when they purchase a large one topping. Depending on the pizza establishment, a one-topping medium pizza might sell for up to $12, giving the card a $240 Value! Good at thousands of locations, there are sure to be a ht with your supporters. Major chains including Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, and more participate in this program.
What You Should Know
Pizza Fundraising Cards are one of the most profitable fundraising programs we offer. Your profit is determined by the number of cards you sell. Take a look at the profit chart below to calculate your profit:
Our new $10 Simple Snacks Fundraiser offers 14 of today’s most popular munchies. This amazing yet simple selection of premium quality snacks includes nuts, trail mix, popcorn, gummy bears, and sour gummy worms. Combining the highest-selling snack items with a low price point creates a fundraiser that is sure to help you reach your fundraising goals. Our $10 Simple Snacks fundraiser has no upfront cost. Let us know how many participants you have, and we’ll send 1 order-taker for each of them at no charge.
What You Should Know
Our Simple Snacks fundraiser offers 50% profit on every item. You sell each snack bag for $10 so that is $5 profit on every item! This is an easy fundraising idea for all types of groups, whether you have 5 sellers or 500.
If you sell less than 150 bags of snacks, there is a $65 shipping fee. Orders of 150 or more bags of snacks will qualify you for FREE shipping.
Blow the lid off your fundraising efforts with our $10 Popcorn Fundraiser. Offer your supporters gourmet bags of popcorn that come in eight scrumptious flavors. This popcorn is gluten-free, MSG-free, and made with Non-GMO corn. Your group will make a 40% profit and can even qualify for free shipping.
What You Should Know
There is no money upfront required to start this popcorn fundraiser. We provide free brochures, order forms, and cash collection envelopes. You pay us after you sell the popcorn. This way you can use the money you collect to pay for your order.
When you place your order, Easy Fundraising Ideas will calculate the cost of your order based on the profit percentage you earned. You will pay us that amount of money and keep your profit.
Delicious cookies with a positive and uplifting message as your fortune. Fortune cookie fundraisers are a quick and easy way to earn money for your cause. Each case comes with 4 carriers containing 60 cookies in four tasty flavors Chocolate Bits, Cookies and Cream, Birthday Cake, and Salted Caramel. You receive 240 cookies total per case and sell each one for $1.
What You Should Know
Cookie fundraising profits are determined based on the number of cases of cookies that you sell. The more cases you purchase the lower your cost per case. Below is the profit chart:
If you are relatively new to fundraising, at least in a managing role, then you’ve very likely been asking yourself, “how do I get started on my school fundraiser?” What may have seemed like an easy task at first is actually a bit tricky during the organizational stages, and it’s important that you get the Read More »
If you have been a member of the PTA for longer than five minutes, you already know one of the biggest challenges that today’s schools face: budgeting. School funding is so pathetically low that most things the school needs will require additional resources. Many PTA groups have responded to this by organizing a school PTA Read More »
Kids like to get involved in sports, which is fantastic. The more they can get out and active, the better, and sports teach them important things like teamwork and the value of friendly competition. But sports can be expensive to get involved with, and the better the kids get at what they do, invariably the Read More »
College Fundraising is different than other school fundraising ideas. The odds for success are much better because college students typically know why they are raising money and either they want to raise it or they probably don’t hold a college fundraiser.
We help thousands of groups raise millions of dollars every single year. Included in those groups are many college students and organizations. Many have come to depend on our tried and proven fundraising ideas.
On this page, you will find some college fundraising suggestions. While we offer dozens of different options we want to highlight 3 suggestions that include at least one 90% profit college fundraising idea, one fundraiser that does not cost anything to get started, and one fundraiser that has extremely low minimums.
