Sports Fundraising Ideas that Work - Learn How to Raise the Most Money

Sports fundraising is so critical these days. Whether you are a basketball, football, soccer, or cheerleading organization, the costs of playing sports is getting higher than registration fees and budgets can handle. Most leagues require players to participate in some sort of sports fundraiser to offset costs. The difficult thing is choosing the best fundraising ideas for your particular team

How to Get Started

There are so many different types of sports and athletics that choosing a fundraiser can be overwhelming. We've been helping athletes raise money for more than 10 years and we believe the best place to start is by choosing your sport either at the top of this page or by scrolling down a little for a more detailed selection.

We have created specialty pages for dozens and dozens of different sports where we offer some good resources and suggestions specific to your event, team or league. We offer some of the best fundraising product suggestions and we offer links to articles that discuss more indepth topics relating to your choice. So we believe that is the best way to find the best idea for your needs.

Wanting a short cut? Here are the top 3 sports fundraising ideas:

1. All Sport Scratch Cards

2. Fundraising Candy Bars

3. Snackin in the USA Snack Fundraiser

Do I need to Be Part of a Team?

Easy Fundraising Ideas was one of the first companies to recognize that individuals some times need to raise money and offer fundraisers that worked for small groups and individual athletes. So the answer is you do not need to be part of a team or league to hold a fundraiser.

We have more low minimum and no front cost sports fundraisers than anyone. Click here to take a look at our no front cost options.

Sports Specific Fundraisers

We offer more fundraising scratch cards than any other fundraising company including many that are designed specifically for sports teams and individual athletes. Each fundraising scratch card raises $100. The cost per card is as little as $10 so you can make 90% profit.

We will print the name of your group, team, league or even your name on the cards free of charge. There's only a one card minimum and shipping is free. We believe scratch cards are one of the highest profit sports fundraisers available. Learn more...

Sports Fundraising Ideas by Sport Type

Below you will find most of the major sports that people raise money for.

We have designed a complete section to help you choose the best fundraiser depending on what sport you play.

 

Baseball Fundraising Ideas:

More and more baseball leagues are beginning to require that players participate in a baseball fundraiser in conjunction with registration to help hold down registration fees. We would like to offer some great baseball fundraising suggestions that might be considered to insure successful campaigns.

Basketball Fundraising Ideas:

We have a great selection of basketball fundraiser ideas for your team or league. Whether you are looking for lollipops, candy or a product to pre sell, you will find the best basketball sports fundraising ideas for your group here.

Bowling Fundraising:

Are you looking for Bowling Fundraising Ideas? We have fundraising products you can use to sell at the bowling alley. We have high profit fundraising products you can sell anywhere. And we have lots of different fundraising ideas that do not require any upfront money.

Cheerleader Fundraiser:

In this section you will find suggestions and ideas on the best cheerleader fundraisers. Cheerleader fundraisers are usually quite successful because of the outgoing nature of most cheerleaders. The trick is going through our easy cheerleader fundraiser ideas and picking the best option for your cheerleaders.

Cheerleading Fundraising Ideas:

Cheerleaders have all the right attributes when it comes to dealing with people. They are generally outgoing. They are typically happy. And they usually like people. That’s why so many cheerleading fundraising ideas can be used successfully. If you need to hold a cheerleading fundraiser we would like to help.

Football Fundraising Ideas:

Football is the king of sports. People love football and they love their teams. That’s why so many football fundraising ideas work so well. Choosing the best idea, though, can be troubling. We help more football organizations throughout the country raise money and we would love to help with your next football fundraiser too.

Golf Fundraising:

Golf Fundraising can be a little trickier than some other sports because the teams are typically smaller or there are even individuals needing to raise money. In this section you will find a list of our top golf fundraising suggestions you should consider.

Hockey Fundraising:

Take a look at this section if you want to find suggestions for successful hockey fundraising ideas. These ideas have worked well for hockey players and teams all through the country. We know you will find the perfect hockey fundraising idea.

Little League Fundraising:

Little League fundraising are usually designed to keep registration fees as low as possible. If you child is going to play baseball they will probably be participating in a Little League Baseball fund raiser. In this section you will find the different options we suggest you consider for your league fundraiser.

Soccer Fundraising Ideas:

There’s no questioning the popularity of soccer. More kids play soccer than any other participation sport. So many kids will participate in soccer fundraising programs too. We help more soccer groups raise the money they need and we can help you too whether you are an individual player, a team or a league.

Softball Fundraising:

In this section you will find one easy area to browse through the top softball fundraising ideas we offer. There are very high profit softball fundraising programs and others that don’t cost anything to get started. There’s something for every softball player.

Sports Team Fundraising:

If you are part of a sports team needing to raise money you should browse through our sports team fundraising section. We offer a great selection of fundraisers perfect for any sized sports team in virtually any sport.

Tennis Fundraising:

Do you need a Tennis Fundraising Idea? Go to this section. We have put together the best tennis fundraising programs on one page for you. We identify fundraisers that work for individual players and ones that work better for large groups. These are tried and proven money makers for tennis.

Track Fundraising:

In this section we offer the best track fundraising options for you to choose from. We have track fundraisers that work well for individual athletes and we have others that work well for large teams. There is a wide selection of products and programs to choose from.

Varsity Fundraising:

In this section you will find varsity fundraising ideas that are geared to older athletic teams and organizations. It doesn??t matter which particular sport you participate in. You will find the perfect varsity fundraiser here. You’ll find other great varsity fundraising resources as well.

Volleyball Fundraising:

We designed this section to help you choose the best volleyball fundraising idea for your group. We have volleyball fundraisers that work for small groups and even individual players and we have larger programs for bigger volleyball organizations

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