“Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.” - Henry Rosso.

 As a parent, you’ll always wish for the bright future of your child. You’ll do everything in your power to ensure that your little bundle of joy is happy and healthy. But, situations are not always in favor of you. There are times when you might need financial help for the well-being of your child. Or, it could be to help your close ones. Either way, fundraising events are a great aid to the situation.  

In fact, even if your life is sorted, you can still organize a fundraising event to raise awareness and to help somebody in need. It is a great way to teach your children empathy and promote the nature of giving.  

That being said, here are the 7 fundraising event ideas that you can try.

 

●     Carnival

The first idea on our list is hosting a community carnival. As you might have guessed, a carnival is going to be quite a big event. Therefore, it is perfect for collecting funds for significant causes. For instance, raising money for flood-affected areas or Aid for cancer patients. 

Organizing such an event on your own can become a daunting task. Therefore, you can take help from your local community or NGOs. Or, you can also partner with your kid’s school. Along with the support of reputed organizations, you’ll also get a place to host the carnival.  

Furthermore, they can help recruit volunteers. You can also ask your fellow parents for help. Every family can create their own games and food stalls to contribute to the event. It’ll surely help you raise a lot of money for a good cause. Moreover, your kid will also enjoy the event as well as the process.

 

●     Obstacle Course

Kids of all ages like to play at Jungle gym. It is a pleasant pastime for them. Getting inspired from the same thought, you can create your own obstacle course and use it as a fundraiser.  

Are you wondering- How? Well, it is quite easier than you might have thought. You can use the ropes, parking cones, tires, slips, and slides to create an obstacle course. To make it more fun, you can also announce a competition. Whoever completes the course in less time wins the competition.  

However, as the primary purpose of the competition is to raise money, you can charge a registration or participation fee. It need not be costly. Instead, keep the fee affordable so that more people, especially the children can participate.  

Tip: You can also create different categories for the competition, such as duet or team. And charge extra fees for those who want to participate in these categories. Remember that the whole point is to collect funds. So, you must think of every possible way to raise as much money as possible.

 

●     Olympic Games

It’s Olympic season, so why not take the sporting spirit to the next level by organizing a mini Olympics? Besides, most kids like to stay indoors and play online games. It would also be a golden opportunity for you to get them outdoors and introduce new and fun games.  

You can also involve other parents in the planning process to come up with unique activities. Nonetheless, make sure there are several games for different age groups. Create as many categories of games as possible, just like the Olympics.  

However, for this event to be successful, you need a lot of participants. For that, you can take the help of social media platforms to create a buzz and invite more people.  

You can charge small fees for every person registering to play the games. Besides that, you can organize food stalls or t-shirts for different sports and raise money. But, make sure you have enough medals for winners.

 

Note: Fundraising events are filled with people that you might not know about. Moreover, there will be kids running around. That’s why while organizing the event, you must hire an event security agency to control and monitor the event venue. They will keep an eye on the crowd, and manage all the entry and exit points to ensure a high level of security.

 

 

●     Scavenger Hunt

A scavenger hunt is a great idea to involve family and friends in the event along with kids. Besides that, planning and hosting a scavenger hunt is also not difficult.

 

First of all, you need to create a course for the hunt. To do so, you can take the help of a map. After that, you need to make some clues. You can decide the level of difficulty based on the age group of kids or as per divided teams. After that, you need to decide the award for winners.

 

Here you need to ensure that the price doesn’t cost too much. If feasible, you can also ask your friends or local businesses to donate some items for a prize. In fact, if local businesses try to associate with your event to promote their brand, you can charge fees from them.

 

Isn’t it a great way to enjoy and raise funds at the same time with your family?

 

●     Pet Party

Is there anybody in the world who doesn’t adore their pets? The answer is NO! So, if you also have a pet, you can consider hosting a pet party as a fundraising event. How big or small you want the event to be is totally up to you. You can also collaborate with local pet stores to upscale the event.

 

For the venue, you can use your home or select a nearby park. The idea for the party could be anything such as a playdate or dress-up. It will be a nice getaway for people from their everyday life. Moreover, kids will also enjoy pets.

 

You can set up a donation box to accept contributions from people. Besides that, you can offer food, drinks or toys in exchange for money.

 

To Sum It All Up!

All these event ideas will help you accomplish your purpose of fundraising. In addition to that, it will also help kids develop the habit of helping others. Not to forget, it is a great way to bring the whole community together. But, while organizing the event, you must pay attention to security. It will ensure that everything works out smoothly.