Fundraising Ideas Database

Color Run

Location: In-Person

Overhead Cost: $$

Expected Return: $$$

Complexity: 3

Special Considerations

There’s no getting around it — this will be messy.
You may have to partner with your city to block off a road for your route, or find a large field available for use.
Since this is an outdoor event, try to plan for a summer weekend.

Set up colored powder stations, get participants to wear white t-shirts, and let the colorful mayhem ensue! If you hold it in a populated area, you’re bound to get intrigued passersby stopping to learn about your cause.

Other Fundraising Ideas

Pup Walk

You need to walk your dog, so why not walk with everyone else in your community at the same time? A pup walk can be as simple as selling a

Virtual Happy Hour

Many people have switched to virtual happy hours with friends, so make it into a fundraiser! Calculate how much you and your friends will save by providing own alcohol vs

Virtual Luminaria Bags & Tributes

Want a memorable way for your donors to honor friends and loved ones virtually? Use one of the links below to create a tribute which you can personalize and share

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