Fundraising Ideas Database

Volunteer Auction

Location: In-Person

Overhead Cost: $$

Expected Return: $$$

Complexity: 3

Special Considerations

Can be done anytime of year
Follow up with volunteers to make sure that the services go smoothly.
Consider purchasing an ad in newspaper to thank volunteers (or asking paper to donate or discount ad).
Sell luminaria and sponsorships at your event.
Publicize your Relay For Life event.

Have community members volunteer their services, anything from web design, cooking, handyman, painter, etc. and make money for Relay For Life. Bid winners get things done while getting to know community members better.

Other Fundraising Ideas

Ghost Tour

Does your town have some haunted places? Showcase them and organize a haunted walk – or make the stories up yourself.

Bowling for Bucks

Coordinate with a bowling alley to rent a group of lanes — or the entire building if you know you’ll have a lot of participants — and sign up teams.

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

ACSResources.org

American Cancer Society Resources