Fundraising Ideas

How can you support the Relief Fund for Sexual Assault Victims? Here are some great fundraising ideas:
  • BAKE SALE - Everyone's favorite!
  • DONATION MATCH- ask your employer to make the Relief Fund their choice for holiday giving and ask them to match whatever is donated by staff.
  • SEASONAL CELEBRATION - Hold a seasonal pot-luck dinner. For instance, in autumn ask participants to bring a seasonal dish. Eat outside under colorful trees. Organize simple games and activities to attract children to the event - leaf rubbings, scavenger hunt, story-telling, autumn poetry readings, etc. Charge admission. Or ask friends and family to donate to the relief fund this holiday season- give a family gift of a donation.
  • DONATE IN HONOR OF A SURVIVOR - Make a donation in honor of a survivor you know.
  • NEIGHBORHOOD FLEA-MARKET - Children and their families can gather their books, used clothes, or hand-made crafts to sell. Donate part or all of the profits to the fund.
  • BIRTHDAY DONATIONS - On birthdays ask family, friends and co-workers to make a donation to the fund instead of buying a gift. Or make up a card for the birthday person explaining that a donation was made to the fund in honor of his/her birthday.
  • COSTUME BALL - Hold this event around Halloween. Charge admission.
  • HOLD A READ-, DANCE-, OR WALK-A-THON - Collect pledges from family, friends, and neighbors for each book read, hour danced, or mile walked.
  • STUDENT-FACULTY PLAY-OFF - Compete for the benefit of others. Choose a sport -- volleyball, basketball, etc. -- and invite the rest of your school as well as parents to watch and cheer. Sell tickets or charge admission at the door.
  • TALENT SHOW - Hold a student-faculty talent show at your school. Sell tickets. Advertise the event. Donate the proceeds.
  • ART SHOW - Hold an art contest where you and your friends enter up to three pieces of art at $5 per entry. Try to get a local gallery owner to donate space for the event and recruit local celebrities as judges. You could also sell this artwork and donate a portion of the proceeds to the fund.
  • POETRY READING - Hold a poetry reading in your favorite cafe. Get students or family members to volunteer to read their own or other's poems related to sexual violence, homelessness, poverty, discrimination, environmental issues, etc. Pass the hat and ask diners to contribute. Explain where the money will go. Try to get local news coverage for your event --- this will also appeal to the restaurant owner whose establishment gets free advertising!
  • CAR WASH - Hold a weekend car wash to raise money or make yourself (and friends) available to run errands, do yard work, or walk dogs, etc. Make up fliers to advertise your services and explain where the money that is earned will go.
  • COMMUNITY AUCTION - Ask families, friends and community businesses to donate their specialties - including skills - to be auctioned off. Be creative! This takes some organizing but can raise lots of money for your cause and will alert the community and get everyone involved as well.