Fresh Fundraising Ideas for Choirs

Q: What’s expensive and sings?  A: a choir!  *…groans from the audience…*

All joking aside, it’s true, isn’t it?  Choral expenses can include uniforms, a place to practice, competition fees, and even voice coaches…this stuff can add up!  The good news is that the nature of the organization makes it easy to have fundraisers that are quite a bit different, and actually enjoyable!

Your Choir Fundraising Strategy:

First, look at all expenses you’ll need to take care of, and set a goal.

Then, it’s time to choose (the fun part)!

Recommended:  Chose 1 Brochure/Card fundraiser, and 1+ Service-Based fundraiser

Try this:  Hold a Singing Telegram Fundraiser.  For a week before the event, let customers sign their friends or significant others up to be on the receiving end of a fun singing telegram.  You can provide a song list, take requests, or have songs for the customers to choose from.  “Sell” each telegram for $2-$3.  On the day of, choir members get to show-off their voices while earning money for the group!  (And possibly, while embarrassing the recipient- much to the delight of other viewers :) )  This kind of fundraiser is bound to be a hit, especially around Valentine’s Day or Christmas.  Consider giving it a try!

Then, try selling with Little Caesars Pizza Kits to really bring in the cash.  Little Caesars is a fundraiser you won’t want to give up!  The products are so popular with customers, many groups find themselves going back to LC’s pizza year after year.  Try to establish a name for yourself in the community- “we’re the group that sells with Little Caesars.”  Then, when it’s time for your yearly sale, people will be running to your sale to stock up on the delicious pizza!  Something handy about this program:  your group earns a nice $5 for each item sold, making it super-easy to calculate profits, and to earn big ones!

Hope this was helpful!

-Jessica

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Easy Fundraising Ideas for Your Group!

If you’re in the process of choosing a fundraiser, you’re probably looking for something fresh, original, easy, and in-demand, with a high profit margin and a guarantee of success.  Whoa.  That’s a lot of criteria!  With all the fundraising options out there, selecting just one “perfect” fundraiser can be a real challenge.

I’m here to help!  At Custom Resources Fundraising (dot com), we’ve been busy creating custom “Get Ideas” pages, to help out all kinds of groups.  There you’ll find fundraising ideas for sports teams, church fundraising ideas…and a whole lot more.  Each page was created by someone with experience in that particular fundraising field, so these are valuable tips!  Besides advice, you’ll also find the top programs recommended for your group.  Click on to find your place in the wild world of fundraising!

I’m fundraising for…

a cheerleading squad or dance team

a DECA, FBLA, TSA, or FCCLA group

a youth football team

a church youth group

a band

a swim team

a sports team

Skills USA

a school store

Good Luck!

Youth Football Leagues Score Big Profits with Pizza

If anyone can rock a fundraiser, it has to be a youth football team.  The kids have energy and know how to work as a team.  Their spectators are enthusiastic and supporting.  Spirit abounds.

So, if you have a part in fundraising for a youth football team- the job could be easier than you’ve ever hoped.  All you have to do is: 1) redirect the team’s energy to fundraising and 2) choose a program that will maximize sales.

Either of Custom Resources‘ pizza programs will help you earn the profits you need! 

You can’t go wrong with Little Caesars.  One thing that’s great about it is that you know right away how much money you’ll make.  This is just right for a football team- you probably already know exactly how much you need for uniforms, trips, or whatever you’re trying to pay for.  Little Caesars pays your group $5 for every item sold.  So think about it: if you have 30 kids and they each sell an easy 5 items…that calculates to a $750 profit! No sweat (save that for the playing field).

Our Pizza Card fundraiser has a profit margin that seems too good to be true- 50-80%- but isn’t!  Plus, cards are remarkably easy to sell.  Simply inform customers that they’ll get a $200-300 value for only $10!  Read more about it on our website

How to Sell to Anyone

So, how much do you look forward to fundraising?  Probably not at all.  And that’s normal!  It’s not exactly fun knocking on someone’s door, waiting…and waiting, seeing the tentative citizen open the door slowly…and getting it slammed in your face, after a muffled “We’re not interested.”  It can be degrading to one’s pride.

But it has to be done.

Now, that doesn’t mean you have to enjoy it.  Why not get it over with as quickly as possible?  If you’re selling with the Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, there’s a lot for customers to choose from.  Why not offer some suggestions, especially if you know something about the person and his or her lifestyle?  You just might make an easy sale, and you’ll be one or two items closer to being done with fundraising forever (Or at least until next year).

For the:

Busy family, recommend the Little Caesars Family Meal Kit to have on hand.  It includes a large pepperoni pizza, 18 pieces of crazy bread, and a pack of chocolate chip cookie dough.  Maybe not the healthiest meal, but add in a salad and the kit will create a comfort food treat for everybody.

Major sweet-tooth, offer up the Little Caesars Fresh Fruit Pie Kits.  The kits come in apple and cherry and each make two 9-inch pies.  The crusts are ready to bake and the fruit comes spiced and with crumble topping, making for homemade-tasting pies in minutes!

Health nut, talk about the Salad Fixin’s Kits. Each kit contains 8 Salad Fixin’s Packs; two of each of the four varieties.  Each pack would be perfect for a dinner salad or could create two salads for a lunch.  The fun varieties offered are: Caesar, Asian, Parisian, and Southwest.  Salads don’t have to be boring anymore!

Fun Fact:  Iceberg lettuce, a very popular choice, has almost no nutritional value.  Go with spinach for your salad, and you’ll get tons of health benefits- it’s good for your eyes, skin, and bones, can help prevent cancer, and is chock-full of antioxidants.  (Plus it’s a fun word to say: spinach. Spinach. Spinach. See??)

Serious snacker, say how much they’ll love Little Caesars Variety Pretzel Kit. One kit has 12 soft pretzels; 3 of each flavor- traditional, jalapeno and cheese, and cheddar.  All these pretzels take is a few minutes in the microwave, and they’re ready to go.  They’re a great snack for work, school, or just at home, and each one is individually wrapped and easy to pack!

Flavor-craver, recommend the Gourmet Spice Kit. It has four jars of flavorful spices; each is an easy way to add zest to any dish!  Varieties in the kit are: Snappy Seasoning Salt, Classic Italian Seasoning, Savory Southwestern Seasoning and Zesty Garlic Pepper Pizzaz.

The Lazy Kid’s Guide to Getting Rich Quick

Are you more comfortable behind a closed door than out in the great outdoors?  Does the mere thought of exercise make you queasy?  Well have I got a deal for you!

A fundraising deal, that is.  Custom Resource’s Pizza Card Fundraiser is a way to raise funds fast with minimal effort.  If an organization or team you’re involved with has to fundraise, recommend this fundraiser!  You don’t want to fundraise, but you have to, so why not offer a way to make it easier on everyone?

Here are the facts: Custom Resources offers a 50% profit pizza card deal.  One card costs $5, and sells for $10.   Each features 20 buy-one-get-one-free pizza deals at a restaurant in your area.  Using the $10 card, customers could save $200-$300!  You won’t find a better deal.  To make it even better, Custom Resources gives your group free cards with every order of 100 cards or more!

When selling these cards, remember to mention that since customers will get a free pizza after buying one, they will earn back the cost of the card after just one use!

Thousands of restaurants participate in this deal.  To see if there’s one in your area, contact Custom Resources today!