Fundraising is a great way to help teens build skills. These 16 fundraising ideas for teens are sure to help them raise the funds they need.

1. 16
FUNDRAISING
IDEAS
FOR TEENS
THIS 2019

2. Are you having trouble
getting teenagers involved
in your fundraiser?
Getting them involved with
your community at all?

3. When it comes to
participation in
fundraising, teens are
traditionally an elusive
group

4. 16 Fundraising
Ideas
well-suited to
Teen
Involvement

5. “Party Clothes”
Sale
 Ask your teens to go through their closets
and donate their gently-used or outgrown
semi-formal clothing, shoes, and
accessories
 Price items to sell
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6.  Host a house party or multiple house
parties on the same night around a
sporting event or the Oscars telecast
 Charging an entry fee
Big Game or
Oscars House
Parties
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7.  High-schoolers are more capable in the
kitchen than when they were younger,
opening up a range of possibilities when it
comes to fundraising with a culinary theme
 Everyone pays a set fee to eat the meal and
tickets can be sold in advance
Potluck Spaghetti
Dinner
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8.  How about a cookbook for teens produced
by and marketed by teens?
 You could create chapters for types of food,
or build sections by difficulty level
 Unique keepsake that the kids and the
community can cherish
Teens’ Cookbook4

9.  Teens love photos
 Gather your best photos into a well-
organized photo book
 Price your book
Photo Book5

10.  Selling customized t-shirts is not only a
great fundraising idea but buyers become
walking advertisements for your cause
 Bonfire offers a t-shirt design tool and
templates for individuals and nonprofits to
use when they’re setting up a fundraiser
T-Shirt
Fundraising
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11.  Tapping into teens’ love of games and
competitive nature can pay off for charity
 Hold either a tournament or a marathon
(see if someone can play for 12 hours
straight) and have participants pay to get in
Video Game
Tournament
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12.  Vehicles always need to be washed
 Car washes are classic for good reason
 Teen volunteers dress up in crazy outfits or
outfits with a theme
Wacky Car Wash8

13.  Supporters pledge different dollar amounts
“betting” that their student will reach
certain academic achievements that period
 Suggest different academic benchmarks for
students, such as getting straight A’s,
having perfect attendance, or raising their
GPA
 At the end of the semester, if the student
has reached their goals, then you collect
the pledges and apply them to your group
project or cause
Make-the-Grade
Fundraiser
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14.  Host a contest for the talented young
musicians in your community
 You could include solo singers as well.
Bands will be happy to donate their time to
a contest that showcases them
 Prize for the winner
Battle of the
Bands | Music
Competition
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15.  An art show is a different spin on the talent
show
 Artistically-inclined teens get a chance to
demonstrate their gifts in exchange for an
entrance fee that’s donated to charity
Invitation Art
Show
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16.  Low effort to set up with maximum impact
 A 50/50 draw is a simple lottery system
(the monetary prize is 50% of how much
money is raised)
“50/50” Draw
added to an event
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17.  An idea that started with cancer-related
charities, it can be used for other causes as
well
 Many fundraisers now have the “shave
your head or color your hair” option,
maximizing participation
Shave your head
or color your hair
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18.  Teens will enjoy strutting their stuff on the
catwalk in front of a crowd!
 Any gym or field can be turned into a
fantastic runway with a little bit of creative
effort
 Sell tickets
Fashion Show14

19.  Teens can offer to wrap gifts around the
holidays in return for a charitable donation
 You’ll get a high return on your initial
investment
Gift Wrapping15

20.  Teenagers understand crowdfunding. Let
them get involved in starting or promoting
a campaign on GoFundMe or another
platform
 Crowdfunding campaigns can be combined
with other fundraising ideas for teens
Launch a
Crowdfunding
Campaign
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21. If you want to raise brand
awareness for your club,
group or nonprofit charity,
you should look to
teenagers to assist you to
achieve that success and
more

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