This document provides 15 Christmas fundraising ideas for non-profits, including: 1) matching gift programs from corporations, 2) gift wrapping parties, 3) soup parties, 4) ugly sweater parties, 5) polar plunges, 6) ski-a-thons, 7) winter-themed fundraising days, 8) Christmas cookie bake sales, 9) storytelling campaigns, 10) holiday soirees, 11) offsetting Christmas donations, 12) donating one's birthday, 13) Christmas decorations sales, 14) Christmas cards and carols, and 15) Santa's village photo ops. The document encourages organizations to use entertaining fundraising ideas during December to generate more donations.

1. Christmas
Fundraising
Ideas
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2. Christmas is the ideal time to ensure your donors’
gifts are matched. By using this Christmas
fundraising idea, you can increase the size of
your donations significantly!

3. MATCHING
GIFTS
1

4. Large corporations often have matching programs
set up. This means they will donate the same
amount of money that you raise on your own

5. GIFT
WRAPPING
PARTY
2

6. Especially if you’re a local nonprofit, a faith-based
organization, or a school. Many people enjoy
wrapping gifts for holidays, but there are also
many people who would gladly pay to have
someone else do it!

7. SOUP PARTY
3

8. Organizing a soup-themed fundraiser is a
great way to get everyone together while the
weather is chilly

9. UGLY
SWEATER
PARTY
4

10. A lot of people have a Christmas sweater lying
around, so this is a fun and easy Christmas
fundraising idea

11. POLAR
PLUNGE
5

12. The ultimate winter activity, Polar Plunge is
guaranteed to heat up your Christmas
fundraising efforts

13. SKI-A-THON
6

14. Ski-a-thons are an amazing fundraising idea for
winter sports lovers and snow enthusiasts out
there. Organize a one-day long skiing event

15. WINTER OR
CHRISTMAST
HEMED
FUNDRAISIN
G DAY
7

16. A winter or Christmas-themed fundraising day is
a fun and simple Christmas fundraising idea.
Organize a “Bobble Hat Day”, a “Christmas
Sweater Day”, or a “Christmas Mug Day”

17. CHRISTMAS
COOKIES
BAKE-OFF
8

18. Baking events are an almost guaranteed
fundraising win. Organize a bake-off, a bake sale,
or even a Christmas Cookies Swap

19. STORYTELLING
CAMPAIGN
9

20. Compelling stories, especially ones accompanied
by videos and photos, can really set your
Christmas fundraising efforts into motion

21. HOLIDAY
SOIREE
10

22. Holiday soiree sounds fancy. The truth is, you can
make it as fancy as you wish. It can be a small
get-together or a full-blown gala dinner

23. OFFSET
YOUR
CHRISTMAS
11

24. An interesting version of this concept popped up
just two days ago in London, UK. A pop-up store
has just opened, and in this store, every single
purchase made goes towards an item for a
refugee

25. DONATING
CHRISTMAS
12

26. This Christmas fundraising idea has enormous
potential! Donating one’s birthday has been quite
popular, so encourage your supporters to donate
their Christmas this year

27. CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS
13

28. What’s a Christmas without Christmas
decorations? It’s, at least, a much less
twinkly event!

29. CHRISTMAS
CARDS AND
CAROLS
14

30. Idea of Charity Christmas Cards started around
1950 when nonprofits began to realize the
potential the cards offered for fundraising

31. SANTA’S
VILLAGE
15

32. Finally, we can’t possibly conclude this list
without Santa Claus. Consider creating a
“Santa’s Village” where, after paying a fee,
children can get a picture with Santa

33. An entertaining Christmas fundraising idea
will help generate more donations for your
cause, especially during December

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