Matching Gifts – check with human resources at your company to see if they have a matching gifts program, this is an effective way to double your fundraising efforts!

Super Bowl Squares - This is a fun way to play the game of luck but also to benefit a good cause during the Super Bowl (or any football game). Check out the rules here, set up your board, and invite friends and family to join in at a certain $ per square!

Dress Down Days/ Jeans Day – have co-workers donate and in turn they can wear jeans to work for a day!

Company Contribution – Solicit a specific donation from your organization above and beyond that raised by your team, apply the credit evenly to all team members.

Penny Wars – Set up a challenge for your work to collect the most points (pennies). Points are given for pennies and negative points for silver coins and cash. Others can sabotage by placing money other than pennies in the jars. The worker, office, floor, etc. with the most points wins lunch at the loser’s expense. All money in the jars is donated to the event.

Trivia Night – Find a location to host your team and guests. See if a local restaurant will host a trivia night with your group. Maybe you can get discounted drinks and cast the trivia onto their TV’s. Guests split into several small teams to answer trivia asked by a host and the winners are the team which, at the end of the night, has correctly answered the most questions. Funds are raised through entry tickets, food sales, etc.

Auction (Silent or Live) – Hold the event at your business, in your neighborhood, or church. Ask for contributions of unique items such as homemade toys, art, quilts, knit-ting, etc. Or, ask local businesses to include gift cards for auction. Display items prior to event with description

Bake Sale – Hold a Friday bake sale at so employees will have treats for the week-end. Make sure to individually wrap items for individual sale.

Best or Worst Tie Contest – Bring out those 1980’s ties! Charge colleagues a fee to enter the best/ worst tie competition. This is not restricted to only males- females can be a part of this too! Maybe even offer up a little fashion show too!

Office Fines – This is a fun one and sure to have everyone remembering to do their little chores. Charge someone a fee every time they fail to turn off the lights when leaving a room, leaves their computer open when they’ve been gone for longer than 30 minutes, calls meetings that could have been emails, prints something but then fails to get it from the printer, puts something in the trash that should have been recycled, etc.

Donate your Special Day - Whether it be your birthday, a baby shower, bridal shower, or going away party, ask coworkers to skip the presents and lunch party and donate money to your personal fundraising page!

Casino Night- Bring Vegas to your town by creating a Casino Night. Ask around to local churches or community centers to donate the venue to you for the night. Encourage guests to dress up and charge an entrance fee. Ask around for the community to donate roulette, blackjack, and poker supplies. Or, contact a local company who may be willing to donate or give you a percentage off for the equipment.

Local Concert- Most town communities will have local concerts. See if you can put out a donation bucket during the concert and make a small speech at the beginning of the concert so that people know. If you or your co workers have musical talent, but together a performance!