Christmas Tree Fundraiser

Here is a very unique type of Fall fundraising activity, that works great for many organizations, such as:

* Boy Scouts of America - Councils, Districts, Troops, etc.
* PTA organizations
* Church Youth Groups
* Future Farmers of America chapters
* 4H youth groups
* Jaycees, Lions, Optimist, Shriners, Rotary, Sertoma and other organizations
* School bands, clubs, etc.
* Youth Hockey Associations
* Special Church or School Projects

This is not a Christmas Tree lot, the trees are pre-sold using order forms and delivery is completed later, much like the Scouts and their popcorn, or cookies. Some people prefer to stay away from food based fundraisers, but still need to maximize their profits in a saturated fundraising market. The great thing about this is that it gives people the ability to offer the worlds freshest cut Christmas trees at an excellent price, without the headaches of setting up the lot, staffing the hours, or the hassles of unsold trees. All trees are pre-sold using simple order forms so there are no operating expenses involved. In fact at no time is the non-profit organization asked to bear any financial risk, or put up any money. The most popular trees sold in the US are available with this fundraiser and if you contact me at slhfundraising@gmail.com I can send you out the information you need to get answer your questions and get started.

Fund raising without selling products

One of the more interesting fund raising activities is what is known as scratch off cards. Lots of times people like to help organizations, but don't really want to deal with products or activities, they just want to donate a little money instead. Scratch off cards are a neat way for youth groups to get funds in a fun way. The proposed donor is asked to scratch off 2 or more areas on a specially made card that will reveal how much they are asked to give. Typically it's between .50 and $3, and that's not very much. When the person has had all the spots on their cards scratched off they will have usually at least $100 profit. While many people prefer the more common type of fund raising activies, this might be a good one for those that are having a hard time finding ideas.

Finding Fundraising activites

I've been studying fundraising activity for a couple years in my association with Santa's Little Helpers Christmas tree fundraising, and I've found out a few things. The most popular group size for fundraising is usually somewhere between 20-50 people, about the size of a high school class, or an activities group. The problem that is most common is coming up with new ideas. In a large high school, there may be dozens of groups looking for an original fundraiser that is also profitable enough for them to reach their goals. The next major problem that they face is coming up with up-front money to start their campaign. That's where an established company like Fast Track Fundraising can be of great service, because they have a lot of profitable activites that require no up-front money. The group doesn't have to pay anything until they have taken all their profits and met their goals. There is nothing wrong with car washes and bake sales, but lots of times the profits aren't enough to reach fundraising goals by themselves. They must often be used along with other activites (more headaches). I've also read studies that show that, for the most part, product sales tend to bring the most revenue in a fundraising campaign. A sort of new idea in the fundraising industry is a donation activity using spinners, or scratch off cards. I'll talk about those in more detail later.

Christmas Wreath Fundraising

Maine Made Christmas is one of the country's premier wreath making outfits and operates a great fundraiser with outstanding prices.

Fundraiser Product Corporate Price List

Single Faced Wreath - $11.50/pc + $7.00 shipping = $18.50
Double Faced Wreath - $14.50/pc + $8.00 shipping = $22.50
Centerpiece - $16.00/pc + $5.00 shipping = $21.00

For these great prices you get:

All our decorated wreaths are shipped fully decorated. (Some competitors place the decorations in the box with the wreath for you to assemble.)

Top quality ribbon used to handcraft our bows. (Some competitors don't)

Water resistant ornamental berries. (Some competitors don't)

Our decorations are secured with wooden instead of metal picks to protect people and pets from accidental cuts. (Most competitors don't)

Fresh, fragrant and beautiful. Since we handcraft and ship your product directly we've cut out the middle men, we then pass that quality, customer service and savings on to you. (Big retailers don't)

All our balsam wreaths are double faced unless noted otherwise. (Some competitors sell single faced wreaths at the price of our double faced.)

Free gift card and gift message when requested. (Some competitors don't)

Individually bagged and boxed to help insure your product is fresh upon arrival.

Food and Candy Fundraising

Food and Candy Fundraising programs are some of the most common in the industry. An experienced, and proven , fundraising company is usually best to contact for these products. You can find cookie dough, beef jerky, lollipops, kettle corn, fortune cookies, and also healthy snacks.



These products have proven to be easy to sell and highly profitable also. Many organizations have so much success they find themselves re-ordering the products during their fundraising campaign.

You can do your fundraising totally online

Online fundraisers have become really popular in the last few years. Some of the programs that are available are magazine subscriptions, and credit card applications. You can also have an online fundraising thermometer for your organization to use, so everyone can see your progress.


A free information request link is below. You will be mailed a packet with information about all the different fundraisers that are available.

Discount Card Fundraising

Discount card fundraising programs are one of the most popular in the industry. They offer a 100% no-risk satisfaction guarantee. Discount Card fundraisers work great to support local business by offering community support and people really enjoy knowing that all of their money is staying in the community. The most popular are Pizza and Subs, or they can set it up for a local favorite business. They can even made it multiple businesses. You can't really go wrong with this promotion.