In order to come up with unique fundraising ideas involves knowing a few things before you begin. You will need to assess what sort of fundraiser will draw a lot of people in, what resources you have at your disposal and what the people you have to help possess in terms of skills.
The resources which you have at hand are the first thing which you should think about when seeking unique fundraising ideas. Think about what locations you can use to hold your fundraiser, what items you may have to sell and so on. If you think you have no resources at all, you are probably just not thinking hard enough about this. Many fundraising ideas require little or no resources to begin with.
The skills of willing volunteers must also be taken into account. Anyone who will benefit from your fundraiser is likely to be willing to volunteer for your event. If you know people with skills; baking for instance, than a bake sale may be a good fundraiser for you. If you have some creative types in your group, then perhaps a craft sale will work well as a fundraiser for you. If there are parents, consider having children create artwork and crafts for the fundraiser. Knowing your group and their talent can help you to come up with some excellent, unique fundraising ideas.
Another thing you need to think about when you are holding a fund raising event is that you need to know your community. When you know your community then you know what they are likely to respond to. You should also be sure that the cause you are trying to raise money for is something people will care about. This means that you need to know people believe in the cause.
You should also hold an event where you know people have money to spend. If you hold an event on the poorest side of town where the economy is very poor then your chances of making money are much lower than if you were on the rich side of town.
Think about which local businesses and organizations are likely to support your fundraising mission. For instance, if you were to raise money for a book club or library, perhaps local bookshops would be willing to assist your cause by donating books to be sold at a fundraiser. No matter what your fundraiser, look for organizations that have concerns which are relevant to your own.
Grocery stores are also a good bet - again, they generally carry books as well and also will often be willing to allow you to place a table somewhere on their property to hold a bale sale. Any public place which will allow you to hold an event and has a good amount of foot traffic will work well for your fundraiser.
Coming up with unique fundraising ideas can be easy once you follow these steps. Know your groups skills, the resources which you and your group have available to you and what kinds of fundraising ideas will appeal to your community.