Most of the fundraisers in America are done during the fall and the spring when schools and sports teams are most active. But that doesn’t mean that fundraising stops during the summer. In fact, groups of all kinds ranging from church youth groups to animal shelters still do fundraisers during the summer. In fact, some of the more competitive sports teams and even some school based clubs will raise money year round to take some of the load off during times when they are most busy. All of this has lead to a big need for summer fundraising ideas.
The problem that a lot of groups run in to is that many of the big fundraising ideas that they typically do during the spring and the fall just are not available during the summer for one very important reason: the weather. With a few rare exceptions, nearly every part of the country gets too hot during the summer months to sell candy bars because they melt. The same problem arises for groups who sell cookie dough because it just can’t be shipped when temperatures rise too high.
But rest assured, there are still some excellent summer fundraising ideas for you to pick from. In fact, some of our most popular fundraisers see their best results during the summer months. The two programs that groups choose often during the summer are our coffee fundraiser and the Earth Candle fundraiser. Both of these summer fundraisers offer terrific profit margins, 40% and 50% respectively, and both of them are absolutely free to start. Neither is dependent on or affected by temperatures. Plus, both of these summer fundraising ideas have products that are popular year round.
Another thing to consider when looking for summer fundraising ideas, especially for groups who raise money year round, is finding programs that you can do each season so as to create repeat customers. Nothing makes a fundraiser easier or more successful than having customers asking to buy what you are selling before you even start selling it. Both the coffee and candle fundraisers work great in a situation like this because the items are consumables meaning your customers will need to reorder them as they finish what they bought during the last fundraiser.
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