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Are you getting the theme here? Easy and fun. Here are 9 fundraising games you can use at almost any charity auction. Golden Ticket Also known as the Pick of the Live, this is a terrific way to make more than you normally would from one live auction item.
The Thin Green Line Yes, use green, because green is the color of money. How It Works: On each silent auction bid sheet, draw a green line or green box around one of the bid amounts. How It Works: Simply put out a stack of boxes or envelopes or other containers , and put a prize or a winning ticket in one of them. Heads or Tails Another super easy game — all you need is a mid-value prize like a smartphone or game console. Again, super easy, and more fun and participatory than a typical raffle.
Wine Toss There are so many variations of this fundraising game, you can look them up and find one that works for you. Instead of a jar, have a Banned Word Bid, and turn it into a raffle variation.
Introducing a fundraising element to your summer event helps to get your guests actively participating and engaged with your party whilst helping you to do your bit for charity. This fundraising idea works by accumulating lots of small quantities of money over the course of the event, and offers plenty of opportunities to raise even more should you wish to. This fundraising party game requires little more than a few decorated jars, and maybe a sign or two with a list of the banned words written on them.
Really simple to do but a great way of raising money for charity at your summer event. With this in mind, why not hold a bake-off as a game to raise money for charity? Encourage as many of your attendees as possible to get busy in their kitchens prior to the event, and bake up some cakes for sale at the event itself. You can motivate your guests with a trophy for best cake, best decoration, best concept etc.
You will have to have plenty of tables as well as one or two impartial judges who can decide on the winning creations. Allow them to get their creative juices flowing, and hold a painting competition or art exhibition at your event in order to raise money for charity. There are a couple of options when it comes to this charity fundraising idea.
If you want to keep things fun and light-hearted, you can arrange for the painting and drawing to take place during your event — maybe allocate 30 minutes of your event in which your attendees have to create an artistic masterpiece or not , which can be sold or auctioned at the end of the evening. Use the prizes you have available to gauge an appropriate price per box and watch the money flood in as your guests compete to get their hands on a spa break for 50! This is a simple and easy fundraising method that can be incorporated into any type of event.
All you need are balloons, string and slips of paper! Simply put the prize slips inside the balloons and fill with helium. On the night you can then sell the balloons for a set price, and once all the balloons have been sold, your guests can pop the balloon to reveal their prize!
You can vary the prizes from a simple thanks for donating message, to vouchers for a high-end restaurant, or simply a nice bottle of wine. Varying the value and types of prizes to be won will create excitement and anticipation between guests and increase the funds you raise!
Why not create a fun and competitive atmosphere in the room by playing tables against one another, rewarding the table that makes most bids with a complimentary bottle of champagne?
This is a great way to promote the silent auction and make guests feel valued for their donations. You could consider taking your silent auction to the next level by using technology to raise even more! A quick and easy crowd pleaser to get everyone entertained. This should only take minutes and its an easy way to boost the funds raised. Once the funds have been collected, get the MC to instruct the guests to put their hands on their heads for heads or arms behind their backs for tails.
The MC would then flip a coin, guests with the correct position would remain standing and the guests with the wrong position would sit down. This has a fairly minimal cost to the host, and is a fun way to get everyone involved. Better yet, get a gift certificate donated as part of your fundraising activity, and use it as a selling point to donors! This can be fun for a large or small group, and gets everyone in the fundraising spirit.
As mentioned above, if you can get prizes donated from local businesses, it not only cuts down your cost but also increases awareness of your fundraising efforts in your community. Banned Word Jar: This is a fun game to play if you plan to host a fundraising dinner party, but can work for other occasions as well.
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