Team Fundraising Ideas

Top fundraisers use the following strategies when planning their benefits:

• Understand the community/target audience and try to identify something that might be of value or interest to them.
• Publicize the fundraiser heavily.
• Undertake the fundraiser with great enthusiasm — it’s infectious!
• Pursue fundraising activities on a year-round, ongoing basis.

Sample fundraising ideas to get you started

Dine and donate night

Ask a local restaurant or cafe if they could hold a “Huddle Up for Autism Night” in which a portion of the proceeds for the day benefit the event.

Poker night

Invite 10 people over for a round of charity poker. Send invitations explaining your Huddle Up for Autism participation and request everyone bring $25-$40 mad money. If you want to try this on a larger scale, hold it in your church basement or local school. Provide refreshments.

March Madness Party

Organize a March Madness party for the Final Four basketball playoffs, and ask everyone for a donation when they arrive. You can also do this for the Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, Masters’ golf, etc. This is an especially good idea if you’ve got a big-screen TV!

Game nights

Get your friends and family together once a month for game night. Encourage everyone to bring a food dish. Everyone pays $5 to play, with all the money going to your Huddle Up for Autism fundraising goal.