Church Fundraising

Looking for youth group fundraiser ideas? Check out lots of ideas and resources below to help with your youth group fundraising needs.

Taking a Balanced Approach to Fundraising

Fundraising, especially youth ministry fundraising in a local church, can be a source of tension and frustration for all involved. Most youth workers dread this part of the job and engage with it as a necessary evil rather...

By Marcus J. Carlson

It's Not About the Money: Moving Beyond Fundraising

I sit at my desk staring at the calendar, trying to map out how I am going to help our students pay for another summer mission trip. For months we plan, work, advertise and encourage (Sometimes we use guilt...) our congregation...

By Bryan Dupuis

Successful Mission Fundraiser Checklist

Short-term mission donations are hard to come by these days. Participants need to be more creative in finding income to support the mission to which God has called them. Fundraisers can be a helpful supplement to donor income,...

By David Bosworth

We Don't Do Fundraisers

As church budgets shrink, there is a temptation to throw a bake sale or have a bike-a-thon so that we can bring back some of the events/programs we had to cut, but one simple truth keeps us from doing that...

By Luke Trouten

Youth Ministry: Fundraising Required

Fundraising, that dirty little word. Through the years, I have heard from many new youth workers, “My church told me, ‘Oh, don’t worry. You never will need to fundraise. We fully fund our ministries.’ What they mean is, ‘You...

By Joshua Gill

Fundraising by Faith, Not by Sight

Veteran youth worker Kelly Soifer says, "I have three operating premises when needing to raise funds for youth ministry"...

By Kelly Soifer

Taking Stock in Your Youth

Looking for a cool way to raise funds for your youth group? Have some fun with this. Put on a gray pin stripe suit and look the Wall Street image. Explain to your congregation that you are having a stockholder’s meeting....

By Craig Lewis

Tips on Fundraising

Here's a list to help you on your journey through the hectic world of fundraising.

By Hannah Davis

Green Fundraising

Phoneraiser takes the hassle out of cell phone recycling and fundraising.

By Phoneraiser

Samaritan Card Helps Youth Groups Fundraise

Samaritan Fundraising, an innovative Christian fundraising company, has introduced a groundbreaking new way for church youth groups to raise money. The fundraising product, called the Samaritan Card, is catching on fast with...

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