Cheerleader Fundraiser

A Cheerleader Fundraiser can come in many forms and methods.

And not only will it raise funds, but it will also create more SPIRIT amongst your Cheerleading Group!

The really great thing about a Cheerleader Fundraiser is that you already have a group of people that are passionate about their team, their cause, and will therefore be passionate about fundraising for it.

Use this fact to your best advantage to to get the most out of your fundraising efforts.

You'll find some great Cheerleading Fundraising ideas further below and on this Cheerleader Fundraisers page. But for now...

Here are some tips to make your Cheerleader Fundraiser a success...

Fantastic Cheerleader Fundraiser tips and ideas! Boost your Fundraising Campaign! (Photo by Parker Knight / Flickr)

Be organized.
Set a goal. Make it realistic!
Choose the right Cheerleading Fundraisers. Fundraisers that your Cheerleaders will be excited and passionate about.
Get everyone involved. Cheerleaders, coaches, and family.
And build excitement with them about the Cheerleading Fundraiser.
Look to increase funds raised with extra offers to your main fundraiser.

For Sales Based Fundraisers...

Have popular and high demand products like Apparel, Bracelets, Cookie Dough, etc..
Offer them at good prices.
Have a sales pitch guideline to teach to your members.
Have an additional offer so that the potential supporter have another option if they don't like or want the first product offer.
Look to sell your products online as well, like with the Online Apparel Fundraiser or through Fundraising.com's Online Stores!
Have an incentive program for extra motivation. For example a prize for the best seller!

And back to General Tips...

Keep accountability on jobs to be done and on funds raised being handed in.
Celebrate! You're building spirit so when your fundraiser is over it's time to celebrate with your Cheerleading team and congratulate them!
And lastly, but really importantly... Thank everyone involved!!!

Cheerleader Fundraiser Ideas:

Below are some of the most recommended Cheerleading Fundraising Ideas...

Apparel Fundraising:

Apparel Fundraising is a fundraiser that most organizations should be using. There are so many facets and products items to use that you will always find an angle to make it successful, no matter what your cause!

So setup your free Online Apparel Store through SSA Apparel, which you can then use to stock your offline sales!

Crowdfunding:

Running a donations fundraiser online is becoming a really popular and effective fundraising method for many groups and if you get your whole team to promote it, you can make this fundraiser really successful.

Read through all 3 pages of the Online Donations Success Article and then setup your Crowdfunder here.

Another Crowdfunding Option:

Is to setup a T Shirt Crowdfunder. It's risk-free and hassle-free...

It costs you nothing to setup,
The T Shirt Crowdfunding Platform takes care of all payments (directly from your supporters)
And also the printing and shipping of the shirt.

You simply...

Signup and Create a Fund.
Design your custom Cheerleader Supporter T Shirts.
Set a price. T Shirts have a base sales amount, which you then add a donation amount on top of, to set the price. That donation amount is yours to keep entirely.
Then launch your fund and promote, promote, promote!!!
And finally raise funds through Shirt Sales AND general donations!

Take a look here to see who else has been successfully fundraising with this unusual, yet brilliant fundraiser.

Dance-a-Thon:

A Dance-a-Thon is the perfect Cheerleader Fundraiser! Your team will have loads of fun with it and you can raise stacks of funds!

Setup a Pledge Website and get supporters to pledge funds for every hour of your Dance-a-Thon! Then look to add other fundraisers to your event, like product sales or Apparel Sales!

Read the Walkathon page to find out how to hold a fundraiser of this type successfully.

Fundraising Products:

Product sales will always be a great fundraising method especially for Cheerleading groups! So choose the right products for your group and its supporters!

Grab this Free Fundraising Guide (USA & Canada) to see what Fundraising Product options you have.

Sports Fundraisers:

Any fundraiser involving sports will likely work exceptionally well as your Cheerleader Fundraiser. Obviously choose sports that are popular in your town and for your supporters!

For some great Sports Ideas read here.

Stadium Seat Fundraiser:

The Stadium Seat Fundraiser can work in one of two ways. Either you can Raffle off or Auction off the "Best Seat in the Stadium"...

Or you can sell actual Stadium Seats from your SSA Apparel Store for all the sports events that your groups cheers at!

Either way it's the perfect fundraiser for a Cheerleading group!!!

For more great Cheerleading Fundraisers read here!

Fundraising Resources:

GA Fundraising
Providing the most successful fundraising products available. Grab your Free Info Kit here.

Individual Fundraising Page Software
Want to run a fundraiser where each Cheerleader gets their own fundraising page? (It's Peer-to-Peer fundraising and is exceptionally powerful)

Then you'll need the right software - check it out here.