Sports can teach children the value of teamwork, commitment, dedication, all while helping them build social connections. Joining a sports team allows adults to keep fit, make new friends, and spend their time on a worthwhile endeavor. In this fundraising presentation, we share with you our 10 best sports fundraising ideas.

1. SPORTS FUNDRAISING
IDEAS THAT WORK

2. Fundraising continues to
play an instrumental role
in enabling team sports
School sports programs
City sports programs

3. Sports can teach children
Value of teamwork
Commitment, dedication,
all while helping them build
social connections

4. A lot of sports team must
fundraise every year for a variety
of expenses
Team travel expenses,
equipment costs, jerseys and
apparel, tournament costs,
scholarships, and more

5. BEST SPORTS
FUNDRAISING
IDEAS

6. HEALTHY
POTLUCK PICNIC
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Community picnics are a classic
sports fundraising idea
Good for school-based teams

7. Develop contests, themes, or games
for your healthy picnic to get
everyone engaged
Charge a flat ticket fee

8. With spring in full swing and summer
just around the corner, more and
more people are looking to get fit
Chances are your whole team, or at
least one member can and would be
willing to lead a class or several
classes to raise funds for your club
FITNESS CLASSES
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9. A fitness class with a mandatory
donation is usually more likely to
raise funds than a free, donation-
based class
Set up an online fundraising
platform for your nonprofit

10. Unleash your creativity with this
fundraising idea for a sports team
The punishment could be to duct
tape the coach or athletes to the
wall, the coach or athletes shaving
their head
PUNISH THE
COACH
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11. With this challenge, promoting
through social media and email is
key
To get the supporters engaged and
donating more, make sure you have
a fundraising thermometer in place

12. The ‘sponsor an athlete’ can bring
money into the club on both a short
and long-term basis
Try fundraising for individuals
instead of raising funds for “the
club”
SPONSOR AN
ATHLETE
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13. Start a fundraiser to cover all or part
of registration fees, provide
equipment, or cover travel costs for
your members
Send progress updates and photos to
the donors to keep the trust and
maintain the relationship

14. Use the skills you’re learning at your
sports club to raise funds for your
club
Teaching a skill is a great fundraising
option for sports clubs
OFFER LESSONS
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15. Advertise your offer on your website,
in local newspapers, magazines,
notice boards, and other places
Your members can be the biggest
advocates for community
participation in this fundraiser

16. Bowl-a-thons are fun, family-friendly,
and easy to organize
To organize this inclusive sports
fundraiser, partner with a local
bowling alley
BOWL-A-THON
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17. To increase participation, write a
letter encouraging local businesses
to contribute to your bowl-a-thon by
providing prizes
Charge for entry

18. Regular, reliable income is something
every sports club strives for
Sponsorship is when businesses and
companies provide funds, resources
or services to a sports club
SPONSORSHIPS
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19. You could also ask local sports store
chains or other businesses to give
discounts to the players
The relationship between sports
teams/athletes and business is tried
and true

20. Hold an auction in which people can
bid for your team members, either
for individuals or the whole team
To make everything run smoothly,
offer a list of available tasks
beforehand
TEAM RENTAL
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21. Renting out your team for the
aforementioned purposes for a set
price
Goes without saying that everyone
on the team should agree with this
sports fundraiser.

22. Tournament fundraiser will work for
all sorts of sports
Tournaments also make particularly
great sports fundraising ideas for
little leagues and kids’ teams
MINI
TOURNAMENT
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23. Advertise the event to solicit team
sign-ups and garner spectators
A good tournament can soon
become a regular part of your annual
fundraising programand an eagerly
anticipated event

24. Merchandise can bring in a lot of
funds if done right
Consider creating an online t-shirt
contest and get your community to
vote on the winning designs
CLUB SHOP
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25. Your supporters will likely also be
interested in jerseys, t-shirts, water
bottles, hats, phone cases and other
paraphernalia sporting their favorite
team’s logo
Sell a majority of your merchandise
through pre-orders

26. SPORTS
FUNDRAISING,
CONTINUED

27. There are plenty of ways
to raise funds for sports
teams
Tournaments, sponsors,
challenges — the options
presented in this article are
just the springboard.
Begin with an idea which
you feel is the most suitable
for your sports club

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