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Fall Fundraising Help for Schools & Groups
Fall Fundraising Ideas for Schools, Teams & Groups
Browse our fall fundraiser ideas and see what catches your eye. We can help you narrow your choices based on what your group would enjoy selling and when you want to get started.
Best Fall Fundraisers for Schools and Groups
Fall is one of the best times to raise money, and your group has plenty of choices. We'd love to help you find fall fundraising ideas that work with your timing and what your supporters will enjoy buying.
The best fall fundraisers usually have one thing in common: they give people something they actually want to buy. Your supporters can help your group and take home something they'll enjoy or give as a gift.
If you can get started early, even better. September fundraisers often face less competition before October, and early November gets busier.
Good fall fundraisers should also feel right for the season. As you look through our autumn fundraising ideas, think about what your sellers will enjoy sharing and what your supporters will be happy to buy.
Recommended Fall Fundraising Products
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Perfect Scents for Every Season
Perfect Scents for Every Season is a fall candle fundraiser for groups that want products people can enjoy at home or give as gifts. Your sellers can offer candles, wax melts, room sprays, and essential oils, with fragrances they can sell throughout the fall and beyond.
We recommend candles because supporters often buy multiple items. They may choose a few candles for their own home and others as gifts, which can help increase your group’s average order.
Your group can combine the brochure with online fundraising, make it a cashless fundraiser, or keep it completely virtual. Brochure and online ship-to-group sales earn 50% when your group reaches 150 items and 40% below that. Ship-to-home and virtual fundraisers earn 40%.
Season to Sparkle
Season to Sparkle is a beautiful fall and holiday candle fundraiser to consider if your group wants to sell during one of the best gift-giving times of the year. Your sellers can offer premium-quality soy-blend candles, wax melts, room sprays, and essential oils in year-round, fall, and holiday scents.
One reason we like this option for fall is that your group can keep selling through Thanksgiving and still have time for holiday delivery. While many fall fundraisers need to wrap up by mid-November or before Thanksgiving, GLOW lets you submit your order the week after Thanksgiving.
Celebrate the Moments candles are another highlight of this fundraiser, giving your supporters more choices for their homes or for gift-giving. Your online store offers even more seasonal candles for fall, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, along with the other products available through GLOW.
Your group can combine the brochure with hybrid fundraising, make it a cashless fundraiser, or keep it completely virtual.
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Fall Heartland Goodies and Gifts
Fall Heartland Goodies and Gifts is a fall catalog fundraiser for groups that want one brochure with plenty of variety. It's a traditional fall fundraiser with products your supporters can shop for themselves or start buying as holiday gifts.
Your group earns 40% profit whether you sell through the brochure, use hybrid fundraising, go cashless, or keep it virtual. If you use the online store, we can also remove product categories your group doesn't want to offer.
Fall Extravaganza
If your group wants lots of variety, Fall Extravaganza is one of our most popular fall catalogs. It's a large brochure featuring Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough, along with foods, snacks, kitchen items, gifts, wrapping paper, and plenty more for your supporters to choose from.
With so many different products in one fundraiser, your sellers have more opportunities to find something each supporter will want to buy. That variety is one reason Fall Extravaganza is known for achieving higher sales.
Your group can also add online sales, giving your families even more products to choose from and another way to reach friends and relatives who may not see the brochure.
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Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland is a perfect fall fundraiser with a traditional holiday catalog filled with products families are shopping for. It is especially appealing for PTO groups and PTA organizations because it is built around the school season.
Winter Wonderland includes a video kick-off and a full incentive program with student prizes, classroom incentives, and teacher rewards. Schools also receive an online store and promotional materials to support the sale.
Your group earns 50% profit on most brochure items. Food items, totes, and online sales earn 40%, and the group receives $11 for each Yankee Candle sold. Shipping is included for brochure sales. Winter Wonderland can also be paired with Gourmet Goodness.
Gourmet Goodness
If your group wants to sell food, consider Gourmet Goodness, a fall food fundraiser. Your families can choose from cookies, chocolates, cheese spreads, nuts, easy-to-make desserts, and other sweet and savory foods they can enjoy at home, bring to a gathering, or give as gifts.
Your group earns 40% profit on every item, with no minimum order, and your brochure orders ship free. The products are also shelf-stable, so your volunteers won't have to worry about keeping anything refrigerated while families pick up their orders.
If your sellers want to reach family and friends they may not see in person, you can add online sales. Your supporters can choose home or group delivery with a hybrid fundraiser, or your group can keep everything virtual and have every order shipped directly to the buyer.
You can offer Gourmet Goodness on its own or pair it with Winter Wonderland when you want to give your families even more choices for fall and holiday shopping.
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Popcorn Fundraiser
A popcorn fundraiser is a fun fall fundraiser to consider if your group wants something simple with plenty of flavors for your supporters to choose from. Families often pick more than one, especially when everyone has a different favorite.
With Poppin' Popcorn, your group can stay focused on popcorn, or you can choose the Sweet & Savory Collection if you want to offer popcorn along with other treats.
Your group earns 40% profit and can sell with the brochure, use hybrid fundraising, make it cashless, or keep it virtual. If you add the online store, we can keep it focused on popcorn or include other product categories for your families to shop.
Snackin' in the USA
Snackin' in the USA is a fun snack fundraiser to consider when your group wants a smaller brochure and a simple way to sell. Your supporters can choose from 20 sweet and savory snacks, including chocolates, nuts, trail mixes, gummies, and pretzels.
One thing we like about this fundraiser is that your group chooses the selling price. Every item costs your group the same amount, so you decide what you want to charge and how much profit you want to earn on each sale.
There are no minimum orders or case requirements, and you only order what your sellers actually sell. Snackin' in the USA is a brochure-only fundraiser, making it a nice choice when your group wants to keep things simple without adding an online store.
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Cheese and Sausage Fundraiser
A cheese and sausage fundraiser is a fall fundraiser to consider if your supporters enjoy savory foods. They can serve them at home, put them out for Thanksgiving or holiday gatherings, or give them as gifts.
Your group earns 40% profit, and you can add online fundraising through our Needs Your Support store to reach family and friends who may not see the brochure.
If you'd like to give your supporters more snack choices, we can also pair Cheese and Sausage with Sweet & Savory and offer both during the same fundraiser.
Questions?
If your group is still comparing fundraising ideas for fall, think about how much variety your sellers want to offer and when you need your orders delivered. A larger catalog can give your supporters more choices, while a fundraiser with fewer products can keep things simple.
Timing matters too. If your group wants orders before Thanksgiving, give yourself enough time to sell and submit everything for delivery. If you’re already looking ahead to Christmas fundraising ideas, fall is when many groups get started.
When we help your group compare the best fundraising ideas for the fall, we look at what your sellers will enjoy sharing, what your supporters are likely to buy, and how much time you have for delivery.
September and October Fundraising Ideas
If your group can start early, September fundraising ideas are worth a look. A September fundraiser can reach families before October, and early November gets crowded with school and community sales.
One advantage of September fundraisers is having a little more breathing room. Your sellers have more time to share their fundraiser, and your group may face less competition for your supporters' attention.
Our Fundraising Ideas for September include many of the same products and online options you'll find throughout the fall. Winter Wonderland and Gourmet Goodness can work especially well for schools starting early, and your group can offer them together if you want both gifts and food.
If you’re comparing fundraising ideas for October, seasonal products can be especially timely as your supporters begin thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. October fundraisers can still do very well, but October fundraising gets busier, so your delivery date matters more.
Thanksgiving Fundraising Ideas
The best Thanksgiving fundraising ideas give your supporters something they can use as family gatherings and holiday shopping get closer. Food is always worth considering, and candles or seasonal gifts give families other options when they want something for their home or as a gift.
GLOW is also one of our best fall fundraising ideas when your group wants a little more time to sell. Season to Sparkle can continue through Thanksgiving, and you can submit your order the following week for delivery before Christmas.
When we help groups explore fundraisers for Thanksgiving, we usually start with what their families are likely to use for the holiday. Thanksgiving fundraisers work especially well with food, while candles and holiday gifts give supporters choices they can use beyond Thanksgiving.
A Cheese and Sausage Thanksgiving fundraiser gives your supporters something they can serve when family and friends visit. If your group wants more food choices, Gourmet Goodness and Sweet & Savory offer other snacks and treats they can enjoy or share.
Winter Wonderland is another choice when your group wants to move from Thanksgiving into Christmas shopping. Your supporters can shop for holiday products while supporting your fundraiser.
If you came here looking for a fall flower fundraiser, flowers may work for some groups, although they're more closely associated with spring. Most of our fall fundraisers offer products your families can enjoy at home, share during the holidays, or give as gifts.
Fall Fundraisers for Sports Teams, Schools, and Nonprofits
Fall fundraisers for sports teams can help your team cover season expenses while your players and parents reach family and friends who want to help. If you already have a fundraising goal in mind, we can help you choose something your team will feel comfortable sharing.
Fall fundraising ideas for schools can help pay for student activities and other school needs. With fall fundraisers for schools, your parent group has time to raise money before the season gets even busier.
If you're comparing school fundraising ideas, we can help you find something your students will enjoy selling, and your families will actually want to buy.
With nonprofit fundraising ideas, it helps when supporters understand what their purchase helps your organization accomplish. Fall fundraisers for nonprofits can be a good way to raise money for seasonal needs or holiday projects.
Fall fundraisers for non profits still come down to what your sellers will enjoy sharing and what your supporters are likely to buy. If you’re not sure which fall fundraiser is right for your group, call me, and we can talk about your timing and fundraising goal.
Easy Fall Fundraising Ideas
Easy fall fundraising ideas can look different depending on your group. Some groups want a smaller brochure and a simple sale, while others would rather give their sellers more products or an online option to share with family and friends.
When we help you compare fundraising ideas for the fall, we look at how much time your group has, how your sellers want to sell, and how much work you want to handle when the orders come in.
Easy fall fundraisers usually work well with your group's schedule and give your sellers something they'll actually want to share. If you're not sure which option is right for you, we can help you narrow your choices.