Saying yes to a mission trip is always exciting, but that enthusiasm can sometimes fade as the bottom line of fundraising becomes a reality. Change your mindset from fear to faith, and trust that people WANT to help you get where God is calling you to go. After that, all that's left is to find a few creative ideas from this list to help you accomplish your mission trip fundraising goals.
Ideas for Large Groups
If you are going with a large group, it is often beneficial to raise money together that can be divided among participants.
- Online Garage Sale - Challenge your mission trip team to collect items donated by neighbors, family members or local businesses and hold an online group garage sale using a social media site. Genius Tip: Use SignUpGenius to collect mission trip donations.
- Lawn Chair Movie Night - Ask about using your church gym or a friend's large flat yard to host a fundraiser movie night. Either request a donation as the entrance ticket or collect an offering at the end. Raise extra funds by selling concessions or crafts inspired by your trip.
- Card Crawl - Ask your group to gather as many donated restaurant gift cards as possible, and use a church hallway to tape up a picture of the business' logo with the card amount. Set up shop one Sunday morning, and have folks purchase the gift cards for face value (or even donate extra!). Genius Tip: Collect donations directly on a sign up with SignUpGenius Payments.
Sample Sign Ups
