When the weather turns cold, schools have a prime opportunity to warm up supporters’ hearts and raise additional funds online. The Winter season provides a festive backdrop for engaging school fundraisers that rally your community.
In this blog, we’ll explore the top 10 categories of online Winter fundraising for schools, along with 20 Winter-themed examples your elementary, middle, or high school can use this season.
Top 10 online Winter fundraising categories for schools
1. A-Thons – Students collect pledges to complete a physical challenge like sledding, skating or shoveling snow.
2. Raffles – Sell tickets for a chance to win coveted prizes like electronics, gift cards or winter gear.
3. Online Stores – Add seasonal gear like scarves, beanies and sweatshirts to your school’s online spirit shop.
4. Livestreaming – Host a virtual Winter concert, play or telethon to engage supporters across distances.
5. Crowdfunding – Share classroom holiday needs or crowdfund a Winter field trip.
6. Auctions – Auction off Winter fun like tickets to a ski resort, sledding passes or cozy gift baskets.
7. Sweepstakes – Increase participation by offering Sweepstakes entries to a dream snowy getaway for donations.
8. Peer-to-Peer – Students create individual pages to fundraise for Winter-themed causes.
9. Events – Host in-person or virtual Events like trivia nights, Winter formals, carnivals and more.
10. Ticketing – Sell tickets to your Winter concerts, plays, dances or sports games.
20 Creative online Winter fundraising ideas for schools
1. Polar plunge – Students collect pledges to jump into icy water.
2. Ugly sweater Raffle – Raffle off hilarious ugly sweaters and other fun prizes.
3. Hot cocoa 5K – Host a wintry 5K fun run.
4. Snowman building contest – Charge for participants to build snowmen and vote on winners.
5. Winter carnival – Host festive games, activities and food trucks.
6. Snowflake shop – Open a seasonal online spirit store with scarves, hats, ornaments and more.
7. Holiday home tour – Offer tickets for a tour of locally decorated homes.
8. Virtual Winter talent show – Livestream holiday performances and charge for access.
9. Icy cookie dough fundraiser – Supporters donate to have tasty warm cookie dough delivered for those cold nights.
10. Snow shoveling service – Students sign up to shovel snow for neighbors for pledges.
11. Hot chocolate stand – Sell warm drinks and treats at Winter events.
12. Used winter gear Sale – Collect and sell gently used coats, snow pants, and boots.
13. Winter ball – Sell tickets for a magical Winter wonderland dance.
14. Chili cook off – Charge to enter homemade chilis and taste test for fun. The perfect way to stay warm in the Winter season.
15. Valentine’s Raffle – Raffle romantic getaway packages, date night baskets and more.
16. Faculty snowball fight – Students pay to watch teachers have a snowball fight.
17. Winter Read-A-Thon – Get pledges from the community for minutes spent reading during the Winter.
18. Winter concert Livestream – Broadcast holiday and seasonal performances virtually.
19. New Year’s Eve party – Sell tickets to your school’s NYE gala or dance.
20. Cozy gift basket Auction – Auction-themed baskets packed with blankets, mugs, gift cards, and more wintry items.
For even more creative online fundraising ideas, and everything you need to know when it comes to online fundraising, check out this blog!
The best online fundraising platform for winter school fundraising
RallyUp Schools is a top fundraising solution that makes it easy for schools to create any of these online Winter fundraisers. Their customizable Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer, Event and Ticketing, Raffles, Auctions and Sweepstakes (plus so much more) engage supporters and drive donations.
Stand out this Winter by adding your school’s logo, colors and Winter imagery to your fundraiser. RallyUp School’s simple promotion tools make meeting and exceeding your fundraising goal achievable.
As the Winter season approaches, start designing your perfect Winter fundraiser with RallyUp Schools today!
