by Lori Resmer | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
With October fast-approaching, we wanted to share two easy adoption fundraisers for you to consider doing this fall in your community: a Pumpkin Painting Festival and a Punkin Chunkin Fundraiser. One of our favorite fall fundraisers is the pumpkin painting festival....
by Lori Resmer | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
Who doesn’t love ice cream? I mean, come on! I Scream, You Scream…We All Scream, right? That’s the reason for this post. If you are looking for a fundraiser that is spirited, well attended, and outright delicious, this just might be one for you to put on...
by Lori Resmer | Crowdfunding, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
We believe that fundraising requires planning, passion, and most importantly – creativity. What our friends, Lindsy and her husband William Wallace, did was brilliant. They brought in their friends, family, and even strangers into a marital dispute over his...
by Guest Contributor | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
Written by Julie Snell from untilweseehim.blogspot.com. We are a family of 9 and adopted two daughters from Ethiopia in 2009 and a daughter from China in 2013. One of our most successful adoption fundraisers was a holiday open house. We hosted 15 vendors of home sale...
by Guest Contributor | DIY, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
Written by Shana Ivarson My husband and I work outside the home, have 3 biological children and are so close to adopting our 4th child, Aiden. As we were looking for ways to fundraise for our adoption, we knew we needed something that would not be time consuming and...
by Jeremy Resmer | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
If you read this before the 2015 Raise The Dough Fundraiser and you like donuts, especially when they’re FREE, then this blog post will be twice as good. This Friday, June 5, is National Donut Day (the first Friday in June each year). In honor of this very...
by Lori Resmer | Crowdfunding, DIY, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
If you’ve been in adoption circles for any length of time, you’ve probably seen families promote a version of the puzzle fundraiser, where individuals can “sponsor” a piece of the puzzle by making a donation toward the adoption. As each sponsor...
by Guest Contributor | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
Where I come from in the hills of Tennessee, any combination of an old barn, good food, lots of friends and dancing most definitely calls for a memorable evening. YEEHAW! When I found this particular fundraiser, I immediately knew I had to share it. Fundraisers like...
by Jeremy Resmer | Crowdfunding, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
The most creative ideas are often the most fun. Case in point, Tim and Rachel Barker launched the Big Beards For A Baby adoption fundraiser on November 1, 2014, to coincide with the ever-popular No Shave November and National Adoption Awareness Month. However,...