by Lori Resmer | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
If you enjoy cooking, chili and intense competition, then you’ll love the chili cook-off fundraiser! A chili cook-off can be a blast, not just for guests, but for local food enthusiasts who are always looking to sample new flavors. When it comes to chili cooks,...
by Lori Resmer | Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative, Online Tools
Maybe you’ve raffled off gift cards as prizes at an adoption fundraiser or included them in gift baskets at your backyard BBQ and silent auction event, but have you considered using gift cards in other creative ways to generate funds for your adoption? Gift...
by Lori Resmer | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
Imagine a crowd of people gathered together to watch pumpkins being launched through the air with a catapult! This, friends, is the Punkin Chunkin’ fundraiser and it takes smashing pumpkins to a whole new level. If you’re looking for an insanely fun and...
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 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 Lori Resmer | Events, Fundraising Ideas, Get Creative
Some of our peeps in Christian circles believe that playing poker for any reason is a big NO-NO. We believe that we can do anything and everything short of sin to bring our babies home! Charity poker that supports a good cause definitely fits into that category. Not...
by Lori Resmer | Adoption Travel, Online Tools, Services
When it comes time to visit the travel clinic to discuss your itinerary and get the necessary vaccinations and medications, it can be quite a shocker to see the price tag when you deliver those prescriptions to the pharmacy…even WITH a decent health insurance policy....