The Importance of Drama Club Fundraising

The drama club is one of the most misunderstood clubs in school. On the surface, it looks to outsiders like there’s not much to it, but if you’re in the club yourself, you know that a tremendous amount of time and effort goes into costumes, sets, makeup, and getting prepared for performances. And of course, all of these things cost money – lots of money.

Ticket prices are usually low enough to allow students to purchase them easily, so the income from that rarely covers costs. More and more drama departments are turning to drama club fundraising to make up the difference.

Drama club fundraising is important even if you think your club is not particularly desperate for money at the moment. You never know when props are going to break when things will need replacing, and so forth, and a functioning drama club should have an emergency fund to cover all eventualities. You can easily run a fundraiser once a year and come up with enough money to keep the club afloat, and coming up with good drama club fundraising ideas probably isn’t as hard as you think.

If you were to choose something like fundraising candy, for example, there are many ways you can make this kind of drama club fundraising work. First off, there are just regular sales, during the day, during lunch periods, whenever. If you can get permission to sell on school grounds, that’s even better.

But with the drama club, there’s also the opportunity to keep your fundraiser going at performances. If there’s an intermission, you can have someone mingling through the crowd with chocolate then. You can even have tables set up outside the auditorium to catch people going in and out.

If you’re interested in effective drama club fundraising, have a look at our top fundraisers, and see what kind of products would match up well with your group.

Pretzel Rods Fundraiser

This chocolate covered pretzel rods fundraiser is definitely worth its weight in flavor! Crisp pretzel rods are dipped in milk chocolate then rolled in delicious select toppings including crushed candy-coated chocolates, toffee, and rainbow sprinkles. The mixture of salty pretzel, sweet chocolate, and tasty toppings is sure to satisfy all cravings!

What You Should Know

You sell each Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rod for $1.00. You can make up to 50% profit depending on how many cases you purchase. Remember shipping is FREE. See the profit chart for more details.

Profit and Cost

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Cases Bought % Profit Cost Per Case
49 or more 60% $119.00
25 -49 55% $132.00
10 – 24 53% $136.80
1 – 9 50% $144.00
Volleyball scratch cards

Are you tired of going back and forth looking for a volleyball fundraiser? The buck can stop, and be made, here with volleyball scratch cards. This fundraising idea is sure to net your team a big profit.

 

What You Should Know

Here is an example of the coupon page you give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can create a custom coupon handout with your town’s unique businesses.

As you can see from the profit chart below the lowest profit percentage you will make from using scratch cards for fundraisers is 85%. There are, however, price breaks that can increase your profit percentage. The more cards you purchase the higher your profit potential for each card. The profits and profit percentages shown are based on successfully having all 50 dots scratched off on your scratch card:

 

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Cards Bought Cost Per Card Each Card Raises Your Profit $ Your Profit %
100 $5.00 $100.00 $9,500 95%
25 $7.00 $100.00 $2,325 93%
10 $10.00 $100.00 $900 90%
1 min. $15.00 $100.00 $85 85%
Money scratch cards

Our Money Scratch Cards are the top-selling of our fundraising scratch cards because it clearly indicates you are raising money. The neutral, and direct message, makes them appropriate for any type of fundraising group. Scratch card fundraising is one of the highest profit fundraisers available. Each card raises $100.

What You Should Know

Here is an example of the coupon page you can make and give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can create a custom coupon handout with your town’s unique businesses.

As you can see from the profit chart below the lowest profit percentage you will make from using scratch cards for fundraisers is 85%. There are, however, price breaks that can increase your profit percentage. The more cards you purchase the higher your profit potential for each card. The profits and profit percentages shown are based on successfully having all 50 dots scratched off on your scratch card:

Profit and Cost

 

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Cards Bought Cost Per Card Each Card Raises Your Profit $ Your Profit %
100 $5.00 $100.00 $9,500 95%
25 $7.00 $100.00 $2,325 93%
10 $10.00 $100.00 $900 90%
1 min. $15.00 $100.00 $85 85%
Church scratch cards

If you are exploring church fundraiser ideas, scratch-off cards may be just what you are looking for. Our faith-based/ church scratch cards fundraising program is designed for churches, faith-based schools, and youth groups.  They provide a simple way for people to donate a little or a lot.

What You Should Know

Here is an example of the coupon page you give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can create a custom coupon handout with your town’s unique businesses.
As you can see from the profit chart below the lowest profit percentage you will make from using scratch cards for fundraisers is 85%. There are, however, price breaks that can increase your profit percentage. The more cards you purchase the higher your profit potential for each card. The profits and profit percentages shown are based on successfully having all 50 dots scratched off on your scratch card:

Profit and Cost

 

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  • Free shipping
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Cards Bought Cost Per Card Each Card Raises Your Profit $ Your Profit %
100 $5.00 $100.00 $9,500 95%
25 $7.00 $100.00 $2,325 93%
10 $10.00 $100.00 $900 90%
1 min. $15.00 $100.00 $85 85%
Smencil School Fundraisers Image

“What’s a Smencil School Fundraiser?” It’s a cute name and a great school fundraising product. Smencils are scented pencils made from recycled newspapers. They are the perfect fundraising product for schools. Shipped in cases containing 10 buckets, each bucket contains 50 Smencils. Each scented pencil sells for $1. Kids love them making Smecils easy to sell.  Smencil school fundraiser pencils come in two varieties. Regular black lead as well as assorted fun colors. Best of all, shipping is free!

What You Should Know

Profits on Smencil school fundraiser pencils are extremely easy to calculate since you are buying them by the case. Smencils have a 40% profit margin. The retail price is $1 per Smencil. You will make a $200 profit for each case you sell.

 

Profit and Cost

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Cases Bought Cost Per Case Profit %
1 min $300.00 40%
coffee and tea fundraiser

The popularity of coffee is undeniable. What was once just a morning ritual has become an all-day affair. Take advantage of this demand with a coffee fundraiser. Give your supporters their caffeine fix and perk up your profits.  You will sell 10 oz bags of freshly ground coffee for $20 each. There are seven great flavors along with a gift coffee tin. Even though there is no off-season for drinking coffee, coffee and tea seem to sell more easily in fall and winter.

What You Should Know

Tea and Coffee fundraisers are very similar to candle fundraisers. You will make a specific profit percentage on every item you sell. For tea and coffee fundraisers you make 50% profit, or $10.00 each.

If you sell less than 150 bags, though, there is a $65 shipping fee. Orders of 150 or more bags of coffee or tea will qualify you for free shipping.

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
  • Free shipping (orders of 150 items or more)
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Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No
School Fundraiser

School Fundraising Made Easy

If you feel that selecting the best school fundraising idea is a daunting task, don’t worry! Since it seems the gap between school budgets and funding required for extracurricular programs is getting larger every year, the need for profitable school fundraisers is growing.

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Sports fundraising goes hand-in-hand with playing sports. Whether you are a basketball, football, soccer, or cheerleading organization, we have fundraisers that will score big money for your team.

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DECA Fundraiser

There are no DECA fundraising ideas that are specific to that club as far as we can tell. But we can tell you that DECA clubs do extremely well with just about any fundraiser idea. There’s a reason for that. DECA is a student organization that helps develop leadership skills and works on other personal Read More »

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magazine fundraiser

So many groups out there are trying too hard to make their fundraising efforts unusual or different in some way. While it’s fun to change things up a little from time to time, in the end, you want to give your supporters the things they want to buy, and many times that means sticking to Read More »

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Lots of different school groups do fundraising for day-to-day expenses. Athletes have uniforms to buy, for example. But with something like the Spanish club, fundraising tends to be focused on raising money for trips – trips to competitions, or perhaps even a club cultural trip at the end of the year.

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If you have been put in charge of coming up with Spanish club fundraisers, you may be wondering when you’re going to find the time to do all the work. Certainly, you’ve been involved with other fundraisers in the past, and have experienced just how much time and effort goes into successful fundraising.

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If this is your first time organizing a fundraiser for the student council, it can be an overwhelming prospect, and you may be wondering where to start. You’re going to have to come up with some great fundraising ideas for the student council if you want to meet the group’s monetary goals and prove that you Read More »

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Learning languages is not the priority it once was for most schools. The budgets for language departments are not even close to what they were in decades past. Nowadays, things like the Spanish club have to come up with their own ideas for funding, to make up for where school budgets lack.

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In some ways, a DECA fundraiser is one of the easiest types of school fundraisers to run. For one thing, the fundraising team you have on your side is generally made up of the club members, who by definition have a natural interest in marketing, business, and sales. This means that they are already ambitious go-getters who Read More »

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The drama club is one of the most misunderstood clubs in school. On the surface, it looks to outsiders like there’s not much to it, but if you’re in the club yourself, you know that a tremendous amount of time and effort goes into costumes, sets, makeup, and getting prepared for performances. And of course, Read More »

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DECA fundraisers are some of the most interesting and enjoyable fundraisers to be a part of. These students are naturally ambitious, and interested in marketing and business, which makes them perfect when you need a team of fundraising salesmen to go out and get the job done. DECA chapters tend to run on the small side, Read More »

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