Many states are providing Anti Bully Grants to build strong school anti-bullying programs. Here are some ideas for holding an successful anti-bullying rally at your school:

Having all the students come together is the best way to get the anti-bullying message out.  An assembly is great for making sure that everyone gets the word to band against bullying so that their school will be a safe environment for learning and growing. To prepare for your school’s anti-bullying rally, you can purchase an anti-bullying kit that has all the items you need to have a successful event that stays top of mind for all attendees long after the event is over.

Anti-Bullying Kit

The anti-bullying kit includes anti-bullying silicone bracelets for every student to wear and a roll of No Bullying stickers for notebooks and phones, and Stand Up, Speak out anti-bullying bracelets and anti-bullying pins for school staff, as well as anti-bullying lanyards.  To decorate your school’s rally, the anti-bullying kit also includes banners and No Bully balloons.

Anti-bullying programs help students gain empathy and self-control while keeping them safe.  With more and more schools instituting zero tolerance bully policies, and more states giving out anti bully grants,  school anti-bullying programs continue to grow stronger. Anti-bullying kits give schools the materials they need to set up a successful and memorable rally that will set the stage for a safe learning experience.

Sell or wear rainbow causes fundraising merchandise to show your support for gay pride and same sex marriage

Gay Pride month is a few months away in June, but it’s never too early to show your support for gay rights and marriage equality. Whether your hosting a gay pride party or attending a rally for same sex marriage, or for making the Boy Scouts inclusive, rainbow causes fundraising merchandise is a great way to raise awareness and money for your cause.

Rainbow lanyards, LGBT rainbow lanyards and Pride rainbow lanyards are great items for your fundraising or awareness event. Colorful and practical, rainbow causes lanyards can be worn to help identify event staff or partygoers, be given to supporters in exchange for a donation to your favorite rainbow cause, or sold at your event, with all profits going to GLAAD or your local gay pride charity.  Rainbow causes lanyards can be used to carry id cards and swipe cards, keys and more. They can be worn to the office, to the beach or anywhere you need a hands and pocket free way to carry essential items.

Show your pride with rainbow causes lanyards and other rainbow causes fundraising merchandise.  You’ll be sure to raise lots of money for your gay pride and same sex marriage fundraising events!

Looking for a unique and fun autism fundraising idea?  Offer donors a sweet deal with autism cookies fundraising!

Whether you’re new to autism fundraising or a seasoned veteran looking for a new and unique autism fundraising idea, this one is sure to help you raise money for your cause.  Autism cookies are sure to be popular items, and you can do your fundraiser in different ways to see which works best in garnering donations.

Autism Cookies Fundraising

Autism Cookies Fundraising Idea #1:  Wrap autism cookies in a package with cellophane and ribbon and sell them.  You can sell the cookies by themselves, or packaged with other autism fundraising merchandise like autism ribbon bracelets. Let people know that 100% of your profits are going to your favorite autism charity.  People will buy the cookies for themselves and for their friends, families and co-workers.

Autism Cookies Fundraising

Autism Cookies Fundraising Idea #2: Set up a table to sell autism fundraising merchandise like autism jewelry, autism magnets, autism coffee mugs, etc.  Offer people a free cookie with their purchase or for a donation.  The cookies will attract attention and draw people to your table.  When they ask about the cookies, tell them how they can get one and why autism fundraising is so important to you.  People are bound to give or make a purchase, and you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you’re helping your favorite cause raise money for research and education, and one day, eventually, a cure.

Here’s a sugar cookie recipe you can use for your autism cookies fundraising (recipe makes 5 dozen):

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely and then frost.

Frosting -

1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
assorted food coloring

Directions

1. In a small bowl, stir together confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
2. Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush

For more unique autism fundraising ideas, be sure to visit our fundraising tips page!

Raising Anti-Bullying Awareness Helps Keep Kids Safe

Sadly, almost everyone has a memory of bullying, whether they were bullied, a friend was the target, or in some cases, of being a bully themselves. With the rise in school shootings and teen suicide, and with bullying becoming more prevalent than ever thanks to the internet, it’s important for kids to understand the harm that bullying causes and to have a plan of action if they are bullied. Having an anti-bullying rally in your school is a great way to get everyone together to make a pledge to end bullying for good! There are many anti-bullying items you can use as to decorate your rally and use as giveaways to make it a big success.

Anti-Bullying Balloons

Decorate the room where you’re having the rally with anti-bullying balloons. Hang anti-bullying banners over the doors to get everyone’s attention. The banners and balloons come in different colors, so you can set up a table with a matching tablecloth at the door to really catch everyone’s eye.

Anti-Bullying Bracelets

As students enter the rally, give each one an anti-bullying pin and anti-bullying bracelet. Encourage everyone in the school, no matter what group they hang out with, to wear the bracelet to school each day. Anti-Bullying bracelets & pins act as a reminder that bullying will not be tolerated, as well as a show of strength and support for those who’ve been bullied.  Another idea is to give out pieces of anti-bullying jewelry as students leave the rally as a reward for making a pledge to end bullying.

Anti-Bullying Stickers

At the rally, have students and teachers share their thoughts on why it’s so important to end bullying and how everyone can do their part. At the end of the rally, give students anti-bulling stickers for their notebooks as another reminder and as encouragement to stand strong against bullying.

Good luck, and be sure to comment to let us know how your anti-bullying rally goes!

If you’re looking for some unique fundraising ideas to raise money for autism awareness, why not try selling autism coffee mugs?  Not only are they something that everyone can use, but they also make a great looking gift when filled that people will be happy to give and get.

Here are some suggestions for raising money with Autism Coffee Mugs:

Autism Coffee Mugs

Unique Fundraising Ideas – Autism Awareness

Fill autism coffee mugs with candy and wrap them in cellophane with a bow.  Price them so that you cover your costs and have money left over for a donation to your favorite autism awareness charity.  When you sell them, let people know the amount going to charity, i.e. $5.00 of your purchase today goes directly to Autism Speaks.

Autism Coffee Mugs

Unique Fundraising Ideas – Autism Awareness

To raise even more money, sell autism coffee mugs filled with autism awareness items!  Put some autism awareness jewelry, like a bracelet or pin, on a teddy bear and put it in the mug.  Wrapped up in cellophane and a bow, this twist on an autism awareness gift basket is sure to be a hit and help you raise money for your cause.

With a little creativity, you’ll find that raising money with autism awareness merchandise is easy and fun.  Visit our website for more fundraising tips.

Don’t be scared – raising money with a Halloween fundraising event and orange & black ribbon items is easy!

It’s almost Halloween! You’ve probably already decided what costume you’ll wear and what candy you’ll give out. But what about that Halloween party you’re planning – are you in need of a new twist? Why not turn your trick or treat into a give and get? Transform your party into a Halloween fundraising event and give out orange & black ribbon items for each donation you receive.

There are many worthwhile causes symbolized by the orange ribbon, including Leukemia, Hunger Awareness (which is commemorated in October), Kidney Disease and Multiple Sclerosis. For the black ribbon, causes include Gang Prevention, Melanoma, POW/MIA Awareness and Sleep Disorders. Choose charities that represent these causes to receive the proceeds from your Halloween fundraising event. Decorate your party space with orange & black ribbon balloons among the goblins and ghouls, and be sure to have plenty of opportunities for your guests to give donations and get orange & black ribbon items as a thank you.

Try some of these fun activities at your Halloween fundraising event:

Bob for Black Ribbon Bands – Just like bobbing for apples, except with black silicone bracelets! Party guests keep the bracelet and can wear it to show their success at the game and their support for your cause. For those who would rather not get their costume wet, offer them a bracelet in exchange for a donation.

Pumpkin Painting Contest – Set up tables with orange & black tablecloths and lay out paints and pumpkins for guests to decorate. Give out orange ribbon pins or black ribbon magnets as prizes for ugliest, scariest, sweetest, etc.

Halloween Fundraising Event Prize

Costume Contest – Give prizes for most original (black ribbon necklace), prettiest (orange ribbon charm bracelet), best kid’s costume (orange ribbon teddy bear), and more. Be sure to get extras of these items to sell at your Halloween fundraising event. Once your guests see these beautiful orange & black ribbon items, they’ll want to have their own and will be happy to make donations to get them.

There are lots of things to be scared of around this time of year (ghosts and goblins, anyone?) but planning a Halloween fundraising event isn’t one of them. Try these and other fundraising tips, and you’re sure to raise a lot of money for the orange or black ribbon cause that means the most to you this October.

Both men and women will be glad to get silver plated awareness ribbon pens this holiday season

Looking for the perfect gift for a friend, co-worker or family member who has a cause that’s near and dear to him or her? Silver plated awareness ribbon pens are both practical and beautiful, and are sure to be a treasured item for many years to come.

Silver Plated Awareness Ribbon Pens

Appealing to men and women alike, silver plated awareness ribbon pens are thoughtful and unique gifts for those battling a disease or those celebrating being a survivor. They are also appreciated by those who have a loved one who has been touched by cancer or other diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or diabetes, or those who have someone in the service.

Our silver plated awareness ribbon pens can be sold to raise money for a cause as well as be given as gifts. These high quality black ink pens will make a positive impression on potential donors. Each pen is engraved with small awareness ribbons and comes in a beautiful satin lined pen box. Donors will see the pens and want one for themselves, their families and friends, and they’ll feel good about buying them when proceeds are going to a worthwhile cause like cancer awareness, domestic violence awareness, or the cause that means most to you.

Whether you’re purchasing silver plated awareness ribbon pens to give as gifts or to sell as a fundraiser, you will be pleased to discover how much people like them and how much money they can help you raise for your cause.

Please visit our fundraising tips page for great ideas on how to fundraise by selling awareness ribbon merchandise like silver plated awareness ribbon pens.

Have your most successful fundraiser yet with our pink ribbon sample fundraising kit

If you’ve ever thought about selling pink ribbon fundraising merchandise to raise money for breast cancer awareness, you’re on the right track! People like to receive something in return for their donation to your cause, and sometimes, the right item will make the difference between whether they give a little or a lot, or if they give or don’t give at all. If you would like to try selling pink ribbon items as a fundraiser but don’t want to be stuck with inventory, or are unsure what items would be most popular, starting off with a pink ribbon sample fundraising kit is and ideal way to begin.

The pink ribbon fundraising kit contains one sample of every item we sell. This lets you show donors, friends and family the items available so they can choose the ones they like the best. You can take orders for the different pink ribbon items each person wants, and then place an order just for those items that people request. Here’s an order form for you to download, so you can see what we mean. This fundraiser works like one of the most popular and successful fundraisers there is – Girl Scout Cookie sales. Your donors pay at the time of the order, so you are not putting out money upfront and you are guaranteed to sell the merchandise. Once you have your order, just call it in to Fundraising For A Cause and get the items individually at low wholesale prices. You decide what to charge for the items, donating all the profits to breast cancer awareness.

Using the sample fundraising kit to help you raise money for your cause is a great idea, no matter what cause you’re supporting. We offer sample fundraising kits in many awareness ribbon colors and designs, including teal, orange, purple, and autism puzzle.

The pink ribbon sample fundraising kit works as a great fundraising tool at work, church, or just with the general public when you hold a storefront fundraiser or a garage sale fundraiser. Once people see and touch the beautiful items in the kit, they will want to purchase them for themselves, their friends, and their families. No matter what cause you support or sample fundraising kit you choose, you will be pleasantly surprised to discover how much money you can raise! Check out our website for more great fundraising tips.

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Whether you’re fundraising for your church group, or to build a new church or Christian school, you can raise the money you need by reselling religious items.

Tired of doing bake sales and craft sales for your church fundraising efforts? Why not try selling religious items instead? Your fellow churchgoers or students will love buying high quality religious items like Angel by My Side pins, silver Bible charm bracelets, cross necklaces, religious key chains and more. They’ll be proud to wear these religious items and to give them as gifts, and they’ll feel good helping you raise money for a worthy cause. Here are some church fundraising tips for you to try:

Church Fundraising Tip #1: Set up a table outside of services and sell religious items.
Ask your priest or pastor to make an announcement at the end of the service, letting people know that you are raising money and inviting them to stop at the table to browse. You can display samples from one of our religious church fundraising kits on the table and take orders for the items people want, or you can have the merchandise on hand to sell on the spot. No matter which way you choose, you are bound to be successful using this tip!

Church Fundraising Tip #2: Sell raffle tickets for religious jewelry items.
If you think that the excitement of a raffle is what works best to raise the money you need, you can sell raffle tickets and give away religious jewelry, religious lanyards and religious key chains for prizes. So people know what they might win, show them samples from our religious items fundraising kit; this will make them want to buy the raffle tickets.

Church Fundraiaing Tip #3: Pick one product from our selection of religious items and advertise it in your church bulletin.
You might find it difficult to choose just one of our religious items to sell, but this may be one of the most effective ways to raise your money. Religious lanyards or cross tac pins can be good choices, since they’re good for both men and women. Highlight these religious items in the church bulletin and take orders for a set period of time. Be sure to advertise the deadline so no one misses out. Advertising the deadline, and having it announced frequently, creates a sense of urgency that is likely to increase your sales.

Church Fundraising Tip #4: Take orders for religious items at school or work.
Model your fundraiser after one of the most successful of all time, the Girl Scout Cookie fundraiser! Use an order form to take orders for religious items. When people place an order, if it’s appropriate, why not give them Jesus Loves Me Stickers to thank them
for supporting your fundraising efforts? You can also send out religious thank you cards to show your gratitude.

Church Fundraising Tip #5: Give out Jesus Loves Me silicone bracelets in exchange for a donation.
One of the best church fundraising ideas is to ask for donations for your cause and offer Jesus Loves Me silicone bracelets as a thank you. You’ll be surprised how many people who normally wouldn’t donate will change their minds and give you money, and you’ll also be surprised to discover how much money you can make using this simple and successful fundraising technique!

Church Fundraising Tip #6: Set up donation levels.
To encourage people to give more than they might usually, set up donation levels and offer different religious items, with the value of the items going up as the donation levels increase. For example, you could offer Jesus Loves Me silicone braceletsfor a $20 donation, religious pins for a $50.00 donation and religious charm bracelets for a $100 donation. Many people may donate more to receive the item they find most attractive.

Use these church fundraising tips and sell our religious items, and you’ll be sure to raise the money you need!

Sell teal ribbon items to raise money for this worthy cause

Ovarian cancer is a devastating disease. It is often detected late, since symptoms such as abdominal bloating and lower back pain are common to many other ailments, and like most diseases, the later the diagnosis, the more difficult it is to treat effectively. However, when detected early enough, the survival rate can be as high as 95%. In an effort to help women recognize their symptoms and pursue treatment before the disease progresses, September has been designated Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Represented by the teal ribbon, Ovarian Cancer Awareness is an important cause to women of all ages and the men in their lives that love them.

Each September, the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) holds a Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer event in numerous cities and towns throughout the United States. You can participate in these events yourself, or sponsor people who are. Either way, there are many teal ribbon items that you can sell to raise money for ovarian cancer awareness. Here are some ideas for you on what to sell and how to do it so you can have a successful teal ribbon fundraiser:

Teal Ribbon Items: Teal Ribbon Headbands and Teal Ribbon Shoe Laces – Participants in the Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer would love to wear teal ribbon headbands or sport teal ribbon shoe laces during the run/walk. These teal ribbon items are great for teams as well as individuals. You can ask potential donors to purchase these teal ribbon items for participants, letting them know that profits will be donated to ovarian cancer awareness. If you are a participant in the event, you can order these items for yourself and your teammates.

Teal Ribbon Items: Teal Ribbon Scarves – Wouldn’t it be great for participants in the Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer to see their family and friends cheering them on at the finish line waving teal ribbon scarves to show their support? These scarves also make a beautiful addition to any outfit. You can sell these beautiful teal ribbon items to raise money for ovarian cancer awareness. Ladies will love the way they look and will be happy to buy and wear them as part of their regular wardrobe, and men will be proud to give them as gifts for the ladies in their lives.

Teal Ribbon Items: Large Paper Teal Ribbons – You’ve probably seen the promotions supermarkets do when they’re raising money for charities. They write a donor’s name on a piece of paper shaped like a shoe, a heart, etc. and hang it in the window to show support and inspire others to give. You can do this same type of promotion using Large Paper Teal Ribbons this September for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Let people making a donation write their name, or the name of a loved one, on the large paper teal ribbon and display it prominently at your fundraising venue or event location. People enjoy seeing them and will be more inspired to give the more they see others do so.

Teal Ribbon Items: Large Teal Ribbon Stickers – You can give out large teal ribbon stickers to everyone who makes a donation or participates in your fundraising event. These stickers are a huge hit with kids, but everyone is likely to wear or display one to show his/her support. These large teal ribbon stickers have room to write someone’s name on them, so they can be used to identify Run/Walk participants or display a loved one’s name.

Since September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, start planning your fundraising event today. Visit our website for the best selection of teal ribbon items.