Baseball raffles offer fans a fun and rewarding way to spend money, while offering contributions towards important projects, teams, organizations. Raffles provide unique opportunities; through rare autograph signings or private pitch lessons; provide insider experiences from behind-the-scenes locker room space views, walking onto an actual field during a game with Major League Player interactions or kids getting coached directly by established pro coaches. They make an awesome and unique baseball fundraising idea. So enjoy these fun raffle ideas for a baseball fundraiser.
The key is to use your imagination. If you tie your fundraiser to a baseball theme you will command higher donations.
This is perfect for any travel baseball teams that want to run a Cooperstown fundraiser.
Here are ten suggestions for raffle items:
Look for opportunities to mix and match to make your raffle a unique fundraising idea. You can get even more fundraising ideas for Raffles here.
- Signed baseball memorabilia from professional players or coaches. This could include autographed bats, balls, gloves, etc.
- A chance to watch batting practice at a major league game.
- A private hitting lesson with a well-known coach.
- Tickets to a major league game or suite experience.
- An authentic jersey or other apparel item from your child’s favorite player or team.
- A gift card to your local sporting goods store where they can purchase equipment or gear.
- A meet and greet with a former MLB player turned broadcaster.
- Donations from local businesses such as pizza restaurants, ice cream parlors, or clothing stores that offer discounts or free items.
- Opportunity drawing for a customized bat engraved with their name or nickname.
- Group photo opportunity with your children and their favorite mascot or player (depending on availability).
Helpful reminders and suggestions to sell more raffle tickets
When hosting a raffle, here are a few helpful tips:
- Advertise early and often to ensure maximum participation. Use posters and fliers, social media, email and texting to spread the word.
- Remember to highlight this using baseball fundraiser flyers, posters and team sponsorship letters.
- Ensure you have enough prizes available so each participant has multiple chances to win.
- Consider setting up different prize tiers based on the amount donated by participants to make it more enticing to contribute larger amounts.
- Have clear instructions for how to enter the raffle, which may involve purchasing tickets ahead of time or filling out forms.
- Hold the raffle event after all contributions have been collected and accounted for, so that no one who already contributed feels pressure to buy additional tickets.
In conclusion, please note these suggestions are generic ideas and may require proper planning and approvals to execute. Additionally, you should check and follow any applicable laws related to raffles, taxes, charitable events. Now go and have some fun with these raffle ideas for a baseball fundraiser.