Music Fundraisers
List of Profitable Music Fundraising ideas
Here are some easy fundraisers for music education
These products are affordable to your customers and profitable for your institution.
A Cookie Dough Tubs Sale for music departments
Sweet Success for Our Music Program! We're rolling out the ultimate fundraiser - gourmet cookie dough that practically sells itself! Each 2-pound tub is packed with premium ingredients and costs just $22, making it an easy "yes" from supporters. With resealable tubs and flavors for everyone, your neighbors will be stocking their freezers while supporting our musicians.
Action Steps:
- Earn 30-50% profit on each tub (the more we sell, the higher our profit)
- Ship for free when we hit 200 tubs
- Track sales through our easy online system
- Store dough in freezer up to 6 months
- Choose from 8 mouth-watering flavors
Ready to earn some "dough" for our dough? Pick up your order forms in the band room or download them from our website. Let's make this our sweetest fundraiser yet!
Action Steps:
- Earn 30-50% profit on each tub (the more we sell, the higher our profit)
- Ship for free when we hit 200 tubs
- Track sales through our easy online system
- Store dough in freezer up to 6 months
- Choose from 8 mouth-watering flavors
Ready to earn some "dough" for our dough? Pick up your order forms in the band room or download them from our website. Let's make this our sweetest fundraiser yet!
a school band fundraiser selling tasty snacks
Our snacks fundraiser is a very good idea for schools to raise money.
Our snacks include nuts, popcorn, gummy fruit slices (BTW these are like gummy worms but shaped like fruit slices.). Many of these snacks are even gluten free!
How much are these snacks selling for?
These retail for only $12 each which means your friends, family and neighbors can afford to help you raise the dollars you need for instruments, band equipment, and uniforms. They can help any high school band solicit the funds they need. Our snack catalog is one of our most popular band fundraising ideas.
Looking for more snack options?
Think about selling brownies, pretzels, cinnamon rolls as well as our famous Cookie Dough Mix Fundraiser.
Sell Flower Bulbs For A Donation
Selling flower bulbs and seeds is another popular way to raise money for your students. We provide the Simply Spring catalog that you can take your flower bulb orders from.
How much can you make with our flower bulb brochures?
When you sell up to $2,500 worth of bulbs, your teachers and students earn a 40% profit on your campaign. Sell up to $5,000 worth of bulbs and earn a whopping 50%. School band fundraising doesn’t have to be hard. Just pick a proven winner like our Spring catalog.
A $14 Popcorn sale for Your band booster
There is a reason the boy scouts sell hundreds of thousands of dollars of popcorn each year. Simply put, people like to snack on popcorn.
So why not sell what people like to eat already? The best part of this is that our gourmet popcorn is only $14. This means your friends and family will be more likely to support your cause.
Program highlights
Free popcorn brochures.
Retails for only $14 a bag. High profit potential. You earn up to $7 a bag.
Only a 150 piece minimum order to qualify for 40% profit margin.
Sell 500 units and earn 50% profit on every sale. Selling gourmet popped corn is just great for marching band fundraisers.
Program highlights
Free popcorn brochures.
Retails for only $14 a bag. High profit potential. You earn up to $7 a bag.
Only a 150 piece minimum order to qualify for 40% profit margin.
Sell 500 units and earn 50% profit on every sale. Selling gourmet popped corn is just great for marching band fundraisers.
Music Festival
Here we go.. a fundraising event to get all your students involved.
Imagine a festival for music lovers just like you! Here is a sample of what you could post on your facebook page to advertise the event.
“Experience the rhythm of spring at our first-ever outdoor Music Festival! Join us Saturday, May 18th from 11 AM to 4 PM on the football field. School bands, local musicians, and student soloists will perform while you enjoy food trucks, craft vendors, and family games. Kids can try different instruments at our “Musical Petting Zoo” run by band members. Your $15 family pass covers all activities except food and shopping.”
Action Steps:
- Get family passes online or at school office
- Bring lawn chairs or blankets
- Check our website for the performer schedule
- Follow our weather backup plan on Facebook
- Food trucks accept cash and cards
You could have a blast with this band fundraiser event.
Battle of the bands: Play Music and get donations at the same time!
Raising funds does not have to be hard. Here are two high school fundraising ideas for you. Imagine posting this on your social media channels.
“Get ready for an amazing night of music that helps our school! Our students have formed bands and will compete for the title of “Battle Champion” in the auditorium on Friday, May 3rd at 7 PM. Your $10 ticket includes refreshments and helps fund new instruments for our growing music program. Students have been practicing for months, and the variety of music will surprise you – from rock to jazz to country.”
Of course the name of the event, date and pricing are up to you. But this gives you an idea of what is possible.
Action Steps:
- Buy tickets at the front office or online through the school website
- Spread the word to family and neighbors to sell tickets for your high school band.
- Sign up to donate snacks or help at the concession stand using our SignUp Genius link
- Bring cash for the “Fan Favorite” voting ($1 per vote)
Raffle for Music Programs
Now imagine hosting a raffle and tying it into your battle of the bands evening. Here is an idea of what your social media post might look like:
“Win big while supporting young musicians! We’ve gathered incredible prizes from local businesses and our community. The grand prize is a weekend beach condo stay, plus we have gift cards to popular restaurants, spa packages, and concert tickets. Each ticket is $5, or grab a bundle of 5 tickets for $20. All money raised goes directly to sheet music, instrument repairs, and competition fees.”
Can you imagine doing this?
Action Steps:
- Purchase raffle tickets in the school office or from any band student
- Share raffle info with your workplace – businesses love supporting schools
- Turn in ticket stubs by April 26th (example)
- Winners announced at the Battle of the Bands (you don’t need to be present to win)
Walk-a-thon
Imagine having a walkathon for your school music department.
Here is a sample of what you might post on your social media pages:
“Move to the Beat! Join our first Music Walk-a-Thon where students collect pledges for every lap they walk while listening to live music from our school bands. On Saturday, June 1st, we’ll transform the track into a musical celebration from 9 AM to noon. Every walker gets a free t-shirt, snacks, and a chance to win fun prizes. The class that raises the most gets a pizza party, and our top fundraiser wins concert tickets!”
Action Steps:
- Register online for $10 (includes shirt)
- Download pledge forms from school website
- Turn in pledge money by May 24th
- Bring water bottle and sunscreen
- Parents welcome to walk too
Can you see how combining your fundraising efforts can help your band students raise even more money?
Learn how to raise funds with a music Fundraiser
When you follow our 5 simple steps, you will have a successful school fund raising event.
- Choose a brochure. We can help you pick the right one for your musical education department.
- Secondly, show the catalog to your customers and clients.
- Thirdly, let them choose what they want to buy.
- Fourthly, collect money payment up front. Send in your money for your order using the cash collection envelopes we provide you.
- Finally, as soon as your shipment arrives, deliver to your customers and be sure to thank them for their financial support.
These will help you reach your fund raising goals to pay for some extra expenses this year for the school band or orchestra.
- Set your financial goals ASAP because if you don’t, you will earn much less.
- Planning is the key to success. It is the only way for school groups and school programs to raise the money you desire.
- Keep your event to 2 weeks or less. Pick a day to start and host your event.
- Additionally, come up with the big reason why your music department needs to raise money. Explain it to the parents in a way that shows them how it will help their kids personally.
- Next make a list of your potential customers including businesses in your community.
- Review and train your volunteers as they need to know what they are going to say.
- Keep very good track of all your records.
- Count your money carefully and give your customers a receipt because you don’t want a bookkeeping nightmare.
- Talk to local businesses and ask if they would like to donate any gifts or prizes to your event. You can also make this a bonus for those that buy the most merchandise and products from you. They get a shot to enter the raffle or silent auctions.
- Finally, look for ways to combine brochures with other activity events like auction items, a discount card, a car wash, raffles, live performances, etc.
What should we look for when choosing a company for a school band fundraising?
- Do they provide free brochures?
- Additionally, do they offer free shipping for merchandise?
- Can we also earn up to a 50% profit on every sale?
- Have they been in business for 50 years so you know they will be around for us tomorrow?
- Do they also offer a free prize incentive program while school fundraising?
- Do they offer a 2% cash rebate if you want it instead of a prize program?
- Additionally, do they have lots of happy customer reviews?
- Furthermore, do they offer a free easy-to-follow system to raise cash?
- Are there any other hidden fees to worry about?
- Finally, will they be with you every step of the way so we raise the money that we need for our musical students?
In conclusion, if you are looking for band fundraiser ideas— our music program fundraising works. We just love helping schools raise money for band and orchestra. In turn, parents, teachers, students and band members love our free program. Successful sellers have earned thousands of dollars.
So let’s work together!