Goat Insurance Fundraising

Hold a "goat insurance" fundraising event that people can't resist because they can't stop laughing. Flyers are mailed to your membership and/or other groups to announce that your organization will raffle off a donated goat.  For $10, a person can send in the names of three people.  Letters are then sent to those three people, telling them they have a chance to win a goat.  But, for $10 they can buy "goat insurance" to protect themselves from being entered in the raffle.  The winner of the raffle does get the goat,  but after the fun wears off, the goat's returned to its owner. 

Source: Santa Clara Hospice (Santa Clara, California)

We have included a number of do-it-yourself fundraising ideas in this section such as Goat Insurance that offer a break from traditional product sales.  They were developed by groups just like yours in an attempt have a little fun with their fundraiser. Some of them are tried and true while others show a lot of creativity ... and even wackiness in some cases.  All of them are obviously not appropriate for every group, but sometimes, with only a little modification, your might find some fund raising ideas that are perfect for your group. If you have an idea for a do-it-yourself fund raiser you are willing to share with others, please send it to us via email at . Include anything and everything you would want to know if you were hearing the idea for the first time.