Great Chamber of Commerce Fundraiser Ideas

Leave Your Mark - Bricks with personalized bronze plaques. Pave your way to fundraising profits with our high quality, uniquely designed concrete brick/paver which holds a bronze commemorative plaque. Generate needed funds and support by selling sponsorships to your Chamber of Commerce supporters. (800-589-9869)

CharityCDs.com - Music CDs featuring top artists and custom liner booklets. Ideal Chamber of Commerce donor recognition rewards. Music leaves lasting impressions. 60 day final payment terms with no risk return policy. Free shipping. Call toll free: 866-826-1100.

Sherwood Forest Farms - We are proud to offer the 'Profit With Evergreens' fundraisers program to Chambers of Commerce across the United States. (800-767-7778)

Pride Distributors, Inc. - Create "Your Town"-Opoly for your next Chamber of Commerce fund-raiser. Raise $10,000-$50,000+. No risk, and have fun doing it. Call Harriet at 1-800-451-5442 for a free getting started kit & sample game for "show and tell". (No cost or obligation).

Smencils - Gourmet scented pencils made from recycled newspapers - are a truly unique and very effective fundraising product for Chambers of Commerce.  They're super easy to sell and they sell fast.  Not only do they smell great, but they're good for the environment too.  It's fundraising with a purpose: "Saving trees...one pencil at a time."  Call us at 1-866-SMENCILS (763-6245) or by email. 

Lamontagne Chocolate inc - Raise more money with $2 retail chocolate products! Manufacturer of pure milk chocolate bars, chocolate almonds, bite-size caramels and mints for Chambers of Commerce fundraisers. Ask about Chocolate Boutique. (800-567-3435)

DMI Fundraising - Tell us your goal, we’ll make it ours!  25 years experience distributing Hershey, Mars, Nestle, and Fannie May Candies. We also offer many other Chambers of Commerce fundraising products ranging from the tried and true to the new and unique. Our personal attention, and quality products, are second to none. (800-628-5905)

"3-J" Fund Raising - Up to 90% profit for Chambers of Commerce. Products include Hershey, M&M's, scratch cards, jewelry, cookie dough, candles, safety products, wreaths, cheesecakes, flower bulbs, custom printed tee shirts & more. No cost for delivery. No minimum order for most products. (800-352-2643)

Flower Power Fundraising - Earn 50% profit selling guaranteed to bloom plants & bulbs!  All orders are shipped free and we provide a no hassles refund policy. We'll send you everything your Chamber of Commerce needs to succeed including free sales kits, detailed instructions and expert staff members to answer all your fundraising questions.

And Many, Many More Chamber of Commerce Fundraising Ideas >>>>

Types of Chamber of Commerce Fundraisers

Direct Sales Fundraiser

Your Chamber of Commerce orders an inventory of fundraising products to be sold by your volunteers. The product is provided to your volunteers who sell the product, deliver it, and collect payment, usually in one trip. Some fund raising companies allow time for you to sell the products before requiring payment while others, especially those providing custom products, will require payment in advance of your fund raiser.

Order Taker Fundraiser

Also called pre-sales, brochure sales or catalog sales. Your Chamber of Commerce volunteers are each provided a fundraising brochure to show potential supporters and an order form. If your group is selling a single item, volunteers may also have a sample to show. Supporters select products from the brochure and records the order on the order form. Once your members are done, all order forms are tallied and sent to the fund raising company which ships the products to the contact person for your group fund raiser. Your members and volunteers then deliver the products to your supporters.  Depending on your choice, your group can collect funds from their supporters when the order is collected or upon product delivery.

On-line Fundraiser

On-line fundraising is generally handled in one of two ways. In the first, the fund raising company your Chamber of Commerce is working with will create a personalized website for your group. You encourage supporters to purchase products or services from that site and you receive a percentage of sales. The second way is to have a coded link on your organizations website that will take the visitor to a personalized page on the company's site. Again, you encourage supporters to make purchases through the coded link and your group receives a percentage of the sales. Your fund raiser could be for a specific time frame or, depending on the program, may be an ongoing throughout the year.

Special Event Fundraiser

Special event fundraising varies significantly. Your Chamber of Commerce may work with a fund raising that conducts the entire event or they may sell the material, supplies and/or script for your group to produce the event yourselves. Regardless, your group will most likely at a minimum be responsible for securing the facilities, advertising, and selling tickets for the fund raiser.  Another alternative is a complete do-it-yourself fundraiser that your group comprises from scratch. You normally think of dinners, plays, car washes, raffles, and auctions in this category but there are lots more to consider.

Where can you find the best fundraising products and services? We've listed several fund raising companies above who have years of experience working with Chambers of Commerce just like yours. If you don't see one on this page, please make sure you review our complete selection of fundraising products and services and extensive selection of do-it-yourselfers. One of them will be perfect for your next fund-raiser!

Your Chamber of Commerce And The Fundraising Company

1.  The best way to ensure a happy relationship and prevent problems is to make sure that your Chamber of Commerce and the company you choose as a fund raising partner have a clear understanding of each other’s expectations.  Verify financial and product information with the company prior to entering into any agreement or purchasing any products for your fundraiser.

2.  If you experience a problem during your Chamber of Commerce fund raiser, discuss it with the company quickly.  Most will do their best to reach an accommodation so that you have a win-win situation wherein you both make money.  The fund raising companies want you to be happy about your association with them so that you will patronize them again and recommend them to other organizations for their fundraisers.

3.  The more your Chamber of Commerce is able to do on your own and without any special requirements, the more fund-raising profit you should expect.  If your group requests extra prizes or unusual considerations, you must be prepared to sacrifice some profit.