Some ideas for fundraising for a school in need include car washes or other events that the students can participate in. Another idea is selling a product who would then donate a portion of the proceeds to the school. This includes candy bars, cookie dough, or seasonal items such as wrapping paper and home decor.
At http://www.better-fundraising-ideas.com you can get more detailed information about the things that you need. There are many good ideas that might be handy.
There is not a specific site that will list fundraisers that you can do for your school in your area. What you will need is to find out what is allowed in your state and if you will need specific licenses for the one that you want to do. If you need some great ideas then check out some great sites of fundraising ideas like http://www.schoola.com or check: http://www.fundraiserhelp.com.
bake sale or car wash
There are many websites that have fundraising ideas that one could use. The Sign Up Genius website has a list of 50 different ideas. Some fun ideas from the list are: Spell-a-thon challenge, 50/50 raffles and auctions from donations.
Some entertaining high school fundraisers are things like cookie sale deliveries to classmates, carwashes, and selling prime parking places to students.
There are several great fundraising ideas you can use. i would spend some time reading at www.fundraising.com.
There are many church fundraising ideas. They include 50/50 Bingo, Buy a Meal, Party like it's 1999, Scratch Cards, Go Hairless, Make the Grade, etc.
Some good fundraising event ideas for girls would be a bake sale. The girls can bake cookies, cakes and even make candy to sell. They could also offer cake pops that can be wrapped individually.
Some simple fundraising ideas a twelve year old can do include washing cars, selling lemonade, and selling cookies. People are more likely to donate to fundraisers or children which support a worthy cause.
Unfortunately, I am not part of a program with products that can be used for school fund raising. You could try Original Works at Originalworks.com. They charge a wholesale price to the organization and others at their suggested retail price.
I have 2 daughters in 2 different schools, and they have fundraisers often at each school. In one school, they have a magazine fundraiser, and then they also have a candy fundraiser. IN my other daughters school, they have a wrapping paper fundraiser at the start of the year, and then they also sell unique kitchen gadgets closer to the end of the school year.
There are several sources for fundraising ideas. You can check the library for books that present fund raising ideas. You can contact other organizations and ask them what ideas worked for them. Try brainstorming with group members for suggestions. Check online for fundraising companies. Attend PTA conventions in your area, as they usually have fund raising companies making presentations.