How to Raise Money for Your Minor Sports Tournament with Online Food Fundraising

As a minor sports team member, you know that funding a tournament can be a challenge. While many youth sports programs are open to all, registration fees alone do not cover tournaments. Often, some form of fundraising occurs a few times throughout the season to make it possible.

Tournaments are some of the most exciting and fun events of any season, where youth get to travel and meet teams from other provinces. 

Expenses associated with these tournaments, especially when out-of-town, include travel, accommodation, and competition costs. The average out-of-town tournament costs $1000 per player. To cover these costs, teams often come together to fundraise multiple times a year. With the support of your community and a tempting product, you can raise the funds needed to bring the team to victory. 

One effective and delicious way to raise money for your minor sports tournament is through online fundraising with food. Selling food is a great way to engage your community and provide them with something they already need (while supporting your cause at the same time!) Whether it’s BBQ season, a potluck, or just a busy weeknight before or after practice, everyone needs something delicious to eat.

Many groups who fundraise with TeamFund find that parents look forward to restocking their freezer with products they’ll use or buying bacon for less than the cost at the grocery store! 

Every Dollar Counts When It Comes to Fundraising!

Online fundraising with food is profitable. Outside of asking for donations directly, food is one of the highest profit items you can fundraise with. Different foods in our Alberta and Winnipeg fundraisers range anywhere from 20-25% profit on average. By dealing with a wholesaler, those profits are transferred directly to your team! When it comes to fundraising for minor sports, every dollar counts. Using a bigger ticket item that can bring in more money per sale can go a long way in making your fundraiser faster and easier.

Another benefit of fundraising with food is that it’s easy to organize, especially with the help of TeamFund Fundraising! We work with local vendors to bring you a variety of fundraising options, whether it’s a Sweet Treat, Fill Your Freezer, Bacon, or other fundraiser. 

How To Start Online Food Fundraising

How do you get started with online food fundraising? Here are some steps to follow: 

1. Determine your fundraising goal: Before starting any fundraising campaign, it is important to determine your goal. How much money do you need to cover your tournament costs? Having a clear goal will allow you to better communicate with your supporters! 

2. Choose your fundraiser: There are tons of food fundraisers out there from sweet to savoury. View food fundraisers available in your area here. 

3. Sign up for the fundraiser: Once you’ve chosen the food you would like to sell, sign up and choose your delivery date! 

4. Create a marketing plan: No one will donate if they don’t know you’re fundraising! Be sure to come up with a plan of attack for gathering community supporters: posters, social media, and email are great places to start!

Did you know? TeamFund provides marketing materials that you can use during your fundraiser!  

5. Get supporters involved: Once your online fundraising campaign is up and running, it’s important to get supports involved. Encourage players, coaches, and families to share your campaign on social media and to reach out to their networks to help spread the word! Consider offering incentives, such as team prizes or recognition, for players who sell the most items. This is also a great time to gather volunteers for delivery day!

While raising funds for a minor sports tournament can be challenging, it doesn’t have to be! Online fundraising with food is a fun fundraising idea to engage your community and raise the funds needed to make your next tournament a success. 

Sports provide many benefits for youth from physical health to social connections and by raising money, you can continue to promote and advocate for the importance of sports in your community. 

TeamFund Fundraising has helped thousands of groups fundraise for tournaments with food. You take care of selling and we take care of the rest! Get your own online store with online payments and track profits per seller. 

Try it out and score big for your team! 

Fundraise for any season and any reason with TeamFund Fundraising! 

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