Are you attending a church full of life and enthusiasm for Christ or are you in a church where the members are slowing down and feeling less willing to step up and join in?Both scenarios are quite common in churches of today.
If you are a church worker in a church that fits the bill for this second scenario you job of fundraising just got harder.
You may be asking yourself how I fundraise when my congregation does not want to hear us asking for more money.
This becomes your challenge.
Your congregation has been to the bake sales fundraiser and they come and shop at the annual rummage sale fundraiser but they may not want to give much more than this.
For you the church worker who has done the cell phone fundraiser and the ink cartridge fundraiser here is an idea to shake things up a bit.
How about a progressive Trivial Pursuit Tournament Fundraiser.
The way this works is similar to a chess tournament.
Your Trivial Pursuit participants pay an entrance fee to enter the tournament.
You will have 10 to 20 Trivial Pursuit games going in the beginning.
Then with the end of each round your pool of player's narrows until the final two players are playing the last round in the tournament.
Prizes are awarded to the winning player and the runner up.
You should have snacks available for sale and if your church is progressive you may even have beer and wine available.
A progressive Trivial Pursuit Fundraiser is so much fun that as you will find your group growing larger each year.
It is as much fun to come and participate as it is to watch.
Your congregants may even find themselves inviting friends to come and watch.
When this begins to happen your fundraiser has now gone from a straight fundraiser to an amazing outreach opportunity, and when we really stop to think about it our charge is to witness.