100 creative ways to raise money at a corporate fundraising event

1. Corporate Sponsorships: Secure corporate sponsors who contribute funds in exchange for visibility and recognition.
2. Employee Payroll Giving: Encourage employees to make regular, tax-efficient donations from their paychecks.
3. Virtual Fundraiser Challenges: Organize virtual challenges like step challenges, fitness goals, or creative contests for employees to participate in and raise funds.
4. Charity Auction: Host an online charity auction featuring items or experiences donated by companies.
5. Online Charity Shop: Create an online shop featuring products from partnering businesses, with a portion of the sales going to the charity.
6. Matched Donations: Encourage corporate partners to match employee donations, effectively doubling the contribution.
7. Charity Calendars: Create and sell custom charity calendars featuring corporate partners’ logos and messages.
8. Office Bake Sale: Employees can bake and sell goods within the office, with proceeds going to the charity.
9. Corporate Challenge Grant: Challenge companies to match a specific fundraising goal, motivating employees to reach the target.
10. Virtual Gala: Host a virtual gala with ticket sales, sponsorships, and opportunities for employees to donate during the event.
11. Sponsored Silence: Employees can participate in a sponsored silence for a set period, raising funds based on their ability to stay quiet.
12. Car Wash Day: Set up a charity car wash where employees wash colleagues’ cars for donations.
13. Dress-Down Day: Allow employees to dress casually for a day in exchange for a charitable donation.
14. Lunchtime Quiz: Organize a lunchtime quiz with an entry fee and prizes for winners.
15. Corporate Challenges: Engage companies in friendly fundraising competitions, such as who can raise the most funds within a set time frame.
16. Golf Tournament: Host a charity golf tournament with team entry fees and sponsorship opportunities.
17. Art Auction: Curate an art auction featuring artwork from employees and external artists, with a portion of sales going to the charity.
18. Corporate Bake-Off: Hold a corporate baking competition with entry fees and proceeds directed to the charity.
19. Donation Matching Day: Designate a specific day where corporate partners match all employee donations made on that day.
20. Online Wine Tasting: Partner with a winery for an online wine tasting event, selling tickets and wine packages.
21. Team Building Challenges: Organize team-building activities where teams must raise funds together to participate.
22. Online Workshops: Host online workshops or masterclasses on various subjects and charge an entry fee.
23. Employee Talent Show: Showcase employee talents in a talent show, with ticket sales benefiting the charity.
24. Virtual Treasure Hunt: Create a virtual treasure hunt with an entry fee and prizes for winners.
25. Desk Decorations: Encourage employees to decorate their desks or workspaces for a fee, with the best-decorated area winning a prize.
26. Office Olympics: Organize an office Olympics event with entry fees and competitions in various games and challenges.
27. Auction Off Corporate Services: Auction off services or expertise provided by corporate partners.
28. Online Cook-Off: Host an online cooking competition where employees can compete for the title of “Corporate Chef.”
29. Book Sale: Set up a book sale featuring books donated by employees and local businesses.
30. Craft Fair: Organize a craft fair within the office, showcasing handmade crafts from employees.
31. Artisanal Food Fair: Feature artisanal food and beverage products from local businesses, with a percentage of sales going to the charity.
32. Plant Sale: Sell potted plants or succulents within the office.
33. Product Demonstrations: Invite companies to provide product demonstrations or workshops for employees in exchange for a donation to the charity.
34. Wellness Classes: Offer wellness classes such as yoga or meditation sessions with a donation-based entry fee.
35. Mystery Box Auction: Auction off mystery boxes filled with surprise items donated by corporate partners.
36. Themed Office Days: Host themed office dress-up days or events with entry fees.
37. Trivia Night: Organize a trivia night with an entry fee and prizes for winning teams.
38. Photo Contest: Hold a photo contest with an entry fee, featuring employee-submitted photos related to a specific theme.
39. Virtual Concert: Arrange a virtual concert featuring local musicians, selling tickets to employees and partners.
40. Office Art Installation: Create an office art installation with pieces donated by employees and local artists, with an option for employees to purchase art.
41. Sports Day: Organize a sports day with various athletic activities and a participation fee.
42. Corporate Talent Show: Encourage employees to showcase their talents in a company-wide talent show with entry fees.
43. Employee Cookbook: Compile a cookbook featuring employees’ favorite recipes and sell it to raise funds.
44. Fancy Dress Run: Arrange a fun run where participants wear fancy dress costumes, with entry fees going to the charity.
45. Corporate Quiz Bowl: Host a corporate quiz bowl competition with teams competing for a donation prize.
46. Live Auctioneer Services: Auction off the services of a professional auctioneer for corporate events or parties.
47. Charity Poker Night: Organize a charity poker night with buy-ins and donations to play.
48. Corporate Craft Workshops: Partner with local craft businesses for corporate craft workshops, with a portion of fees benefiting the charity.
49. Product Sales Pop-Up: Set up a pop-up shop in the office featuring products from corporate partners, with a percentage of sales directed to the charity.
50. Employee Donation Stations: Place donation stations around the office where employees can easily contribute to the charity.
51. Virtual 5K Run: Organize a virtual 5K run with entry fees and encourage employees to participate from different locations.
52. Corporate Comedy Night: Host a comedy night featuring local comedians, with ticket sales and sponsorships.
53. Employee Artwork Sale: Employees can sell their artwork, crafts, or photography to colleagues, with proceeds going to the charity.
54. Board Game Tournament: Arrange a board game tournament with entry fees and prizes for the winning team.
55. Corporate Ice Cream Social: Host an ice cream social within the office, selling ice cream cones and sundaes for charity.
56. Product Launch Event: If a corporate partner is launching a new product, collaborate to donate a portion of the launch event’s proceeds to the charity.
57. Corporate Open Mic Night: Organize an open mic night for employees to showcase their talents, with ticket sales benefiting the charity.
58. Corporate Film Screening: Host a screening of a popular film or documentary, selling tickets and concessions for the charity.
59. Meditation Retreat: Arrange a corporate meditation retreat or workshop with a donation-based entry fee.
60. Corporate Wine Tasting: Partner with local wineries for a corporate wine tasting event, with ticket sales and wine package purchases.
61. Donation Matching Campaigns: Encourage corporate partners to run donation matching campaigns for a limited period.
62. Office Comedy Roast: Organize a comedy roast event featuring prominent employees, with ticket sales and sponsorships.
63. Corporate Trivia Challenge: Host a corporate-wide trivia challenge with entry fees, and donate a portion of the proceeds.
64. Virtual Dance Party: Throw a virtual dance party with entry fees and a DJ, encouraging employees to dance from their homes.
65. Corporate Charity Breakfast: Hold a charity breakfast within the office, selling breakfast items for donations.
66. Employee Pet Photo Contest: Organize a pet photo contest for employees, with entry fees and prizes for winners.
67. Corporate Charity Run: Register corporate teams for local charity runs and marathons, with participants raising funds.
68. Corporate Charity Ball: Host a formal charity ball with ticket sales, sponsorships, and live entertainment.
69. Online Language Classes: Offer online language classes with fees going towards the charity.
70. Corporate Charity Cookbook: Create a corporate charity cookbook featuring recipes from employees and partners.
71. Office Charity Auction: Host a small-scale charity auction within the office, featuring items donated by employees.
72. Corporate Battle of the Bands: Organize a battle of the bands competition with entry fees and proceeds for charity.
73. Virtual Talent Show: Hold a virtual talent show for employees to showcase their talents, with entry fees.
74. Corporate Mini-Olympics: Arrange a mini-Olympics event within the office, with participation fees and donations.
75. Online Charity Masterclasses: Offer online masterclasses on various skills, with fees directed to the charity.
76. Corporate Charity Scavenger Hunt: Organize a corporate scavenger hunt with teams paying to participate.
77. Employee Appreciation Wall: Create a wall of appreciation where employees can pay to have their messages displayed.
78. Corporate Charity Brunch: Host a charity brunch event with ticket sales and a buffet.
79. Virtual Pet Parade: Organize a virtual pet parade where employees can show off their pets on video calls, with entry fees.
80. Corporate Charity Comedy Night: Arrange a comedy night with a professional comedian, with ticket sales and sponsorships.
81. Online Art Classes: Offer online art classes with fees contributing to the charity.
82. Corporate Charity Bowling: Organize a corporate bowling tournament with entry fees and donations.
83. Virtual Talent Auction: Employees can auction off their talents or skills, with the winning bidder’s donation going to the charity.
84. Corporate Charity Hike: Plan a corporate charity hike or nature walk, with participants raising funds through pledges.
85. Employee Donation Challenges: Set up donation challenges where employees compete to raise the most funds.
86. Corporate Charity BBQ: Host a charity BBQ event within the office, with proceeds from food sales.
87. Virtual Charity Film Screening: Arrange an online screening of a classic film, selling virtual tickets.
88. Corporate Charity Paint Night: Organize a paint night event with an artist leading the session, with ticket sales.
89. Online Chess Tournament: Host an online chess tournament with an entry fee and prizes for winners.
90. Corporate Charity Pub Quiz: Organize a pub quiz event within the office or virtually, with entry fees.
91. Virtual Escape Room Challenge: Plan a virtual escape room challenge with teams paying to participate.
92. Corporate Charity Zumba: Host a charity Zumba or fitness class with entry fees and a professional instructor.
93. Online Cooking Classes: Offer online cooking classes led by a chef, with fees contributing to the charity.
94. Corporate Charity Poker Tournament: Organize a poker tournament within the office or online, with buy-ins and donations.
95. Virtual Travel Night: Host a virtual travel-themed night with presentations and ticket sales.
96. Corporate Charity Bingo: Arrange a charity bingo night within the office or virtually, with ticket sales.
97. Online Magic Show: Collaborate with a magician for a virtual magic show, with ticket sales.
98. Employee Charity Photoshoot: Arrange a charity photoshoot event with a professional photographer, with fees going to the charity.
99. Corporate Charity Runway Show: Host a runway show featuring corporate employees as models, with ticket sales.
100. Virtual Art Auction: Curate a virtual art auction featuring artworks from employees and external artists, with a portion of sales directed to the charity.

These creative fundraising ideas offer diverse opportunities for corporate partners to engage employees, raise funds for charitable causes, and foster a culture of giving within the workplace.