Articles and reports
The longer reads: how to ask, how to plan, and what actually pays.
- Every fundraiser ranked by return on your timeDollars per organiser hour for every idea in the guide, best to worst. A report built from our data.
- New Zealand’s biggest fundraisersThe appeals, galas and challenges that raise the most, and what a small group can copy from each.
- Christmas fundraising ideas for NZ groups11 Christmas fundraisers for NZ schools, clubs and kindies, with typical NZ$ figures, how to stack them, the rules that bite, and an Oct-Dec timeline.
- Sausage sizzle fundraiser NZ: how to book and what it makesHow to book a sausage sizzle at Bunnings, Mitre 10 or a supermarket, with a costed 400-sausage day, a roster, the float and the food rules.
- Am I allowed to fundraise? A checklist for every kind of groupWhat a person, club, school, kindy, daycare, church or business can and can't do when raising money in NZ, with links to the official rules.
- How to ask a business for sponsorship (and what they actually get)An honest NZ guide to asking local businesses for sponsorship: what they really get, the real cost after tax, what to offer and a short ask script.
- How to fund a school camp (without chasing parents)What NZ schools can charge for camp, what camps cost, and a sample two-term plan to raise $8,000 without chasing parents.
- Raffle classes explained: Class 1, 2 and 3 in plain EnglishWhat each NZ raffle class is, who can run it, the prize and ticket limits, and the rules that come with it. A simple summary first, then the detail.
- Raffle prizes that sell tickets (and how to ask local businesses for them)How to ask NZ businesses for raffle prizes, bundle them into packs that sell, set ticket prices and book sizes, and thank your donors.
- Stack it: how to turn a $500 event into a $5,000 oneAdd a raffle, an auction or a food table to an event you already run. Worked NZ examples for a disco, quiz night, sausage sizzle and dinner.
* General fundraising information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Money figures are examples and estimates, not promises. Check current official requirements before you commit. About this guide