Ideas for High School D&D Club Fundraising

Aiden_Keller_ · Jan 24, 2019

Greetings,

I am a High School Teacher in a small, rural town in Alaska. Recently, I started a D&D Club and we are trying to brainstorm ideas to fundraise in order to get supplies.

Anyone have any ideas?

I started a GoFundMe but otherwise I am drawing a blank...

Retreater · Jan 25, 2019

I'm a children's librarian who has run game programs before. Here are some ideas.

Try writing to the companies to get donations.
If you have a local gaming store, see about discounts.
Ask staff members if any of them or their kids used to play and have dice or anything they'd want to donate.
Libraries have a League of Librarian Gamers on Facebook. I wonder if teachers have a similar page? If so, connect with them.

What sorts of things do you need?

pogre · Jan 25, 2019

In the same situation. Thinking about running a con with a silent auction, but interested in what you come up with.

MNblockhead · Jan 26, 2019

What is the larger gaming community like in your area?

Could you run a mini-con organized by the club? Charge a small registration fee.

You could run an 4-6 hour Epic (either an Adventurer's League epic or just something modeled on that concept), dial up the lethality and then allow people to buy inspiration/reroll. Maybe $1 per reroll. Silent auctions can work well, if you can get people/FLGSs to donate items.

pogre · Apr 22, 2020

Degutis said:
Also: is it worth reaching out D&D websites and asking for a sponsor help?

Not in my experience.

A FLGS does give us gaming stuff at a tremendous discount.

Fenris-77 · Apr 22, 2020

All the standard club stuff could be done. Bake sales, 50-50 tickets if that's allowed by law. My judo club sometimes gets gigs doing set up tear down or coat check for local events (non-alchoholic) that we get a stipend for (conferences, gala dinner etc). The events thing is probably a tough sell in the time of Corona though, and you did say small rural town. Even stuff like snow removal or car washed (in better weather) might be useful. Lots of clubs in my town also do charity bagging at the local grocery store for tips.