A

Auction with an environmental and tech theme

Art exhibition

B

Birthday or anniversary party - ask for donation to AIDG rather than gifts 

BBQ - get your friends together on a nice summer day for donations

Battle of the bands - get local bands to volunteer a performance to raise money, advertise and sell tickets. Get bands interested by knowing that they will become more well known in the area with your advertisements and the actual performance. Get community members interested by making the cost of tickets less in advance than at the door. 

Bingo night! Charge by the card and have snacks to make it a whole evening's event.

C

Challenge Event - sponsored by AIDG, the host of whichever fundraiser makes the most money in a given time or has the best theme/pictures gets to go on a TecoTour for free. 

Car wash - fun for all ages! Remember to advertise.

Champagne lunch, Curry dinner, Coffee and pastry breakfast, Cultural feast, or any other theme for a meal is a fun and exciting way to get people together and try new things.

D

Dress down day at work - ask your boss if employees can dress down for a day by donating money to AIDG

Day in the life - get sponsors to support a day without basic services to stress the importance of supporting AIDG. It might be a nice time to go on a camping trip.

E

Eating contest - funny for any age group, especially in the summer to reduce the mess! Have an event outdoors with games, face-painting, crafts and competitions where you charge for tickets to participate.

Eighties party! Theme your party by decade, it's always fun to get dressed up and reminisce.

F

Free services for a day in return for donations. Possibilities include working on someone's car, cutting hair, doing nails, walking dogs, washing pets, and many more! One of our good friends cat-sits for AIDG.

Fashion show - Convince local businesses to pay for their products to be modeled on the runway, or at least convince them to donate clothes in return for advertising their store. In addition, get volunteers to model, and have people pay for tickets to watch. Provide food to draw people to your event!

G

Gym competition - Get your gym to have a competition for most miles ran, walked, swam, etc. for a price to enter, with a prize of a free month's membership. Get the gym to provide AIDG brochures in order to inform costumers and possibly get them to donate more in the future. 

Garage sale - Be clutter-free and raise funds for AIDG. Advertise to get people to donate items and come buy stuff. 

Game night - Host a variety of tournament based on age or favorite game. To make it more family friendly, have games that work for all ages; possibilities include chess, bridge, scrabble, and even Candy Land and Sorry!

H

Hot dog, spaghetti, or pancake night. Dress code: black tie. This is an inexpensive and fun option to maximize profits yet still have the dress-up experience that is fun for a night out.

Halloween or Harry Potter party - have a costume party with an entrance fee. Provide fun themed food and decorations, and have AIDG merchandise as prizes for the best costumes! Alohamora!

I

Iron clothes, patch clothes, or do some other tedious task for a day that everyone would love to get off their list of to-dos for a donation or fixed price.

J

Jog, bike, dance, row, swim or walk-a-thon - get people involved to raise money with sponsors and put together a short event to get many participants with a minimum amount to raise 

Jewelry making - use the pass-times you love to raise money! Make and sell jewelry or any craft.

K

Karaoke with an AIDG theme (tech and enviroment) - song ideas as suggestions? Have a fee to enter the party and guests can choose whether they want to participate or just sit back and enjoy.

Kite flying - have an entry fee and participants could get sponsored and see who's kite stays in the air the longest. You could even make a rule where participants have to make their own kites. Have the winner earn a piece of AIDG merchandise.

L

Lunch at work! Tell everyone beforehand and cook some dishes to bring to work for lunch one day and ask for donations (they would have had to pay for or make lunch anyways, you're making their life easier for a day).

M

Movie night with a tech, environment or international development theme to fundraise and raise awareness. 

Matching gifts - ask your boss for a matching gift for however much you raise at your fundraiser

Murder mystery dinner - just like in the game Clue! This can be a low cost event, though it would require some planning. It could be based off of the game or whatever creative path you feel like taking. Have an entry fee for all guests for a night of food and exciting guessing and mystery work!

N

Nature or green themed party, to reinforce the environmentally friendly pursuits of AIDG

Name that tune - host an event, where individuals or teams raise money to enter the competition and the winning team gets AIDG merchandise as a prize. 

O

Operate a service to raise money. Run errands or do chores to raise money.

P

Percentage of profits - have a day at your office where a percentage of your profits go to AIDG 

Pet show - everyone loves their pets, why not show them off? Have an entry fee per a pet and a fee for tickets to watch. Get snacks and an announcer who can spruce up the event. Have the prize be AIDG merchandise for the winner in each category.

Q

Quiz night. Through in some fun facts about Guatemala, Haiti and AIDG.

R

Raffle for services of local companies that will be willing to donate in return for advertising. You could also sell food from local companies who will donate for additional profit at the event.

Recipe swap, or swap of some other fun secrets. Bring samples of your favorite recipe, and over food and drinks share some old family secrets for some sort of entry fee.

S

Share a car - carpool to work and donate gas savings to AIDG while helping the environment 

Sporting event - host a tournament with 5 people on a team with an entry fee

Scavenger hunt - this could be themed like a pirate treasure hunt or an Easter egg hunt. Have an entry fee per child, and food to buy and a sitting area for parents to socialize.

Salsa or Tango party -  Get your friends together for a salsa lesson and dance party afterwards.

T

Tech themed party, in the spirit of AIDG's work

 Tea party, always a classic for an afternoon treat 

Talent show with entry fee and fee for tickets

U

Ultimate spelling bee. The AIDG version of a spelling contest with terms that relate to the organizations technology and goals. Have an entry fee and prizes of AIDG merchandise.

V

Valentine's day party - Host a Valentine's or anti-Valentine's day event sometime around the holiday.  Have an entry fee and sell themed goods to raise more money.

W

Wine tasting or Wine and cheese evening always makes a fun, social evening

Winter ball - dress up and celebrate the white, holiday season

X

X-mas or holiday themed parties can make for fun decorations and a reason to celebrate

Y

Yacht (or any type of boat) race with an entrance fee 

Yellow or any color themed party - Have an entry fee and get people to dress up in the chosen color. Give away AIDG merchandise for the craziest outfit.

Z

Zany outfit day - Host a dress-up day at school or work where people give donations to dress up as their favorite cartoon or movie character. The best outfits win AIDG gear.