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Basketball Coaches Say “We Need Fundraising”

Think you’re alone when it comes to fundraising? You’re not! We’ve worked with youth, high school, and even college programs like Division 1 Jacksonville University, who all tell us the same thing.

“We need fundraising”.

That’s why we went to work on a variety of different fundraisers to help basketball teams for free.

What Is a Fill My Basketball Fundraiser?

As simple as it sounds, a “Fill My Basketball” fundraiser is a pen and paper basketball printout that you can distribute to your team that can raise $475 per player.

Now a key here, is that in each section of our basketball is spots that can be claimed through donations. You give it to your basketball players participating in the fundraiser, they bring it to people like relatives who donate that amount of money and sign their name on to the spot. As Mike Breen says, “Bang!”, you’ve got a great fundraiser going.

Ideally, your players fill your entire basketball which would raise $475 per player.

Why Teams Love the Fill My Basketball Fundraiser

There are plenty of fundraisers out there, but few are as effective and easy to run as the Fill My Basketball fundraiser. Here’s why coaches and parents consistently choose it:

Visual and Interactive

People respond to visuals. Especially kids. Fill my basketball allows for both an achievable goal and one that when multiplied by 10-15 or more kids, presents a tremendous fundraising boon for your program.

Having it laid out on a paper template makes it simple. We take that same philosophy with our digital products and coaches tell us all the time how easy it is.

Easy to Share

In just a few clicks, players can text a photo of their basketball to family, post it on Instagram, or email it to relatives across the country. While digital fundraisers execute these steps a little better, pen and paper templates when shared with intent can reach people across the country.

An extended family group chat or Facebook chat can be a little cheat code to immediate success.

Quick to Run

Some fundraisers drag on for over a month. These fundraisers tend to fall off quickly, especially with kids and busy families. A Fill My Basketball fundraiser usually takes just two to three weeks from start to finish.

Week 1 - Distribution and Fundraiser Kick Off

Explain to your team what the fundraiser is and how it works. Here is where you can lay out goals, and even potentially offer an incentive to your program if they fill their basketball completely with donations.

Week 2 - Fundraise at Peak Levels

Here is where everyone knows about your fundraiser and it’s top of mind. Send periodic reminders to your team to continue to fill their basketballs after practice. Encourage kids to reach out beyond their nuclear family.

Week 3 - Fundraiser Wind Down, Collect Money

Make your last push for donations and have players turn in their basketballs. Recgonize those who went above and beyond for the program. If you offered an incentive, now is the time to deliver!

Low Effort, High Impact

No products to sell, no inventory to manage, and no event logistics. It’s a clean, digital process that still raises significant funds. Best of all, like our Teamfi digital products which include crowdfunding, calendars, and donation pages, all of the funds go directly to your program.

Cookie dough fundraisers are great, but you’re only getting a little bit of each sale.

For example, Sarah is a player on your basketball team. She sells three pounds of cookie dough at an inflated price to her grandma for $25. The fundraising company takes 20% and the cookie dough manufacturer takes 40%.

$10 of grandma’s $25 is going to support her grandaughter.

Why wouldn’t she just donate $25 and normally priced cookie dough at the store?

It’s inefficient fundraisers like this that have teams flocking to digital fundraising as well as pen and paper templates like our pick a date calendar template and fill my basketball. We’ve seen  digital fundraiser raise average sized programs over $60,000 in just a few weeks.

Works for Any Program

Some fundraisers out there are for kids. Some are for high schoolers. The Fill My Basketball fundraiser is great for older and younger kids alike.

Whether you’re a youth AAU program from the city or a small-town school basketball program, this is a flexible easy to use fundraiser you can take advantage of.

Download Your Fill My Basketball Template and Get Started

Ready to start fundraising? Let’s kick off this fundraiser! Just add your email to the form below and we'll send the free and ready-to-print Fill My Basketball fundraiser template directly to your inbox.

Fill My Basketball Alternatives

Crowdfunding - With a digital hub for each team and individual donation pages for each fundraiser participant, watch your basketball players fundraise against eachother in real time.

Basketball Pick a Date to Donate Calendar - Like the fill my basketball, donors select a spot on your fundraiser participant’s page and donate that amount. In this case, it’s a calendar.

Donation Pages - A great add-on fundraiser, have an online fundraiser QR code and staple it to your Fill My Basketball to allow for digital donations and collect fill my basketball funds, making it super easy for you as the coach. No more having kids bring hundreds of dollars of cash to school. It’s all funneled to your program directly.

Shoot-a-thon - Test your team’s skills and raise money for your program at the same time with this pledge based fundraiser. Good for friendly conversation, players raise funds by getting pledges. This can be three point shots made in a minute, in 30 shots, free throws, layups. Scale it to your program!

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