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Hop into spring with exciting Easter fundraising ideas! As the season of renewal and forgiveness – as well as bunnies, chicks, and blooming flowers – approaches, it’s the perfect time to <\/span>plan a fundraiser<\/span><\/a> for your nonprofit organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you’re raising funds for your church, school, or nonprofit, Easter offers plenty of opportunities to engage supporters and spread joy while supporting your cause.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Top 10 Innovative Easter Fundraising Ideas<\/h2>\n

Easter is one of the most important holidays<\/a> of the year for many nonprofits, especially churches, Christian schools, and other organizations built on Christian values. It will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5th, 2026. However, there are plenty of opportunities to host Easter celebrations and fundraisers in the surrounding days and weeks, too!<\/p>\n

Here are 10 Easter fundraising ideas – including fundraisers that can be held online<\/a> or in person – that will help you celebrate this season with your supporters while bringing in important contributions to support your mission.<\/p>\n

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1. Easter Egg Hunt<\/h3>\n

Is any list of Easter-themed fundraisers and events complete without the classic Easter egg hunt? These are always crowd-pleasers and can be a great way to involve the greater community in your nonprofit and bring in new donors.<\/p>\n

While this may not seem like the most creative idea in the bunch, there are several unique versions you can try. Take a look!<\/p>\n

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Scavenger Egg Hunt <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Want your guests to get to know your nonprofit? Perhaps you’ve opened a new location and want to put a spin on the traditional tour? Provide clues that lead teams throughout your building or grounds, with a basket of plastic eggs (one color-coded egg for each team) hidden at each spot that contain the next clue. The winning team can win an Easter basket filled with goodies!<\/p>\n

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Bible Verse Hunt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If you’re a church or other Christian organization, you can add a religious lesson to your egg hunt by placing slips containing portions of bible verses in your plastic eggs. Hunters can compete to find enough verses to complete the resurrection story, or you can ask them to look up verses in the Bible for an added prize.<\/p>\n

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Adult Easter Egg Hunt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sometimes called a Rotten Egg Hunt, these are great fun for those 21 and up! Ask local businesses to contribue gift certificates, wine, jewelery, and other goodies that appeal to adults. Then, sell tickets that include a timed egg hunt as well as snacks and drinks. You can even offer tiered tickets that allow participants to start their hunt a few minutes early for a higher price! Goodies too big or valuable to include in the eggs? Print out slips with the prizes listed on them.<\/p>\n

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Egg Your Yard<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Provide an egg hunt for families in your community by offering to play Easter Bunny! For a small donation, volunteers for your nonprofit fill and place eggs in families’ yards the night before Easter. This is a great fundraiser for schools, clubs, church youth groups, and other organizations with a lot of teenagers or young adults willing to pitch in.<\/p>\n

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Day-Long Egg Hunt<\/h4>\n

Make your Easter egg hunt part of a larger event filled with spring-themed activities, games, and entertainment. Guests can pay an entry fee to hunt eggs, or they can simply join in the festivities and watch as others hunt for prizes.<\/p>\n

Check out how The Friends of Governors Island<\/a> used Donorbox Events to sell tickets to their Easter egg hunt and spring event for all ages. They offered several tickets for different times and age brackets, plus plenty of other excitement throughout the day.<\/p>\n

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2. Online Easter Challenge<\/h3>\n

Social fundraising leverages the social networks of your supporters to raise funds or awareness. It’s also a great way to raise awareness and funds without a big budget.<\/p>\n

The most famous example of social fundraising is The Ice Bucket Challenge by ALS<\/a>. The challenge grew virally and quickly became a social media phenomenon.<\/p>\n

Why not hop on board the social fundraising trend and use it to benefit your nonprofit this Easter? Create your own campaign with a unique challenge related to your mission. Then, invite followers to complete the challenge, give to your nonprofit, and share it on social media while tagging friends to do the same!<\/span><\/p>\n

Your \u201cadd your own\u201d challenge should be relatively quick to complete. For example, churches can ask followers to share a clip from their favorite Easter-themed hymn or worship song. Other nonprofits can ask for posts with an image of a decorated Easter egg or a video<\/span> doing 10 \u2018bunny hops\u2019 for exercise. <\/span><\/p>\n

All participants should be encouraged to use a unique hashtag created for the challenge as well as share a link to donate to a crowdfunding page<\/a> for your nonprofit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pro tip:\u00a0<\/strong>Add another level to your challenge with peer-to-peer fundraising<\/a>. Each of your challenge participants creates their own fundraising page connected to your campaign, then award prizes to those who capture the highest number of donations by sharing their page with their family and friends.<\/p>\n

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3. Easter Basket Auction<\/h3>\n

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Who wouldn\u2019t want an incredible Easter basket filled with goodies to make their Easter morning bright?<\/span><\/p>\n

Basket auctions<\/a> are a great fundraising idea because they can be planned and executed on a small budget. Fill them with items that are easy to source or get donated – you can also bundle smaller items into one package! C<\/span>onsider what will inspire someone to bid, like a plush bunny, seasonal shortbread cookies, colorful kettle corn, and Easter-themed candy. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, auction the baskets off through an online auction<\/a>, at an in-person event, or following a worship service.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to explore different themes for your Easter baskets, consider some of the following ideas:<\/p>\n