Gift Basket Themes for Fundraisers
It’s hard to turn down a themed gift basket full of goodies. That’s why gift baskets are a great option whenever you’re planning a fundraiser. Whether it’s for an online charity auction, live fundraising event or silent auction, gift baskets are unique. Moreover, their creative options for presentations, items and themes are endless. Here are a few gift basket themes for fundraisers.
Gift Basket Themes for Fundraisers
This article outlines a few gift basket themes for fundraising that you can sell. These tips will help you to get started so you can enjoy a successful fundraiser.
Cooking
Chocolate Lover’s Basket
Have an assortment of fudge, cookies, chocolate muffins, chocolate liqueurs and gourmet chocolates. Try to be creative and include a few fantastic, weird and rare chocolate products.
The Bakers Basket
Prepare a wicker basket of baking mixes for cakes, cut cupcake liners, cookie cutters, wax paper, glass pie pan, rolling pin, pie fillings, pie crust, pancakes, brownies and a baking cookbook.
Cultural Food Basket
Choose a culture like Indian, Zulu, Italian or Thai (or several other cultures, for a few different baskets) — select a group of artworks, curios, tourist books, jewelry and food items, etc. This is a unique idea, especially if you don’t know what type of food you’d want to sell at a fundraiser.
Beverages
Gourmet Coffee Basket
Include a coffee machine, a variety of rare or gourmet coffees, coffee plunger, milk frother, espresso coffee packs, and a variety of filter coffee packs. You can also include a few gift certificates to a favorite local coffee shop.
Wine Lover’s Basket
Have a selection of white and red wines and wine glasses. Don’t forget to include some snacks to go with the wines such as crackers, cheese and meats.
Tea for Two Basket
Include several teas, tiny cakes or petit fours, a tea set with cups, crackers and a teapot.
Family-Friendly
New Baby Basket
Take a baby car seat or tub where you can display onesies, baby shampoo, diaper cream, pacifiers, handmade toys and swaddling blankets.
Rainy Day Fun Basket
A basket of movies, classic books, popcorn, dice, a deck of cards, board games and puzzles. Throw in a fun pair of rubber boots and raincoats.
Romantic
Date Night Basket
This one is a romantic basket. Include flowers, movie tickets, gift cards for restaurants, bowling, popcorn, go-karts (or any other activity that one would enjoy on a date). Consider including a babysitting service.
Weekend Getaway Basket
This can include a voucher for a bed and breakfast or a hotel. Include cheese, wine, champagne and other romantic snacks. You can also toss in some vouchers for activities near the hotel such as cycling/riding/hiking, spa treatments or tour guides.
Sports and Fitness
Sports Fan Basket
Include tickets to a game, team hat, team jersey and peanuts. Binoculars, team flag for car, heat pads and even cracker jacks will be great.
Bottom Line
With these gift basket themes for fundraisers; you can get people excited about your fundraiser and meet or even exceed your targets. The trick is to choose a basket that’s appropriate for your target donors. Take some time to think about the kind of people you want to donate to your cause and create customized baskets with items you think they’ll like to fully enjoy all of the benefits of a fundraiser.
