36 Gift Basket Ideas for Fundraisers

Gift Basket Ideas for Fundraisers

Silent Auction basket ideas for fundraisers because who doesn’t enjoy getting a themed gift basket full of goodies?

That’s why any time of year you are planning a fundraiser, gift baskets and raffle baskets are an ideal option for nonprofits.

Gift basket ideas for fundraisers include a wide array of opportunities to raise funds for your school or favorite charity, including sports competitions, wine, food, experiences, travel, AIRBNB weekends, and more.

Gift baskets are perfect for unique fundraising ideas, whether it is for a silent auction at a live fundraising event or in online charity auctions.

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The creative options for themes, items, and presentations are endless…Use our list of 36 gift basket ideas to help get you started!

Fundraising Idea: Cooking Gift Basket Theme

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: The Baker’s Basket	A wicker basket of baking mixes for cakes, brownies, pancakes, pie crust, pie fillings, rolling pin, glass pie pan, wax paper, cookie cutters, olive oil, cut cupcake liners, and a baking cookbook. Delicious motivation for getting original in the kitchen.
Fundraising Idea: The Chocolate Lover’s Basket	Chocolate is a tried and true recipe for successful fundraising. Have an assortment of gourmet chocolates, chocolate liqueurs, chocolate muffins, cookies, and fudge. Be creative and have a few rare, weird, and fantastic chocolate products.
Fundraising Idea: The Julia Basket	High-end cooking dishes, Julia Child cookbooks, and DVDs of the TV show, the book and movie, Julie and Julia, and a local cooking class for the winning bidder and a few of their friends.
Fundraising Idea: The Cultural Food Basket	Choose a culture. Italian, Thai, Chinese, Danish, Indian, or Zulu (or a few cultures, for a few different baskets) – select a group of food items, jewelry, cultural books, tourist books, curious, and artwork.
Fundraising Idea: Vegan Cooking Basket	Celebrate vegan or vegetarian cooking with a healthy theme. Add a blender for smoothies. Add vegan cookbooks and stir!
Fundraising Idea: Barbeque Time Basket	Use a barbecue as the actual basket and include tools, sauces, spices, tongs, recipe books, and vouchers for meats.

Beverages for Fundraising Raffle Basket Ideas

Fundraising Ideas	Description
Fundraising Idea: Gourmet Coffee lovers Basket	Include a coffee machine, a variety of filter coffee packs, espresso coffee packs, milk frother, coffee plunger, and gourmet or rare coffees, as well as, gift certificates to Starbucks or a favorite local coffee shop.
Fundraising Idea: Tea for Two Basket	It’s time for tea gift basket. Include morning black teas, herbal teas and sleepytime teas, crackers, tiny cakes, a tea set with cups, and a teapot.
Fundraising Idea: Wine Lover’s Night Basket	Choose a selection of red and white wines, wine glasses, plus snacks to go with the wines, like cheese and crackers, and meats.
Fundraising Idea: World of Wines Basket	For a variation on the wine gift basket, procure a selection of different crafty wines from around the world. Include a bottle opener, a wine reference book, and an ice bucket.
Fundraising Idea: Smoothie Lover’s Basket	Include a juicer, a blender, fruit, and recipes for the best smoothies for smoothie-lovers of all ages.

Family-Friendly Fundraising Basket Ideas

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: New Baby Basket	Baby Shower Swaddling blankets, handmade toys, pacifiers, diaper cream, baby shampoo, onesies, crayons, all displayed in a baby tub or car seat.
Fundraising Idea: Pirates of the Caribbean Basket	A chest of pirate booty that includes chocolate gold coins, a gold bracelet or earrings, model ship kit, plastic sword, eye patch, and the 5-set movie movie night or game night collection.
Fundraising Idea: Rainy Day Fun Basket	A basket of puzzles, board games, a deck of cards, dice, popcorn, ingredients to make s’ mores, chips, pop, classic books, ice cream and movies. Throw in a fun diy raincoat and rubber boots too.

Romantic Gift Baskets for Fundraising

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: Date Night Basket	A romantic basket! Gift cards for restaurants, movie tickets, popcorn, bowling, go-carts (or any activity that could be used for a date), and flowers. You could also include a babysitting service!
Fundraising Idea: Weekend Getaway Basket	Contains a voucher for a hotel, or bed and breakfast. Includes champagne, wine, cheese, and other romantic snacks. Also, toss in some vouchers for activities near the hotel such as tour guides, spa treatments, and hiking/riding/cycling.

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Fundraising Idea: Sports and Fitness

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: Body Builder’s Basket	Dumbbells, resistance bands, an exercise mat, stability ball, sweat towels, sweatbands, gym subscription, and a voucher for personal trainer session.
Fundraising Idea: Athlete-in-Training Basket	Pick a specific sports memorabilia and build around it. For example, cycling – with gift cards to cycle shops, cycling helmet, spare tire tubes, pump, and bike repair kit, etc.
Fundraising Idea: Golfing Galore Basket	Include balls, golf tees, an umbrella, sunglasses, golfing glove, cap, golfing magazines, vouchers to local courses, and a free session with a golfing instructor, etc.
Fundraising Idea: Sports Fan Basket	Include a team jersey, team hat, tickets, peanuts, Cracker Jacks, binoculars, heat pads, banner, grilling, team flag for car and even tickets.

Tech Gifts for Fundraising Baskets

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: Video Games Basket	Select a video game console to build your theme, like the Sony PlayStation or Microsoft Xbox, and fill a basket with the most popular games and an amazon gift card to their local game store.
Fundraising Idea: Geared Up Basket	Phone accessories, mobile charger, outlet power strip, extension cord, USB, and a compact travel organizer to put all their small gadgets in.

Fundraising Ideas: Pet Lover Gift Baskets

Idea	Description
Fundraising Ideas: Pet Lover’s Basket	Themed towards a specific type of pet – cat, dog, bird, or horse, etc. Have a selection of pet toys, snacks, food, shampoos, and a voucher for the local vet.
Fundraising Idea: Pup and Master Gift Basket	Delicious treats for both the proud pet parent and their four-legged friend! Include an assortment of gourmet snacks for the owner and yummy biscuits for the dog.

Fundraising Ideas: Car Lovers

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: Auto Care Basket	Car care package tune-up or oil-change vouchers, air fresheners, tire pressure gauge, battery starter, seat covers, etc.
Fundraising Idea: Deluxe Car Wash Bucket	Delicious treats for both the proud pet parent and their four-legged friend! Include an assortment of gourmet snacks for the owner and yummy biscuits for the dog.

Fundraising Ideas: Outdoors

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: Camping Adventure Basket	Flashlights, tent, compass, local area hiking guide, lantern, cook stove, outdoor cooking pot and utensils, canteen, camping foods, and a gift certificate for outdoor recreation store like Walmart for sleeping bags.
Fundraising Idea: Adrenaline Junkie Basket	Include vouchers for skydiving, white water rafting, roller coaster rides, horse polo lessons, track cars, motorcycle rentals, etc.
Fundraising Idea: Beach Blanket Bingo Basket	Colorful towels, plastic pail, shovels, beach ball, umbrella, cooler, Frisbee, radio, sunblock, and funky sunglasses all displayed in a beach bag or picnic basket.
Fundraising Idea: Survival Kit Basket	First-aid kit, bottled water, wind up transistor radio, flashlight, matches, lightweight blanket, freeze-dried food, and a survival guide.

Fundraising Ideas: Beauty Gift Baskets

Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: Pampered at Home Basket	Bath gels, lotions, facial kit, bathrobe, fluffy slippers, luxurious towels, bath salts, massage products, tote, and a pedicure kit.
Fundraising Idea: Deluxe Hair Care Basket	Have a selection of hair care products – a hair dryer, a curling iron, shampoos, conditioners, gels, sunscreen, hair spray, comb/brushes, and hair clips.
Fundraising Idea: Designer Makeup Basket	Include a variety of makeup, also throw in a voucher for a training session with a professional makeup artist tutorial.

Fundraising Ideas: Crafts and Hobbies

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Idea	Description
Fundraising Idea: The Holiday Basket	Include tinsel, garlands, ornaments, lights, candy canes, fruitcake, holiday-themed cookie cutters, advent calendar, Hickory Farm’s style edibles, wrapping paper, ribbon, and tape.
Fundraising Idea: The Knitting Basket	Knitting needles, yarn, pattern books, knitting magazine subscription or book, completed scarf, knitting class for winning bidder and friends with local knitting guru.
Fundraising Idea: Candle Aroma Basket	Include a variety of candles and accessories such as candle holders, matches or lighters, candle making kit, and candle making books.
Fundraising Idea: Gardening Basket	Garden gloves, shovel, seeds, spray can, fertilizer, soaker hose, sprinkler, knee wagon, and a hand rake.

Have we inspired you with these fun, themed gift basket ideas for fundraising? What unique basket or bundle ideas have you come up with at your fundraisers? We would love to hear all about it! Start a conversation on our Facebook page.