Consider food sales as an opportunity to showcase your chapter's other projects. Use part of the bakesale table or labels on the candy bars as space to promote the Honors Study Topic, the America Reads Challenge Service Program, membership drives, upcoming orientations/induction ceremonies, or to advertise future fundraisers.

Watch out for fundraisers that involve taking orders for products which the customers pay for later. Profits are often lost in the failure to collect.

Instead of competing with other organizations on campus, try combining efforts and splitting the profits. This will give you a larger pool of volunteers, can provide opportunities for larger projects, and may, in turn, bring bigger results!

If not allowed to compete with campus food service, remember that food can be sold at local sports, charity, or community events, at local grocery and department stores, and to friends and relatives.

Collect recipes from your faculty and administration and publish them for sale.

Combine food with fun by offering musical entertainment to go along with the menu.

Taste from potluck dishes from all over the world.

Rent a cotton candy or popcorn machine.

Provide food on-the-go for evening students.

Buy large pizzas and sell them by the slice.

Sell flavored coffees with teacakes.

Set up your operation like a Subway shop.

Plan for early morning coffee and donuts.

Offer to distribute discount coupons for a local restaurant for a percent or fixed return for each coupon presented. Also, consider offering advertising at your events for local businesses or other campus clubs. Payment is according to the size of the ad.

Consider environment-friendly foods or those containing herbal ingredients.

The possibilities are endless...raffle a turkey at Thanksgiving, bake cakes for Christmas, try heart-shaped cookies for Valentine's Day, and candy for Easter. People are often the most receptive to food sales at holiday time.

Ask local hotels and restaurants to donate weekend getaways and/or dinners for raffle prizes.

Change

Those pennies count. Set up penny collection jars in classes and offices. It is best to empty the jars on a daily basis.

Raffle off the college president's (or other administrator's) parking space. With their permission, of course!

Offer a cleaning service for houses, dorm rooms, or cars.

Tired of bake sales? Try a balloon sale!