Basket Raffle Fundraising
Instead of hoping everyone wants the same grand prize, put a table full of prizes in front of them and let supporters decide where their tickets go.
How a basket raffle works
Your organization gathers donated baskets or prizes and displays them individually. Supporters buy tickets, then allocate those tickets to the specific baskets they want to win.
Depending on where you are, the same basic fundraiser may be called a basket raffle, tricky tray, Chinese auction, penny social, or another regional name.
Why groups like them
A basket raffle lets one supporter chase a restaurant package while another puts every ticket into a sports basket. That choice is part of the fun, and a large prize table creates much more visual energy than a single prize sitting in the corner.
The work is mostly before the event
The hard part is usually getting the prizes. Businesses, parents, members, parishioners, and community supporters donate baskets, gift certificates, experiences, merchandise, and services. Once the prize table is full, the event itself is straightforward.
Twenty-five beautiful baskets don’t magically appear. Somebody has to ask for donations, organize what comes in, fill the gaps, label the prizes, and make the table look good.
But once those donations are secured, the organization has a fundraiser with multiple reasons for supporters to participate instead of hinging the whole night on one prize everybody may or may not want.
Taking a basket raffle online
Chance2Win gives your organization the tools to sell basket raffle tickets online, track entries by basket, and select winners without sorting piles of paper tickets by hand. Different prizes can also use different ticket requirements when the fundraiser calls for it.
Ready to put the basket tickets online?
Build a raffle website where supporters can choose the prizes they actually want to win.