Traveling is a profoundly transformative experience. It’s so valuable to have the chance to take in other cultures and lands, learn to empathize, and broaden your skills and horizons, while making new friends and new memories.

Travel is also expensive. When considering transportation, lodging, food (and souvenirs!), travel costs add up quickly. If only there was some way you could pick up some sweet moolah on the side to pad your travel bank account and finally afford that long-awaited excursion!

We racked our brains to come up with 9 great ways to raise money for your next trip. Our goal is to help you spend less time worrying about finances and more time exploring. So, whether you’re planning your next personal vacation or raising money for a gap-year, these travel fundraising ideas are for you!

Animal shelters and sanctuaries are definitely unsung heroes, caring for the abandoned and neglected animals who need love the most. Volunteers and employees work tirelessly to feed, house, and care for our furry friends, who return the favor with love, support, and enthusiastic tail wags.

But we know love and support are (unfortunately) not enough. It takes money to run a great animal shelter and help pets find the homes and hearts they need. Today we've got 10 great ideas for your animal fundraising so Fido can find his "fur-ever" home.

Fraternities and sororities are great places to build leadership skills, community, and a lifelong network of support, encouragement, and camaraderie. While it does require quite an investment of time, energy, and money, joining a fraternity or sorority can help boost academic success, provide opportunities to hone leadership and communication skills, and even lead to job opportunities.

Many people don’t realize that philanthropy and community service are a significant component of sorority and fraternity life! Most Greek organizations have a designated charity or cause they support year-round. Nearly all fraternities and sororities require their members to participate in some kind of community service project each year.

It can get challenging to come up with creative fundraising ideas that people will actually want to attend. If you’re looking for some fun and effective new fundraising ideas for your fraternity or sorority, look no further! We’ve got some ideas that will help you reach your fundraising goals for your service project or philanthropy without all the planning headaches.

Whether it's you or a loved one suffering from the illness, cancer is horrible to endure. Unfortunately for many cancer fighters, the overwhelmingly expensive treatment and medical care costs often deliver a second wallop.

This is where hosting a fundraiser can help. Cancer fundraisers not only help meet financial needs and cover medical costs but in the age of social media, they're an excellent way to build a community of support around you or your loved one battling this terrible disease.

In addition, fundraising offers a welcome distraction from the feelings of powerlessness and uncertainty that can sometimes come with the diagnosis. Having a clear list of tasks and goals can be a refreshing focus and an opportunity to be proactive.

With all these considerations in mind, we wanted to offer a great introduction to virtual fundraising for cancer warriors and share some fundraising ideas!

It's never too early to get kids involved in making a difference in the world. Whether you're raising money for your favorite charity or you're fundraising to cover medical, school, adoption, or other expensive costs, it can feel like a daunting task.

Fundraising can be a great teaching tool for kids of all ages! It's also an excellent way for families to work together to accomplish a goal. Fundraising for worthy causes can help children learn valuable life skills and learn positive character qualities like empathy, generosity, compassion, and selflessness.

No matter the fundraising cause or goal, most families have busy schedules. They don't have the bandwidth to dedicate hours and hours to keep up with all the little details fundraising demands.

We rounded up some creative fundraisers for kids and families that we think everyone will actually be excited to participate in.