I am on the fundraising committee for my DD kinder, not for profit. We did a trivia night and included a silent auction and made over $7k. We got alot of things donated, for example all the prizes and silent auction items were donated (we had prizes such as a night away, mens bike, signed AFL jumpers) and the people hosting the trivia night donated their time. We only had to pay for decorations and the hire of the hall. It was alot of work but worth it in the end. We had 160 people attend at $15 per person. Some of the silent auction items had a minimum start bid. We also had raffle prizes and you had to buy a minimum of $10.

Other ideas we do are chocolate drive, jump-a-thon, we make a little money off uniform (non-compulsory), Easter Raffle, Xmas Raffle, Bunnings Sausage Sizzle (we made $1,800)