Nonprofit Tournament Fundraisers & Cause-Based Events
Turn sports, activities, and hobbies into powerful fundraising opportunities.
Attact New Donors & Corporate Partners
Expand your donor base by reaching new audiences and business partners. Charity tournaments help organizations and causes reach new demographics with both desire and capacity to give. These events are fun and active, giving community members a good reason to get together and nonprofits a captive audience with whom to share their mission.
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Nonprofit tournament fundraisers are charity events that bring people together to play an activity, game, or sport in support of a cause. Teams and/or individuals typically pay a fee to register, and brands and businesses have opportunities to sponsor the event. Extras like challenges, games, raffles, auctions, and other add-ons can happen before, during, or after the event, helping raise additional funds. All proceeds from the event are donated to a (typically predetermined) charity or cause.
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These events can range in intensity from highly competitive to social. It’s possible to accommodate various skill levels and degrees of competitiveness using divisions based on skill level. This allows serious players to compete at a higher level than casual participants. Most tournaments offer pool play in a round robin format, then either single or double elimination. This ensures teams get to play at least a few rounds, even if they lose all matches.
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Everything you need (and nothing you don’t) for a low-stress, high-impact event.
When you’re raising money for a specific cause or 501(c)3 nonprofit, you need events that are worth your time and effort. RecDay streamlines things like registration, sponsorship management, secure payments, bracket management, communications, and more—so event planning committees can focus their valuable time on the kind of high-touch donor stewardship that brings compounding support.
Play with Purpose
Guides, checklists, best practices, and stories from across the RecDay community—to help you plan your most successful nonprofit tournament fundraiser yet.
Planning a Pickleball Fundraiser: Answers to Common Questions
If you’ve been tasked with planning a tournament fundraiser, you likely have questions. Find quick, direct answers here.
12 Ways to Increase Fundraising Revenue for a Charity Sporting Event
Add-ons can go a long way to make an event more fun and increase fundraising revenue. Find tips and ideas here.
Quick Guide to Planning a Charity Sporting Event or Tournament
Use this checklist as a roadmap for coordinating the details and moving pieces for a tournament fundraiser.
Ready to launch a nonprofit tournament fundraiser?
The team at RecDay is here to help with everything from launching your event website to brackets and match schedules. Get in touch below to get started.