Run an Eid fundraising campaign across both Eids
Plan an Eid fundraising campaign for both Eids: collect Fitrana before Eid prayer, sponsor Qurbani shares, ticket the carnival, and place tap-to-pay kiosks.
The goal
Collect Fitrana before the Eid al-Fitr prayer and Qurbani shares before Eid al-Adha, without mixing either with event revenue or general funds.
Where Givebear fits
Fitrana, Qurbani, and general Eid funds on kiosks at every entrance and on the website, with carnival tickets sold through a separate event.
What it leaves to you
Givebear collects and receipts the money. The masjid or its partner distributes the Fitrana and performs the Qurbani.
The plan, phase by phase.
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Before Eid al-Fitr
Last week of Ramadan
Fitrana has a hard deadline: the Eid prayer.
Eid days
Eid al-Fitr, then Eid al-Adha about ten weeks later
Crowds peak, so make giving quick at every door.
After Eid
The week after each Eid
Close each fund and tell donors it was done.
Copy and adapt.
Replace the bracketed details with your own goal, fund and giving link.
Where to send it
- Eid announcement
- Campaign page
- QR signs
- Lobby kiosk
- Event follow-up
Launch email
Subject: Pay your Fitrana before the Eid prayer Fitrana this year is [amount] per person and must be paid before the Eid prayer. Pay for your whole household here: [giving link]. The online form closes the night before Eid. [name], [masjid]
Thank-you message
Jazakum Allahu khayran. Your Fitrana for [number] people has been received and will be distributed before the Eid prayer. Your receipt has been emailed to you.
Why this plan works
The Islamic calendar gives your masjid two natural giving peaks, and an Eid fundraising campaign is how you capture both without scrambling on the morning of Eid prayer. Eid al-Fitr closes Ramadan with an urgent, time-boxed obligation: every household pays Zakat al-Fitr (Fitrana) before the Eid prayer so it reaches eligible recipients in time. Eid al-Adha, roughly ten weeks later, centers on Qurbani share sponsorship and the surge of worshippers who fill the prayer hall and the overflow lot. Treating them as one connected campaign, with shared funds and one donor list, lets you reuse setup work and report on the full season cleanly.
On Eid morning most of the giving is in person. Kiosks at the musalla entrance and the overflow doors let a family pay Fitrana for the whole household with one card, no cash and no app. The same funds appear on the website giving form, which you can also share in WhatsApp groups for anyone giving from home or while traveling. Restricted fund routing keeps Fitrana, Qurbani, and the general Eid khidmah collection tracked separately, so the obligatory funds are never mixed with carnival ticket revenue or sadaqah.
For Qurbani, Givebear only collects the money and issues receipts; your masjid or its partner performs and distributes the sacrifice as it does today.
Before Eid al-Fitr: collect Fitrana with a hard deadline
Zakat al-Fitr must reach eligible recipients before the Eid prayer, which makes it the most time-sensitive collection of your year. Stand up a dedicated Fitrana fund with a confirmed per-person amount, publish it on your site through the SDK widget, and put kiosks at every entrance for the last Jumu'ah and the final Taraweeh nights so families can pay for the whole household in one gift.
Set an explicit cutoff. Close the online Fitrana fund the night before Eid and rely on kiosks for any last-minute giving on the prayer morning, so your team has a clean, final figure to disburse rather than a pile of envelopes to count after sunrise.
Day of Eid: kiosks, overflow, and the carnival
Eid prayer draws your largest crowd of the year, often spilling into a second hall or the parking lot. Place kiosks at the main musalla doors and at every overflow entrance so the surge of worshippers can give general sadaqah or Eid khidmah without cash, lines, or a card reader passed hand to hand.
Pair the prayer with a ticketed Eid carnival, bazaar, or community dinner. Ticketing runs through the same checkout as donations, with an optional give-more step at purchase, so a single afternoon funds both the celebration and your operating budget.
After Eid: receipting and donor follow-up
Once the funds settle, automatic tax receipts go out per donor and per fund, so Fitrana, Qurbani, and carnival contributions are each documented separately before anyone emails to ask. Your donor CRM holds the full Eid season in one list rather than scattered cash records.
Convert the moment into the year. Invite first-time Eid donors into recurring monthly giving while goodwill is high, turning a two-day spike into sustained support for the masjid through the rest of the calendar.
Practical use cases
- A masjid collecting Zakat al-Fitr for every household before the Eid al-Fitr prayer cutoff
- An Islamic center pooling Qurbani share sponsorships for an organized Eid al-Adha sacrifice
- A community organization ticketing an Eid carnival or family dinner alongside the prayer
- Placing kiosks at prayer-overflow entrances to capture the largest crowd of the year
Common questions
How do I collect Fitrana before the Eid prayer cutoff?
Can Givebear handle Qurbani if it does not perform the sacrifice?
What is the difference between this and the Ramadan campaign template?
How do we ticket an Eid carnival or community party?
What does it cost to run an Eid campaign on Givebear?
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