Add a marquee attraction, and a new revenue stream, to your community event.
Everything your nonprofit needs to plan, promote, and run a rubber-duck race fundraiser, from setting a goal to the final splash on race day.
Ten reasons a Derby Duck Race makes a great fundraiser for any nonprofit, from raising thousands every year to bringing your whole community together.
A rundown of the Derby Duck fundraising events taking place in August, from the Chicago Ducky Derby to the Gwinnett Duck Derby and several races in between.
How to rally local businesses, schools, families, and media behind your duck race fundraiser so the whole community feels ownership of the event.
An honest comparison of duck races and golf tournaments for nonprofits, looking at cost, financial risk, audience reach, and return on investment.
Cincinnati's 25th Annual Rubber Duck Regatta races 200,000 ducks on September 1 to benefit Freestore Foodbank, with a 2019 Honda CRV grand prize.
The 12th Annual Duck Fest Derby in Fort Lauderdale races 30,000 rubber ducks on March 17 to support Kids in Distress.
The Rotary Club of South Gwinnett County races 5,000 ducks down a water park slide on September 9, 2017, with a $2,500 grand prize benefiting Gwinnett kids.
Over 40,000 ducks race on August 19, 2017 across three nonprofit events in Texas, Nebraska, and Idaho, with car and cash grand prizes up for grabs.
Cedar Rapids Daybreak Rotary hosts a 15,000-duck race on June 17 supporting local youth organizations, with a $10,000 grand prize.
The third annual Little Apple Duck Dash races 5,000 ducks in Manhattan, Kansas to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan.
20,000 rubber ducks race down the Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida to benefit PACE Center for Girls.
Brevard County's duck race fundraiser for Crosswinds Youth Services on April 2, 2017, with 10,000 ducks racing the Indian River for a $10,000 grand prize.
The Shasta Pools Fiesta Bowl Running of the Bills Duck Race floats 12,000 ducks down the Scottsdale Waterfront for Wishes for Teachers.
Cincinnati's 24th Annual Rubber Duck Regatta sends 180,000 ducks down the Ohio River for Freestore Foodbank, with a Honda Accord and a $1 million prize.
A rubber duck race is a marquee attraction that adds energy and a new revenue stream to a festival or community event. Attendees adopt numbered ducks, the flock races on event day, and the crowd gathers to watch the finish. Derby Duck Races provides the ducks, the race website, the marketing, and the day-of logistics, so your event team can add a duck race without taking on a second full-time job. The guides above cover logistics, promotion, and sponsorship for festival and community-event duck races.
