Fundraising ideas
Get your fundraising juices flowing with these tried-and-tested ideas:
1 Hold a sponsored event
Why not organise a sponsored walk, swim, run, bungee jump, sky dive, dog walk, abseil, treadmill, head shave, hair dye, silence, walk in the park, baking session, marathon TV session or sit in a bath full of custard, tomato soup or baked beans?!
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2 Fingers on the buzzers: quiz nights
How about holding a quiz night? You can even theme it to fit in with local interest groups.
3 It’s all in the bag: supermarket bag packing
Ask the manager of your local supermarket or store if you could organise a bag-packing event. Get a team together to help pack shopping away and take some money shakers and buckets with you.
4 One lump or two? Coffee mornings
You can hold a coffee morning at home, at work, at school, in the community – anywhere, in fact. Make lots of coffee (maybe get some cakes in too). And invite friends, family, colleagues and neighbours.
5 Go on, have a guess: competition
How about challenging people to guess the name of a cuddly toy or how many sweets in a jar?
6 Spare a little change: shopping centre collections
Organise a collection at a station or high street; but make sure you get permission from the authorities.
7 Have you got the X Factor? Talent nights
Can you and your friends sing, dance or act? Why not organise a talent night? Or a fashion show – you could get in touch with a local college to see if they’d like to be involved.
8 Going once…going twice… charity auctions
You can ask local businesses, celebrities, football clubs or other organisations to donate items to your auction. Or why not hold an auction at your office? Staff can bid for a day off, to use the boss’ office for a day or to dress down for a week. Or you could get everyone to sponsor the boss to work on reception for an hour!
9 Just one click: online donations
Setting up an online donations page helps your friends give money quickly and easily. Set up an online donation page on Virgin Money Giving and email the link to everyone you know: http://www.virginmoneygiving.com
10 And finally: enjoy yourself
Whatever you do, remember to have fun and get everyone you know involved. Fundraising events are a great way to bring people together.
We are here to help you every step of the way. Contact us so we can give you posters, shakers, buckets and T-shirts. We may even feature your efforts on our website or Facebook page. Email us to find out more .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Download an RMHC sponsorship form.