A-Z of fundraising ideas

Thanks for visiting this page, we’re so pleased to hear that you’ve ‘Been Inspired’ to fundraise for us!

Here you can find two A-Z lists, one for Individual Fundraisers and one for Schools.

Once you know what it is that you’d like to do to support us, please let us know so we can give you the best support to make your fundraising a great success!

Individual Fundraiser Ideas

A

• Arts and Crafts Evening- Invite some friends round, provide them with supplies and get creative! This can also be done on Zoom

• Afternoon Tea

• Auction- Host your own Auction with items you wish to sell and items others donate!

B

• Bake Off- Challenge your friends to see who can bake the best cake!

• BBQ

• Bonfire Night

• Bingo

C

• Carol Singing

• Car Wash

• Cocktail Night

• Car Boot Sale

D

• Darts Tournament

• Disco

• Dinner Party

• Dance Challenge- See how long you and your friends can dance for, get others to sponsor you!

E

• Egg and Spoon Race

• EBay- Sell some of the items you no longer need/use and donate the money raised!

• Easter Egg Hunt

F

• Facebook Fundraising- Set up a Birthday Fundraiser on FB and ask friends to donate as your gift!

• Fancy Dress

• Fashion Show

• Fun Run

G

• Golf Tournament

• Gala

• Garden Party

H

• Happy Hour Cocktail Party

• Hour of Pay- Donate the last hour of your pay for a week or as long as you would like to!

• Head Shave- Friends and family could sponsor you and also pay to cut some of the hair off

I

• Italian-themed Dinner Party

J

• Jumble Sale

• Jazz Night- Invite friends over for a night of Jazz, wine and food and ask for donations!

• Jewellery Making- Try your hand at making some earrings, rings or necklaces and sell them!

K

• Karaoke Night

• Keepy Uppy Challenge

L

• Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge- You can find out more about the Virtual Challenge ran by End to End Run, here

• Loose Change Collection

• Ladies and Lads Lunch

M

• Marathon Events

• Murder Mystery Evening

N

• Neighbourhood Street Party

• Night In- Invite your friends over for a night in and ask for donations!

O

• Office Bingo

• Obstacle Course

• Open Garden

P

• Pub Crawl

• Payroll Donations

• Pub Quiz

• Poker Evening- Invite people over to your house or host a Zoom call, play some poker and raise some money!

Q

• Quiz

R

• Raffle

• Rock, Paper, Scissor Tournament

S

• Swear Box

• Sporting Sweepstake- Run Sweepstakes amongst family or in the office during big sporting events, like the World Cup!

• Sponsored Silence

• Sponsored Walk

• Skydive

• Street Party

T

• Talent Show

• Trivia Night

• Tea Party

U

• Upcycling- Get crafty reusing some of the items laying around your house and sell them!

V

• Video Game Tournament

• Valentines Day Singles Event

• Vintage Clothes Sale

W

• World Record Attempt

• Wacky Sports Tournament

• Wine and Cheese Evening

• Window Cleaning

X

• Xmas Crafts

• Xbox Tournament

Y

• Yes Day- Pledge to only say Yes to things for a whole day, have people sponsor you!

• Yoga-thon

Z

• Zumba-thon

School Fundraising Ideas

A

• Art with a heart – use pupils’ artwork and turn it into fundraising products for parents to purchase

• Art Attack – run an arty competition for pupils to create artwork based around a fun theme

• After school party

• Auction

B

• Bring and buy sale

• Book sale

• Battle of the bands

• Bingo

• BBQ

C

• Cake sale

• Carol singing – We can supply you with all the collection tins you need

• Coin trail – ask every pupil to bring in spare change, lay them all out in a trail and see how far around the school you can get

• Car wash – get the sponges out and get the whole school involved in washing parents’ cars. Perhaps best as a Summer term activity

D

• Disco – sell tickets and encourage your pupils to get their dancing shoes on

• Design and sell items depending on the time of year – calendars, Christmas cards, Mother/Father’s day cards, or Easter cards are all great ideas

• Disney day – a magical twist to your usual dress down day

E

• Easter egg hunt – Hide chocolate treats around the school and set hints and clues for pupils

• Easter egg decorating – ask pupils to paint and decorate eggs for parents to purchase

F

• Fancy dress – ask all the pupils (and teachers too) to dress up as their favourite character for a day and pay £1 for the privilege

• Fun day – take a few fun ideas from this list and run an all day event

• Fête

• Fashion show – This might be something your older pupils might like to run themselves (with your guidance of course)

• Fun run

G

• Gala events

• Guess the weight of the sweets- Fill a jar with sweets and ask students to pay £1 to guess how many sweets are in the jar, the nearest guess wins the treats!

• Guess the name of the bear- Students pay £1 to guess the name of a teddy bear, the winner wins the bear and a special treat

H

• Halloween Party

• Hula Hoop Contest- Students could get sponsored by the spin!

I

• Italian Day- For a £1 donation per student, let students dress-up in the colours of the Italian flag, have Italian food for Lunch and listen to some Italian music

J

• Jumble Sale- Ask parents for donations and sell them at a reduced price!

• Jazz Night- Host a evening of chilled music and wine for Parents and Staff

K

• Karaoke- Host a singing event for pupils in their lunch break or for parents and staff in the evening

• Keepy Uppy Challenge

L

• Loose Change Collection- We can provide you with collection tins for you to keep in reception or in classrooms

M

• Marathon Events- Pupils could be sponsored to run a Marathon in groups, each student running a small portion of the way

• Murder Mystery Night- This would be a really fun evening for Teachers and Staff

N

• Non-uniform Day- Why not pick a specific theme to make this even more fun!

O

• Obstacle Course

P

• Pancake Day- Students could pay a small donation to make pancakes in one of their lessons

Q

• Quiz Night

• Quiet!- Pupils could organise “Sponsored Silences”

R

• Raffle

• Rock, Paper, Scissor Tournament- Pupils can get sponsored or can donate in order to participate!

S

• Sporting Sweepstakes- Run Sweepstakes amongst staff during big sporting events, like the World Cup!

• Swimming Races

• Sponsored Walk

T

• Trivia Night

• Tug of War

• Tuck Shop

• Treasure Hunt

U

• Unusual Socks Day- For £1, students can wear their wackiest pair of socks to school

• Unwanted Presents Sale

V

• Variety Show

• Valentines Disco

• Vintage Clothes Stall

W

• Wacky Sports Day- Just like your usual Sports Day but include some obscure sports from around the world!

• Wine and Cheese Evening- for parents!

X

• X-Factor Style Show

• X Box Tournament

Y

• Your Favourite Hat- Pupils can donate to wear their favourite hat to school!

Z

• Zumba-thon