Fundraising
Ideas
All day events
Ask your local pub or sports club if they can arrange a 24-hour
sponsored event such as darts, squash, bridge, 5 a side.
Auction of Promises
Try to get people to donate a gift, the promise of their time or use of
their belongings. You can even ask people to donate themselves as 'slaves for
the day'!
Aerobics
If you enjoy keeping fit - or want to start - why not get people to
sponsor you over a certain time?
Bring a Pound into
work
Simply ask your colleagues to each bring a
pound into work in aid of the charity you are raising money for.
Charity Barbecue
Charge people to come to your
party.
Book Sale
Dig out all those old books and have a book sale at home or at work.
Car Boot Sale
Get all those unwanted items stashed in the back of cupboards or in
your loft and sell those at a car boot sale.
Coffee Morning
Get all friends together and have a coffee morning, it's a great way to
catch up on all the gossip!
Competition
Hold a competition at work, at home or at a club.
Charge for favours
Every time someone asks if you would do a favour, charge him or her.
Dinner Dance
Have a band, good food, organise a raffle and/or an auction.
Dry Cornflakes
Set up a line of people and bet who will finish their bowl first.
Disco
Organise a disco or 70's night - with fancy dress!
Dress Down Day
Ideal if you work in an office environment where your colleagues might
be keen for an opportunity to work in jeans.
Easter Egg Hunt/Party
Egg Rolling
Competition
Fancy dress car wash
Ask everyone in your street if you can wash their car - dressing up in
a zany outfit makes it more fun.
Football Tournament
Inter
departmental Five aside events
Film Show
up to you.
Golf Match
Organise a charity golf day.
Halloween Ball
Sell tickets to a fancy dress ball or party.
Ice Skating
Get people to sponsor you for how many times you can go around the ring
without falling over.
Ice Cream
How much ice cream can you eat in a minute? Ask people to sponsor you
and find out.
Jumble Sale
People love a good rummage and it's always a good fundraiser.
Karaoke Evening
Ask a local pub to host a Karaoke night for you and charge people to
get in or take part.
Lunch Money
Ask all your colleagues to bring in
sandwiches for their lunch and donate the money they saved to charity.
Match the pet to the
owner competition
Ask your colleagues to bring in
one photo of themselves and one of their pet. Charge people £1 a time to match
up all the photographs.
Masked Ball
Everyone wears a mask of his or her choice. Have a competition to guess
who's who.
Night in
Stay in on a Saturday night and the money you save, donate to Horse 4 Life.
No Smoking
Get people to sponsor you for giving up cigarettes.
No Drinking
Revitalise your body and give up the bottle for a few weeks - ask
people to sponsor you.
Open Day
If you have a colourful garden, let all those garden lovers come and
admire, for a charge.
Pony Club Events
Go for it
Publicity
Send a press release to all your local papers asking for sponsorship
from companies and individuals.
Photography Competition
Invite your friends to get their baby
photos out and pay £1.00 a go to 'guess the baby'
Quiz Nights
Always a favourite whether it is at home at work, in a club or in your
local. Charge people to take part.
Question of Sport
All you sports fanatics, make up your own questions and test your
friends' knowledge
Race night
Hold a race night in aid of Horse 4 Life
Run For Fun
Shocking sock/tie day
those who take part are asked to donate £1, those who don't pay a
forfeit of £5.
Snack attack
Everyone gets peckish in the middle of the morning, so hold a cake or
biscuit sale.
Sweepstake
Run a sweepstake on how many times your boss gets a cup a tea or how
may times your colleague leaves their desk during the day. £1.00 to have a go.
Sponsored Events
Bike Ride, walk, silence, swim, slim, shave head.
Swap Shop
You may not like filing or doing those chores around the house. Ask
your friends to pool the things they hate doing and get everyone to bid for the
ones they would like to do.
Treasure Hunt
a challenge event for people and a fun way to raise big money.
Theme days/nights
jazz up the winter months and hold a themed event.
Tombola
Get some raffle tickets and persuade your friends and colleagues to
donate prizes.
University Challenge
Collect together teams who attend the same or nearby universities and
hold a challenge to see which university comes top.
Variety Show
Round up your talented friends and tread the boards, charging for
admission.
Wine Tasting
Invite
an 'expert' or local wine dealer to bring along a few cases of wine and donate
some of the proceeds to charity.
Yorkshire pudding
Aunt Bessie makes the best, see how many you can eat. Get your friends
to run a sweepstake.
