A to Z of fundraising ideas

A

Abseil, Afternoon tea party, Anniversary Donations, Antiques fair, Arts & Crafts stall/exhibition/fair, Auction.

B

Barbeque, Barn dance, Birthday Donations, Bike ride, Bingo night, Board game tournament, Book sale, Bottle stall, Bridge tournament, Bring and buy sale.

C

Cake and coffee morning, Car boot sale, Car wash, Carol singing, Cheese and wine party, Chess challenge, Computer games marathon, Concert.

D

Dance marathon, Dinner dance, Disco, Dog walking, Drawing competition.

E

Easter egg hunt, Egg and spoon race, Egg painting, Exhibitions, Expert talk

F

Face painting, Fairs, Fancy dress party, Fashion show, Fete, Film show, Fireworks party, Flower show/sale, Foam party, Football tournament, Fun run.

G

Gala evening, Garden party, Gigs, Go-karting, Golf tournament, Guess the height/weight/amount/name.

H

Halloween party, Head shaving, Horse race evening, Hug-athon.

I

Icing biscuits competition, International food dinner party, It’s a knockout.

J

Jazz festival, Jigsaw puzzle, Jumble sale.

K

Karaoke, Keep fit-athon, Knitting.

L

Leg waxing, Line dancing, Lottery, Ladies lunch.

M

Marathon, Masked ball, Murder mystery event, Music Event.

N

Name the bear/toy, Nature walk, Netflix party, New Year’s party, No smoking day, Non-uniform day.

O

Obstacle course, Odd jobs, Open garden.

P

Parachute jump, Parties, Pet sitting, Photo competition, Plant sale.

Q

Quality cake sale, Quickstep contest, Quilling, Quiz night.

R

Races, Raffles, Rock ‘n Roll night, Rugby match.

S

Santa’s Grotto, School fair, Skittle evening, Snooker tournament, Sponsored Challenge (slim, bike ride, run, walk, silence etc.), Stalls at fairs, Sunflower growing  competition, Swear box.

T

Tea party, Teddy bears picnic, Tennis tournament, Theme day/evening, Tombola, Treasure hunt, Trivial pursuit evening, Tug of war.

U

Uniform day, University challenge, Unwanted gift sale.

V

Valentine ball, Variety show, Vegetable competition, Virtual Challenge.

W

Wellie throwing competition, Wedding donations, Wheelbarrow racing, Window cleaning, Wine tasting evening.

X

Xmas card sale.

Y

Yogathon, Yo-yo competition.

Z

Zodiac reading, Zumbathon.

Working from home is an adjustment for many – but you and your colleagues can still take part in some workplace fundraising! Skype and Zoom offer a host of fundraising opportunities: how about a small fee for the colleague always last to the call or a sponsored work-in-your-onesie day?

Netflix party

Host long distance film nights via Netflix Party. It synchronizes streaming and creates a group chat so you can have that movie marathon with your friends without leaving your sofa! Ask your moviegoers to donate to your fundraising page – even small amounts make a big difference.

Hold an online quiz night

Just because you can’t go to the pub doesn’t mean you should forego a good old quiz! Tools and apps such as Mentimetre.com and Heads Up! make online quizzing a doddle.

‘Guess the baby’

Collect baby photos from friends or colleagues and charge £1-£2 to match names to faces – with a prize to the person who gets the most right.

Celebration card amnesty

Ask your loved ones to make a small donation instead of buying you a card. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 via Facebook Birthdays – just follow the Facebook prompt – or alternatively add a donate button to your timeline to share with your network.