Fundraising Ideas

Here are just some suggestions. Download the full list in PDF.

Annual Dinner Dance / Party
Annual Event – dance/fireworks/New Year party, etc
Annual Subscription/Membership
Art Sale / Auction
Auction of Promises
Auctions of Promises
Bad Hair Day
Balloon Races
Balls & Dances – mid-summer, Valentines Day, New Year or Christmas
Barn Dances
Bingo
Bucket or Street Collections outside stores and in shopping malls
Burns Night Celebrations
Cake Bake
Car Boot sales
Car Wash
Carol Singing
Celebrity Speaker Event (eg.figures)
Challenge Events
Charity Stall for Sales of Second Hand items
Cheese & Wine Evenings
Chess Competition
Christmas Card & calendar sales
Christmas Fair
Clay Pigeon Shoot
Clothes Swap – ask people to donate those unwanted items with their price tags still on
Coffee Morning
Concerts
Cookery Book
Cookery Demo or Themed Food Evening
Country Walk or Ramble
Craft Fair
Crazy Golf Match
Disco
Doughnuts – make and sell
Donations
Duck Races
Easter Egg Hunt
Face Painting
Family Portrait / Photo
Fancy dress party
Fashion Shows
Fetes
Fifty Fifty Raffle
Film Premiere – sponsor or show a new film, though you may have to consider asking for “donations” rather than charge a fee
Fireworks Display
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Football Match / Tournament
Fun Runs
Garden Parties
Generous Giving from Wealth Individuals
Gladiators / It’s a Knockout
Golf Events
Grants from Fundraising Bodies & Trusts
Helping Hand service – offer to cut peoples grass, walk their dogs or look after their home whilst they’re on holiday, asking for a donation in return
Horse Racing evening
International Evenings – themed evenings, Italian, Indian, Australian, etc
Just Giving – use Facebook and MySpace to let your friends and family know all about it
Karaoke Evening