A-Z of fundraising ideas

• A - E
  • Everything from auctions to Eurovision parties

    A

    Auction / Auction of promises: Encourage friends and family to bid on great items and raise lots.

    Afternoon tea: Host an afternoon tea fundraiser.

    Abseil: Take on an abseiling challenge.

    B
    

    BBQ: Bring friends and family together with a (hopefully!) sunny BBQ.

    Bring and buy sale: Raise funds by selling unwanted items.

    Bingo: Easy to organise and lots of fun.

    Bake Sale: Get everyone together and bake and buy tasty treats.

    Birthday giving: Instead of birthday gifts, ask for donations to charity.

    Business: Ask you local businesses to support your charity event.
    

    C

    Coffee morning: Coffee, cake and fundraising. What's not to love?

    Car wash: Spend a day cleaning cars and raising vital funds.

    Cycling: Challenge yourself with a cycling event.

    D

    Darts tournament: Get competitive and see who can hit a bullseye.

    Dress down day: Easy to do at school or work and with relatively little notice.

    Disco / Dance: Get your dancing shoes on and have fun. Proportion of ticket cost for the event can be donated.
    

    E

    eBay selling: Sell your unwanted goods and raise money for charity.

    Eurovision party: Everyone gets to represent a competing country, and you could even bring a dish from your chosen country!
    

    Employer: Consider asking your employer to nominate your cause for charity of the year.

• F - J
  • From football fundraisers to jumble sales

    F
    

    Football tournament: Get a team together and see who scores the winning goal.

    Fancy dress event: Everyone loves fancy dress. You can do this at school, at work or with a club.

    Facebook fundraising: Utilise Facebook to raise funds easily. Just search for Solving Kids' Cancer UK and supporters can donate directly to us.

    G

    Games night: Find out who is the most competitive amongst you.

    Give something up: What can you not live without? Try a day, week, month without it!

    Guess how many: Sweets in the jar, pennies in a jar. This fundraiser works with anything.

    Golf tournament: Enjoy the outdoors with a golf day.

    H

    Head shave: Shave or cut your hair and raise lots for charity. Could you get friends involved and see who can raise the most before the cut?

    Halloween party: Who will have the best fancy dress?

    Hiking: Put on your walking boots and take on a sponsored hike.

    Hour of earnings: Ask friends, family and colleagues to donate an hour of their pay.

    I

    International food evening: Everyone brings a dish from a different cuisine.

    Iron Man challenge: Tough it out with an Iron Man challenge.

    J

    Jumble sale: Have a clear-out and give unwanted items new homes.

• K - O
  • Host a karaoke night or take part in an obstacle course

    K
    

    Karaoke night: Pick your favourite songs and sing your heart out!  

    Kick a habit: Break a bad habit for charity.
    

    L

    Livestream event: Host an online gaming session, cooking or dance class.

    Learn a new skill: Get sponsored to learn a new skill.

    Loose change collection: Collect all that loose change you have lying around.

    M

    Murder mystery event: Guess the murderer out of your family or friends at a murder mystery event.

    Marathon events: Challenge yourself to run a marathon!

    Matched giving: Ask your employer to match your fundraising, doubling your donations raised!

    Mountain climb: Climb to the top of a mountain for charity.

    Music concert: Host a battle of the bands showcasing local talent.

    N 

    Non-uniform day: Wear your own clothes for the day.

    Netball tournament: Get teams together and see who ends up on the top of the leader board.

    Name the....: Name the song, movie, teddy bear, pet...

    Night-time walk: Could you do a night-time marathon, half marathon or 10k?

    O 

    Obstacle course: Who can complete the course in the fastest time?

    Office collection: Have a collection tin in the office so people can donate.

    Open mic night: Let people take to the stage and perform.

• P - T
  • Plan a poker night or a treasure hunt

    P 

    Poker night: All money won on the night can be donated to charity.

    Q 

    Quiz night: Find out who is the brainiest amongst your friends, and donate team entry to charity.
    
    Quickest time competition: Who can complete a task the fastest .

    R 

    Raffle: Ask local companies to donate prizes for you to raffle. Check out our guidance here.

    Running events: Take a look at the running events we have places for. If you have your own place you can still raise funds for us!

    S 

    Sweepstakes: Entrants donate to enter and are given a team at random. Great for big sporting events and tv shows like the Great British Bake Off!

    Sports day: Feel nostalgic by hosting an old-school sports day.

    Skydive: Get sponsored to take on a skydive.

    Swear jar: Perfect for an office or around the home.

    Street party: Get your neighbours involved in your fundraising.

    T 

    Tombola: Run a tombola with fun prizes.

    Treasure hunt: Create a treasure hunt around your town.

• U - Z
  • Upcycle your unwanted things or get involved in a zumbathon

    U 

    Ultra Marathon: Challenge yourself to an ultra marathon.

    Upcycling: Breathe new life into an item and sell it on.

    V 

    Variety show: Host an evening of entertainment.
    

    Virtual fundraising: Take on a virtual event to raise funds.

    W 

    Wine tasting: Host a wine tasting event and enjoy some delicious drinks.
    

    Wedding gifts: Ask your guests to donate to charity instead of wedding gifts.

    World record attempt: Could you break a world record attempt, or be the first to attempt one?
    

    Y 

    Yoga marathon: Take part in a day of yoga for charity.

    Z 

    Zumbathon: Get a group together and zumba the night away. This could be in person or virtual.

    Zip wire: Brave the heights and take on a zip wire.

    Zero waste day: Attempt to go fully zero waste for a day.