Everyone needs inspiration when trying to achieve a fundraising target.

The first step in planning your fundraising event or activity is an idea of what you want to do. Just in case you need a bit of inspiration in that department, we’ve put together a few fundraising ideas based on themes, with a few helpful hints along the way.
Fundraising is so much easier when you do something that interests you, so be honest with yourself, think of what you are able to manage and plan ahead.

A-Z of fundraising ideas

A

Auction, abseil, ‘Antiques Roadshow’, art exhibition

B

Beard shave, black tie ball, BBQ, Burns Night, Boxing Day dip, bag packing

C

Cake bake, casino, car wash, concert, car boot sale, cricket match

D

Darts tournament, disco, dance marathon, dog walking, donate your commute, donate your daily 'savings' (the money you may usually spend on coffees at a coffee shop, child care, petrol, treats at the till, or haircuts etc),

Donate on your birthday.

E

Egg and spoon race, exercise class, Easter egg hunt

F

Fashion show, fishing competition, fancy dress party, film show, face painting

G

Garage sale, garden party, gala evening, golf day

H

Halloween party, head shave, hockey match, home challenges, hugathon

I

Isolation challenges (grow a beard etc)

J

Jumble sale, jokeathon, jazz evening, jelly bath, juggleathon

K

Karaoke night, kick a bad habit, keep fit

L

Lunch party, line dance

M

Marathon, magic show, Monopoly challenge, massage, murder mystery

N

Non-uniform day, no smoking day, netball competition

O

Open day at work or in your garden, open air concert

P

Plant sale, pub quiz, ping pong competition, pantomime, pancake race

Q

Quiz, quit smoking, ‘Question of Sport’

R

Rugby match, raffle, roller skating, raft race, race night, Readathon

S

Sponsored silence, skydive, swishing – clothes swap, sponsored swim, sports day

T

Talent contest, treasure hunt, tennis match, teddy bears’ picnic, tug-o-war

U

Unwanted gift sale

V

Variety show, virtual races, virtual bake off, virtual coof off, volleyball match

W

Wine tasting, welly throwing

X

Xmas party

Y

Yodelling contest

Z

Zany as you like…