A-Z of fundraising ideas
Art exhibition – display work by local artists then hold a charity auction of the exhibits.
Auction of promises – get your friends together for a party and auction of promises, such as a cooking a meal or washing cars.
Ask – ask friends and family to donate or to sponsor you with a run or event – remember – if you don’t ask, you don’t get!
Ball – hold a charity ball, charge guests for tickets and hold a raffle to raise more funds on the night.
Barbecue – a fantastic opportunity to celebrate summer and raise money at the same time.
Blind Date – organise blind dates for friends and get everyone who takes part to donate a set amount. Team up with another group so that everyone doesn't already know each other! Following the date, organise a party for everyone who took part.
Book sale – clear out unwanted books and hold a book sale.
Buffet lunch – hold a charity lunch at work.
Bike ride – organise a local charity bike ride. Download a sponsorship form here.
Bring & buy sale – never mind E-Bay, get friends to donate items for a sale to raise funds.
Breakfast party – guests can each bring a dish to a breakfast party and make a donation at the same time.
Bungee jump – go on, you know you want to!
Beard shave – shave your beard off for a good cause! You never know what you might find in it!
Coffee morning – provide coffee & biscuits & cake…charge an entry fee and donate the proceeds.
Cricket match – take advantage of the sun and hold charity matches at your local park.
Car wash – offer to wash your neighbour’s cars for donations.
Carol concert – ask your local church to support your charity this Christmas.
Crazy golf match – take a trip to your nearest crazy golf course for a tournament with friends.
Cheese & wine party – charge a small entry fee.
Concert – organise a concert in your garden.
Champagne lunch – each guest brings a bottle of cheap bubbly and some food and makes a small donation.
Curry party – have a curry making competition and charge an entrance fee.
Collecting tins – place collecting tins in your local coffee shop or newsagent. Email fundraising@fireflyinternational.org to get started.
Car boot sale – donate all money raised when you have a major clear out!
Darts competition – organise a match in your local pub.
Disco – ask your local school to host a disco night.
Dance – Get sponsored to dance non-stop for your favourite cause.
Dress down day – ask colleagues to donate £1 to dress down for a day.
Dinner for friends – cook up a feast for your friends and ask them to donate something in return.
Dog Walking – walk dogs for charity.
Egg & spoon race – relive your school days and raise money.
Extreme ironing – have a (safe) race to see who can iron the most shirts in under an hour!
Easter Egg Hunt – hide eggs all around the garden or park, and charge an entry fee.
Fashion show – have friends model and swap clothes.
Fete – get a group of friends to help you organise this one.
Face painting – organise a day of face painting for all the children in your social group.
Football match – you might find the next Wayne Rooney!
Fish & chip evening – charge your friends to have fish and chips at your house.
Film show – have a theme night! How about 70’s, 80’s or Marilyn Monroe/James Dean?
Fancy dress party – charge an entry fee and hold a raffle to raise extra funds, and don’t forget the prize for best outfit!
Garage sale – what better excuse to get rid of your clutter?
Games night – ask friends to bring round favourite old board games and ask for donations to play.
Guess the weight competition – for a jar of sweets or anything you can think of!
Give up something for a month – chocolate or coffee? – and donate all you would spend on it.
Guess your weight (or the weight of a cake/number of sweets in a jar) competition – £2 a guess!
Gift Aid – let your chosen charity reclaim basic rate tax on your donation; this increases its value by almost a third.
Halloween party – charge your friends to dress up at your next Halloween party
Head shave, sponsored – if David Seaman can lose the ponytail in the name of charity, you can lose your hair!
Hat party – another excuse to throw a fun party and charge your friends to dress up.
Hula–hoop contest – relive those childhood years and bet with your friends on the number of spins you can achieve – £1 a spin.
How many sweets in a jar? – charge people £1 a guess and the winner gets the sweets!
Ice skating party – organise a party after a skating session and sell tickets.
Jumble sale – sell all your junk for BAAF.
Jelly eating competition
Justgiving – set up a page for sponsored events. For more information visit the Just Giving website.
Knitting competition – get sponsored for your very own knitting race!
Karaoke night – ask your local pub to host a charity karaoke night, and donÕt forget those collecting tins!
Look–a–like day – hold a famous person or work colleague look–a–like competition, and charge £1 a guess.
Lunch party – have your guests make a dish each and sell portions of food.
Left–handed day – charge friends £2 to use their left hand for the day or the evening and fine them 50p each time they slip up!
Make–up demonstration – get your friends pay you to make them up and make an evening of it!
Marathon – run in one of the many marathons going on around the country, go to our calendar of sporting events.
Midsummer ball – organise a fun night out.
Masked ball – organise a charity ball and have guests pay to guess whoÕs who!
Mobile phone recycling – donate any unwanted mobiles – email us for more information.
Name the baby photograph – donate £1–a–guess at your place of work.
Nut cracking competition – bring out your inner Tarzan – get your friends to sponsor you nut for nut!
Onion peeling competition – see who the biggest cry–baby is amongst your friends, get sponsored to peel as many onions as you can! Download sponsorship forms from here.
Orange clothes day – get your colleagues to pay £5 to wear an orange item of clothing (or any other crazy colour) – underpants do not count!
Pancake race – get sponsored to make as many pancakes as you can in one evening and get all your friends involved in it too!
Pantomime – organise a charity performance this Christmas.
Plant sale – get friends to donate several plants each and youÕll have enough to set up a stall!
Poetry reading – get your local pub or community centre to let you host a ticketed poetry reading event.
Quiz night – organise one in a pub, club, bar or even at home, and charge an entry fee per person.
Raffle – get local shops to donate raffle prizes for your karaoke nights/quiz nights. Download our 'Organising a raffle' form for more information.
Record breaking attempt – get sponsored to break a personal record like not talking for a whole day! Or for leaving your mobile phone at home!
Read–a–thon – get sponsored to read as many books as you can in a short space of time – £2 a book! Download sponsorship forms from here.
Run – there are loads of events taking place all over the UK.
Sponsored event – volunteer to take part in a sponsored event. Go to Just–giving.com to set up your own online sponsorship page, and download sponsorship forms from here
Slave for a day auction – why not do it at work and get your own back on your boss!
Swear box – one for work or home, how about £1 a swear word!
Sponsored silence – pay someone not to talk for a whole day or do it yourself.
Talent contest – bring out your inner diva and host a charity talent contest at your local pub or community centre.
Toy fair – part with the old toys cluttering up your attic or shed and donate all proceeds.
Three legged race/tug–o–war – hold a charity sports day in your back garden and get friends who participate to donate something.
Talk–a–thon – get sponsored to take part in a talk–a–thon session with your best mates, see who can talk the longest!
Unwanted gift sale – the perfect opportunity to get rid of any unwanted Christmas presents and donate all the proceeds!
University Challenge – what better way to prove to all your mates/work colleagues that youÕre brainier than them? Host a charity evening, and get contestants to pay to take part and spectators to watch.
Valentine party – organise a ValentineÕs party at your local pub or at home and play cupid for the evening!
Walk – get sponsored to walk.
Welly throwing competition – get sponsored to throw one as far as you can in your own back garden or local park!
Xmas cards – make your own Christmas cards and sell them to friends on behalf of your charity.
Xmas party – invite friends to help celebrate the festive season and hold a seasonal raffle.
Yo–yo competition – relive your childhood!
Yoga marathon – what better way to relax and raise money for charity?!
Zoo quiz – see how many animals you can name in one minute and get friends to pay you per animal
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