Fundraising Ideas
Sponsored Events
You can be sponsored for practically anything from a sponsored silence to a sponsored trek. We can provide you with official sponsor forms overprinted with your details and the event you are participating in. Using these forms also enables us to claim back the tax paid on a donation.
It is always important to set yourself a realistic target of how much you would like to raise - once this is done you can then plan your event to reach it.
The best success stories with regard to sponsorship are where people have used their family and friends to collect sponsorship on their behalf. On average, most peoplemay be able to gain £100 of sponsorship for you. Therefore by simply giving a sponsor form to 10 of your closest family and friends could raise £1,000!
You could also create your own internet sponsor page through JustGiving, email the link to all your friends, and get them to donate quickly and easily online with a credit or debit card. Plus, online donations from UK taxpayers automatically collect the 28 per cent Gift Aid bonus! Simply visit JustGiving and follow the simple instructions to personalise your page. By creating your own online sponsor page you can include a photo and personal message, automatically tell your friends about the page, and watch your total grow on screen.
A - Z of Fundraising Ideas
A
Auctions
Aerobic Events
Assault Course
B
Badminton Competition
Ball (fancy dress; Halloween)
Balloon Race
Barn Dance
BBQ
Bingo
Book Sale
Bowling Competition
Bridge Evening
Bring and Buy Sale
Busking
Bike Race
C
Car Boot Sale
Carol Concert
Coffee Morning
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Christmas Card Sales
Craft Show
D
Darts evening
Dinner dance
Dog Show
Dance Marathon
E
Exhibition
Expedition
Exercise bike race
F
Fashion Show
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Football Match
Fancy Dress Party
G
Garden Party
Golf Tournament
H
Halloween Party
I
Indoor Games
J
Jumble Sale
K
Knitting competition
Karoke Night
L
Line dancing
M
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N
No Smoking Day
Non Uniform Day
O
Opera evening
P
Pantomime
Parachute Jump
Party
Pet Show
Pub Quiz
Pub Crawl
Q
Quiz
R
Race Night
Raffle
S
Swimming Gala
Squash Tournament
Sponsored anything-a-thon
Swear Box
Sports Match
Selling charity merchandise
T
Treasure Hunt
Tombola
Tea dance
Teddy Bear Raffle
U
Unwanted Gift Sale
V
Volley Ball competition
Vintage Wine Tasting
W
Window cleaning
Washing Cars
Waxing event - wax your hairy chest!
X
Xmas Card Sale
Y
Youth Club Disco
Your Ideas!
Z
Zany Ideas?
Visit our JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving pages to find out how to set up your own online fundraising page to advertise your efforts and collect sponsorship money.
You can create your own internet sponsor page, email it to all your friends and get them to donate quickly and easily online with a credit or debit card. No more hassle of collecting cash, and online donations from UK taxpayers automatically collect the 28 per cent Gift Aid bonus!
Download our Tips for Setting Up an Online Sponsorship Page (.pdf, 140Kb)
Please contact the Fundraising Department if you need any help setting this up.
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