A-Z of ideas

A

• Abseil
• Art exhibition
• Auction

B

• Bake Off
• Barbecue
• Battle of the bands
• Big Blue Day – celebrate our ocean for one day
• Bike ride
• Birthday – ask for donations instead of gifts
• Birthday cards - select and personalise from a wide range at Making A Difference Cards
• Board games night
• Bowling tournament

C

• Cake sale
• Car wash
• Charity of the year – fundraise all year round with your business, school or club
• Christmas cards – make and sell your own
• Christmas presents – ask for donations instead of gifts
• Crafts – start a craft group and sell what you make to raise money

D

• Dance-a-thon
• Dinner party – make a sustainable fish supper using our Good Fish Guide and ask diners for donations
• Dog show
• Dog walking

E

• Egg hunt
• Egg race
• Endurance challenge – back-to-back marathons, exercise for 24 hours

F

• Face painting
• Fancy dress day – at school or work
• Fashion show – hold a ‘trashion show’ by making outfits from waste and showing them off on the catwalk
• Fete
• Film night – turn your home, school or village hall into a private cinema
• Flower sale
• Football match/tournament
• Fun run

G

• Gala evening – host a black-tie event with a fundraising auction or raffle
• Gaming night
• Garden party – host an afternoon tea with sparkling wine and strawberries
• Greetings cards - personalise and select from a wide range at Making A Difference Cards
• Guess the weight/number/name

H

• Haircut – cut it all off, go for something dramatic or dye it a bright colour
• Half-marathon

I

• It’s A Knockout

J

• Jailbreak – teams compete to get as far away as they can without spending any money
• Jumble sale

K

• Karaoke evening
• Kayaking

L

• Leave a legacy

M

• Marathon – join an organised event or choose your own route
• Masterclass – teach a skill yourself, or hire a guest speaker and sell tickets
• Matched giving – ask your employer to match any donations you get, either in full or up to a certain amount
• Mountain climb
• Mud run
• Murder mystery
• Music concert or festival

N

• New Year’s resolution – donate every time you break a resolution
• Non-uniform day (see Big Blue Day)

O

• Obstacle course
• Odd jobs – hire yourself out to help with gardening, DIY or painting
• Office collection – put one of our collection boxes at work

P

• Pamper day – invite friends for a day of pampering, makeovers, manicures and face masks
• Pancake race
• Party time – throw a party with a theme, dressing up and games
• Payroll giving – ask your finance department about this way to give at work

Q

• Quiz night

R

• Raffle – see our Fundraising questions answered page on how to keep it legal
• RAG Week – use your university RAG week to raise money
• Ramble – set your distance and route and get walking in the great outdoors
• Row – cross the English Channel (or even the Atlantic) on a rowing machine
• Rugby match

S

• Sponsored silence
• Sports day
• Swear box
• Sweepstake – ask people to donate to guess the outcome of an event like Eurovision or Wimbledon and award the winner a prize
• Swim – swim a mile (or more) or take a dip in the icy sea

T

• Talent show
• Teddy bears' picnic
• Treasure hunt
• Triathlon – join an organised event or set your own challenge

U

• Unwanted gifts sale

V

• Valentine's singles' night
• Veggie sale – grow your own vegetables and sell them to raise funds
• Volleyball match

W

• Wax – legs, armpits, eyebrows...
• Wine/whiskey tasting

Y

• Yoga

Z

• Zipline
• Zorbing
• Zumba