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Fundraising ideas
What makes a good fundraising event?
Anything! Just use your imagination. At the bottom of this page we have added a few ideas of our own just to get your juices flowing.
What are the key things to putting on a fundraiser?
Publicity – do your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours know about what you are putting on? Without their support you won’t be able to raise too much money – so make a poster, email them, set up an event on facebook, tweet about it, talk about it in person, contact your local paper.
How do I make the most out of the money I raise?
Gift Aid! If you are being sponsored for an event then make sure you ask everyone who is a UK taxpayer to fill in a gift aid form – that we LifeBuilder will get an extra 25p for each £1 they donate. But be careful – gift aid can’t be claimed on anything which is a sale of an item or a service – like an entry ticket.
How do I collect the money?
The easiest way might be for you to set up a Virgin Money Giving Page – that way your supporters can make donations on-line for your event and the money goes straight to LifeBuilder – you will be able to see a nice running tab of what you have raised.
Alternatively you can collect the cash – we have lots of collection tins which we can lend out if you would like – just contact us. Then you can either send us a cheque for the amount raised or deposit the money at the bank. For any more information please just contact us.
Fundraising Ideas
A rubber duck race – get some rubber ducks, number them underneath, charge for entry into the race. Put the ducks on a stream. The duck that comes first wins and gets a prize.
Sponsored “give it up” – Give up your vice! Chocolate addict? Go for a month with none and get sponsored for each day you do it. Caffeine craver? Some time without a substance to keep you awake.
Sponsored Silence – are you a bit of a chatter box? What about giving your colleagues a break by getting them to sponsor you to be silent
Sponsored shave – got an iconic beard or haircut? Why not shave it off and get sponsored to do it.
Bring out your inner fashionesta – put on a fashion show. Create your own range – or contact local stores to put on a fashion show.
Take a bath in some beans!
Summer BBQ – the sun is shining, the living is sweet, put on a top notch Barbie and invite your friends round for a small donation
Swearing sponsor – do you have a tendency to turn the air blue? Create a swear box and every time you let out an obscenity then put a £ in the swear box.
Dress down day / non uniform day – at work or school charge people the clothes they want to wear.
Yum Yum cook book – get your friends heads together and create a recipe book to sell.
Tea Party – put on a tea party and collect some donations for your efforts.
Sweepstake – guess the weight / delivery date of the baby is a simple one in the office when you have a colleague about to become a parent – but there is an endless list – just use your head.
Novelty races – got some space hoppers, some children ride on toys? What about doing a race against your friends and raise some cash.
Who’s the baby completion – get your colleagues or school friends to bring in pictures of themselves as a baby – then charge for a completion of matching the baby to the person
Quiz Night
Talent Show
Book Sale – clear out some of your shelves and raise some money!
Bring and Buy sale
Disco dancing shoes – put a fabulous party on.
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