Fundraising Ideas

Non-uniform day

Students donate on entry. Why not make it more fun with a theme like only wearing pyjamas or book characters?

Bake sale

Get everyone involved in baking! You can even give each student or class the challenge of having to bake something different with an award for best presentation.

Fundraising stalls

Plan a fair for the school and set groups within school years. Each group can come up with their own stall idea.

Book sale

Get everyone to bring in old books to resell.

Sports day

Have tournaments like tug of war or even have students vs teachers!

Raffle

Get donations or have students and parents put their skills to use by making their own prizes e.g. cakes, flower arrangements, knitted prizes etc.

Party/disco

Hold a school disco where the children can dress up and play party games. Have an entry fee and get people to donate prizes.

Talent show

Make it more interesting with guest judges or winner can be chosen by whoever gets the loudest cheers.

Art exhibition

Have students create their own works of art. You could give each class a theme or different art medium. Friends and family can pay entry.

Bingo

Have donated prizes or a prize pot. Make it more interesting by creating your own bingo cards with forfeit squares!

Quiz night

Test everyone’s knowledge for the chance to win a donated prize.

Coffee morning

A coffee and a cake is a great way to start the day. Charge for entry or per cup.

Fancy dress

Have everyone write down a chosen theme and draw one out of a hat, anyone who wants to contribute a theme should pay an entry fee.

Video gaming tournament

This could be Mario Kart, Just Dance, Mortal Kombat or Streetfighter – have the office vote on what game they want.

BBQ

Organise a BBQ for friends and family. Have everyone bring along things to BBQ or other home-made foods.

Karaoke

Who has the best singing voice? Battle it out between your coworkers!

Arm-wrestling competition

Have an opportunity for extra donations with rematches!

Swear box

You can kill two birds with one stone by making a penalty box for any bad habits in the workplace!

Hour of earnings

For a group that’s less motivated, convince coworkers to donate an hour of their pay.

Sponsored Movember

Get sponsors for growing out facial hair!

Sponsored shave or hair cut

Are you brave enough to shave your head or donate hair?

Sponsored clean-up

Get sponsorship for cleaning the local area.

Sponsored walk

This can be alone or with friends and family.

Golf tournament

This can be as simple as mini or crazy golf or you can get advanced with pitch and put!

Football team

Assign everyone into football teams. Have an entry fee and you could charge extra for those that want to choose their position.

Darts tournament

For a less physical sport, darts is always a fun way to inspire competitiveness.

Sweepstakes

This can be for televised matches like football, tennis or cricket. Winner can have the donation made in their name.

Formal black-tie galas

Dress to the nines and enjoy a formal evening at a nice venue.

Come Dine With Me themed nights

Turn a dinner party into a competition! Who will score the most for their cooking?

Murder mystery dinner

Get everyone involved in your very own whodunnit!

GoFundMe pages

This is a great way to get funding on a larger scale with an online audience.

Facebook fundraising

Use Facebook groups or fundraising tools on social media posts.

Costume-themed marathon

Have everyone in the same costume e.g. Santa or Where’s Wally.

Dance-a-thon

Who can dance for the longest?

Swim-a-thon

Set a personal goal or take on a distance to swim.

Cycling

Get sponsorship for cycling a desired distance.

Christmas carols

Sing Christmas carols to spread Christmas cheer and collect donations door-to-door.

Tree decorating competition

Separate everyone in groups and have them decorate their Christmas tree based on a theme.