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A-Z of Fundraising Ideas

A

All day event 

Ask your local pub or sports club if they can arrange a 24-hour sponsored event such as darts, squash or bridge.

Auction of Promises

Try to get people to donate a gift, the promise of their time or use of their belongings. You can even ask people to donate themselves as 'slaves for the day'!

Aerobics

If you enjoy keeping fit - or want to start - why not get people to sponsor you over a certain time? Alternatively hold an aerobics evening.
B

Bring a Pound into Work 

Ask your colleagues to each bring a pound into work in aid of the charity you are raising money for.

Barbecue

Hold a charity barbecue and charge people to come to your party.

Book Sale

Dig out all those old books and have a book sale at home, school or at work.
C

Car Boot Sale 

Get all those unwanted items stored in the back of cupboards or in your loft and sell them at a car boot sale.

Coffee Morning

Get all friends together and have a coffee morning. It's a great way to catch up on all the gossip!

Coins

Fill a Smartie Tube with coins - A 'Smartie' tube hold 11 pound coins. Children could ask Mum, Dad, family and friends to help them fill their smartie tube in return for completing various chores such as making the bed or tidying their room.

Competition

Hold a competition at work, at home or at a club.

Charge for favours

Every time someone asks if you would do a favour, charge him or her.

Carol Singing

Get a group of your friends together for an evening out carolsinging. 

Car Cleaning

Organise a car cleaning session at your school, place of work.

Concert

Organise a concert at your school, church, village hall.  
D

Dinner Dance 

Have a band, good food, organise a raffle and/or an auction.

Disco

Organise a disco or 70s night - with fancy dress!

Dress down Day

A great idea if you work in an office environment where your colleagues might be keen for an opportunity to work in jeans.
E

Exhibition

Organise an Art exhibition and charge an entry fee. Combine it with a raffle. 
F

Football Tournament

Fees in Lieu

Give a talk or slide show and donate your fees.
G

Golf Match 

Organise a charity golf day.
H

Halloween Ball 

Sell tickets to a fancy dress ball or party.
I

In Memoriam Donation

Remember a loved one with donations for the Kambia Hospital Appeal in lieu of flowers.
J

Jumble Sale 

Always a good fundraiser.
K

Karaoke Evening 

Ask a local pub to host a Karaoke night for you and charge people to get in or take part.
L

Lunch Money 

Ask all your colleagues to bring in sandwiches for their lunch and donate the money they saved to charity.

Lunchtime/Evening Quiz

Stimulate the mind! Get together teams and charge to take part. 

Line Dancing Evening

Organise a line dancing evening with a raffle.
M

Match the pet to the owner competition. 

Ask your colleagues to bring in one photo of themselves and one of their pet. Charge people £1 a time to match up all the photographs. 

Masked Ball

Everyone wears a mask of his or her choice. Have a competition to guess who's who.

Marathon

Run a Marathon for the Kambia Hospital Appeal
N

Night in 

Stay in on a Saturday night and donate the money you save to the Kambia Hospital Appeal.

No Smoking

Get people to sponsor you for giving up cigarettes.

No Drinking

Revitalise your body and give up the bottle for a few weeks - ask people to sponsor you.

Non-Uniform Day

Hold a wear-what-you-like day. You could choose a colour or theme.
O

Open Day 

If you have a colourful garden, let all those garden lovers come and admire for a charge.
P

Photography competition 

Invite your friends to get their baby photos out and pay £1.00 a go to 'guess the baby'.

Plant Sale

Sell summer bedding plants.
Q

Quiz Nights 

At home at work, in a club or in your local. Charge people to take part. 

Question of Sport

All you sports fanatics, make up your own questions and test your friends' knowledge.
R

Race night 

Organise a race night at your school or work.
S

Snack attack

Hold a cake or biscuit sale at school or work.

Sweepstake

Run a sweepstake on how many times your boss gets a cup a tea or how may times your colleague leaves their desk during the day. £1.00 to have a go.

Sponsored Events

Bike ride, walk, silence, swim, slim, headshave.

Strawberry tea

Invite your friends to a strawberry tea. Combine with a raffle.

Skittles Evening

T

Treasure Hunt 

A challenge event for people, and a fun way to raise big money.

Theme days/nights

Jazz up the winter months and hold a themed event.

Tombola 

Get some raffle tickets and persuade your friends and colleagues to donate prizes.

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Tombola

U

University Challenge 

Collect together teams who attend the same or nearby universities and hold a challenge to see which university comes top.
V

Variety Show 

Round up your talented friends and tread the boards, charging for admission.
W

Wine and Cheese Tasting 

Invite an 'expert' or local wine dealer to bring along a few cases of wine and donate some of the proceeds to charity. 

Sponsored walk

Organise a sponsored walk

White Elephant Stall

Empty your cupboards or loft and sell items to help the Kambia Hospital Appeal
X

Xmas 

Buy our Christmas cards and support the Kambia Hospital Appeal
Y

Yanky Doodle BBQ

Z

Zoo Quiz