A to Z of Fundraising Ideas
Need some fundraising inspiration? We've compiled an A to Z list of ideas:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Abseil
Antiques fair
Apple dunking
Archery
Arm wrestling
Arts or crafts stall/exhibition/fair/sale
Auction
Auction of promises
B
Back to front day
Bad hair day
Bad tie day
Baked beans bath
Ball (themed, summer, winter etc)
Barbecue
Barn dance
Beat the goalie / penalty shoot out
Bedroom tidying
Beetle drives
Bike display or competition
Bike ride Bike-a-thons
Bingo Book or comic sale
Bop'till you drop
Bouncy castle
Bring and buy sale
C
Cabaret
Cake sale / stall
Car boot sale
Car wash
Caribbean day
Carol singing
Cartwheel competition
Chocolate ban
Coffee morning
Coin collecting
Collages
Collections
Competitions
Computer games marathon
Concert
Conker championship
Cook book
Cookery contest (like Ready, Steady, Cook)
Corny joke competition
Cover a distance with coins
D
Dance
Dance marathon
Darts evening
Darts tournament
Dinner dance
Disco
Dog walk - sponsored
Dog walking
Donkey derby
Doughnut eating (no licking of lips!)
Dragon boat race
Drawing competition
Dress down day
Dungeons & dragons
E
Easter egg hunt
Eating baked beans with a cocktail stick
Eating competition
Egg & spoon race
Egg painting
Environment day
Exhibitions
Expert talk
F
Face painting
Fair / fete / bazaar
Fancy dress
Fancy dress football
Fashion show
Fetes
Fill smartie tubes with coins
Film show / premiere
Fines box
Fire walking
Fireworks
Flower show
Food stall
Football - 5 a side tournament
Football (game, tournament, beat the goalie)
Football tournament
Fun runs
G
Gala evening
Game shows based on TV quizzes
Garage sales
Games - scrabble, chess, trivial pursuits etc
Garden party
Gigs
Give up a vice
Go-karting
Golf
Green day
Guess the number (balloons in car, sweets in bottle etc)
Guess the weight (cake, teddy etc)
Guess who the baby is (from photos)
H
Hair beading /plaiting
Halloween parties
Head shave
Heritage walk
Highland games
Honesty boxes
Hopscotch
Horse racing
Horseshoe throwing
I
Ice skating show
Ice-cream eating
Ice-skating
Igloo building!
Indoor games
International evening
International food / dinner party
Italian evenings
It's a knockout
J
Japanese evening
Jazz night / jazz in the garden
Jelly eating
Jelly races
Jewellery making/selling
Jigsaw marathon
Jigsaw puzzle
Jogs (sponsored)
Joke-a-thon
Juggling / juggle-a-thon
Jumble sale
K
Karaoke
Kiss-selling
Kite flying
Knitting
Knobbly knees competition
Knockout contests
L
Lawn mower races
Leap frog
Limbo competition
Line dancing
Line of coins
Litter picking
Log rolling
Loud tie day
Luncheons
M
Magic show
Marathons (running, aerobics, line dancing, badminton, table tennis, dancing, stay awake, etc)
Marshmallow eating
Masquerade balls
Meal and talk in restaurant
Milk-crate races
Mountain climbing
Miss something eg: meal, drink, treat...
Murder mystery event
Music quiz
Music recital / concert
Musical chairs
N
Name the baby/teddy
National days
Nature trails
Nature walking
Netball tournament
New Year's party
New Year's resolutions
No smoking day
Non-uniform day
O
Obstacle course
Odd clothes day
Odd jobs
One hundred club
One-day fasts
One-price stalls
Orienteering
Origami
Outgrown clothes sale
Outings - book bus trip for a group
P
Pancake day
Pancake race / competition
Panel games
Pantomime party - themed
Penny mile (line of coins or specific distance)
Pet competition
Pet show
Photo competitions
Picnics
Pin the tail on the donkey
Pie eating
Plant sale
Plastic duck race
Play pool competition / contests
Q
Quiz - of any variety!
R
Races of all types (relay, 3 legged, swimming etc)
Raffles
Read-a-thon
Record breaking
Relays
Reunion - family, school, colleagues
Rock 'n Roll night
Rounders tournament
Rowing
Rugby matches
Running events
S
Sack races
Santa's grotto
Scalextric Grand Prix
Scavenger hunts
Shoe shining
Show Skateboard competition / display
Skydive
Slide show
Slim
Sponsored event eg: spell / bike ride / swim/ shave / silence
Spot the (baby, dog owner etc)
Sponsored silence
Sports competition or display
Squash ladder (tennis, badminton)
Swim-a-thon
T
Talent show
Tango around the town
Tap dancing
Tea party
Three legged races
Tombola
Treasure hunt
Tree-planting
Trips (hire bus, reduced entry tickets for groups)
Tug of war
Twister-a-thon
U
Underwater draughts
Unicycle racing
Uniform-free days
University challenge
Used stamps
V
Valentine's parties / ball/ event
Variety show
Vegetarian evening
Video competitions
Video-a-thon
Volley ball
W
Walk
Welly throwing competition
Wheelbarrow races
Wine and cheese evenings
Wine tasting
Word search
Workout-a-thon
X
X-file quiz
Xmas ball
Xmas fair
Xmas panto
Xylophone marathon
Y
Yacht racing
Yard-of-ale competitions
Yo yo competition
Yodelling competition
Yoga
Z
Zany clothes day