Fundraising Ideas

I was talking to some people the other day about my forthcoming trek up Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.

They thought I was absolutely mad - no contradiction from me there - but I said that the main driving force was yes a desire to challenge myself but more so I wanted to raise a meaningful sum for the children's charity - Well Child.

This go us chatting about fundraising in general and when I got home I jotted down ten really good ideas on how to raise money for charity.

Thought you might be interested!

• Sponsored trekking/walk/run/bike ride
  You will get extra sponsorship if you offer to brand your shirt with logos.
• Gift brochures with branded merchandise
  Good profit margins for the charity.
• Shoe shining in shopping centres, supermarkets, railway stations.
• Networking evening.
  Business people love them - they meet new people - you provide say cheese and wine and a small gift (branded with charity logo!) and charge, say £25.
• Golf Day.
  Good for networking - great money raiser!
• Casino Night/Bingo Night/Race Night.
  Great fun - easy to organise and the charity gets a % of the takings.
• Wine tasting evening.
  Local wine shops will often give you wine at a discount and a % of all sales made. NB try a cigar evening if you can get a suitable venue - really good fun!
• Football tournament.
  I organised a multi-team event a Shepshed's ground in Leicestershire three years ago - everybody enjoyed it, raised loads of money and got great profile in the media.
• Personalised product.
  Get kids drawings/pictures put onto mugs, mouse mats, t-shirts etc and then sell to family and friends.
• Treasure hunt - with a spin!
  Charge people to take part but put really nice (small) prizes along the route - so even if you don't win the big prize you get something.