Fundraising Ideas
A-Z Fundraising Ideas
A
Abseiling
Aerobathon (sponsored per minute or charge those taking part)
Antique Fair
Art Exhibition
Auction
B
Bad Hair Day
Bad Tie Day
Bag Packing
Bake Sale
Balloon Race
Bazaar
BBQ
Beard Shaving
Bike Tour
Bingo
Blind Date
Book and Jumble Sale
Breakfast Event
Bring and Buy Sale
Bungee Jumping
C
Cake Sale
Car Wash
Car Rally
Carol Singing
Casino Night
Casual Day at Work/School
Children’s Sports Day
Christmas Day Swim
Church Collection
Cinema Charity Screening
Coffee Morning
Coin Chain
Comedy Night – www.laughterlounge.ie
Concert
D
Dance-a-thon
Darts Tournament
Dinner Dance / Party
Disco
Door-to-door Collection – we can supply you with all you need!
Dog Show
Donations in lieu of Presents
Dress Down Day at Work
E
Easter Bonnet Competition
Easter Egg Hunt
Egg & Spoon Race
Exercise Bike Marathon (complete ‘shifts’ over a set period)
Exhibition
Expedition
F
Face Painting
Fancy Dress Ball / Competition
Fashion Show
Festival or a Film show
Firm wide Raffle, Auction or Collection
Fishing Competition
Five-a-Side
Flower Show
Football Match/Tournament
Fortune Telling
Fun Run
G
Gala Evening
Garden Party
Gig
Girls V Boys Day / Event
Give up something for Lent and get it sponsored!
Golf Classic
Golf Day (invite local firms to organise teams)
Greyhound Meeting
Gymkhana
H
Halloween Fancy Dress Party
Head Shave
Hill Walking / Running
Hopscotch
Horse Race
Horticultural Exhibition (charge for admission and sell plants)
Human Chain
I
Individual Gifts
Indoor Games Night (Board Games, Skittles, Cards)
Inter-departmental quiz in your workplace
Irish Coffee Morning
J
Jamboree
James Bond Event
Jelly Eating Challenge
Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge
Joke Competition
Juggling Challenge
K
Karaoke Evening (ask a local pub to host a karaoke night for you and charge entry)
Karate Event
Kite Flying
Knit In
Kris Kindle
L
Leg Waxing (good for the men!)
Line Dancing
Little Italy Party
Local Pub Quiz
Lottery
Lunch Runs at the Office
Luncheon
M
Magic Show
Marathon/Mini-Marathon
Masque Ball
Matched Giving from Companies for Employee Fundraising
Mountain Climbing
Mums Run (ask your local school to help)
Murder Mystery Evening
Music Recital
N
New Year’s Eve Party
Night In (stay in on Saturday night with your friends and donate the money you save)
No Smoking/No Chocolate Day (give it up for SII)
No Uniform Day
O
Obstacle Course
Oiche Gaelach
Open Gardens – garden parties around your neighbourhood
P
Pancake Breakfast
Pantomime
Parachute Jump
Payroll Deduction
Penalty Shoot-out
Pet Show
Pie Eating Competition
Pillow Fight
Pizza Party
Poetry Competition
Pool Competition
Pram Race (babies not included!)
Pub Quiz
Q
Quiz Night (general knowledge table quiz or themed quiz e.g. music/tv)
R
Race Night (horse/greyhound racing)
Raffle
Rag Weeks
Read-a-thon
S
Scrabble Tournament (pay to play)
Sleep-out
Sponsored Cycle / Walk / Run / Slim / Silence / ANYTHING!
Sports Day
Street Collection (Don’t forget – you will need a Garda permit)
Street Party
Sweepstakes
Swimathon
T
Talent Competition
Talks and demonstrations – e.g. book readings, cookery demonstrations
Tea Party
Tennis Tournament
Theatre Event
Themed Evening
Three-legged Race
Tombola
Treasure Hunt (sponsored/ask local firms to donate prizes)
Trek
Tug-o-war
U
Used Book Sale (bestsellers at bargain prices)
V
Valentine’s Day event
Variety Show (sketches, songs, dance, readings)
W
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Wine & Cheese party
Wine Tasting
World Record Beating Attempt
X
Xmas Pantomime
Y
Yacht Race
Yodelling Competition
Yoga Demonstration
Your own thing!
Z
Zodiac Readings
Zzzzz – a sponsored sleep or even stay-awake
For more information, please contact p[email protected] or call (01) 653 21 80. Thank you and happy fundraising.
