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A-Z of
fundraising ideas

Find your fundraising inspiration in our handy list of ideas, there really is something for everyone.

  • A

    Afternoon tea, arts and craft sale, auction, abseiling, art exhibition

  • B

    Bake sale, bungee jump, birthday fundraising, bring and buy sale, beetle drive, bag pack

  • C

    Carol singing, car wash, coffee morning, clothes swap, comedy night, Christmas jumper day

  • D

    Danceathon, dress down day, dog walking, disco, darts tournament

  • E

    Easter egg hunt, egg and spoon race, eBay sale

  • F

    Fun run, face painting, fun day, fishing competition, fancy dress day, fashion show

  • G

    Golf day, give up something, guess the name, weight, anything!, gala dinner, games night

  • H

    Head shave, Halloween party, hiking challenge

  • I

    It’s a knockout challenge

  • J

    Jazz night, jumble sale

  • K

    Karaoke night, knitting competition

  • L

    Leg waxing, line dancing, loose change collection

  • M

    Marathon, murder mystery party, music concert

  • N

    Non-uniform day, netball tournament

  • O

    Overseas challenge, open garden event, obstacle course

  • P

    Pamper evening, plant sale, parachute jump, pancake race, preloved sale, psychic evening

  • Q

    Quiz night

  • R

    Raffle, running challenges, running races, readathon, race night

  • S

    Silent auction, scavenger hunt, swimathon, sports day, sponsored challenges, sweepstake

  • T

    Tombola, treasure hunt, tea party, trekking challenge

  • U

    University challenge

  • V

    Variety show, volleyball competition

  • W

    Weight loss challenge, wing walk, world record attempt, wine tasting, window cleaning

  • X

    Xbox tournament, xmas craft fair, x-factor style singing competition

  • Y

    Yogathon, yo yo challenge

  • Z

    Zumbathon, zip wire challenge

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