Top 100 Fundraising Ideas

Everyone needs inspiration when trying to achieve a fundraising target. Here are our top 100s fundraising ideas that you can fit into your everyday life. It's time to discover all of those skills you didn't realise you possessed. Become a TV games show host, a chef, a party organiser and do it all in the name of Charity!

To make this easier for you, we've broken down our top 100 fundraising ideas by type of fundraiser. Fundraising is so much easier when you do something that interests you, so be honest with yourself, plan ahead and just crack on.

Fundraising Ideas	Type of fundraiser	Easiness Rating	Fundraising Target	Time Scale
Match Giving	Cyber Fundraiser	Super easy	£150	Less than 1 hour
Gift Aid	Cyber Fundraiser	Super easy	£150	Less than 1 hour
Text Giving	Cyber Fundraiser	Challenging	£250	A few hours
Easy Fundraising	Cyber Fundraiser	Easy	£250	A few hours
Give as you earn	Cyber Fundraiser	Easy	£50	Less than 1 hour
Shopping packing	Shopaholic	Super easy	£50	One day
Shopping bag carrying	Shopaholic	Easy	£50	One day
Birthday and Christmas card sales	Shopaholic	Challenging	£100	A few days
Charity Flyers	Shopaholic	Challenging	£100	A few days
Charity stickers & collection tins	Shopaholic	Tough	£50	One Month
Bungee jump	Adrenalin Junky	Easy	£250	One day
Skydive	Adrenalin Junky	Easy	£500	One Month
Abseil	Adrenalin Junky	Easy	£100	One day
White water rafting	Adrenalin Junky	Easy	£250	Two weeks
Paint balling	Adrenalin Junky	Easy	£150	Two weeks
Tea and coffee Mornings	Socialite	Super easy	£50	A few hours
Charity lunch or dinner	Socialite	Challenging	£100	Two weeks
Charity Pub golf	Socialite	Easy	£100	One Month
Swishing	Socialite	Easy	£150	One Month
Chores Auctions	Socialite	Challenging	£250	One Month
Facebook	Social Media	Super easy	£50	Less than 1 hour
eBay	Social Media	Easy	£50	A few hours
Online Giving	Social Media	Easy	£50	Less than 1 hour
Twitter	Social Media	Super easy	£25	One hour
Pinterest	Social Media	Super easy	£25	One hour
Karaoke nights	Entertainer	Challenging	£50	One Week
Talent contests	Entertainer	Tough	£500	One Month
Speed dating	Entertainer	Challenging	£150	One Month
Pub Quiz	Entertainer	Easy	£50	Two weeks
Stand up comedy	Entertainer	Challenging	£250	One Month
Dress down day	Workaholic	Easy	£150	One Week
Fancy dress day	Workaholic	Super easy	£250	Two weeks
Get the boss on side	Workaholic	Easy	£250	Two weeks
Weekly donations	Workaholic	Challenging	£150	One Month
Lunch or breakfast collection	Workaholic	Easy	£25	Two weeks
Golf challenge	Sports Mad	Challenging	£500	One Month
Team activities	Sports Mad	Challenging	£250	One Month
Run or cycle to and from work	Sports Mad	Easy	£250	One Month
Sponsored individual challenges	Sports Mad	Challenging	£150	One Month
10 pin bowling for charity	Sports Mad	Easy	£150	One Week
Cycling & running races at the gym	Fitness Fanatic	Challenging	£100	One Month
Weight loss competition	Fitness Fanatic	Challenging	£150	One Month
Fitness sessions	Fitness Fanatic	Challenging	£25	Two weeks
Netball tournament	Fitness Fanatic	Challenging	£250	One Month
5-aside football tournament	Fitness Fanatic	Challenging	£500	One Month
Car boot sales	Car Enthusiast	Easy	£100	A few hours
Car cleaning services	Car Enthusiast	Easy	£50	One hour
Taxi service	Car Enthusiast	Easy	£250	One Week
F1 charity game	Car Enthusiast	Easy	£150	One Month
Give a car	Car Enthusiast	Tough	£500	One Month
Dog walking for charity	Animal Lover	Super easy	£25	One hour
Dog or cat sitting for charity	Animal Lover	Super Easy	£25	A few hours
Animal washing and grooming	Animal Lover	Easy	£50	A few hours
Animal training for charity	Animal Lover	Challenging	£25	One hour
Animal racing	Animal Lover	Easy	£50	One hour
No school uniform day	Student	Easy	£250	One day
Wear a colour to school day	Student	Easy	£150	One day
Variety shows	Student	Tough	£150	A few hours
Teacher challenges	Student	Challenging	£25	One hour
School Disco	Student	Challenging	£150	A few hours
Give up alcohol	Habitual	Super easy	£100	One Month
Give up smoking	Habitual	Challenging	£150	One Month
Give up your favourite hobby	Habitual	Super easy	£100	One Month
Give up your voice	Habitual	Super easy	£50	Two weeks
Make your own lunch	Habitual	Super easy	£25	Two weeks
Guess the babies weight	Parents	Super easy	£25	Less than 1 hour
Organise a child and parent activity day	Parents	Easy	£50	Less than 1 hour
Baby sit your friends children	Parents	Easy	£25	Less than 1 hour
Guess the baby photo competition	Parents	Easy	£50	Less than 1 hour
Coffee morning with babysitting help	Parents	Easy	£25	Less than 1 hour
Mini music festival	Musical	Tough	£500	One Month
Busking	Musical	Easy	£100	One day
Music practice	Musical	Super easy	£25	One hour
Battle of the bands	Musical	Tough	£250	One Month
Jam nights	Musical	Easy	£100	A few days
Carol singing	Seasonal Fundraiser	Easy	£100	One Week
Easter egg hunt	Seasonal Fundraiser	Easy	£50	One day
Bonfire night party	Seasonal Fundraiser	Tough	£500	One Month
Valentine's day singles party	Seasonal Fundraiser	Challenging	£250	A few days
Pancake day sale	Seasonal Fundraiser	Easy	£25	One hour
Cake bake	Homebody	Easy	£100	One Week
Recycling for charity	Homebody	Super easy	£250	One Month
Host themed parties	Homebody	Challenging	£150	Two weeks
Cheese and Wine nights	Homebody	Easy	£100	A few days
Sell flowers from your garden	Homebody	Easy	£25	One Week
Come dine with me for charity	Creative	Easy	£250	One Week
Sponsored betting	Creative	Easy	£250	A few days
Man v Food	Creative	Easy	£100	One Week
Break a world record	Creative	Tough	£500	One Month
Make something and sell it for charity	Creative	Easy	£100	Two weeks
Shave your hair	Hairy	Super easy	£150	One Week
Dye your hair	Hairy	Super easy	£50	Two weeks
Grow bizarre facial hair	Hairy	Challenging	£100	One Month
Wax your chest	Hairy	Super easy	£100	A few days
Remove all of your body hair	Hairy	Easy	£250	A few days
Raffles	Competitive	Challenging	£100	Two weeks
Guessing games - coins in the jar	Competitive	Super easy	£100	One day
Pub Olympics	Competitive	Challenging	£100	Two weeks
Treasure Hunts	Competitive	Easy	£150	A few days
Computer games evenings	Competitive	Super easy	£25	One Week

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