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Fundraising Ideas A-Z
 Searching for a fundraising idea? Try this extensive list of simple, creative and kooky concepts. Sort by theme to find something to strike your fancy!
A-B Fundraising Ideas
- Aerobics marathon
- Arts and crafts sale
- Auction
- Badminton tournament
- Barbecue
- Barn dance
- Beard shaving
- Bingo
- Book sale
- Bridge tournament
- Burns Night
C-D Fundraising Ideas
- Cake sale
- Car boot sale
- Card game tournament
- Car washes
- Caroling
- Celebrity auction
- Charity shop – open one lunchtime a week to sell donated items
- Christmas cards – making and selling them, or selling bought cards
- Christmas fair
- Clay pigeon shoot
- Class collections
- Coffee morning
- Collection boxes
- Competitions
- Concerts/recitals/plays/shows
- Cookbooks – produce a community cookbook that you can sell
- Cooking contest (e.g. Come Dine With Me)
- Cricket match
- Cycle-a-thon
- Dance marathon
- Dinner dance/ball
- Disco/club night
- Dig show/walk
- Donkey derby
E-G Fundraising Ideas
- Easter party
- Expedition
- Face painting
- Fairs
- Fashion show, with clothes made by pupils or donated by local shops
- Film show/premieres
- Flower/fruit sales
- Football tournament
- Fun run
- Galas
- Game night
- Garden party
- Gladiators/Gladifakers
- Go-Karting
- Golf match
- Gymkhana
H-K Fundraising Ideas
- Hair beading/plaiting/shaving
- Halloween party
- Hot-dog/burger stand
- Ice skating show
- Jazz night
- Jog-a-thon
- Judo competition or demonstration
- Karaoke night/competition
L-M Fundraising Ideas
- Lawn mowing
- Luncheon
- Marathons - table tennis, dancing, badminton, running
- Midsummer masked ball
- Midnight films
- Musicals
N-P Fundraising Ideas
- Netball match
- New Year's Eve party
- Obstacle course
- Pancake breakfast
- Parties – birthday, anniversary, etc.
- Photography competition
- Plant sale
- Polo match
- Pram push
- Pub games
Q-S Fundraising Ideas
- Quiz night
- Races
- Raffles
- Rugby match
- Read-a-thon
- Saints’ Day party/theme day
- Santa’s grotto
- Scavenger hunt
- School fair
- Silly games afternoons: egg & spoon race
- Skateboarding demonstration/competition
- Sports competitions -- teachers vs. students
- Squash tournament
- Stalls at fairs (cakes, plants, books)
- Strawberries and cream tea party
T-V Fundraising Ideas
- Talent show
- Tea party
- University RAG week
- Unwanted gift sale
- Volleyball tournament
W-Z Fundraising Ideas
- Wacky races
- Window cleaning
- Wine tasting
- Who’s that baby? (Everyone brings in photos of themselves as babies)
- Yacht race
- Yoga marathon
- Zany parties
Want some advice on how to organise your activity?
Please call 020 7608 7260 or send us an e-mail at community@orbis.org.uk.
We'll do all we can to help make your fundraiser a success.
What kind of fundraiser are you?
The auctioneer fundraiser
Clear out some of your old clutter and raise money to save sight. Show Ideas
- Auction
- Book sale
- Car boot sale
- Celebrity auction
- Christmas fair
- Plant Sale
The chef fundraiser
Show off your culinary skills, host a dinner party or whip out the BBQ in the name of saving-sight. Show Ideas
- Barbecue
- Cake sale
- Cookbooks – produce a community cookbook that you can sell
- Cooking contest (e.g. Come Dine With Me)
The creative fundraiser
Hold a fancy dress day at work, sell your home-made jewellery, your imagination is the limit. Show Ideas
- Arts and crafts sale
- Art shows
- Burns night
- Dance marathon
- Donkey derby
- Face painting
- Photography competition
The dare-devil fundraiser
Walk on hot coals, jump out of a plane or don a moustache for a month. Dare-devils make great fundraisers. Show Ideas
- Abseil
- Beard or moustache growing/ shaving
- Bungee Jump
- Expedition
- Sky dive
The gym fundraiser
Keeping healthy can make a big difference. Run, bike, swim, dance or walk for sight. Show Ideas
- Aerobics marathon
- Badminton tournament
- Bike marathon
- Dance marathon
- Fun run
- Fitness classes
- Netball match
- Weight lifting competition
- Yoga marathon
- Zumba marathon
The homely fundraiser
You don’t need to be jumping out of a plane to be raising money for a good cause, there are great ways to fundraise at home. Show Ideas
- Book sale
- Bridge/Card game tournament
- Coffee morning
- Garden Party
- Hair beading/plaiting/shaving
- Pancake breakfast
The office fundraiser
Wear your jeans to work day, an office swear box or a inter department cricket match are great ways to get to know your colleagues better. Show Ideas
- Cake sale
- Collection boxes
- Competitions
- Cricket match
- Football tournament
- Netball match
- Sweet shop/Tuck shop
- Who’s that baby? (Everyone brings in photos of themselves as babies)
The socialite fundraiser
A bit of glam goes a long way! Hold a ball, fashion show, a concert, a dance-off or all of the above. Get in contact to find out how we can help. Show Ideas
- Barn dance
- Bingo
- Burns Night
- Concerts/recitals/plays/shows
- Dance marathon
- Dinner dance/ball
- Disco/club night
- Fashion show
- Film show/premieres
- Galas
- Game Night
- Garden Party
- Jazz night
- Karaoke night/competition
- Midsummer masked ball
- Quiz night
The sweet toothed fundraiser
Holding a bake sale is a classic, not to mention delicious way to raise money for charity and show off your recipe for the perfect cup-cake. Show Ideas
- Baking classes
- Cake sale
- Cake-off
- Sweet shop/Tuck shop
The school fundraiser
Get students and teachers involved in saving sight. Show Ideas
- Blindfolded feast
- Blindfolded nature walk
- Christmas Fair
- Scavenger hunt
- School fair
- School play
- Talent Show
Want some advice on how to organise your activity?
Please call 020 7608 7260 or send us an e-mail at community@orbis.org.uk.
We'll do all we can to help make your fundraiser a success.
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