Other Fundraising Ideas

A

  • Afternoon tea- Have a Brew for 22q!

  • Auction

  • Arts and Crafts event

  • Abseiling – Whether you have ambitions to abseil down a building, landmark or rock face, there are plenty of resources online to help in your quest to abseil for charity. Top Tip - It will reduce your costs if you are able join an existing abseiling event organised by your chosen charity or if you are able to find a group of people who would like to take on the challenge with you.

B

  • Bake sale

  • Bingo

  • Bring & Buy Sale

  • BBQ

  • Book sale

  • Bungee Jump For Charity – For adrenaline junkies, a bungee jump can be an exhilarating way to raise money and showcase a daredevil nature.

  • Birthday Fundraiser – If you have added your birthday to your Facebook profile, your friends will all be reminded of it on the day. Take advantage of this free publicity by fundraising for a cause on your birthday and requesting donations instead of gifts. Top Tip - If you do not have a Facebook profile, you can set up an online fundraising page to collect birthday donations and you’ll be able to get the 25% extra in Gift Aid too. Send the link to friends and family via email or WhatsApp.

C

  • Concert

  • Coffee Morning

  • Curry Night

  • Cycling - There are cycle races taking place nationwide all year round, catering for all entry levels, from novice to seasoned cyclist. You don’t have to have fancy equipment to take part and the routes are often in very scenic places, so you can enjoy the views whilst raising money.

D

  • Dress Down Days – Whether you opt for casual clothing or you make it a fancy dress event, dress down days in the office always go down well. You can charge a small fee for allowing people to wear non-work clothes and charge people a fine if they forget. Top Tip - Turn this idea into a regular earner by charging employees a small fee to wear jeans each Friday

  •  Dog Walking

  • Dance event

  • Donate Your Coffee Money – People love their speciality coffees and spend a lot each month on their favourite caffeine fix. Ask people to forego their daily coffee just once and donate the money they would have spent to your chosen cause instead.

  • Donate Whilst You Shop Online 

E

  • Easter egg hunt

  • Eighties night

F

  • Fancy dress

  • Football tournament

  • Film night

  • Fashion show

G

  • Guess how many in the jar

  •  Give up something

  • Games night

  • Go the distance

H

  • Head shave

I

  • Italian cooking evening

J

  • Jumble sale

  • Jewellery making

  • Jazz night

K

  • Karaoke Night – Many of us have a secret favourite karaoke song and are just waiting for the chance to unleash our inner diva and belt it out for charity. Top Tip - Make a night of it and include food and drinks to maximise your fundraising efforts. Do an online/interactive version during lockdown

  • Knitting competition

L

  • Line dancing

  • Lego making competiton


M

  • Murder mystery

  • Marathon / half marathon

  • Matched Donations – Does your company have a matched donation scheme? Many organisations will match what you raise up to a certain amount, so make sure you let HR or your community representative know if your fundraising for charity. Your chosen charity can help when it comes to letting you know how your employer can send any matched funds over to them.

N

  • New Year clear out

  •  Nearly new sale

O

  • Odd Job donations

  • Online fundraising, Facebook birthday page, Just Giving,

P

  • Plant sale

  • Pub night quiz

Q

  • Quiz night

R

  • Race night

  • Recipe book sale

  • Raffle

S

  • Skydive

  • Sweep stake

  • Sponsored silence

  • Sponsored walk

  • Sponsored Swim – Whether it’s outdoor wild swimming or using your local pool, swimming is a great way of raising money for charity. You can organise your own attempt or join a pre-existing event in your local area or further afield.

  • Sell on Ebay

  • School non uniform day

  • Shave your head

  • ·Swear Box – Keep it traditional and charge a fine for all bad language used in the office or get people to pay up for using management speak. Anyone caught encouraging colleagues to ‘thinking outside the box’ or ‘get all their ducks in a row’ owes you a charity donation.

  • Sell Unwanted Items on eBay – Use the opportunity of spending more time at home to have a good clear out and sell any unwanted items on Ebay or through Facebook Marketplace. Donate the money to your favourite cause or charity and enjoy the newfound space in your home.

T

  • Treasure hunt

  • Talent competition

U

  • Uniform for Teachers

  • Upcycling

  • Ugly Jumper Competition – An alternative to Christmas jumper day that works at any time of year. Offer prizes for the ugliest or funniest jumper worn and post the entries on your intranet or message board to allow colleagues to vote for the worst. Top Tip - If you work for a large company, offer individual prizes departmental winners and a grand prize for the worst knitwear offence in the company.

V

  • Vegetarian night

  • Virtual fundraising

W

  • Word search

  • Who’s baby photo competition

  • Wine and cheese tasting evening

X

  • X factor party

  •  Xmas fayre

  • X box tournament

Y

  • Yoga

Z

  • Zumbathon

 Skydive for Max Appeal - A dream opportunity!

Have you got Skydiving on your list of challenges?

If you would like to make a sponsored parachute jump, you can team up with Max Appeal and make your dream come true.

We work with professionals to deliver lots of extreme (and not so extreme)challenges, so just get in touch and let us know what you would like to do.

It's a great way of raising funds to support those affected by 22q.

Contact claire@maxappeal.org.uk if you have a challenge in mind and you could help raise some funds for Max Appeal.

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