ABC of Fundraising
Here are some of the small tips and ideas to generate funds locally for NGOs activities and programs, these small fund raising events can be organised with the help of identified active volunteers and partners.
A
Auction, Arts and Crafts Sale, Abseiling, Apple Bobbing – a perfect fundraiser for Halloween
B
Bad Hair and Tie Day, Burns Night, Barbeque, Bungee Jump, Beat the Goalie, Book Group – get members to make a donation every time you meet. Why not try price matching and give the same amount of money that you paid for the book?
C
Car wash, Coffee Morning, Cake Sale, Ceilidh, Clothes Swap, Concert, Comedy Night, Carol Singing, Come Dine With Me – take turns to cook up a slap up dinner and mark each other with pounds instead of points.
D
Dress Down Day, Disco, Dog Wash, Dinner Party, Dance Marathon
E
Exhibition, Easter Egg Hunt, Errands – Offer to do the messages for members of your family in exchange for a small fee.
F
Fairtrade Tea Party, Film Night, Fashion Show, Fancy Dress, Face Painting, Football tournament
G
Gig, Garden Party, Global Dinner, Guess the… height, weight, name of, number of – the possibilities are endless.
H
Halloween Party, Hurl the Haggis, Homemade – set up a stall at your school, work or parish hall and ask people to bring in crafts and homebaking
I
Indian Night, Ironing, It’s a Knockout, Inspired Ideas – think of new and exciting ways to raise money based on your own interests.
J
Jumble Sale, Jelly Eating Contest, JustGiving – Did you know that SCIAF has its very own Justgiving page? Click here to set up your online sponsorship form.
K
Karaoke Evening, Kite Flying Contest, Knitting, Keep Fit – take on a sponsored sporting event or hold a fitness themed day at your work or school
L
Lawn Mowing, Litter Picking, Lent Lunch – organise a simple meal of bread and soup one day a week during Lent and ask people to donate their lunch money.
M
Masquerade Ball, Murder Mystery Night, Marathon, Magic Show, Massage – offer a relaxing massage service in exchange for donations.
N
Netball Tournament, Non-Uniform Day, Name the … doll, teddy bear, tortoise. A time-honoured, fool-proof fundraiser. Assign a name to your chosen object and get friends to guess for a small prize.
O
Orienteering, Odd Jobs, Obstacle Course – set up a crazy course full of twists, turns and surprises and ask competitors for a donation in exchange for taking part.
P
Pancakes, Party, Play, Panto, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Pram Push, Penny Collection – save up all the 1, 2 and 5 pence coins you get in your change. It’ll soon add up.
Q
Quiz Night, Quiet Time – hold a sponsored silence for SCIAF
R
Run, Race Night, Random Acts of Kindness (in exchange for donations), Raffle – If you’re holding a ceilidh, concert, disco or fete, why not tag on a raffle and raise even more money for SCIAF?
S
Sponsored event, Swim-a-thon, Soup Kitchen, Sumo Wrestling, Santa’s Grotto, Strictly Come Dancing, Shave…your beard, moustache, eyebrows, head or legs to raise money for SCIAF.
T
Treasure Hunt, Talent Show, Tug of War, Teddy Bears Pic-nic, Tombola – ask local shops and businesses to donate prizes
U
University Challenge, Unwanted Gifts Sale, Upside Down Day, Umbrella Rental – we’re not short of rain in Scotland. Keep a stash of brollies in your school or office and rent them out to your mates when the heavens open.
V
Variety Show, Vegetarian Dinner Party, Valentine’s Day – hold a love-themed party, make cards to sell and charge for hand delivery, or if you’re feeling brave start your own barbershop quartet and deliver songagrams.
W
Wine Tasting, World Cultures Day, Window Cleaning Service, Walk for SCIAF, Who’s That Baby? Get together photos of your teachers, friends or colleagues as babies and then charge people £1 to match the picture to the person.
X
X-Factor Night, X-treme Frisbee Tournament, Xylophone Orchestra – make xylophones by collecting together old glass jars and bottles and filling each with a different amount of water so that they make a different sound when hit with a wooden spoon, then compose a tune and charge friends and family to come and see your orchestra play.
Y
Yard Sale, Yoga Session, Yoyo Contest, Yoghurt Stall – buy tubs of natural yoghurt and add fruit, nuts, honey and other goodies to order. You could even make your own frozen yoghurt to sell.
Z
Zoo Party, Zip-Slide, Zebra Dinner Dance (a sophisticated evening with a monochrome theme), Zorbing – If you’ve always dreamed of raising cash by rolling down a hill inside a massive, inflatable plastic ball, then this is just what the doctor ordered.
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