Still need ideas?
Run the London Marathon, trek the Sahara, sell your best bake, shave your head, get a team together for a Dragonboat race, organise a ball or raffle.
How to fundraise
What to expect when running a fundraiser
Fundraising is as easy as...
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Download our fundraising toolkit
For tips, tricks and ideas to get you started on your epic fundraising journey
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Register your fundraiser with us
Once you know what you'd like to do, then make sure you register your fundraiser with us so we can help support you
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Complete your fundraiser
All you have to do now is complete the fundraiser on your chosen date/time
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Donate the funds though our website
Pay any additional funds via the website, or hand in your collection pots etc to us so we can collate your total
Set your date, ready to fundraise?
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A-Z Fundraising
Want to raise money to support us, but don’t know where to start?
There are so many ways you can get involved - Take an idea from our A-Z list of fundraising ideas. Click on each letter for a few ideas to start you off!
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A
Afternoon tea party
Antiques fair
Abseil
Arts/Crafts stall/exhibition/fair
Auction
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B
Ball
Balloon race
Boat race
Bad hair day
Beard or head shave
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C
Concert
Cake sale*
Car boot sale
Coffee morning
Computer games marathon
*Please consider allergens- we have a poster, just ask!
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D
Donkey derby
Duck race
Darts tournament
Drawing competition
Dressing differently day
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E
Exhibition
Equipment – do you know anyone who can donate?
Egg and spoon race
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F
Fishing contest
Flower show
Fun run
Fashion show
Football tournament
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G
Gala evening
Garage sale
Games show
Golf day
Guess the weight/baby shower/name of doll/amount of sweets etc
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H
Halloween party
House-to-house collection
Head shave
Hair - wacky hair day
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I
Individual gift – Gift day / an hours pay
Indoor games
Indoor market
International food day
It's a knockout
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J
Jam making
Judo display
Jazz event
Juggling
Jumble sale
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K
Kiosks – tea, coffee etc at golf club, car boot sales
Karaoke event
Kick a goal competition
Kite flying
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L
Lawn mowing
Lottery
Leg wax (especially for the men!)
Loud shoes day
Lunch for your friends and ask them to make a donation
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M
Money- all donations welcome
Magic show
Music quiz
Musical chairs
Mufti day
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N
Nearly new sale
New Years resolution
Name the baby competition
Nature walk
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O
Open garden event
Opera
Other groups and Organisations – could you ask them for help?
Obstacle race
Odd jobs day
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P
Pantomime visit
Payroll Deduction Scheme (PAYE)
Pet show
Parachute jump
Pool tournament
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Q
Quiz competitions – make up your own or bring in a professional
Question of sport
Quidditch match
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R
Race night
Raffle or tombola
Races
Raft races
Ready Steady Cook
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S
Sponsored events e.g. sponsored silence/walk/swim/darts/sports/stop smoking)
Scrabble contest
Steam or traction engine rally
Swimathon
Swear box
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T
Talent competition/show
Ten pin bowling
Tennis tournament
Themed events like a Halloween party
Three legged race
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U
Underwater search
Unwanted presents sale - especially after Christmas (Ebay- and choose East Kent Hospitals Charity as your charity)
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V
Volunteering - contact us now to find out how you can help!
Variety show
Very nice cake sale
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W
Welly wangling competition
Walk a dog
Wine tasting
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X
Xmas party
X marks the spot (organise a treasure hunt)
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Y
Your own ideas
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Z
Zany clothes day
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