The Alphabet of Fundraising Ideas
Fundraising ideas for the whole family. Listed in alphabetical order, here are some creative ideas for school fundraising, online fundraising, team fundraising, plus many more...
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A |
Auction | Auction off various items or services, a portion of sales goes to the charity |
| Arts and Crafts Sale | Host and arts and crafts sale, exhibitors agree to donation a portion of sales to charity | |
| Aerobics Class | Host aerobics classes at lunch, the fee of the class goes to charity | |
| Amazing Race | City/neighborhood race using a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. | |
| Air Conditioner | How much does it cost to run the air conditioner in your office? Could you go a day, a week, a month without air conditioning and donate the money you saved to charity? | |
B |
Baseball | Host a baseball tournament, attend a local game, host a managers vs. employees game |
| Basketball | Host a tournament, attend a local game, host a managers vs. employees game | |
| Bowling Night | Hold a bowling night, portion of ticket sales goes to charity | |
| Bottle Drive | Collect used bottles and donate the refund to charity | |
| Badminton Tournament | Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate | |
| Bake Sale | Not much explanation needed | |
| Bad Tie Day | Pay two dollars to enter, employee with the worst tie wins half the port the other half goes to charity | |
| Barbeque | Pick a nice day and have a barbeque for employees, portion of tickets goes to charity | |
| Bingo or Themed Bingo | Not much explanation needed | |
| Beer Festival | Sample local or rare beers, ticket sales cover the cost of the event and support the charity. Drink responsibly | |
| Boat Cruse | A portion of ticket sales goes to charity | |
| Buy a day | Want an extra long weekend. Pay to leave early or take the whole day. Proceeds go to charity | |
C |
Cake Decorating Competition and Sale | The best cake wins, portion of sales goes to charity and winner |
| Car Wash | Have your car washed while you’re at the office | |
| Cocktail Party | Host a cocktail party after work, serve drinks that traditional in different parts of the work | |
| Coffee Pool | Buy into an office coffee pool, portion of your daily coffee goes to charity | |
| Comedy Night | Host an evening at a local comedy club, portion of ticket sales goes to charity | |
| Concert | Host a concert featuring local bands, ticket sales go to charity | |
| Craft Sale | Not much explanation needed | |
| Costume Contest | Is it Halloween? Who has the best costume? | |
| Chocolate Sale | Sell chocolates at the office to raise funds for charity | |
| Cycling Event | Ride for charity, sponsor a employees for a local ride or host your own | |
D |
Dress Down Day or Week | Donate to charity so you don’t have to dress up for work |
| Dodge Ball Tournament | Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate | |
| Day in the Life | ||
| Darts Tournament | Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate | |
E |
Easter Egg Hunt | Hide Easter eggs and prizes around the office to participate you have to donate to charity |
| Email Signature | Include a message about SOS in your email signature | |
| Employee Challenge | Challenge employees to reach a work related target the reward is a donation to charity | |
| Electricity Outage | How much does it cost to keep the lights on in your office in the evening? Could you reduce energy consumption and donation the saved money to charity? | |
| Emergency Drills | Does your office do emergency drills? Reward the group that performs the best with a donation to charity | |
F |
Fairtrade Showcase | Bring vendors in to showcase their fairtrade products. A portion of sales goes to charity |
| Fifty/ Fifty Draw | Half the prize money goes to charity | |
| Fairtrade Fashion Show | Bring vendors in to showcase their fairtrade products. A portion of sales goes to charity | |
| Football Tournament | Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate | |
| Funny Hat Day | Best hat wins and splits the money with charity | |
| Foreign Currency Drive | Ever return from a trip with lots of foreign change donate it to charity | |
| Flower Sale | A portion of sales goes to charity. Good event for mother’s day and valentine’s day | |
G |
Garage Sale | A portion of sales goes to charity. |
| Gift Card Giveaway | Buy tickets for a chance to win a gift card to your favorite store, portion of ticket sales go to charity | |
| Garden Party | A portion of ticket sales goes to charity | |
| Golf Tournament | A portion of sales goes to charity | |
| Gala | Host a charity gala for employees, suppliers, etc… Ticket sales go to charity | |
| Guest Speaker | ||
| Games Night | Split the prize money with charity | |
| Getaway Giveaway | The employee who raises the most for charity wins a trip | |
H |
Holiday Party | Host a party for employees around the holidays, a portion of ticket sales goes to charity |
| Halloween Party | Another excuse to dress up and party. Charge entrance fees and raise money trick or treating. | |
| Head or Beard Shave | Managers shave their head or beards for charity | |
| Hockey Tournament | Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate | |
| Hawaiian Shirt Day | The employee with the tackiest shirt wins half the prize money the rest goes to charity | |
I |
International Women’s Day Event | Recognize the day and funds donated to charity will help support girls and women in need |
| International Children’s Day | Recognize the day and funds donated to charity will help children in need | |
| Ice Cream Fridays | Portion of sales goes to charity | |
| In Memoriam Gifts | Make a donation to remember someone important within the company | |
J |
Jewelry Sale | Sell gently used jewelry, portion of sales goes to charity |
| Jersey Day | Donate to wear your teams colors to work | |
| Jingle all the way | Decorate your cubical for the holidays, awards for the best and worst decorations | |
K |
Knitting Workshop | Host a knitting workshop during lunch or after work. Portion of workshop fee goes to charity. |
L |
Lunch and Learn | Host a lunch and learn on a wide variety of topics ranging from yoga to SOS Children’s Villages. |
| Lunch for SOS Children’s Villages | ||
| Lunch Money | Donate your lunch money to charity | |
| Lego Competition | Miss playing with toys? Team up with your kids to build the best Lego project | |
M |
Marathon or Half-marathon | Sponsor employees to run in a local run for SOS Children’s Villages or host your own event |
| Mini-Olympics | Invite everyone you know to compete in traditional & silly sports. Charge entry. | |
N |
New Year’s Party | Host a New Year’s Party, ticket sales go to charity |
O |
Over and Above | Reward employees that go over and above the call of duty, make a donation in their name |
| Office Sports Pool | Organize a NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA, or MLB pool, half the prize money goes to the winner the other half to charity | |
| Open House | If a tour of your company would be of interest to the local community, hold an open house and ask for small donations to charity | |
| Office Competition | Which office can raise the most? | |
P |
Paint ball | Hold a paint ball tournament, the staff team the wins gets a prize |
| Photography Sale | Any artists in the office have them donate some of their favorite prints and sell them for charity | |
| Plant Sale | Its spring time! Bring in a vendor to sell potted plants | |
| Pub Crawl | Not much explanation needed | |
| Picnic | Pick a nice day and have a barbeque for employees, portion of tickets goes to charity | |
| Poker Tournament | Not much explanation needed | |
Q |
Quizzes | Not much explanation needed |
R |
Refreshment Cart | Sell light refreshments on Friday afternoons, portion of sales goes to charity |
| Royal Treatment | Buy tickets to win a spa day | |
| Raffle | Organize an office raffle, get the prizes donated and all ticket sales can go to charity | |
| Recipe Book | Publish favourite recipes from local restaurants and chefs. | |
S |
Sports Day | Host a sports day for employees, |
| Spelling Bee | Not much explanation needed | |
T |
Treasure Hunt | Search the office of prizes, donate to enter |
| Twenty Four Hour Famine | Get sponsored to go 24 hours without food | |
| Tug of War | A competition between employee groups. Winning group takes half the prize money the other half goes to charity | |
| Themed Lunch | Host a lunch the features food from the region you company supports | |
U |
Used Things Sale | Books, Movies, Video Games, Board Games, Etc… |
V |
Volleyball Tournament | Host a round robin tournament for staff, suppliers everyone donates to participate |
| Vacation Giveaway | The employee who raises the most wins a weekend getaway | |
W |
Walk for Children | Not much explanation needed |
| Wine Tasting | Not much explanation needed | |
Y |
Yoga classes | Donate to participate |
Z |
Zumba Fitness Class | Donate to participate |