Looking for ideas and inspiration for running a fundraiser?
Here is a list of some of the different kinds of fundraising events that you could organise.
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Antique Fairs
Art Exhibitions
Athletic meetings
‘A-thons’
Auctions
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Bad Hair Day
Bad Tie day
Bag Packing
Bake sale
Barn Dance
BBQ
Beard Shaving
Bingo
Blind Date
Breakfast event
Bungee Jumping
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Cake sale
Car boot sale
Car Wash
Carol Singing
Casino night
Casual day at work/school
Children’s sports day
Christmas Day Swim
Churchgate Collection
Coffee mornings
Coin collections – fill a container or cover a street for SVP
Community Clean up - could be sponsored by residents/businesses
Concert
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Dance-a-thon
Dinner Party
Disco
Do door-to-door collections
Dog Walking
Donations in lieu of presents
Duck Race - Sell numbered rubber ducks and race them down a stream.
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Egg & Spoon Race
Embarrass the management/teacher
Exercise Bike Marathon - set a target distance and work in shifts
Exhibitions
Expeditions
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Fancy dress
Fashion show
Fasting
Festivals
Fifty fifty raffle (half money goes to prize, other half to SVP.)
Fine box
Five-a-Side Sporting Event
Football tournament
Fun run
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Garden party
Gigs
Girls V Boys Day / Event
Give up something for Lent and get it sponsored!
Golf Tournament
Greyhound meeting
Guess the Height / Weight / Amount etc
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Halloween fancy dress
Head and beard shaving
Hill Walking / Running
Human Chain
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Indoor Football Tournament
Indoor Games Night
Inter School Debate
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Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge
Joke Competition
Juggling Challenge
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Karaoke
Knitting Challenge
Kris Kindle
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Lawn mowing
Leg Waxing
Litter Collection - sponsored per item/black sack
Local Pub Quiz
Lottery
Luncheons
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Make-Up makeover!
Marathon - get fit and run a marathon and get people/businesses to sponsor you
Matched giving from companies for employees
Mountain climbing
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New Year’s Eve party
Night In - Donat the money you would have spent on a night out
No Vices for a day (smoking/chocolate etc.)
No uniform day
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Obstacle Course
Odd Clothes Day
Odd Jobs
Oiche Gaelach - Irish Night (Can be done for any nationality)
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Pancake breakfast
Parachute Jumps
Pave your street with coins
Payroll deduction
Penalty Shoot-out
Personalised Items - Tshirts, Mugs etc.
Pet Show
Pram Race - do not include the babies!
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Quiz Night - General Knowledge or themed
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Race Night (horse/greyhound racing)
Raffle
Rag weeks
Read-a-thon
Role Reversal Day
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Shave heads/legs/backs
Silent Auction
Sleep-out
Sponsored anything - cycle, walk, run, swim, silence etc
Sports day
Street Collections - You will need a Garda permit
Street party
Swear box
Sweepstakes
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Talent competition
Tea party
Tennis tournament
Themed evening/event
Treks
Tug-o-war
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University Challenge
Unwanted Christmas Gifts Sale
Used Book Sale
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Valentine’s Day event - Sell off dates with people
Valentine's Disco
Valet Services
Variety Show (sketches, song, dance, readings)
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Window cleaning
Wear Wellies
World record beating attempt
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Xmas Pantomime
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Yard Cleaning
Your own thing!
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Zany Ideas
Zoo Trips
Zebra Party - Black and White Theme
Zzzzz – a sponsored sleep/stay awake
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