Sponsor an evening to remember by holding a charity ball. A more upscale version of a charity dance, you choose the dress code (black tie? coat and tails?), theme, décor and food. Ask local businesses to participate by donating space, food, drink or entertainment for the evening.

Then charge each person to attend, and use your PR skills to get a celebrity guest too. It’s sure to be an evening to remember.

Can you take away all of the day’s stresses with one touch of the hand? Do you have friends or colleagues that can do the same? Then why not get together and provide a stimulating day of pleasure, peace and perfection while making some money for a great cause?

A pamper day is a great way of giving to charity. People love giving money to a good cause, it makes them feel good about themselves and what they’re doing. Combine that with a massage, foot rub and facial and you’ve got a recipe for success!

Charge people per treatment or a larger sum for a full day of pampering. Either do it from your home or partner with a hotel, spa or beauty salon. Most businesses are willing to help out charities, so you may be able to get a treatment room for a day free of charge.

At the end of the day the biggest thing you’ll have to worry about is how to wake people from their peaceful, relaxed slumber!

Do you go by the pseudonym of Psychic Sally or Telepathic Tom? If so then this may be the opportunity you’ve foreseen to make big money for a charity close to your heart.

Of course it’s for fun and no one is expecting you to really tell them next week’s lottery numbers… are they?

Fortune telling for charity is an excellent addition to a larger event like a carnival or street party. All you need is a willing “psychic”, a stylish tea towel or other adornment for your head, some tarot cards and a crystal ball, which I’m sure everyone has lying around the house!

Charge people per reading, which should last around 5 minutes per person. Everyone knows it’s fun and for charity so just let it flow. Pick up on small signals and clues, such as if someone is wearing a wedding ring. Get them talking, let them give you the information without knowing it and surprise them with your “powers”.

How many hot dogs can you get through in 5 minutes? Why not put on an eating contest and find out?

Get your local supermarket to donate the food and get sponsorship from friends, family and colleagues, all to benefit your favourite charity of course. Then invite the local newspaper along and get your charitable story in your local paper.

Giving to charity never tasted so good!

This is an ideal event to be added to a kids’ sports day. It’s energetic, fun, inexpensive and will get everybody involved.

All you need are two people per team. One becomes the “wheel” by placing their hands on the ground and putting their legs in the air. The other become the “barrow” by holding onto the other person’s legs and directing them, almost like the rudder of a boat. From there it’s as simple as walking — using the “wheel’s” hands and the “barrow’s” legs — as fast as possible in a straight line to get to the finish line.

Great fun for everyone involved and definitely a Kodak moment too!

If you’re looking for a way to entertain the kids in summer as well as having them raise money for charity then look no further! A kids sports day is a fun-filled family event that will keep the kids engaged for hours.

Some excellent games for this type of competition are the wheelbarrow race, egg and spoon race and a 100-metre race.

Prizes don’t have to be costly. Give out 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize ribbons for each event. It will cost a very small amount to buy the ribbons, or have a friend or family member make them for you. Ask at your child’s school if you can use the school grounds for the day free of charge or your local community hall grounds.

Charge spectators a £1 or £2 to watch the events, and sell cold drinks too. Remember, the more people involved, the more money your charity makes!

Once you have all of the above in place you just need the children, the games and the sunshine!

From sporting teams to craft circles, fundraising is a very popular activity for clubs. Find out how to raise funds for your club or a charity of your club’s choosing with these great club fundraising ideas.

“Bucket Collection” Fundraiser

Because you have lots of club members at your disposal, a bucket collection is an excellent way to fundraise. By placing your club members in areas of high foot-traffic, you can ask for donations from hundreds of people per hour.

Consider offering an additional service, such as bagging groceries or carrying parcels, in exchange for a donation. This is often better received than simply asking for a donation. Also, be sure to have literature on hand that will help explain what your club is doing and how the money you’re raising will help your cause.

Hold a Fundraising Party

With the help of your club members, a fundraising party can be a great way to make money for your special cause. Here are some popular party-themed fundraising ideas:

• Charity dance
• Charity dinner or wine tasting
• Coffee morning
• Fancy dress party
• Christmas or Halloween party

Be sure to plan well in advance of the date and assign tasks to each member of your club. Make sure everyone has a role in your club’s fundraising success.

Club Fundraising Events with a Theme

Working your fundraising around your club’s theme is an excellent way to draw attention to your group and your charitable cause at the same time.

There are lots of themed events a club can do to fundraise. For example, a choir or dance group could perform in the town centre in exchange for donations; also, a football club could hold a charity match or football clinic for kids and teenagers. Clubs can also knit, bake, garden or hold a quiz night to raise money.

Whatever you do, use it to bring in donations for your cause. Your fundraising success will surely follow!

More Club Fundraising Ideas

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Fright night is here and it’s time to get spooky!

Halloween parties have been going on for hundreds of years in many forms and now’s your chance to scare everyone into handing over their hard-earned cash to help a worthwhile cause.

A Halloween party can be done on a small-scale — hosted from your own home — or a large-scale by hiring out a hall. (You could also get space in a pub, club or community hall donated.)

Halloween Party Games

Games like apple bobbing are great for Halloween parties. The water can be dyed black with food colouring and plastic spiders and snakes can be placed among the apples. Will you bag a trick or a treat?

Have a costume competition too. Will Spider Man beat Count Dracula? Will a witch cast a spell on the Devil? Only you can decide.

Halloween Party Food

There are so many food options for a Halloween party:

• Bubbling pumpkin and frogs eyes (Brussels sprouts) soup
• Chocolate cake with rat droppings (raisins)
• Ghoul-ash!

Fundraising at a Halloween Party

All of these things can be charged for. A small fee per food item, per game played or entry into the best costume competition. Alternatively, you can charge a slightly higher entry fee and include everything at the party for one flat price.

It’s wet and it’s wild! Bobbing for apples is a fun, quick and easy way to make some money for your chosen charity. It’s best to incorporate it into a larger event like a carnival or costume contest.

Set up a large container — something like a child’s paddling pool is perfect. Fill it with water and throw in the apples. (Don’t put in too many apples at once or it will be too easy; you can always keep topping the apples up as supplies dwindle.)

If it is part of a themed party, like Halloween, then why not add some extra flavouring to the water? Throw in some black food colouring and some plastic spiders to really give your guests a fright!

Take a small amount of money for each attempt, to be given to your charity of choice.

Bobbing for apples is perfect for children and adults alike. Kids love getting wet and splashing about, especially if there’s something tasty in it for them. However, if you want to make it an adult-only party, swap out the water for an alcoholic beverage and really get the party started!

Are you eager to break out that special outfit? Can’t wait to become your favourite super hero? Are you already dressed up with nowhere to go? You should hold a charity costume contest!

Throw a party, sell some tickets, lay on some food and ask everyone to attend. A costume contest is a fun way to make money for your chosen charity, and the best part is that no one has to know who is behind that embarrassing Power Rangers mask!