There are plenty of ways you can make money for your charity without spending a single penny. Find out how with our free fundraising ideas.
Free Fundraising in Your Free Time
Fundraising for free means you’ll have to rely on your creativity alone to raise money for your charitable cause. No matter what you’re good at, find a way to make it work for your charity.
Here are free fundraising ideas for common hobbies:
- Art – Sell arts and crafts
- Sport – Do a sponsored run, bike or sporting event. Hold a charity game at a local athletic field.
- Video games – Solicit donations for a sponsored game party like Halo or Call of Duty, or take hourly bids for how long you can play a particular game without stopping
- Reading – Ask people to sponsor you for how many pages you can read in a week
- Shopping – Offer personal shopping services to city centre shoppers in exchange for a donation. You’d be surprised how many people need help finding the perfect item for themselves or a loved one!
- Performing – Play a musical instrument, do magic tricks, dance, sing, stand on your head… do whatever it takes to collect donations for your charity.
Raise Money by “Going Without”
A popular and easy free fundraising idea is to ask your friends and family to sponsor you “going without”. This means you will give up something you like to do in exchange for donations. Not only is it free fundraising, but you might even save yourself money in the process!
Consider going “cold turkey” with these free fundraising activities:
- Talking on the phone / texting
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Swearing
- Ordering takeaways
- Shopping
- Watching TV
- Eating chocolate
How to be Successful with Free Fundraising Ideas
No matter what free fundraising idea you decide to do, always remember why you’re doing it. Whether you’re doing something you love for a long period of time or “going without” in exchange for donations, you’re turning your free time into a great benefit for your charitable cause. (That’s free advice for you!)
