Fundraising Ideas

A
Art Exhibitions
Astrology Evenings
Athletic meetings
Auctions
B
Baby-sitting
Bad Hair Day
Bad Tie day
Bag Packing
Bake sale
Baked beans bath
Barbeque
BBQ
Beard Shaving
Bed push
Bingo
Bob a job
Book and Jumble Sale (see off all your old books and knick knacks)
Book sale
Breakfast event
Bridge drive
Bring and buy sale
C
Cake sale
Car boot sale
Car cleaning
Car Wash (suitable for all ages)
Carol Singing
Casual day at work/school
Children's sports day
Christmas Day Swim
Church gate Collection
Cinema charity screening
Coffee mornings
Coins (fill a Smartie tube/jar with coins)
Concert
D
Dance
Darts Tournament
Dinner Dance / Party
Disco
Dog show
Dog Walking
Donations in lieu of presents
Dress down day at work
E
Easter egg hunt
Egg & Spoon Race
Exercise Bike Marathon (complete 'shifts' over a set period)
F
Face Painting
Fancy dress ball / competition
Fashion show
Firm wide raffles, auctions and collections
Flower show
Football Match
Fortune telling
Fun run
G
Gala evening
Gigs
Girls V Boys Day / Event
Give up something for Lent and get it sponsored!
Golf classic
Golf Day (invite local firms to organise teams)
Guess the amount of sweets in a jar
Guess the Height / Weight / Amount...
H
Halloween fancy dress party
Halloween party
Head and beard shaving
Head Shave
Hill Walking / Running
Hurling Solo Run
I
Individual Gifts
Indoor Games Night (board games, skittles, cards)
Inter-departmental quiz in your workplace
Irish Coffee Morning
J
Jamboree
James Bond event
Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge
Joke Competition
Jumble sale
K
Karaoke Evening (ask a local pub to host a karaoke night for you and charge entry)
Karate Event
Knitting Sprint (knit for an hour – provide regulation wool and needles!)
Knobbly Knees Challenge
L
Lawn mowing
Leg Waxing (good for the men!)
Line Dancing
Local Pub Quiz
Lottery
Lunch-time event
M
Magic Show
Marathon (get fit and run a marathon, get people to sponsor/guess your time!)
Marathons / Mini Marathon
Matched giving from companies for employee fundraising
Music recital
N
New Year's Eve party
No Smoking Day
No Smoking/No Chocolate Day (give up your vices for charity)
No uniform day
O
Obstacle Course
Odd One Out
Oiche Gaelach
Old Time Dance (sponsored per dance)
Open Gardens – garden parties around your neighbourhood
P
Pancake breakfast
Panto
Payroll deduction
Penalty Shoot-out
Pet show
Pizza party
Plant sales
Pool Competition
Pram Race (babies not included!)
Q
Quiz Night (general knowledge table quiz or themed quiz e.g. music/tv)
R
Race Night (horse/greyhound racing)
Raffle
Read-a-thon
Register your event with Special Olympics Ireland and inform local clubs of your plans
Remember to get receipts for all costs incurred
S
Scrabble Tournaments (pay to play or sponsor points)
Shave- a- Thon
Sponsored Bag-Pack
Sponsored bike ride for young and old
Sponsored Cycle / Walk / Run / Slim / Silence / ANYTHING!
Sponsored Dart Match
Sponsored Dog Walk
Sponsored Events, e.g. slimming
Sponsored silence
Sports day
Spot the baby photo competition
Street Collections (Don't forget – you will need a Garda permit)
Street party
Supermarket Bag Packing
Swear box
Sweepstakes
Swim-a-thon
Swimming gala
T
Talent competition
Talks and demonstrations – e.g. book readings, cookery demonstrations
Tea party
Teddy bear's picnic for children
Tennis tournament
Theatre Premiere or Gala Evening
Theme evening
Themed event based on particular countries/cultures
Three Legged Race
Treasure Hunt (sponsored/ask local firms to donate prizes)
Fasting
U
Unwanted Christmas presents sale
Unwanted Gifts Sale
Used Book Sale ( bestsellers at bargain prices)
V
Valentine's Day event
Valet Services
Variety Show (sketches, song, dance, readings)
Vegetable sale
Veteran car rally
W
Walks
Weigh-a-thons
Welly-Throwing Contest (sell your tickets or ask for a donations at the end)
Whist drive
Who wants to be a millionaire
Window cleaning
Wine & cheese party
Wine and chocolate night
Wine tasting
X
Xmas Pantomime
Y
Yacht Race
Yard Cleaning
Yoga Demonstration
Your own thing!
Z
Zany Ideas
Zodiac Readings
Zzzzz – a sponsored sleep in