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Cake Sale
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This could be done in a parish or at work. Ask everyone you know to make you some cakes or buns. Maybe you could get your local baker to donate any left over cakes on a Saturday evening? (Make sure you ask well in advance.)
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Coffee Morning
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An enduring favourite because of its flexibility, a coffee morning or afternoon tea can be as large or as small as you wish. It can be simply an opportunity to meet other people over coffee or it can be combined with any number of other activities. You could hold one in your front room or you could use a local hall
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Cake Divide
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Bake or buy a large cake. Divide it into say 10 slices and sell them at 75p a slice. Why not try and make this a Friday afternoon ritual? In no time you will have made money and won the undying love or your workmates.
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Car Boot Sale
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Get there early and set your stall out in good time. Have everything on display in an orderly way. Don’t set your prices too low, you can always drop them, you can never raise them. Ask your family and friends to help you with items to sell that they no longer require. Also you may need help on the day
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Fine/Swear Box
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Set fines for people at work. Fine everyone who swears. (Managers pay double). Or you could fine them every time they mention their favourite TV programme or celebrity or they mention going to the pub.
You could provide a large box of sweets and fine them every time they take one. Fine everyone who drinks too much tea or coffee.
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Dress Down Day
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Ask permission from your employers or head teacher first ! Get your colleagues to pay for the privilege of wearing jeans or fancy dress for the day. (To raise extra money you can fine those who do not take part.) You could also have a theme day like a ‘ Green Day’ or ‘ Red Day’ where everyone has to come in wearing something green/red. Charge them £1 or £2 .
If successful why not ask if you can hold a D.D.D once a month ?
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Name the Teddy or Doll
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Get a sheet of A3 paper. Make say 80 squares (More if you like). (Get someone independent to chose a name, keep this name safe and do not tell anyone). Write a different name on each square.
Invite people to buy a square /name. When all squares are sold reveal the winner. A big teddy or doll could cost £30, so you make £50.
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Bonus Ball
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Sell all 49 numbers for the weekly lottery. Let each person chose their own number. Pay out £25 to the winner of the Bonus ball. You make £24 each time. You could do this weekly or monthly, at work, your local church or pub. Even if you only did this monthly, you would raise £288 in a year.
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Guess The Baby Competition
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This is particularly good if you can get the boss involved. Get everyone in your office or school to bring in a baby photo. (The older the better). Once you have received all the photos, display them, charge people £1 to guess who’s who. The person with the most correct matches wins. (Arrange a prize for the winner)
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Quiz Night
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A very popular event in many areas. If you are lucky you may be able to get an established quiz given over to you for the night, or have one organised for you by your local club or pub. If you are running one yourself you will need a warm convivial venue. Set a maximum number of people per team and lay out your tables accordingly. Take great care appointing your quiz master and the setting of your questions. (Know your players). Provide the main winners prize and spot prizes. (These can be a cash portion of the entry fee). You make your money on the entry fees per individual or per team. Hold a raffle.
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Karaoke
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In the old days, you would have gone to the pub and stood around the piano. Now its all laser-discs and high technology, but the idea is the same. Hire a karaoke machine, with someone who knows how it all works. They will also know how to get the people involved and will ensure that you have a good night. You can charge people if they wish to sing. You will need a good sized venue and a licensed bar is essential. You may even think about charging admission.
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Collections
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You can do collections in lots of different places once you have been given permission. These events could raise you from £500 and upwards. (Street or door-to-door collections require special permission from the police). So plan early and ask well in advance as there could be a waiting list. Get to know your location and plan out all the collection points. You can then plan the number of people you will need to help. If it’s going to be a long day, then why not try and work out a shift system? Have procedures in place for the large volume of coins you will have at the end of the day. You may need help with counting the money. Have plenty of money bags available.(Nat West can provide these.)
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Church Collections
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Have a word with your parish priest and ask about an appeal. This normally means someone giving a small talk during all Masses about the youth group. Collect after all Masses (don’t forget Saturday evening). Or you could ask for a second collection during Mass
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Save Your Pennies
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Using a small collection box, these can be filled with unwanted loose coins. Give them to as many people as possible (keep a list). Arrange collection 3 times a year. You will be very surprised how much you can raise in
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Payroll Giving
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See here for more details
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Bring And Buy Sales
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A very flexible format, though a large scale B&B takes some organising. As the name suggests, you are asking people to bring an item to sell, and when while they are there, to buy some other goods. You should try and begin with a respectable number of items for sale. If the B&B is the main attraction, get your supporters to give their contribution well in advance. This type of sale is not the same as a jumble sale, you want tins, jars, handicrafts and bric a brac. Don’t be afraid to refuse jumble or other forms of rubbish – they will lower the tone and depress the prices of the good quality goods
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Roll A Pound
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Place a bottle of beer, wine or spirits say 5 yards away. Get people to roll (they must roll) a £1 coin towards the bottle. The nearest to the bottle wins the bottle. (Have space behind the bottle for the heavy handed)
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BBQ
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another very flexible format. For a very small fee or donation people can bring their own food to the barbecue. You can charge more if you supply the goodies. Entertainers, somewhere safe for children to run off their energy, wet weather cover and a bar could all influence the saleability of your event. Remember, you can barbecue far more then just sausages and burgers. Some dishes are better pre-cooked and finished over the coals, especially chicken.
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Balloon Race
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You sell the helium balloons for a set amount. The buyers write their details on the label which is then attached to the balloon. (If you are near an airport you will have to ask for permission). At a set time release all your balloons and watch them float away. They could go as far away as Germany or France. On the card ask the person who finds the balloon to return it to the address printed on the label. Set a return date. The balloon which has travelled the furthest wins a prize. You can buy balloon packs in 200 / 500 / 1000.
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Race Night
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See here for more details
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Golf Day
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This event takes a lot of planning and could carry risks, but you can raise a large amount of money if its done right. I would suggest forming an event committee. Choose a venue which you know well or are a member of. Arrange to visit the venue and meet the club secretary. Ask him for his advice and input. Agree a minimum and maximum number of golfers. Prepare your costs, for your round of golf and meal. Create your entry forms / letters / flyers for your event. Find sponsors for the whole event or for each hole. On the day you could hold the following competitions: Longest drive: (Normally a par 5) Nearest the hole: (Normally a par 3) Putting completion at the end of the round (On the putting green).
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Night at the Dogs
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Get businesses to sponsor each race and individuals can
sponsor each dog. A high quality programme is also produced in which sponsors can advertise. A bottle of champagne for winning owners ensures that there is a sparkle to the evening. Again I would suggest you form a committee.
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Raffles/Tombolas
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You will get the best results from these if you have good quality items, brand new or alternatively items of unique interest. A raffle should not have too many prizes because of the time taken to draw them out. Sell as many tickets as you can. Having different colour books of tickets may increase your sales. At the set time pick the winning tickets. On the other hand, a tombola can have as many prizes as you like. A tombola is similar to a raffle, except that tickets are allocated to prizes in advance. The customer buys a ticket blind. They then open their ticket to see if they have won a prize. One advantage is people don’t have to wait until the draw is made. >Decide in advance what the winning numbers will be. Often winning numbers will end in a ‘0’ or ‘5’ with a >special prizes for a ‘00’. Don’t give too much away: if you have prizes worth £50 you should aim to take in £300 or more. Resist the temptation to hold back winning tickets, it is illegal and if people find out they’ll never trust you again. Commercial sets of tickets and prizes commonly have 30 to 40 prizes to 1000 tickets. When in search of prizes for raffles, don’t forget to give them your name and address if you are using headed notepaper)
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Cheese And Wine
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Organise a Cheese and Wine evening at your home. Arrange for different wines and cheese and ask everyone to make a donation. I have also been told that Waitrose will supply the cheese if you supply the wine and hold the event in one of their stores. Ask people for donation.
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Sweepstakes
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You can set up a sweepstake for any event you can think of: Rugby, Tennis, British open Golf, Football, House Racing, motor racing. All you do is create two grids of names, cut one set of names into individual pieces, fold and place in a hat. Charge say £2 a go. Each person picks a folded piece of paper. Enter their name on the second grid next to the name of their pick. You keep half the money raised the other half can go in prizes. 1st, 2nd, 3rd You could raise £ 20 - £ 30 each Sweepstake.
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The Stocks
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A tried and tested method of raising money is to ask people to pay money for the privilege of throwing something messy at someone. A wet sponge or custard pie. If you are a school teacher, you might find people are particularly keen to get involved. (If you do decide to let people throw things at anyone please ensure they only use soft items of food and the person in the stocks should always wear goggles to protect their eyes.)
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CDs for Good Causes
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All you need to do is simply collect as many unwanted CDs and DVDs from your supporters and post them into CDs For Good Causes. Once received we will assess how many can be recycled. For every recycled CD we will donate 50p to a charity of your choice. This may not sound much, but if your charity has 100 members, and each one donates 10 cds which can be recycled, this can quickly raise up to £500. From receipt of the CDs and DVDs it usually takes up to 7 days to issue a cheque - its that simple. (All CDs and DVDs can be recycled, however they don't all have the same relative worth. For instance the CDs and DVDs that come free with Visit www.cds-for-good-causes.co.uk for more details.
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Car Washing
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Ask your friends and neighbours if you can wash their cars. Some supermarkets may even let you use their car park. Make sure you have a supply of water and the right equipment before you start.
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Football Cards
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You can buy cards with 20, 40 or 60 teams on them. Set you own price per team. Sell all the teams on the card. Scratch off the winning team. Split the money collected 50/50 with the name on the winning team
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Christmas Cards
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Send a letter with every Christmas card telling people about your challenge and asking for their support.
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Bag Packing
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Pack bags at your local supermarket in return for donations
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Rubber Duck Race
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This event fundraiser is fun and can get kids involved. All you need to do is get the rubber ducks or any other fun thing that can float. Have them numbered to match tickets you sell to supporters. Make sure your event is publicized so you can have a fun turnout on the day of the race at your local stream or body of water. The first duck to cross the finish line wins a prize that was donated by a local sponsor
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Sponsored Fast
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Do a sponsored fast for 12/24hrs using one of the forms to raise money. On top of this, any money you would have spent on food could be used to top up the sponsorship.
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