Fundraising Toolkit
The idea of this toolkit is to offer some exciting and fun ways to raise funds for Outfit Moray, or give you different ideas to do something your way. If you do, why not let us know, and we’ll add it to the list.
Hopefully you will find some of the following ideas exciting and doable, or perhaps they will inspire you to organise something completely different and do it your own way. We love hearing the different ideas people come up with, so if you found something that worked for you, please let us know and we can share it with others.
We’ve listed some fundraising event ideas below but you could also utilise your own skills, such as baking, knitting, sewing or woodwork and make items to sell at a local car boot sale, local craft fayre or online selling sites such as Etsy, eBay or even Facebook or you could grab some fundraising scratch cards from Amazon or such like and have some fun with friends, colleagues or family.
Remember to hold a raffle at your event to help raise those extra pounds. We’ll always be happy to start you off with a Belay Bear for a prize and can provide collection buckets etc for your event.
Here are a few fundraising event suggestions:
- Quiz or karaoke night
- Coffee morning or bake sale at work
- ‘Come as you please day’ at work or school
- Charity car, dog or bike wash
- Charity game (football/rugby/golf)
- Race, bingo or a games night
- Sweepstake for a sporting or entertainment event eg:World Cup or Eurovision
- Bag packing at your local supermarket
- Themed party night such as Eurovision
As some extra fundraising fun, here’s a few simple games that cost very little to do, but can be easily played at events to raise extra funds, at a family get together or party, or even on their own at work or in your local pub and club.
| Game | Description/Aim | How to Play | Items Req |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Bingo’ Scratch Cards | To win the card’s prize pot | Simply ask people to choose a number/teddy name/dog name etc and write their name in the corresponding box.
Once all the squares are filled, scratch off the reveal square at the top the card to find the winning name/number and let the relevant person know. We are happy to donate a Belay Bear for a guess the name/birthday card |
Scratch cards from the likes of Amazon. |
| Lemon Balance | To win the money in the bottom of the bowl by successfully balancing a coin on top of a lemon floating in a bowl of water. | Players place a coin on top of the lemon, if coin falls into water, they’ve lost. Make sure lemon isn’t touch bottom of the bowl or the coins. | Large bowl, water and a lemon. |
| Lucky Card | To win half the contents of the kitty by having their ‘lucky card’ drawn (£26 when using a 52 deck of cards). | £1 a go. Player picks their card, tears it in half and puts their contact details on the half you keep. Draw once all cards are sold by simply pulling a card from the bucket. | Pack of playing cards, bucket and a marker pen. |
| Lucky Bucket | To win half the bucket’s cash contents. | Players put their contact details on a sticky label and put it round their £1 to enter.
Count the income and then draw at the end of the event by simply picking a coin from the bucket. |
Small sticky labels, bucket and a pen |
| Whisky or Gin Squares | To win a bottle of whisky/gin by correctly guessing the name/brand from the options in the squares. | Charge at least £2 a square. Players put their contact details in their chosen square. Draw once all squares are paid for.
You could ask a local distillery or store to donate a bottle. |
Bottle of whisky/gin (ask local shop/distillery for a donation), page of squares and a pen
Put correct answer in a sealed envelope before you start. |
| Guess the Teddy’s birthday or name | To win the teddy by correctly guessing its name or birthday from the options on offer. | Players put their contact details in their chosen square. Draw once all options are paid for.
We can donate a Belay Bear for a guess the birthday/name. |
Teddy, list of names or dates and a pen.
*Put correct answer in a sealed envelope before you start. Or you can get scratch cards from the likes of Amazon. |
If you have collected monies from an event, or via a sponsorship form, you can pay the money into your bank account and transfer it via digital banking, or via PayPal (friends & family). Please remember to send us your sponsorship forms, so we can claim Gift Aid which will add 25p to every £1 sponsored.
Account Name: Outfit Moray
Acc no. 67445637
Sort Code: 08-92-99
Ref: surname or team name
Cheques should be made payable to ‘Outfit Moray’ and sent to our office.