101fundraising ideas

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101fundraising ideas

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It took them 2 days but our fundraising team did it. They rose the challenge of collectively coming up with 101 different fundraising ideas for your creative inspiration. Whether youre planning to take over the world with your fundraising or just looking for modest ways to help, we have the perfect campaign idea for you. Read on for 101 Ditch the Label fundraising ideas.

HOST A DINNER PARTYThis is pretty much a win-win situation. You get to see your friends, they get to sample your delicious cooking and at the end of the evening, everyone chips into a Ditch the Label donation (chips.. get it?)www.Dinner4Good.com

DITCH OR DARE ITAre you a bit of a dare devil? Give our web app - Ditch or Dare a try and encourage your friends to vote on the dares that theyd like to see you do. The only catch? They will need to donate to Ditch the Label to vote! www.DitchorDare.com

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GO SILENTGive up your voice for the day in return for sponsorship!

GO ON A (DIGITAL) HOLIDAYCalling all social media addicts! Give up technology for a day in return for sponsorships.

RECYCLEWhy not recycle your old gadgets and donate the money to Ditch the Label?

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JUMP FROM A CRANEFace your fear of heights and do a charity bungee jump for Ditch the Label. Use JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving as a platform to raise funds. (Dont forget to take a selfie.)

HAVE A CLEAR OUT!

Clear out your closet of unwanted junk and donate the funds raised to Ditch the Label. This

is really easy to do as a charity auction on

eBay.www.eBay.com

QUITGive up a bad habit and donate the money to us instead! It could be anything from smoking, chocolate or makeup.

DO SOMETHING FOR A MILESkip, swim, jog, cycle, crawl - whatever you want, just do it for a mile.

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8DO A MARATHONWhat better excuse do you need to exercise? Your legs will thank you for it and your medal selfie is going to look literally so cool. Paint is optional.

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13TALK IN THIRD PERSON FOR THE DAY In return for sponsorships, set a day where you refer to yourself in third person. Consider making a video of your day to share online. Mainly for the entertainment of others (us).

HOST A PARTYJust please, for the sake of our legal team - dont advertise it publicly to randomers on social media! Host a party or gig and incorporate some cool fundraising activities.

GET MARRIEDYeah thats right. Get married. Instead of asking for wedding gifts, why not ask your loved ones to donate the money to Ditch the Label instead?

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15SAVE YOUR CHANGEYoud be surprised at how much loose change youll accumulate over the period of a month. Save it and donate it.

11RUN A PUB QUIZJust take it from us, it may be best to ban smartphones for the evening. Really great and fun way to raise some money for a great cause. Alcohol optional,

14 GET ACTIVE Organise a charity football, rugby or tennis match and use it to raise money for Ditch the Label... and to get one up on your best mates because youll be destined to be on the winning team.

23LIKE YOU NEED AN EXCUSE?Book a mixologist and partner with local brands to host a cocktail evening fundraiser! Yum.

22COUTURE IT OUTCollab with local businesses to run a Ditch the Label diversity themed fashion show.

24TRIGGER WORDDo a Trigger word challenge Pick a word out of a hat and whenever anyone mentions it you have to do an action such as a dance, sing etc.

CHANNEL YOUR 90S DIVAYo, heres the story from A to Z, you wanna get with me? You better listen carefully. Youve been challenged to speak in nothing but Spice Girls lyrics for the entire day in return for sponsorship. Wannabe or is it a Viva Forever? Please... Say Youll Be There.

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17AUCTION AWAY Why not reach out to businesses and celebrities for donated products and experiences to be auctioned off for Ditch the Label?

18TAKE A PACKED LUNCH! Perfect if youre addicted to eating out. Use the money youve saved to donate to Ditch the Label.

19SHAVE IT OFF Dare we say it... no wait, we cant. Okay, deep breaths. We can do this. Whydontyoushaveyourhairoffanduseittoraisemoney? There we said it. Your call.

POP-UP CAR WASHRally the troops and spend the day cleaning cars in return for donations to Ditch the Label. Youd be surprised at how fun it can be. Honest.20

25HAND IT OVERLet your parents or other half take over your social media presence for the day to raise funds. Muahaha.

26IRON IT OUT What we mean by this is, your friends and family or even colleagues are going to pay you to iron their clothes for the day.

27SWITCH IT UPUse the opposite hand for the day. So if youre right handed, youre now left handed and vice versa. What could possibly go wrong...

28QUIT SMOKING... and use the money youve saved to donate to Ditch the Label. Your health wins and so do we.

29FLIPPY FLOPPYDo a sponsored flip-flop wearing week! No matter what the weather...

30SWEAR BOXInstall it at home or in the office. Whenever anyone swears, youve got to donate 1 to Ditch the Label!

31TIE YOURSELF TO A BUDDY DAYIts like a three-legged race only there isnt a race and it lasts all day.

32CHANGE THE WORLDBy attempting a world record to fundraise for Ditch the Label. Ambitious, but still... You wanted 101 ideas.

33MAKE UPLet your partner or a small child do your make-up for the day. It might actually look amazing.

34GET SPOOKEDSpend the night in a haunted house. On your own. Without a light. Ok. Maybe 1 light.

35ACCENT CHALLENGEChange your accent for the day/week in return for sponsorships. No doubt people will sponsor you to change it back.

36INSIDE OUTA classic! Wear your clothes inside out for the day. Imagine that. Major #ThugLife points coming your way.

37GUESS THE NUMBERIt could be sweets in a jar, weight of an object or anything else you can think of. Charge for each number people want.

38SAY YESYoure banned from saying no to anything for the day (unless its illegal/immoral/corrupt). Sound fun? Yes? Yes.

39DONKEY KONG ITHost a classic video game competition with friends and colleagues. How quickly will you get bored?

40EAT GREENLiterally. For a week. Eat nothing but things that are green in colour.

Speak to a dietician/doctor first.

41AUCTION YOUR SKILLSWe know what youre thinking but we dont mean like that. Auction your PG skills for the day!

42WAX IT OFFWax your legs or chest or everything if youre feeling overly ambitious. Gwon.

43TURN IT OFFIf youre a TV addict, cut it out of your system for the week.

44SPORTS DAY!Approach your local school to get all the kids involved or how about doing an adult one?

45REPEATUse a certain word at the end of every sentence okay. For the day okay. To raise money okay. Okay okay?

46BE KINDNot like you shouldnt be anyway. Spend a sponsored day doing random acts of kindness.

47SING IT OUTSpend the day in a musical yes it is what you think. No talking. Just singing.

48PAINT IT OUTGet sponsored to walk around with face paint on all day. Think of the possibilities. Lion... giraffe.. clown. Endless.

49YOGA CHALLENGEHost a pay-to-enter Yoga challenge, with sudden death if you fall out of the increasingly difficult poses.

50YOU VS. FOODThe ultimate challenge. Just try to avoid too many chillies, we dont think we need to explain why...

51HOST A TEA OR COFFEE MORNINGBecause its the British thing to do.

52BATTLE OF THE BANDS Work with local venues and bands and build a local singing competition. All profit goes to us.

53DITCH THE HOLIDAYDitch your holiday and donate the money to Ditch the Label. Who needs a week in the sun with the great British weather?

54DYE YOUR HAIR Why not don a crazy colour in the name of Ditch the Label.

55NON UNIFORM DAYSApproach local schools to see if they would be willing to ditch the uniform for the day.

56SING YOU HEART OUTHow about organising a karaoke night? Cant sing? Dont worry its karaoke.

57THERES NO HARM IN ASKINGAsk for a discount in every shop you visit and donate your savings.

58ORGANISE A TREASURE HUNTTune into your inner child and hunt for that pot of gold. Or chocolate. Which ever is more affordable.

59SWITCH IT UPSwap clothes with your partner for the day to raise money.

60TURN OFF THE GAMES CONSOLE!How long can you go without your faithful Sega Megadrive?

61SPONSORED JUICE CLEANSEBasically drink nothing but vitamin packed juices.

Speak to a dietician/doctor first.

62CHRISTMAS IS ROUND THE CORNER!Ditch your normal clothes and see how the colour red suits you.

63ORGANISE A 24 HOUR EVENTYou could run, swim, sit, stand, kiss or anything else that you see fit.

64ROUND UP THE VILLAGEHow about organising a village fayre? Itll be hard work but will pay dividends.

65CLUBS & PUBSApproach clubs & pubs to see if they would fancy teaming up for themed nights and events.

66DON A WEIRD WIGWe know theyre itchy but it is for Ditch the Label. That charity you love. Remember?

67BOARD GAME COMPETITIONGot any classic board games lying around? No? Well were sure someone still owns some...

68GOUGH ALL OUTWhy not organise an exhibition with local artists or performers.

69EGG & SPOON?Just like when you were a kid but that egg and especially the spoon it balances on is a lot smaller now that youre all grown up.

70TO GROW OR NOT TO GROW...Ever been curious how long you can grow your whiskers?

71BOX-SET MARATHONMost of us do this every Sunday anyway but we all know you want to watch every episode of Breaking Bad again.

72NO PANTS!Can you get sponsored to not wear underwear for the week? No idea but we do know youll save yourself some laundry.

73BURNS NIGHTAfter all, you dont have to be Scottish to enjoy this great night - so get the Haggis and Scotch out.

74DARTS?Now, we dont know if anyone actually plays darts... but if you do, heres your chance to do what you do and fundraise.

75FREE HUGS!Who doesnt like a hug. See if you can get away with charging for your cuddles to the entire office.

76MAKE-UP/MAKE DOWNIf you do, dont. If you dont, do... Make up that is.

77BAKEATHONIts all in the name. See how many cakes you can bake in a short amount of time and sell them to raise funds.

78PJ DAYWere sure your boss would love you to turn up on Monday morning in your jim-jams...

79ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN... INDOORSEver worn your sunnies for 24 hours? Its great trust us.

80GET THE MAPS OUT!Dumping your friends in the middle of nowhere and letting them race back sounds fun right? Get them sponsored to do it.

81BIKE RIDEThere are some brave souls out there that cycle the length of the country in the name of charity... Just saying.

82COMMUNITY HELPERSPick up litter or get the lawnmower out. Help local residents and ask for small donations.

83SUMMERS HERE!Host a charity BBQ. Do we need to give you more of an excuse?

84EVERYONE LOVES THE MOVIESGet your hands on a projector and host a cinema evening or approach local cinemas to see if they can help.

85BINGO!Apologies if youre in the bingo hall right now but its a classic fundraiser so it had to be on the list.

86TENNIS-ATHONWeve no idea if we just made up a new form of event but either way it sounds good to us...

8724 SELFIESThats probably what youll take this month but how about doing it in one day? Every hour, on the hour.

88GOING BACK TO SINGING...Public places are always a great place to do it.

91DO A RAFFLEEveryone loves a good old raffle. Fun fact: Poundland sell raffle books. Just saying.

92SILENT AUCTIONGreat for the workplace or an event. Pool together and host a silent auction. Shhhh.

93HAVE A BIRTHDAY... and just ask people to donate to Ditch the Label in lieu of gifts. Perfect if youre difficult to buy for.

94BUY A T-SHIRTDid you know that all of the profits from our merchandise goes straight to funding support?

95FANCY DRESSWhy not organise a fancy dress day at work, or use it as an excuse to host a party. Pay to enter.

96ITS CHRISTMASInstead of asking people for presents, why not be totally selfless and ask them to donate the money to us instead?

97ITS CHRISTMAS PT2Why not reduce your Christmas gift budget and use the savings to donate to Ditch the Label?

98ITS CHRISTMAS PT3... or buy people some of our merchandise as Christmas gifts, that way - everyone wins. Plus its all awesome.

99SELL WRISTBANDSOwn a business or shop front? Contact us for information on how you can sell our merchandise at your POS.

100TEXT TO DONATECant be bothered with anything too heavy? Text DITC12 10 to 70070 to donate 10.

101DONATE A %Got a business? Why not donate a percentage of sales to Ditch the Label?

89YOUTUBE YOURSELFThe internet can be a great way of fundraising, film yourself doing a charitable act to raise funds.

90WE ALL HAVE PHOBIASWe know its a bit cruel but its the reactions that are funny, not you being scared. Face your fears for us.