Fundraising Ideas

Easy Fundraising: When shopping online, make your purchases via www.easyfundraising.org.uk and chose YMCA Sutton Coldfield as your charity of choice. That way, the companies you buy from will make a donation to us at the checkout, without costing you any extra.

Put on an event: Such as a quiz, a fashion show or a motivational speaker event and sell tickets. Not only is it a great way to raise money, it’s also good fun. Charity fashion show companies such as https://www.coloursfashionshows.com are completely free with no deposit required. You sell tickets to raise money and they make their money on items sold.

Afternoon teas/coffee and cake mornings: Why not get baking and have people round for a coffee morning or afternoon tea? You can ask people for a small donation or hold a raffle and sell tickets.

Auctions: You could hold an auction dinner. Ask individuals and local businesses for items that money can’t usually buy. Individuals could offer an hour’s gardening, an evening’s babysitting or a week in their holiday home. Local businesses could offer items like a photography session, meal voucher or a hamper.

Sponsored events: Get sponsored to complete a challenge or do something on your bucket list! Simply choose an event, set-up a fundraising page and collect sponsorship. You could run, cycle, swim, dance, sleep, sing, eat or do a sponsored silence!

If you have organised a great event, don’t forget to take pictures and spread the word on social media. It’s also worth letting the local press know. PR can be a great way to increase fundraising and awareness; the more people that know about what you’re doing, the better.

Collecting sponsorship: The best way to manage your fundraising is to set up a personal fundraising page via Virgin Money Giving or Just Giving which is a simple way to collect your donations and sponsorship. 

When you’ve created your page, please let us know at admin@ymcasc.org.uk so that we can track your fundraising.