Quick Fundraising Ideas

In need of inspiration? Here’s an A-Z of fun and exciting fundraising ideas.

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Aerobics-athon

Organise an aerobics-athon. You can do this at your facilities or virtually using platforms such as Zoom or teams. Do you have an instructor who could lead the session for a few hours? This is great to get both children and adults involved. You could charge an entry fee or get the participants to get sponsorship.

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Bingo

Host a Bingo game either at your facilities or online. Keep it fun and adapt the game for your audience. You could use pictures of famous gymnasts, celebrities, and photographs instead of numbers. You could charge an entry fee and the winner could win a free gymnastics session or discount on services. Please be aware If you consider using money as a prize u18s cannot participate in playing. Please see the attached link to the Gambling Commission.

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Cycle Challenge

Can a group of you host your very own sponsored Tour de France or cycle race? This could be round your local area with or in your facilities using a spin bike and people could sponsor to watch the event.

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Dance Challenge

Host a danceathon at your facilities! Pick a time, get a playlist, and get everyone to keep dancing! Get sponsored, post pictures and videos online or stream the whole thing live! Have you seen British Gymnastics Gymnasts, Do Your Thing! Choreography BG video?

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Endurance Challenge

Can staff or supporters do 1000 squats or do as many pull-ups as they can? Set up teams and ask for an entry fee per team or participant to get sponsorship.

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Fancy Dress Day

Get everyone involved in your facilities to dress up either in a theme or not and take part in activities. Let’s get creative with the fancy dress ideas. Young participants maybe a theme and the older participants get them to create an outfit and do a fashion catwalk.

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Give it up!

Give up a bad habit and raise money for your organisation. If the habit is costly, why not donate the money you save? Or if your habit causes more frustration to others than yourself, why not have people sponsor you? It might be a good idea to get a group of you to do it together.

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Hula Hoop Contest

Organise a hula hoopathon! Don’t forget to get people to sponsor by the spin, or the length of time or how many hoops at one time. This might have more impact if more than one person takes part. See how many gymnasts (and parents) may want to get involved. Get people involved by hosting the contest.

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Instagram

Take a selfie or start a challenge, donate to the fundraiser and tag 5 friends to do the same.

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Jigsaw Marathon

Each person has a jigsaw and is timed to see how long it takes to complete. Once all are completed, the jigsaws are passed onto the next person. This could be done across 26 days; you could have more than one puzzle to complete in 24 hours. The winner could be awarded a membership discount or a gift from your organisation. Ask participants to pay a small entry fee.

K

Keepie Uppie Challenge

Hold a keepie uppie challenge and get your supporters to pay a fee to enter a chance to win something. They could submit their best attempt via a video or do it at your facilities then it could be posted on your social media platforms. The person who does the most could win a prize.

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Lunch and Learn

Set up a time for people to meet and learn over lunch. You could invite a guest speaker to talk about a specialist subject or you could share skills. This is great if you have some knowledgeable staff or know a well known sportsperson. Ask people to pay a donation to attend.

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My Marathon

Organise for a member of staff or a few members of staff to take part in their own marathon. Challenge them to run 26.2 miles at their own pace, in a safe space. This can be done over a month or a week. It could be indoors or outdoors. Staff could get their family and friends to sponsor them. Be creative – if someone hasn’t run a marathon before, could they do a video documentary?

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Nominate

Nominate a coach/instructor or staff member to take part in a challenge. Set up an online nomination system on social media to either: nominate a person or nominate a challenge to willing volunteers. You could charge a nomination fee or a viewing fee for people to watch.

O

Office Olympics

This could be done over a week, where each day has a different challenge. Staff could pay to enter and win a free day off. Ideas could be paper basketball – how many paper balls can they throw in a bin or the fastest typist – how many words can you type in a certain time.

P

Pet Show

Host a pet show in a safe area outside your facilities or even online, maybe a pet can do a cool trick or maybe you want to host the cutest pet. You could even reach out to a local pet store to see if they want to donate a prize in exchange for publicity. Supporters could pay a fee to enter and then the judging could go to a public vote, where voters donate money per vote.

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Quizzes

Involve the local community and set up a series of quizzes. Teams pay an entry fee, and the overall series winner receives a prize.

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Record Breakers

Get as many people as you can to take part in an activity. Like a star jump and create an online montage. Get your supporter to pay an entry fee and contact the local media to do a story on your record-breaking attempt.

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Smarties Challenge

Ask participants, parents, and staff to buy a tube of Smarties and when finished fill them up with 20p, allow the challenge to run for a set amount of time then collect in all the filled Smartie tubes. Perhaps offer a prize to the person that can fill the most.

T

Treasure Hunt

Who can find the best item in a house? Host an online video call and prepare a list of things for people to find. They could have a time limit for each object. Entrants pay a fee and reward the winner with a prize.

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Unwanted Gift Sale

Get your supporters to donate their unwanted gifts and do a tombola or auction.

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V-sit Challenge

How long can someone hold a v-sit? Hold a session in the gym or get them to record a video and submit it to be in with the chance to win a prize. Pay an entry fee or ask for sponsorship.

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Wine Tasting

For those over 18 – Host a wine-tasting evening. Contact a local business to donate a few bottles for the tasting, this would help them gain exposure. You could also negotiate a donation from the business for any bottles you may sell. They may be able to host the evening for you too. Charge an entry fee and do not forget to encourage responsible drinking.

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X-Factor

Host a show based on the TV series and charge an entry fee. You could have knock-out stages and a grand finale.

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Y-Balance Challenge

Who can hold a Y-balance for the longest? Pay an entry fee or ask for sponsorship.

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Zumbathon

Pay a donation and dance with an energetic instructor.