Skip to main content

Fundraising ideas

Classic ideas and events

  • Physical challenge such as a walk, run, swim or cycle
  • Tea party or coffee morning
  • Quiz night
  • Charity ball
  • Tabletop sale

Set up a fundraising page and let your friends and family know what you are up to. This could be via Facebook Fundraiser or JustGiving

Three people wearing Yorkshire Cancer Research running vests and holding up a giant frame that reads "I did it for Yorkshire!"

Wacky and wonderful fundraising

Over the charity's 100 years, fundraisers have also come up with some unique ways to raise funds:

  • Selling an igloo
  • A sponsored stay in a police cell
  • Life drawing
  • Pig racing
  • Mobility scooter makeovers
Craig, Greg, Mark and Carl in front of their igloo

A-Z of fundraising

Abseil 
Arts and crafts fair  
Auction 
Afternoon tea

Bake sale 
Bingo 
BBQ 
Book sale 
Bridge evening

Carol night
Coffee morning
Comedy night
Cycling challenge
Car boot sale

Dog walk
Dress down day, 
Dinner party
Darts night
Dance-a-thon

Easter egg hunt
Exercise bike
Eurovision party
Eighties night

Football match
Fun run
Fashion show
Facepainting

Games night
Golf day
Garden party
Gala
Give something up

Headshave
Hike
House party 
Homegrown sale

International food night
Ironman challenge
Improv night 

Jewellery making
Jumble sale
Join a local volunteer group
Jazz night

Karaoke night
Knitting
Kayaking
Karate

Livestream
Lunch
Learn a new skill

Murder mystery night
Marathon
Market stall
Movie night

Name the teddy
New Year’s Eve party
Non-uniform day

Open mic night
Obstacle course 
Olympic sports day

Penalty shootout
Poetry reading 
Poker night 
Pub quiz

Quiz night
Quidditch match
Quilting

Race night
Running challenge 
Read-a-thon
Rock climbing

Scavenger hunt
Skydive
Sweepstake
Swimming challenge

Talent show 
Tombola
Teddy bear picnic 
Trek
Triathlon

Upcycling
Unwanted gift donation
Used book sale 

Vintage sale
Variety show
Video game competition
Village fair

Welly wang
World record attempt
Wedding collection 
Wing walk

X-Factor Party
Xmas cards
Xtreme sports challenge

Yorkshire 3 Peaks
Yoga 
Year-long challenge
Yes day

Zipline
Zumba
Zodiac reading
Zero-waste challenge

Ready to start fundraising?

The team are here to support you. 

three women stand together in front of a patterned wall