• Sell your story – tell people why you’re raising money for Carers Link Lancashire and what difference the charity makes. We can supply you with a range of resources to help with this

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• Be creative – People are often asked to give money by the way of sponsorship. Try doing something different to engage more people

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• Challenge yourself – you’ll get more money by doing something difficult. If you run a 5k every week, people won’t sponsor you to do a 5k

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• Consider the evidence – take photos or videos of your activity so people can see you’ve done what you said you will

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• Keep going - when you’ve completed your activity, keep asking for sponsorship money. Many people will still give after the event

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• Say thanks – remember your manners. People are giving from their own money, and they are much more likely to sponsor you again if you’ve kept them happy

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• Don’t do it too often – People won’t want to sponsor you every month. Get involved in other fundraising in the meantime, such as volunteering at a supermarket bag pack.

  

 

Z to A of Fundraising Ideas

There are so many ways you can get involved in raising money for Carers Link Lancashire! Get creative – the best ideas are often the wackiest! From Zumbathons to Afternoon Teas, we like to do things a little differently here at Carers Link Lancashire so here is our list of fundraising ideas...in reverse alphabetic order for a change!

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• Z - zip it!, zip-wire, zumbathon

• Y - yacht race, yogathon

• X - X-factor show, Xbox Tournament

• W - walk, waxing, wrapping service at Xmas, wine & cheese party, wine-tasting evening, win a day off work

• V - valet service, variety show

• U - unwanted present swap

• T - talent show, teddy bears’ picnic, tennis tournament, themed event, treasure hunt, tug of war

• S - sponsored event, sports day, swap shop, swear box, sweepstake, swimathon, supermarket collection

• R - race night, raffle, readathon, recipe book, recycling

• Q - quit something for a week (or forever!), quiz night

• P - paintballing, parachute jump, party, plant sale, PlayStation tournament,

• O - office Olympics, open challenge, open garden

• N - night in, name that…., netball tournament, no smoking week, non uniform day

• M - market stall, mountain climb, murder mystery night, music evening

• L - ladies lunch, lunch run

• K - karaoke night, knitting

• J - jam sale, jewellery sale, jobs for sponsorship, jumble sale

• I - ink cartridges, international evening, ironing

• H - hat sale, head shave, home collecting box

• G - garden party, gardening, golf day, guess the...number/weight

• F - face painting, fancy dress, fete stall, football match, fun day, fun run

• E - easter egg hunt, ebay, exhibition

• D - darts tournament, diet, disco, dog walking, dress down day

• C - competitions, car boot sale, car wash, Christmas card sales, Christmas jumper day, coffee morning, collections, concert

• B - baby competition, babysitting, bake off, battle of the bands, bbq, bingo, birthday donations, book sale, bridge evening, bring and buy sale, bungee jump

• A - abseil, afternoon tea, anniversary donations, art exhibition, auction