A-Z of Fundraising

If you'd like to have some fun and raise money for SCIAF, we've got a fantastic A to Z of fundraising ideas to get you started.

A

Auction, Arts and Crafts Sale, Abseiling, Apple Bobbing – a perfect fundraiser for Halloween

B

Bad Hair and Tie Day, Burns Night, Barbeque, Bungee Jump, Beat the Goalie, Book Group – get members to make a donation every time you meet. Why not try price matching and give the same amount of money that you paid for the book?

C

Car wash, Coffee Morning, Cake Sale, Ceilidh, Clothes Swap, Concert, Comedy Night, Carol Singing, Come Dine With Me – take turns to cook up a slap up dinner and mark each other with pounds instead of points.

D

Dress Down Day, Disco, Dog Wash, Dinner Party, Dance Marathon

E

Exhibition, Easter Egg Hunt, Errands - Offer to do the messages for members of your family in exchange for a small fee.

F

Fairtrade Tea Party, Film Night, Fashion Show, Fancy Dress, Face Painting, Football tournament

G

Gig, Garden Party, Global Dinner, Guess the... height, weight, name of, number of - the possibilities are endless.

H

Halloween Party, Hurl the Haggis, Homemade – set up a stall at your school, work or parish hall and ask people to bring in crafts and homebaking

I

Indian Night, Ironing, It’s a Knockout, Inspired Ideas - think of new and exciting ways to raise money based on your own interests.

J

Jumble Sale, Jelly Eating Contest, JustGiving – Did you know that SCIAF has its very own Justgiving page? Click here to set up your online sponsorship form.

K

Karaoke Evening, Kite Flying Contest, Knitting, Keep Fit – take on a sponsored sporting event or hold a fitness themed day at your work or school

L

Lawn Mowing, Litter Picking, Lent Lunch – organise a simple meal of bread and soup one day a week during Lent and ask people to donate their lunch money.

M

Masquerade Ball, Murder Mystery Night, Marathon, Magic Show, Massage – offer a relaxing massage service in exchange for donations.

N

Netball Tournament, Non-Uniform Day, Name the ... doll, teddy bear, tortoise. A time-honoured, fool-proof fundraiser. Assign a name to your chosen object and get friends to guess for a small prize.

O

Orienteering, Odd Jobs, Obstacle Course – set up a crazy course full of twists, turns and surprises and ask competitors for a donation in exchange for taking part.

P

Pancakes, Party, Play, Panto, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Pram Push, Penny Collection – save up all the 1, 2 and 5 pence coins you get in your change. It’ll soon add up.

Q

Quiz Night, Quiet Time – hold a sponsored silence for SCIAF

R

Run, Race Night, Random Acts of Kindness (in exchange for donations), Raffle – If you’re holding a ceilidh, concert, disco or fete, why not tag on a raffle and raise even more money for SCIAF?

S

Sponsored event, Swim-a-thon, Soup Kitchen, Sumo Wrestling, Santa’s Grotto, Strictly Come Dancing, Shave…your beard, moustache, eyebrows, head or legs to raise money for SCIAF.

T

Treasure Hunt, Talent Show, Tug of War, Teddy Bears Pic-nic, Tombola – ask local shops and businesses to donate prizes

U

University Challenge, Unwanted Gifts Sale, Upside Down Day, Umbrella Rental – we’re not short of rain in Scotland. Keep a stash of brollies in your school or office and rent them out to your mates when the heavens open.

V

Variety Show, Vegetarian Dinner Party, Valentine’s Day - hold a love-themed party, make cards to sell and charge for hand delivery, or if you're feeling brave start your own barbershop quartet and deliver songagrams.

W

Wine Tasting, World Cultures Day, Window Cleaning Service, Walk for SCIAF, Who’s That Baby? Get together photos of your teachers, friends or colleagues as babies and then charge people £1 to match the picture to the person.

X

X-Factor Night, X-treme Frisbee Tournament, Xylophone Orchestra – make xylophones by collecting together old glass jars and bottles and filling each with a different amount of water so that they make a different sound when hit with a wooden spoon, then compose a tune and charge friends and family to come and see your orchestra play.

Y

Yard Sale, Yoga Session, Yoyo Contest, Yoghurt Stall – buy tubs of natural yoghurt and add fruit, nuts, honey and other goodies to order. You could even make your own frozen yoghurt to sell.

Z

Zoo Party, Zip-Slide, Zebra Dinner Dance (a sophisticated evening with a monochrome theme), Zorbing - If you've always dreamed of raising cash by rolling down a hill inside a massive, inflatable plastic ball, then this is just what the doctor ordered.