A to Z of fundraising ideas …

Auction of Promises

Try to get people to donate a promise of their time, use of their belongings, or to donate a gift. You can even ask people to donate themselves and auction them as ‘slaves for the day’.

Bring £1 to work day

Ask work colleagues to each bring in £1, in aid of Oxfam. Add their donations to your running total.

Cricket Match

Have a knockout contest and charge people to join a team. Charge admission to all your spectators and sell refreshments.

Dinner Dance

Have a good band and good food and charge a good price. Organise a raffle and/or an auction.

Expert Seminar

Invite an expert, or well-known personality to donate their time to give a talk or performance. Charge admission; sell refreshments; and auction a signed book or photograph.

Fashion Show

Ask a local store to put on a show in conjunction with your company.

Green Day

Get everyone to wear green and pay £2 for the pleasure! Or only eat vegetables for the day. Or organise a community litter pick. Or…

Halloween Ball

Sell tickets to a Halloween Ball – fancy dress, of course!

i-Pod shuffle

Hold a dance-off, using music on someone’s i-pod. Set it to shuffle, so no one knows what’s next!

Just a Minute

Have a sponsored game show with – no repeation, hesitation
or deviation. This could double up as a presentation training exercise!

Karaoke Evening

Ask a local pub to host one for you and charge people to get in or take part.

Lunch Money

Ask colleagues to bring in sandwiches for their lunch, and donate the money saved to the charity.

Masked Ball

Everybody wear a mask of their choice. Have a competition to
guess who’s who.

Night-in for Oxfam

Stay in for an evening and donate the money saved to Oxfam.

Outward bound weekends

This is the perfect way to promote team work within your company while raising money for Oxfam.

Publicity

Send a press release to all your local papers asking for sponsorship from the companies and individuals.

Quiz Night

Challenge different departments or branches to a friendly inter-company quiz, with prizes for the best team, most inventive answer, wooden spoon etc..

Return to the 70s party

Or 60s, 80s…

Sponsored Event

Swim, slim, shave your head… ask colleagues and friends to raise sponsorship for you in a fun way.

Treasure Hunt

A challenging and fun way to raise big money.

University Challenge

Collect together teams who attended the same or nearby universities and hold a challenge to see which university comes top.

Variety Show

Round up your talented friends and tread the boards, charging for admission of course.

Wine Tasting

Invite an ‘expert’ or local wine dealer to bring along a few cases of wine and donate some of the proceeds of his sales to Oxfam.

X-tinct

Auction your ‘has-beens’ memorabilia!

Your own original idea!

As long as it’s legal, go for it! And tell us – and the media – about it

Zzzzzz…

A pyjama party. Or a wear pyjamas to work for a day! Be cheeky – just ask!