Find Your Perfect Fundraising Idea
If you can’t make the Mile, or just want to top-up your Mile sponsorship, there are loads of fundraising ideas to do at work, by yourself or with friends and family.
Do it at Work
Do it at Work
Fancy a break from the 9-5? Well, Friday the 23rd March is the perfect day to get everyone together, ditch the to-do list and kick-start the Sport Relief Weekend with a day of fundraising fun.
Top Fundraising Ideas
- Hold a cake sale, for a tried and tested taste-bud tingling fundraising classic that’s guaranteed to bring in the dough. Just like the stars of the Great Sport Relief Bake Off.
- Get everyone to pay a donation to wear sports gear to work for the day.
- Get sponsored to do a lunch-hour office fun run or walk.
- Host a special Sport Relief quiz night with everyone paying a donation to enter.
- Download our sweepstake poster and stick it up at work for a really easy way to raise cash fast.
- Hold a friendly sports match with a rival team (or company!) and make the losing team pay up!
£200
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What They Did
Samantha Jones and her workmates at Openhouse, in Merseyside, held an office sports day for Sport Relief 2010 and raised a tremendous £200.
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What It Can Do
£200 is enough to allow two children, living on the streets in Tanzania, to go to secondary school for a whole year.
Treat Your Feet
However you fundraise, look the part with your very own pair of official Sport Relief Socks. Just jog along to your nearest Sainsbury’s from 15th February or order online now.
Do it yourself
Do it yourself
Forge your own path to fundraising superstardom. There are loads of ways to raise life-changing cash for Sport Relief by going solo.
Top Fundraising Ideas
- BBC Radio 5 live’s Danny Baker challenges you to get sponsored and put on your ‘Shirt of Hurt’ and wear the kit of your club’s rival.
- Show everyone what a legend you are. Get sponsored to take on an epic challenge – like cycling from London to Brighton.
- Make a splash – get sponsored to do the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief.
- Hit new fundraising heights – get sponsored to climb the height of the Eiffel Tower on a step machine.
- Get sponsored to walk or cycle everywhere for a week.
- Do a sponsored silence for a day. A quiet fundraising classic.
£272
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What They Did
Dan Smith, a loyal Chelsea fan from London, donned a Liverpool top (his rival team!) to a Chelsea game and raised £272.
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What It Can Do
This could help 36 women, who've lived with domestic violence, to come to terms with their experiences by paying for them to attend a group counseling session.
A Little Help From Our Friends
A jumbo-sized ‘thank you’ to the staff at British Airways who’ve been taking on triathlons, marathons and endurance cycle rides, all to raise money for Sport Relief 2012.
Do it with friends and family
Do it with friends and family
For maximum fundraising fun, gather a group of friends and family together to have a laugh and make a massive difference.
Top Fundraising Ideas
- Get sponsored to cycle, as a team, to your nearest town and back.
- Organise and sell tickets to your very own dance contest like Let’s Dance for Sport Relief!
- Grab some mates and get nostalgic by holding an old-school sports day with sack races, a tug of war and a classic egg and spoon race. The losing team pays a forfeit donation.
- Have a splashing time with your friends – get sponsored to do the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief.
- Hold a Wii sports tournament with all participants paying a donation to enter the action.
- Get everyone over for a great night of Sport Relief TV on Friday 23rd March and ask for a donation at the door.
£794
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What They Did
Students at Coulsdon College, in Croydon, held a 24-hour sports marathon and played a range of sports from volleyball and cricket to football and tennis to raise an epic £794.
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What It Can Do
This could give seven families, living in Peru, a small loan to either start up or expand a small business so their children no longer have to work in hazardous conditions.
A Little Help From Our Friends
Starting in January, Kellogg’s are offering 2-for-1 bowling vouchers with special packs of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and, for every voucher you redeem before March 2013, 50p will go to Sport Relief.
Treat Your Feet
However you fundraise, look the part with your very own pair of official Sport Relief Socks. Just jog along to your nearest Sainsbury’s from 15th February or order online now.
Free Fundraising kit
Get your free Fundraising Kit and get all the fundraising ideas, tips and tools you need to raise cash for Sport Relief.
Sport Relief Giving Pages
For the easiest way to collect sponsorship cash and to get sponsored directly online, set up your Sport Relief Giving Page now.