Fundraising ideas and assets

Ready to get involved and fundraise for YMCA or The Young Carers Festival? You can find assets and ideas here.

YMCA Fairthorne Group fundraising

Fundraising ideas

Pick one of these, or come up with your own. Every pound you raise helps young people and families.

  • Toy sale

    Hold a toy sale

    Clear out the toy box and turn pre-loved toys into funds.

  • Sponsored event

    Do a sponsored event for YCF

    Walk, run, swim or cycle and ask friends and family to sponsor you.

  • Bingo night

    Bingo night

    Eyes down for a fun evening with prizes and a ticket price.

  • Baby photo

    Guess the baby photo

    Collect baby pictures and charge a small fee to guess who's who.

  • Clothes sale

    Hold a second hand clothes sale

    Swap wardrobe clear-outs for donations.

  • Quiz night

    Quiz night

    Rally the teams, set the questions and charge an entry fee per team.

  • Auction

    Host an auction

    Gather donated prizes and let the bidding begin.

  • Art competition

    Art competition

    Invite entries from all ages and charge a small entry fee.

  • Bake sale

    Hold a bake sale

    Bake, sell, repeat. Cakes and biscuits always go down well.

  • Karaoke

    Karaoke evening

    Put on a sing-along night and ask for donations on the door.

  • Treasure hunt

    Local treasure hunt

    Set clues around your neighbourhood and sell entries.

  • Create your own fundraiser

    Create your own fundraiser

    Got a different idea? We'd love to hear it.

Want more fundraising ideas? Get in touch to discuss more ideas, or for help planning your fundraiser.

Contact us

Set up your JustGiving page

Creating a fundraising page only takes a few minutes. Share your story, collect donations and help support children, young people and families through YMCA Fairthorne Group.

1

Visit JustGiving

Go to our YCF JustGiving justgiving.com/campaign/ycf and click Start Fundraising.

2

Choose your fundraiser

Select your event or challenge, or choose Something Else to create your own fundraiser.

3

Personalise your page

Add a photo, fundraising target and tell supporters why you're raising money for YMCA Fairthorne Group.

4

Share your page

Send your link to friends, family and colleagues and keep supporters updated as you progress.

Ready to get started?

Need support setting up your page? Email fundraising@ymca-fg.org.

Start your JustGiving page

Sponsorship form

Collect pledges from your community, friends, family, and colleagues to track how much you have raised. Download the PDF and make it your own.

Sponsorship Form

Collect pledges from supporters, friends, family, and colleagues.

Download PDF

YCF Fundraising downloads

Everything you need to plan, promote and collect for your fundraiser. Download the PDFs below and make them your own.

Get in touch

Fundraising Target Poster

Keep on track of how much you've fundraised for Young Carers.

Generic Fundraising Poster

Fill in information about your fundraising event.

Bake Sale

Add your details and spread the word about your bake sale.

Wear it Blue

Wear blue for Young Carers within your organisation.

Running for YCF

Raise money at a running event, or running yourself.

YCF Flags

Decorate your fundraising event with branded flags.