8 festive fundraiser ideas to spread Christmas cheer

The festive season is the perfect time to give back to your community. With a little creativity and enthusiasm, you can organise a fun and engaging fundraiser that will raise money for your chosen cause. Here are 8 Christmas fundraiser ideas to get you started:

Festive fancy dress: Don your finest festive get-up in return for a small donation. Christmas Jumper days are always a big hit- and easy for everyone to get involved! You could also hold a competition for the best dressed person or group.
Gift wrapping station: Channel your inner Christmas Elf and help out family and friends by wrapping their Christmas gifts for them in return for a donation.
Deck your desk: Perfect for schools and workplaces alike! Grab your decorations and brighten-up your area of the classroom or office with festive cheer! It’s also a great way to use up old decorations that have seen better days, and the odd scrap of wrapping paper that might otherwise have been wasted.
Christmas crafting: Who doesn’t love a handmade gift? Why not spend an afternoon crafting your own Christmas cards, making a wreath or decorating baubles? It’s a great activity for all skill levels and everyone has fun! You can sell your items to raise money or ask for donations to take part.
Host your own Winter Olympics: Curling, the luge, ice hockey are all firm Winter Olympic favourites, and might seem a bit inaccessible to recreate in a school playground, or in a workplace, however there’s some amazing ideas to put together your own table top versions of these winter faves. Or, you could hold a festive prance around the school field dressed as reindeer, or have a fun day out to your nearest ice rink.
Chritmassy cake sale: Ask everyone to bring in their favourite festive bake and sell them for a small fee. It’s a great way to get people in the festive spirit, and it’s a delicious way to raise money.
Merry movie marathon: Select some firm nostalgic favourites and charge a small fee for admission to your Christmassy-cinema. (You could also combine with your cinema with a bake sale too – to create a magical wintery evening munching on festive bakes and watching films!)
Go big on a light show: Every year we get some amazing people setting up their homes with extravagant festive lighting! And these amazing people simply ask for a donation from anyone passing by who happens to be enjoying the spectacle. A great way to show your enthusiasm for Christmas while helping out a great cause. One supporter raised over £2k decorating houses with festive lights, and the decorations really brought together the community too!