The little yellow book of fundraisingideas

Keep it legal and safeTo put our minds at rest and to stop you from accidentally breaking any laws, please read the important stuff below.

You definitely need to consider health and safety and legal requirements when doing any fundraising activities.

Health and safetyIt’s all about common sense. Follow the professional advice of equipment manufacturers and staff supervising any facilities. The formal bit: Cancer Society Auckland cannot accept liability for any loss, damage or injury suffered by you or anyone else as a result of taking part in a fundraising event.

Food hygieneThis is vitally important. No one likes an upset tummy, especially as a reward for raising money for a charity. Please take great care when handling food and work to basic rules for safe preparation, storage, display and cooking.

Our broader Cancer Society Fundraising Guidelines can also be found here

IntroThis Little Yellow Book of Fundraising ideas has been developed to help you raise funds and have fun along the way.

We have some great ideas and have even listed our top 10 fundraisers to do at work, and at home.

Daffodil Day is a great opportunity to connect with others to celebrate life today, remember loved ones and fight back by fundraising.

By getting involved in Daffodil Day you are helping the Cancer Society provide a wide range of free support services and information for people affected by cancer. You are also supporting vital research into the causes and treatment of cancer.

For more information visit cancersocietyauckland.org.nz or email daffodilday@akcansoc.org.nz

Happy Fundraising from the team at the Cancer Society.

Our top 10 1 Join an event (Idea 2)

2 Raffle (Idea 3)

3 Host your own (Idea 24)

4 Car wash (Idea 16)

5 Get selling (Idea 7)

6 Quiz night (Idea 46)

7 Pamper party (Idea 28)

8 Matching funding (Idea 48)

9 Swear Box (Idea 4)

10 Morning Tea (Idea 24)

We couldn’t provide our vital services without the people who support us.

Get involved in your local area, sign up for an event or organise your own. You’ll make a real difference to people living with cancer today and tomorrow.

- John Loof, Our CEO, Cancer Society AucklandHope for a better tomorrow.

For at home... Work related...

The Ideas

1 Sponsored ‘give it up’

So we begin. And with our first ideait’s not what you do, it’s what youdon’t do. Why not give somethingup to raise some cash? Chocolate,shaving, talking, driving, Facebook…

Challenge yourself...

2 Join an eventSign up to local runs, walks, Marathons, and then get your friends, family and work colleagues to sponsor you.

3Sponsored Silence

Sshh! The less said about this the better. A great idea for a group of noisy kids or adults.Parents, teachers or work colleagues are sure to pay good money to see how long they can keep shtum. Silence is golden, especially whenit raises money.

Shhhh!

4A bloody great fundraiser!Stick a swear box in an office or social club to raise money.

#%$ *!?

SWEAR BOX

Shhhh!

5 Up for the challenge?

Ask your friends to set youa fundraising challenge.- Learn a new language- Run, run, run!- Give up (See idea 1 )

6Challenge to do for Daffodil Day

Dare your colleagues to:- walk backwards around the office- have a themed day- dress as superheroes for the day

Then get sponsors.

Group challenge for Daffodil Day

Get Crafty Bring andbuy sale

Second-hand books

Get selling!

Organise a local craft fair selling anddemonstrating handmade goods: home-baked cakes and pastries, jams, preserves and pickles, basket weaving, knitwear, tie dying and screen printing…

Hold a plant or flower sale. Camellia, clematis, delphinium or daffodil…

Turn your old paperbacks into hard cash by holding a book sale of all those old holiday page turners and unread classics gathering dust on your shelves.

One man’s unwanted Christmas jumper is another man’s golfing sweater.

7 8 9 10

11Get KnittedBaby clothes, scarves, jumpers. Putyour knitting needles to good use andstart creating some woollen wondersthat people will donate money for.

12 Face paintingAre you a tiger or a pussycat? Bring out the animal in you...Or the spiderman.

13Auction of ‘IOU’sPersuade friends and colleagues to donate their skills, expertise and services for auction.Lessons in sport, music, dancing or languages; home-baked cakes and meals; ironing and other household chores. Try persuading localrestaurants, theatres and leisure centres to offer meals, tickets and other goodies.

IOU3 x Mowed

LawnsIOU3 x NightsBabysitting

14 Give change, change lives...Ask your friends and colleagues toempty their pockets every evening for a week. Their small change can make a big difference.

16 Car wash

If you had a dollar for every car with ‘clean me’ scrawled in the dirt on the back window... Well, now you can… a car wash is bound to clean-up. In fact, it’s a wheelie good idea.

15Clothes Sale

Ask friends and familyto donate old or unwanted clothes and hold a ‘recycled’ show.

Persuade a few friends to indulge in the modelling career they’ve always dreamed of - set them on the catwalk!

18 Gift of life

If it’s your birthday coming up, suggest to your family and friends that instead of giving you presents, they make a donation to the Cancer Society for Daffodil Day. This can also work for weddings or any special occasions that involve gift giving.

17 Raffle

Ask local businesses for prizes and raffle it off.

From cookbooks to massages everyone loves to win.

19 Calender cornerGet a group of friends or colleaguesto pose for a calendar, with profitsfrom sales going to the Cancer Society on Daffodil Day.So get snapping! The new calendar year is just around the corner!

20 A recipe for success

Gather together all of your family’s and friends’ mouth-watering recipes and create your own cookbook.

21 A bit of theatre...Encourage local theatre and music groups to perform in aid of Daffodil Day.

You can raise money through ticket sales, programmesand refreshments.

To be, or not to be?

In your community

22Be an exhibitionist

Get in touch with local artists and ask them to donate artwork.

Organise a sale, auction or exhibition with an entry fee.

23Country fair/farmers’ market

These local events can support the Cancer Society by donating a percentage of sales.

24Morning Tea

Hold a Morning Tea to raise money for Daffodil Day.

Host your own...

25 Host a luncheon

26 Don’t go out

…invite everyone over to yourhouse for food and drinks.Donate the cover charge to Daffodil Day. Starter

Show people what the Cancer Society does to improve the lives of people affected by cancer

EntréeEnjoy fine food and drink

DessertGet a guest speaker to wow diners

Coffee and mints optional

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28 Pamper party

Host an evening of indulgence for you and your friends. Slap on the facemasks, get the nails painted and enjoy a foot spa. Oh, and don’t forget the chocolate!

27 Guess how many have gone in a... Sweets in a jar is an old favourite, but let’s get creative.

How about…footballs in a carbaked beans in a bucketpound coins in a sockchocolate bars in a dustbinScotch eggs in a goldfish bowl

29 Come dine with meCreate your own version of the popular TV show. Host a dinner party with a few friends. At the end of the evening, rate the food and the host’s performance. Make a donation to take part and make sure the winner receives a prize for being the ‘hostess with the mostess’.

Host your own reality shows...

30 X Factor/ Karaoke night

Bring The X Factor to your street, school or workplace.

Everyone’s got a party piece they’dlove the chance to show off for a good cause.

31 Dress yellow

Dress it up! 32 Fancy dress

Fairies and gnomes, animals and birds, heroes and heroines, country and western. Fancy dress is a long-standing favourite.

32 Dress down dayPeople will pay top dollar not to have to wear their usual work clothes or uniform. They’ll probably pay even more if they can wear the T shirt of their favourite sports team or some kind of fancy dress.

Did someone say jandals?

33 Office OlympicsTry your hand at speed typing,synchronised chair swivelling orfast letter franking.

There are many events you cancompete in to become an OfficeOlympics champion.

Set the competition...

34 Darts competition

Game on! Step up and hit those bullseyes! A game of arrows is popular with all ages.

35 Swing into action

Hold a golf competition. Or if playinggolf isn’t your bag, you can alwaysraise money by being a caddy,cleaning balls or finding themwhen they fail to hit the fairway.

36 Sweepstake

Hands up who hasn’t taken part in aGrand National sweepstake? Ah, the sheer excitement of randomly picking the name of a horse and then cheering it on to victory – hopefully. But let’s think beyond racing’s bigday. How about holding a sweepstake for a reality TV show or a football tournament?

37 Tug of War

Old vs young. Women vs men. Dunkers vs non-dunkers.Marmite lovers vs Marmite haters.

Whatever the division, a game of tug of war will decide who is best. Fact.

heave ho!

38 Treasure Hunt

Shiver me timbers! You can’t go wrong with a treasure hunt. All you need to do is devise some cunning clues on how people can get their hands on some prizes and away you go.

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39Guess the baby competition!

40 Dance marathon

It’s a case of bop till you drop with this one. Well, not literally, but expect to swing your hips and tap your toes until the early hours.

41 Card games eveningBridge, rummy, whist, pontoon,poker or even snap or Top Trumps. A card games night could be a big deal. Pick a card any card… learn a few card tricks and amaze your friends.

Top tip:Wear long sleeves.

42Through the keyhole

Who would live in a house likethis? Does your home reflect yourpersonality? Find out in our ‘Throughthe keyhole’ challenge. Take a photoof your home and get colleagues tosnap their abodes too. Then guesswho lives where.

43 Quiz night

Collect as many quotes from moviesor song lyrics you can and test thetrivia knowledge of friends andfamily. Charge entry to the quiz,with a prize for the winner.

44 Caption competitionChoose a funny photo from your lastholiday or office party and hold a caption competition. Entrants pay per caption and the winner receives the framed photo to display on their desk or noticeboard. If it’s an embarrassing photo, people might pay you not to display it.

45 Eyes down!You’re bound to get a full house with bingo.

Kelly’s eye, knock at the door, lucky seven, legs eleven. Bring back the old bingo lingo.

47 Spelling beeAll you need is a dictionary.

Another great idea...

46 Match fundingMatched funding is when a company offers to donate an amount of money to your fundraising efforts. This can either match the amount that you’ve raised or be a fixed amount agreed up front.

My fundraising!

$400 $400 $800

You can contact them at daffodilday@akcansoc.org.nz or call (09) 308 0240 to find out more.

ContactThere are lots of lovely people at the Cancer Society who can’t wait to help you with your Daffodil Day fundraising.