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Fundraising A-Z
Looking for a way to show your support for local homeless people? Check out our Fundraising A-Z to find out how you can raise cash to support local people taking steps towards beating homelessness. The best and most secure way to raise money for HARP is by heading to our Just Giving page and clicking the orange 'Fundraise for us' button to set up an account.
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Advertising booklet
Collaborate with local businesses and advertise their services in exchange of money for HARP.
Arts and crafts fair
Host at a local hall or school. Make and sell your own knitwear, paintings or home décor!
Auction of promises
Auction off anything, from maths tuition to a romantic dinner for two, get everyone involved!
Arm Wrestling competition
Charge people to watch you challenge your friends to an arm wrestle! Who will be the champion?
Annual collection
Leave an empty jar at work or at home and collect spare change for a year!
Afternoon tea
Invite friends over for scones and cream, and gossip whilst raising money for a worthwhile cause!
Abseiling
Get sponsored to face your fears by abseiling from a great height.
Animal show
Charge friends and family to watch a pets fashion show and get creative!
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Blind date evening
Have all your single friends pay an entry fee and come and mingle!
Bike ride
Set yourself a distance goal and have friends and family sponsor you for achieving it!
Bungee jumping
Ask your friends and family to sponsor you for this daring activity!
Board game evening
Have your friends round, all players bring a game and pay a playing fee!
Badge making
Make some funky badges and sell them at school or work!
Bad tie day
Get the tie wearers in your office or school to pay a fee to wear a crazy tie and watch people get creative!
BBQ
Get your grill on and charge friends and family for a burger or a banger.
Bingo night
Host your own evening, charge entry fees and put half the money in the winnings pot and half aside for HARP!
Busking
Sing, dance, do magic! The better your talents, the more tips you’ll get from the public. Please always check for licencing.
Bring and buy sale
Encourage friends and family to bring unwanted goods and set up a huge sale!
Book sale
Sell any unwanted books at your local church or bootsale!
Battle of the bands
Have local bands battle at your local school or community hall. Charge entry and sell refreshments!
Bake-a-thon
Charge your friends to get involved, and sell the final products at a cake sale!
Bag packing
Pack bags for customers at your local supermarket, asking for a donation to HARP.
Bake sale
Sell your luscious cakes and bakes at your local school or community hall.
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Collect pennies
Set aside all your coppers over a few months and see how much you can accumulate!
Curry night
Invite your friends and family round for a curry, or find a local restaurant that offers charity nights!
Cycle for 24 hours
Get sponsored to go to your local 24 hour gym and relay with your friends on a static bicycle.
Car boot sale
Sell your unwanted goods! One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure…
Car wash
Set up a car wash with your friends and charge people to let you make their cars sparkle.
Christmas card sale
Get creative and make some Christmas cards to sell to friends and family.
Christmas carol singing
Belt out the festive tunes and spread the Christmas cheer.
Christmas jumper day
Get festive and charge everyone at your office or school a fiver to wear their most fetching Christmas Jumper!
Customised t-shirts
Add your own flare to old t-shirts and sell to your friends and family.
Charity concert
Get a local band in to perform at your school or community hall, charge for entry and refreshments.
Coffee morning
Bring your friends round for a natter and a cuppa and raise money for a good cause whilst you go
Comedy night
Have friends compete to see who can do the best stand up gig. Charge for entry and refreshments.
Colour theme days
Get people in the office or school to pay a fee to dress up in your chosen colour for the day.
Calendars
Be your own boyband. Make and sell your own office calendar!
Jewellery making evening
Have your friends over, spend the evening getting creative, participants pay a fee.
Jam making / selling
Spend the day making jam, then sell it to your friends and family.
Kiss-a-thon
Set up a kissing stall at a local fair and charge patrons per peck.
Karaoke night
Have you friends over, belt out the tunes, have fun! Participants pay a fee.
Knitting competition
Compete to see who can knit the most knitwear, then sell your final products to friends and family!
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Litter picking
Get sponsored to pick up litter, raise money for local homeless people and keep the area clean!
Ladies night
Get the girlies round for a night of food and pampering! All participants pay a fee.
Marshmallow eating
See who can eat the most marshmallows! Participants pay a fee.
Magic show
Get your friends over and host a night of magic. Participants pay a fee.
Mow lawns
Charge your friends and neighbours to mow their lawns!
Murder mystery night
Create real life Cluedo and get your friends round to play. Participants pay a fee.
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Nominate a friend
Nominate a friend to do a fundraiser from this list! Tag them on social media.
No make-up selfie
Get sponsored to post a no make-up selfie.
Non-uniform day
Charge all pupils or colleagues at your school, college or work a £1 to wear what they want for the day!
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Obstacle course event
Get your friends and family to compete in an obstacle course to see who will win! Participants pay an entry fee.
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Plant sale
Sell plants to your friends and family.
Pamper evening
Friends in the beauty industry? Why not organise a pamper evening with donations coming to HARP!
Poker night
Have your friends over, play some poker. All participants pay a fee.
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Quiz Night
Have your friends round for a quiz night and, see who’s the know-it-all. Participants pay an entry fee.
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Raffle
Have a raffle at school or work!
Running Challenge
Set yourself a distance goal, or register for a local race, and get sponsored to run it for HARP!
Share your skills
Have a specialist subject? Why not share your skills for a fee and donate the money to HARP?
Silent Disco
Get your friends together and host a silent disco with the proceeds from entry fees and sales of refreshments going to HARP.
Swear box
If you and your colleagues have a bit of a potty mouth, then get out a jar and pay a fine every time you swear!
Swim-a-thon
Set yourself a target number of lengths and get sponsored to reach that goal!
Stage a pantomime
Put on a pantomime at your local community centre and charge people to watch it.
Shed some pounds
Get sponsored to lose some weight and reach your goal size!
Shave your head
Get sponsored to say farewell to your hair!
Share a ride
Share a ride with a colleague to work and donate the money saved on petrol.
Sponsored silence
Get sponsored to not speak for a set period of time. It’s harder than it looks!
Sleep Out!
Get sponsored and join us on The Really Big South Essex Sleep Out in October. Click here for more information.
Skydive
Get sponsored to be a daredevil and jump from a plane!
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Dance off
Host at your school or community centre and watch your friends make some shapes. Charge for entry.
Dog Walking
Charge neighbours and friends for walking their dogs.
Dance lessons
Bring in a pro, or do it yourself for a laugh! Charge your friends and family for the privilege.
Darts match
Charge friends to play and compete to become the champion!
Denounce a vice
Have friends sponsor you to give up something you know you shouldn’t do.
Dog wash
Charge neighbours and friends to let you make their dogs lovely and clean.
Dress down day
Have people in the office or school pay a fee to dress casually for the day.
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eBay
Sell your unwanted goods on eBay and donate the proceeds to HARP.
Eco fines
Set up a fining system in your home or office for when people do ecologically unfriendly deeds like not recycle.
Eating competition
Compete with friends to see who can eat the most in the set amount of time. Competitors pay a fee.
Exhibition
Create and display art in your local community centre and charge patrons to come and view it.
Eurovision party
Invite your friends, dress as the flags, eat the national cuisine, charge attendees a fee.
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University Challenge
Recreate University Challenge and get your friends involved to see who’s the boffin. Charge for participation and entry.
Tuck shop
Have a tuck shop at your school or office and sell yummy refreshments.
Treasure hunt
Organise a treasure hunt with your friends and family and charge for participation and refreshments.
Taster evening
Have some friends over to taste food and drink of your choice. Participants pay a fee.
Talent show
Get your friends together and show off their talents. Charge for entry and refreshments.
Tech recycling
Recycle your old phones and computers in exchange for money.
Televised matches
Have your friends over to watch a televised sports match and charge for entry and refreshments.
Tombola
Host a tombola at a local fair or fete.
Family night
Invite your friends round to watch a film, everyone brings food and pays an entry fee.
Face painting
Charge a fee to paint people’s faces. Both adults and kids encouraged to get involved.
Fancy dress day
Have everyone at the office or school pay a fee to dress up in fancy dress for the day!
Fashion show
Put on a fashion show and charge attendees an entrance fee.
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Guess the...
...sweets in the jar, weight of yourself or name of the bear (you choose!). Charge people a fee to make a guess.
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Video making
Get sponsored to make a video diary on a subject of your choice.
Valentine’s day event
Host an event with a Valentine’s Day theme and invite your friends and family. Charge for entry and refreshments.
Window cleaning
Charge your friends and neighbours to get their windows cleaned.
Win a day off
Have your colleagues pay a fee to put their name in a prize draw to win a day off!
Walk-a-thon
Get your friends and family involved and set a distance challenge and get sponsored to complete it!
Walk to school
Get sponsored to walk to school for a month.
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Henna
Find a friend who can do Henna and ask for a donation to have Henna done.
Hula hoop contest
Compete with your friends and family to see who the best hula hooper is! Participants pay a fee.
Hair beading, braiding and plaiting
Charge friends and family to let you make their hair look beautiful!
Hug a pug
Bring your dog to work and ask colleagues for donations to play with and hug your canine friend.
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X-Box night
Invite your friends over for a night in on the X-Box or other games console, participants pay a fee.
Yoga marathon
Set yourself a time goal as to how long to do yoga for and get sponsored to achieve it!
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Zumba-thon
Get sponsored to get your Zumba on for the day!
Zombie Night
Host a Zombie night at your school or college and watch people run for their lives! Participants pay an entry fee.
Indoor games
Have an indoor sports day, get adults and kids to get involved! Participants pay a fee.
International evening
Have your friends choose a country each and then dress and cook accordingly. Participants pay a fee.
Ice bath
Get sponsored by your friends and family to have an ice bath! We dare you.
Click here for legal advice on how to fundraise responsibly, or contact our fundraising team for more information, and we would like to remind you to always ask permission of any parties and premises involved in your efforts before doing anything publicly.
To set up a sponsorship page for an activity in aid of HARP head to our Just Giving page.
We, as a charity, really appreciate any fundraising and sponsorship done in aid of HARP, your efforts are helping people that are homeless in the local community to improve their situations and gain access to a better life.