Fundraising ideas

Fundraise online

Make sure you create an online fundraising page. It’s the quickest and easiest way to raise money. Use our online fundraising checklist (PDF, 45KB – what is a PDF? ) to make the most of your online sponsorship page.

Gift Aid it

Remind your sponsors to tick the Gift Aid box when they’re making a donation. This allows Cancer Research UK to claim at least 25% back from the government on every donation and it won’t cost your sponsors a penny extra.

Fundraising tips

You can be as creative as you like with your fundraising, but here are some ideas to get you started:

• Run in fancy dress – you could run for example as a Cancer Research UK scientist! Make sure you do a couple of runs wearing the costume before the race so you get used to how it feels.
• Get people to sponsor you for the total distance you cover in training.
• If you’re feeling really strong, say that anyone who donates £100 gets to add a pound of weight to your rucksack on race day.

Here are more great ideas depending on how you’re planning to raise money:

• Fundraise at school (PDF, 30KB)
• Fundraise at work (PDF, 29KB)
• Fundraise in your community (PDF, 81KB)
• Organise a fundraising event (PDF, 75KB)

Other tried and tested fundraising methods

• Our marathon sweepstake form (PDF, 397KB) and half marathon sweepstake form (PDF, 1MB) are a great way to get people involved.
• If you’re collecting sponsorship in person with a sponsorship form (PDF, 443KB), take the form everywhere you go and ask everyone you know to sponsor you.
• Ask your boss about match-giving. Many companies will match the amount you raise from their charity fund – it's a tax benefit for them too.