30 Fundraising Ideas to Support People With Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases Welcome to our how-to guide Thank you for your continuous support, which enables us to make a real difference! Remember, every penny counts. Follow Our Step-By-Step Plan To Get You Started STEP 1 Get Inspired Choose your fundraising event Here Are 30 Fundraiser Inspiring Ideas Show Your Skills 6FED Free Muffins by Stella Holt Love cooking, fashion, reading or writing? Showcasing your skills is a brilliant and consistently successful way to raise funds while enjoying your hobbies and practising your skills. Book Club: Start a book club, charging a small membership fee or suggesting donations from attendees. Coffee Morning/Afternoon Tea: Host a social gathering with coffee, tea, and snacks, and ask for donations or charge a small entry fee. Free-from Bake Off: Hold a baking competition featuring allergen-free and 6FED recipes, with participants paying an entry fee and selling the baked goods to raise funds. Gala Night/Ball/Music Concert: Organise a formal event or live music concert, selling tickets to raise funds. Recipe Book: Compile a collection of recipes from supporters, and create a recipe book that you can sell online for a small price. Second-hand Clothing Fashion Show: Organise a fashion show featuring second-hand clothing, selling tickets and showcasing items to raise funds. School/College Fundraisers/ A stall at your local fair: Collaborate with schools or colleges to host fundraising events, like bake sales or setting up a stall at fairs. Online And Easy Fundraising Ideas Donate your Birthday to bring hope that they can eat without pain in the future Car Share: Register with one of the services allowing you to share your car, saving money for your cause and reducing CO2 emissions and driving stress. Create a Facebook Fundraiser and nominate EOS Network for your Birthday, Christmas, or Anniversary Fundraiser instead of gifts or cards. Dress Down Days: Arrange a day when participants can wear casual clothes to work or school in exchange for a small donation. Give As You Live is one of the easiest ways to fundraise for EOS Network, which allows you to collect money when you are shopping online. The best thing is that it costs you nothing! Learn how to start fundraising with Give As You Live Ugly Jumper Competition: Host a competition for the ugliest jumper, charging a small entry fee or requesting participant donations. I can be at your usual Zoom meeting or onsite day. Virtual Event: Arrange an online event, like a webinar or virtual workshop, charging a small fee or suggesting donations from participants. You can often nominate a charity if you are a group, club, or large employer member. Please put EOS Network forward. Declutter And Profit For Your Cause The average household has countless items that the owners can sell! So embark on spring cleaning, evaluate what still brings you joy, and sell the rest. Furniture Sales: Organise a second-hand furniture sale, with proceeds going to your cause. Jumble Sale/ / Toy Sale / Garage Sale/ Cake Sale / Boot Fare: Organise a sale event featuring second-hand items, toys, baked goods, or other goods, with proceeds going to your cause. Silent Auction/Raffle: Ask for donations from local businesses and contacts, and hold a silent auction or raffle to raise funds. Wardrobe Clearance: Hold a clothing sale featuring gently-used items or use services like eBay, Vinted, Preloved, or bag it up and send it to Thift+ and let them sell if for you. Get Active And Fundraise Under Your Own Steam or Sign Up For A challenge event Mark's UK IRON Man Distance Triathlon for his son George Explore our previous success stories for inspiration! Bowling Competition/Bowlathon Danceathon/Disco Night - 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, or 2000's. What's your era? Organise a themed dance event or dance marathon, charging an entry fee or collecting sponsorships. Duck Race: Organise a fun rubber duck race in a local waterway, with participants sponsoring ducks for a small fee. Group Sponsored Walk/Cycle/ Dog Walk / Park Run: Host a group cycle session, walk, dog walk, or park run and collect donations for participation. Mud Run: Organise a muddy obstacle course race, charging a small entry fee or collecting sponsorships from participants. Soap Box Race: Enter a local soapbox race, raising funds through sponsorship or charging an entry fee. Sponsored Roller Skate Pennie's 100k in 10 Days Appeal Socialise And Raise Funds Gather your friends for your favourite activity and raise funds by charging a small fee or asking for donations. It's a win-win! Bingo Night Film Club Games Night Quiz Night Fundraising Group At The Great Wall Of China STEP 2 Get Ready Set up your online fundraising page either on our website or via Justgiving Rally people around your idea and ask for a small participation fee or collect donations at the event. Remember to share your fundraising activities and photos online to encourage more friends to join! STEP 3 Spread the word Share it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Email etc. Let your friends and family know what you are doing and why. We will also spread the word amongst the EOS community and support you in any way we can. STEP 5 Maximise your donations Simple Ways to Increase Your Donations It's always worth asking your employer if they run a scheme matching their employee's charity fundraising. Maybe your colleagues would like to make up a team event? It can double your donations. Gift Aid For sponsors that are UK taxpayers, gift aid adds 25%; that's an extra 25p for every pound raised. This will automatically be organised through your fundraising page or by collecting the cash donor's name and address. CONGRATULATIONS You are all set to make a difference! Thank you If you have any questions or need help, please contact us online or call +44(0)3337721309 How Will Your Funds Be Used? From left to right: Olena Filatova, Amanda Cordell, and Mark Boulding, EOS Network team at BSPGHAN Annual Meeting 2023 EOS Network is a registered charity striving to create a world where everyone with Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases can eat without pain. 100% of the money you raise goes towards improving our community's lives. Our mission is a prompt and accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and support for people with Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases. Read More On What EOS Network Does For The Community Thank YOU for the work you are doing! Without my chat with Amanda I would have carried on thinking that I was just weird, when in fact I've probably had EOE all my life and my food aversions and phobias were just my body self protecting! Fascinating. Heather Read more about our impact here SEE OUR FUNDRAISING PROMISE Registered Charity 1198883 Last updated 25/4/23 ©EOS Network 2020. All rights reserved. Manage Cookie Preferences