Fundraise in your community

From concerts and bucket collections to gala dinners and charity of the year partnerships there are lots of fun ways you can raise money for Young Lives vs Cancer. Whether you are a membership organisation, sports club, faith group, school or workplace, raising money as a community can be great fun and give you a real sense of purpose.

Whatever you do, raising money for Young Lives vs Cancer will directly help children and young people with cancer, and their families. Thank you.

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Popular activities

Organise an bake sale or coffee morning for your community. Is there a Star Baker in your midst? Who can make the best biscuits? You could set a theme or make it into a competition! Not a fan of cake – make it a sandwich sale instead!

How about a tournament? Darts? Golf? Football? Scrabble? Any competitive game can be made into a shared activity. Charge an entry fee or encourage people to be sponsored. You could offer a prize or trophy for the winners.

Or you could set one big target and challenge everyone to do something! Some people like to make donations, others like to set themselves a personal challenge or do things as a group. This way everyone is happy!

Looking for more ideas? Go to our A-Z of fundraising.

Kick start your fundraising

• Create a JustGiving page so you have a place to raise money and share updates.
• Set a fundraising target. Pages with targets always raise more.
• Let people know how their donations will help children and young people with cancer and their families.

For general tips and stories, please download our fundraising guide.

Make sure your activity is legal and safe. Our guide includes a useful checklist if you are involving children in your activity.

Don’t forget to update and thank everyone afterwards. 20% of donations typically come in after an event.

Here’s how to pay in your money if you are collecting it in person.

Community fundraising downloads and tips

Get in touch

We’d love to hear from you and are on hand to help with your fundraising questions.

• Chat to our fundraising team online using live chat (use the pink ‘chat to us’ button at the bottom right of the screen) Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm
• Call us on 0300 330 0803, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Email us at fundraisingevents@younglivesvscancer.org.uk