There are so many ways you can raise funds – just pick one

There are lots of ways for you or your team to raise money for Focus Ireland. One of the most fun ways is to run an event, most teams run two to three fundraising events. Let your creativity run wild!

There are also five key things that you and your team can do to make fundraising simple.

1. Use your On-line sponsorship page, send it to everybody you know and let them know what you are doing and why.
2. Develop a strong email asking for support, before email out the link to your sponsorship page think about why you are doing the challenge and why you want to help, spend some time writing the email or use the attached.
3. Use Facebook/Linked In/Twitter, put up a post to let people know what you are doing and why along with the link to your sponsorship page, you will be surprised at how news travels and at how generous people can be.
4. Workplace, think about how your workplace can help. Could you organise a staff coffee morning or table quiz,  can you ask suppliers for support, will work give you some extra time off or match your fundraising?
5. Church/Supermarket, ask your local church or supermarket if you can hold a church gate collection or bag pack and then rope in local family and friends to help you collect or pack bags.

Here are some event ideas to give you a head start, or click here for some more Focus Ireland fundraising ideas.

• Abseiling
• Art Exhibitions
• Auctions
• Bag Packing
• Beard Shaving
• Book Sale
• Bridge Drive
• Bungee Jumping
• Casino Night
• Dog Show
• Dress Down Day at Work
• Exhibitions
• Fancy Dress Ball
• Fashion Show
• Five-a-Side
• Flower Show
• Film Show
• Fortune Telling
• Gala Evening
• Garden Party
• Golf Tournament
• Good as New Sale
• Greyhound Meeting
• Luncheons
• Marathons
• Pub Quiz
• Quizzes
• Race Night
• Races
• Raffles
• Sleepout
• Sponsored Events, e.g. slimming
• Street Collections*
• Swimming Gala
• Tea Party
• Tennis Tournament
• Theatre Premiere
• Theme Evening
• Vegetable Sale
• Veteran Car Rally
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• Wine Tasting
• Wine & Cheese Party

*Please be aware that if you are planning a street collection you will need to apply for a permit from the nearest garda station to your collection point. This may need to be done several weeks in advance so don't leave it too late!