Young fundraisers are our future
Whatever your age, there are lots of different ways you can get involved and lots of fantastic fundraising ideas you can use all year round to raise funds for The Nightingale. Here are just a few ideas to get you thinking, but we are sure you will come up with your own unique event. You could organise an event throughout the whole school or just within one class. Here are a list of some of the things you could do:
- Inside out day – pupils and staff pay a pound and come to school wearing their clothes the wrong way round.
- School disco – sell tickets to the event and then dance the afternoon/evening away.
- Sports day – Ask visitors to make a donation to watch their children compete in the schools existing sport day.
- Sponsored Walk/Run – Ask all students to ask their family and friends to sponsor them to take part in a 1 mile run (or a distance you choose).
- Sponsored Hold Your Tongue – Ask family and friends to sponsor you to take part in a sponsored silence.
If you want to fundraise for The Nightingale, contact our Fundraising Team via email at ryan@nightingalesupport.org.uk or call on 020 8366 9674 for your bespoke fundraising toolkit.
For inspiration on what to do you can read how Office In Action have used their skills to set up a fundraising company
St George’s Primary School took part in the Junior Apprentice Challenge which aimed to help young people develop entrepreneurial skills and encourage them to think creatively about business.
Local primary school students had to brain storm and implement a fundraising initiative with £50 seed money. Once their fundraising was complete the teams then had to face a panel of ‘super dragons’ to present their business, and were assessed on their creativity, innovation, and presentation skills.
The group from St George’s Primary School chose to raise money for The Nightingale and named themselves The Nightingale Dragons (already on a great track!). They had great mentorship support from J Browne Group with advice and guidance.
After brain storming they decided to sell sweets and homemade cakes at their school fate and raised an incredible £318.72.
We’re are so incredibly proud to say that the St George’s Nightingale Dragons won ‘Most Innovative Idea’, ‘Most Profit Made’ and ‘Overall Winner’!
Seeing young children, the next generation, take such a keen interest in fundraising and accomplishing so much is such a privilege for us.
It was a pleasure having the Scouts and Cubs at our Night Hike 2023.
Not only did they have fun walking, they provided so much fun to other Night Hikers. One of the Scout Leaders brought a boombox on a wheelie cart and played fun and energetic music the whole way round the route.
It definitely made the walk more like a dance!
Overall the 29th Enfield raised £1,268 through sponsorship which we couldn’t be more thankful for.
Lola is an accomplished tennis player training at Gosling Tennis Centre. Lola like so many grandchildren was very close to her grandad who unfortunately fell ill with cancer. This made her feel very sad and so she had the idea of putting two things she loved together – her grandad and tennis – all to raise money and awareness for The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre.
Find out what Lola did and how much she raised below.
Read more about Lola here.
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Young fundraiser resources
Once you’ve decided on your fundraiser, let us know what you have planned because we can supply you with a whole variety of fundraising and marketing materials to help. Contact our Fundraising Team via email at ryan@nightingalesupport.org.uk or call on 020 8366 9674 for your bespoke fundraising toolkit.
As well as a full range of Nightingale branded items available, we can also create and print bespoke leaflets, posters, banners and other items just for you. Plus we’ll be promoting your efforts every step of the way on our social media channels.
Where will the donations go?
The easiest way for you to organise your donations is to create a JustGiving Page.
You can include all of your details and information on why you have chosen to fundraise or The Nightingale. The link can then be sent out with your invitations and on social media. It is also a great way of allowing you and those who have donated to keep track of how much is being raised on your behalf. Don’t worry if you find JustGiving confusing, it can be difficult to set up a page but that’s why our expert Fundraising Team is here. We can set it up for you!