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Fundraising Ideas

Quick and Easy

Raising cash for Red Nose Day doesn't have to take weeks on end. In fact, it can take hardly any time at all with these fast and furious fundraising ideas. Just take your pick and raise a few bob - even a small amount of cash can make the world of difference!

Spare Some Change

Empty your pockets, purse or wallet every day for a week and donate your small change to Red Nose Day. Encourage your friends and family to do the same and don’t forget to check down the back of the sofa. Small change can make a big difference.

Sweepstake Poster

Pin up the Red Nose Day Sweepstake Poster at work, in your club or local pub and charge everyone £2 to play. Order your poster here.

Buy Some Goodies

Choose an official RND '09 T-shirt from the most iconic charity T-shirt range ever created and go ahead and Pick Your Nose! We’ve got some wonderful Red Nose Day goodies to get your mitts on!

Wear Something Funny

Spend the day in your pyjamas, dress as your favourite comedy character or put your clothes on back to front. Get sponsored to do it on your own or do it en masse with colleagues or classmates and charge everyone to join in.

Zip It!

Get sponsored to keep shtum for a day. You might be surprised how much your family or colleagues will cough up in order for you to keep quiet!

Wax it!

Your legs, your chest, your back - if it’s hairy, get sponsored to get it waxed for cash.

Give It Up

Chocolate, biscuits, coffee - get sponsored to give up something you love.

Relaxed Fundraisers Do It Sitting Down

If you’d rather raise some money from the comfort of your own armchair, try one of these relaxing ideas.

Watch Something Funny

Invite your mates round and watch some classic comedy films. Charge for the comfiest seats and sell refreshments.

Grow Something Funny

Get sponsored to grow a beard, grow your hair or perhaps grow your own cress head out of a Red Nose!

Play Something Funny

Invite your friends round and get out all your old board games, or how about a few hands of your favourite card games. All wear Red Noses, pay to play and collect donations for refreshments.

Online Sale

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Hold your own online sale.

Make Me A Star!

Have you got hidden talents waiting to be discovered? Now’s the time to shine whilst raising some money for Red Nose Day.

Sing Something Funny

Sing your heart out and hold a karaoke contest. Invite your friends to pay to compete and sell tickets for people to watch.

Dance Something Funny

Perform your own version of a famous dance for the entertainment of your family and friends. Invite a paying audience. You could even get people to pay to use a dance mat and battle it out on a big screen!

Say Something Funny

Host a stand-up comedy lunch hour or evening down the pub. Crack a few jokes and get your audience chuckling. People will pay good money for a good giggle!

Design Something Funny

Design some comedy outfits and strut your stuff on the catwalk. Pay to take part, pay to watch and even sell your comic creations.

Fresh Air Fundraisers

If you’re an energetic type and like to get out and about, here are some ideas for raising money in the fresh air.

Treasure Hunt

Think up some comic clues and hide some Red Nose treasure in funny places. Charge your friends to take part in a Red Nose Day treasure hunt!

Jail Break

Get sponsored to compete against friends or colleagues to get as far away from your university or workplace as you can on the smallest budget possible.

Go Somewhere Funny

Choose a place with the funniest name (such as Lickey End!) and get sponsored to run or cycle there. You could also find a funny way to get there – walk backwards, go on stilts or three-legged.

Car Wash

Do the rounds with a bucket and sponge and offer to wash all your neighbour’s cars for a donation to Red Nose Day. You could quite simply clean up!

Party On!

If you love to party then there’s loads of ways you can raise some cash whilst having a ball. Ask your friends to pay to party and sell refreshments too.

Seeing Red Party

Hold a red-themed party. Everyone must come dressed in red, serve red food and drinks and sell Red Noses. Anyone not dressed in red must pay a forfeit.

Fancy Dress Party

It doesn’t have to be just red, you could choose your own fancy dress theme and invite all your friends and family to pay to party.

Red Nose Night Party

Get your mates over for the night of TV on Friday 13 March. Charge for the best seats in the house and sell refreshments.

Pyjama Party

Get your friends to pay to come round for a good old pyjama party. Watch soppy films, eat chocolate and have a good old heart-to-heart. Wearing Red Noses, of course.

Tasty Treats

Tap into your friends' sweet tooth and sell some delicious treats - it's a sure-fire way to raise a tasty sum!

Cake Sale

One of the best fundraising ideas ever - it’s official. Decorate your fairy cakes with funny faces and they'll sell like, well, er, hot cakes! Check out the cake recipe in Jamie's Red Nose Cook Book.

Cheese and Wine Evening

Crack open a few bottles of Red Nose Wine and serve up a few delicious cheeses as an accompaniment.

Subway

Buy a tasty Sub and download an exclusive celebrity ring tone from the likes of Tim Westwood, Gok Wan and the devilishly deep Tom Baker. Find out more.

Jammie Dodgers

Pick up a pack of these tasty snacks and find out how to win a trip to to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Find out more.

Competitive Streak

Challenge your friends and colleagues to put their money where their mouth is and try their hand against the competition. Get everyone to pay to take part - the winner takes the glory and the money raised goes to help change lives. Can't say fairer than that!

Fun and Games

Put a twist on an old-favourite and play pool, poker or darts in fancy dress. Get out the games consoles or play games online - but whatever you do, get everyone to pay to take part. In fact, you can even play the Foxy Bingo Red Nose Day Game to really raise the stakes!

Quiz

Hold a quiz night at your local pub, in your workplace or even at home. We’ve got the best quiz ever – Questions & Answers / Answer Sheet. Tell me how to do this.

Caption Competition Poster

Use the Caption Competition Poster in your fundraising kit (which you can order here) or download the poster here to play along at home or at work.

Sweepstake Poster

Use the Sweepstake Poster to quickly raise a few quick quid - you'll find one inside your fundraising kit or you can order a poster pack here. Pin it up and invite everyone to pay £2 to have a go - it really is such a simple way to raise cash.