Fundraising

Fundraising

Fundraising inspiration, new challenges, and resources for supporting our charity

Easy Fundraising Ideas 

Occasion Donations

Ask people to donate for your birthday or special occasion – instead of presents, ask your friends and family to donate to Support Dogs

Yard Sale!

Sell your unwanted belongings online or at a jumble sale or car boot and donate the proceeds to Support Dogs

Name the Dog

Name a cuddly dog toy and get people to guess the name. Pick 100 names and charge people £1 to guess a name. Whoever gets it right wins the dog!

Set Yourself a Challenge

Get Cycling!

Get on your bike and take on a sponsored cycle – do it in one day or set yourself the challenge of cycling a certain distance across a month

24 Hour Challenge

Turn your hobby or favourite sport into a challenge by getting sponsored to do something for 24 hours. Ideas include a knit-a-thon, read-a-thon, skip-a-thon, row-a-thon or dance-a-thon

Sports Day

Hold a sports day and get your friends and family to join in. Try a four-legged race, beanbag throwing and a sack race!

Host an Event

Bake off!

Hold a bake sale in your community with human and dog friendly treats! Make it a competition by turning it into a bake off! Check out our Great British Bark Off pack for ideas and resources

Get Quizical 

Hold a quiz with dog-themed rounds – check out our Clever Paws Quiz pack for ideas and resources

Puppy Party

Celebrating a special day for you or your dog? Hold a puppy party for your human and four-legged friends. Check out our Puppy Party pack for ideas and resources

Get Creative

Exhibition

Hold an art exhibition showcasing your own art or the work of local artists and charge an entry fee

Side hustle

Turn your crafting hobby into donations by selling your crafts - at a local craft fair, online, or just to friends and family!

Seasonal Crafts

Organise themed creative activities such as an Easter egg painting contest, making and selling Christmas decorations, or a pumpkin carving contest at Halloween

Community Fundraising Ideas 

Book worms

Set up a book swap or community library and ask people to make donations in exchange for taking a book

Community walk

Hold a fundraising walk in your local community – check out our Mucky Pups Walk pack for ideas and resources

Treasure hunt

Put together a treasure hunt around your local area and sell trail sheets to local families

Fundraising Materials