Create a Fundraising Page!
Setting up a fundraising page is by far the easiest method to collect donations. You can share this easily across social media platforms, accept credit card payments and update everyone with your fundraising events. Here are the best two options for fundraising online..
Just Giving – https://www.justgiving.com/think-pacific You can set up a fundraising campaign linked to Think Pacific’s Just Giving Page. Click the blue button ‘fundraise for us’ to begi and all funds raised will go directly to Think Pacific.
Go Fund Me – https://www.gofundme.com You can choose to have the page directed to Think Pacific Foundation (and the funds would go to our charity). Or you can choose to have donations directed to your own account.
Both above platforms are very popular for those fundraising for our projects. For either platform, if you set the payment to go directly to Think Pacific, then at the time your final balance is due, just send across the link to your page and our finance team will have any
Sign up to EasyFundraising
Easyfundraising is an amazing and FREE way to raise money whilst we shop online. Over 4,000 online retailers give a small donation with every purchase when you shop via easyfundraising. These include Amazon, ASOS, Just Eat and many more! It’s super easy and at no extra cost! Your friends and family can get involved and help you raise money whilst they shop.
Visit Think Pacific’s Easy Fundraising Page to get started
Sponsored Activity..
Instead of just asking friends for donations why not put in a bit more effort and organise a sponsored group event. This will also give you a chance to talk to everyone about your upcoming project in Fiji. Ideas include hosting a dinner, film night or a garden party with live music. A past student managed to hire a portable projector and do an outdoor screening of ‘UP’ at the lake outside our halls. She put out fairy lights, bean bags, blankets, popcorn and sweets – this was a hit as many people had never been to an outdoor cinema!
Here’s Some Ideas To Get You Started…
- Auction
- BBQ
- Quiz night,
- Car wash
- Open mic night
- Fancy dress night
- Cake sale
- Talent show
- Battle of the bands
- Sponsored trek
- Sponsored silence
- Bike ride / challenge
- Coffee morning
- Fiji ‘tropical’ themed party
- Treasure hunt
- Video game contest
- Football tournament
- Dog walking
- Sports tournament
- Murder mystery night
- Jewellery making
- Fashion show
Donated Text Book Sale
At the beginning of first term and the end of third term you might be able to find some generous students to donate you their old textbooks to sell. Many students will have bought theirs second hand for £5-10 and probably won’t mind giving them away. You will need to put leaflets up around campus so people know you are looking for book donations. It could be a good idea to ask if box can be kept behind the reception at the student union so students can hand their books in. Remember to ask your housemates and course mates to donate if they can and help to spread the word. Once you’ve collected enough books ask permission to hold a book sale on campus or in the library. Decorate your stand Fijian style and share photos of the book sale on your university’s Facebook page – this will encourage people to come and grab a bargain, or may even lead to Facebook sales. This could be extended to all book types, or could be substituted with a clothes or Xbox game sale – why not try all three! Anything that doesn’t sell can be reshared on university social media or sold on eBay.
Online Tutoring
Online Tutoring can be a great way to raise money whilst helping others. With the current school closures, many young people could benefit more than ever from a bit of extra support. Tutors can earn around £20 an hour and the flexible and remote nature makes it a perfect way to raise money alongside your daily schedule. You can tutor in your strongest subject and it’s an amazing way to earn money whilst building valuable relationships and growing interpersonal skills in the process. Here’s a couple of examples we’ve found to help you get started:
https://www.mytutor.co.uk/tutors/apply.html
https://tutorful.co.uk/become-a-tutor
Host a Virtual Event
Virtual events can be an amazing way to bring the community together and create fun activities to keep everyone entertained during lockdown, all whilst raising money at the same time! From virtual pub quizzes, online cooking lessons to community talent shows, there are many creative opportunities for you to host fun events for people whilst raising money for a good cause. You could even ask participants to give a small donation and hold a raffle or online auction during the event to raise some extra cash!