Have any fundraising ideas? please help?

NEED FUNDRAISING IDEAS!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!?

• PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS, THANK YOU!! A local (for me) UK charity for people with learning disabilities (West Berkshire Mencap - Newbury) has just had it's funding cut despite protests and hundreds of signatures on a petition. They help most people in West Berkshire who have a learning disability and many of my friends also volunteer there. I've been volunteering at Mencap for nearly three years now, neither I nor anyone in my family has a learning disability but I know plenty of people who do, and although I only help with the children's services (being 17 myself and in full time education) they help people of all ages, with respite care, work experience - everything! It makes such a difference to the people they help and their families, and I know personally, sometimes when you help a child who's unresponsive just getting a smile and knowing they're having a good day with you there with them feels amazing (though of course, whether I or any other volunteer or not has a good time is almost irrelevant so long as the children do). Please, if you can help me think of fundraising ideas that I or a group of people could do (our school recently held a non-uniform day for West Berkshire Mencap so I don't think they'll let us hold another one so soon) it would be a great help, the work they do is so important for so many people!! Thank you, and if anyone wants to donate to them... http://www.westberkshiremencap.org/index_files/Page1143.htm From a very concerned volunteer :)

• Answer:

  How about doing a social media fundraising event? This link might help you with ideas .... http://www.socialbrite.org/2010/05/28/19-tools-for-fundraising-with-social-media/ Also, look at http://www.fundly.com for setting up an online fundraiser. Best of luck to you!