What event would help persuade you donate to charity

[Fundraiser24]

Just that really. Aside from empathy for cause.

i want to raise as much as possible for a close friends cause. Would would make you think WOW this challenge is worth donating for. Or totally subjective on the person’s usual ability ie non runner undertakes marathon. Total respect for anyone that dedicates time and effort to undertake any challenge btw.

thanks

In my experience, people like to donate for running a marathon. I am the kind of idiot who runs marathons for fun, and have done London several times. I don't ask for sponsorship as it's something I'm doing for my own entertainment, but each time I've done it, quite a few people have really wanted to sponsor me. Some insist so much that I just pick a charity and ask them to donate to it on my behalf.

Agree with others, it's either the cause or the relationship. People doing big things like marathons or sky dives just feels likes that person's dream rather than about the cause.

Somethings that brings communities together is good, coffee mornings etc

The two I know that raised the most were both food related.

One set up a stall in nearby busy touristy market town and sold crepes. They charged something like £1 per crepe but made it clear it was for a local children’s charity and most people gave eg £5 for two.

Another one did charity cream teas in the village hall, with a related “bring and buy” sale.

Challenge type fundraising actually puts me off, I donate regularly to 2 local charities because I know they do a lot with the donations they get. I was at a fundraising funday just last week for another local charity who do very important specific work, there were bouncy castles, face painting and a barbecue but I didn’t want any of those so i just put money in the collecting box cause the charity is worthwhile. The last previous fundraising event I went to was a disco / buffet / raffle it was organised by a family member so I made a big donation because it was a cause important to them, even though it isn’t a charity I would donate to it’s a local one again which does important work. Oh and although my preferred charities are local they are not what I call vanity projects, i.e more about themselves than actually “doing good”.

I’m get lots if ‘I’m raising money for Norwegian ridgeback dragon’ charity in memory of xyz on Facebook so I’d probably ignore something like this.

i’d rather an event - quiz night, barn dance, band etc or cake morning etc.

I give based on my relationship with the fundraiser and what I think of the cause. They could be eating a biscuit for charity and if I love them and like the charity I'll give generously!

I have no idea about which charities are more worthy than others. I’d probably be more inclined to give to charities that don’t pull at the heart strings as much. I’m feeling a bit jaded about it all now that I’m getting older so I probably wouldn’t think that much about it if they were a friend. I kind of think that anything is possible with the right training and support nowadays so I’m less impressed with any personal challenges. I would never get a charity place for the London marathon as I’d be too embarrassed to ask for sponsorship. Loads of people have run marathons so this doesn’t seem such a big deal. Cake sales are good ideas but the baker has to bear the costs and probably makes a loss. I’d probably just prefer to pay more tax than be guilt tripped about which cause was more important than another.