Fundraising Advice: How to celebrate whilst helping save lives 🎉

Whether you’re marking a special day or looking for an excuse to don your best fancy dress outfit, there are lots of ways to celebrate while helping CoppaFeel! save young lives.

Organise a party:

When: We’d recommend giving yourself at least a couple of months to plan your party. You want to give people plenty of notice, so be sure to get your invitations out as soon as you’ve picked a date and secured a venue. 

Where: This can be your house, town/village hall, a local pub or other fabulous venue. If you’re looking to book a venue, get in touch with our fundraising team at fundraiser@coppafeel.org to receive a letter to confirm you’re fundraising for CoppaFeel!. Who knows, it might just land you a cheeky charity discount! 

How:

• Fundraising – A great way to get started with your fundraising is by setting up a JustGiving page.It’s super fun to watch your fundraising total climb higher and higher with each donation, plus you can use your page to create a QR code – great for getting extra donations on the day of your event.
• Tickets – When choosing how much to charge for entry, consider any costs you might incur while planning your event. You will want to charge more than what the event cost you to organise so you can make a donation to CoppaFeel!, but be sure to consider the maximum amount your guests are willing to pay. You can always organise games and other donation opportunities during your party to top up your fundraising. 
• Marketing – Once you have chosen a date, venue, and set your ticket price, share your party far and wide! Social media, WhatsApp groups, and notice boards at your work are a great place to start. If you’re not a design wizz, we’ve got some sample posters and social media posts for you in our digital toolkit. 
• Materials and decorations – We’d love to deck you out with fundraising and awareness goodies to get all your guests clued up on the importance of regular chest checking – just fill out this form. You can also download digital decorations and other resources here.

Raise the roof on your fundraising!

• Boost your fundraising efforts by organising games during your party. People can take part in exchange for a small donation. If you’re stuck for game ideas, here are some of our favourites: 

– Guess the number of sweets in a jar

– Pin the nipple to the boob 

– Guess the weight of melons in a bra 

– Guess the number of chests or cherries

• Organise a raffle or auction during your party. You can reach out to local businesses using a Letter of Authority from CoppaFeel! (just email fundraiser@coppafeel.org to grab yours), or ask your guests to donate prizes. These prizes don’t have to be expensive products either – a guitar lesson from a talented musician, getting to drive your pal’s fancy car, or a personalised commission from a crafty friend could do the trick just as well. 
• It’s karaoke time! Get your guests to sing karaoke in exchange for a small donation to CoppaFeel!. Bonus points for boob themed songs of course. 
• Can’t make it? Ask people for a donation to your JustGiving page instead. 

Weddings:

Making a donation to CoppaFeel! in place of wedding favours can be a wonderful way to support our life-saving mission on your big day. 

If you’ve got everything you need to start life as a married couple, you can also ask your guests to make a donation to CoppaFeel! instead of buying wedding gifts. This way you can avoid receiving an entire kitchen full of new tools with your initials on them, while also making a big difference to young people facing a breast cancer diagnosis. 

Say “I do” to more cash for CoppaFeel!

Fundraising games can be a great way to entertain your guests and raise extra money while you and your partner are busy taking photos and soaking in the day. Some of our favourites include:

• Wedding bingo
• Sweepstake (guess how long the maid of honour’s speech will be, how many times will the word “love” be mentioned etc.)
• Guess the number of chests or cherries

Birthday:

Donate your birthday to CoppaFeel! by fundraising in place of birthday gifts this year. The money you raise will make a big difference! You’ll be helping CoppaFeel! reach more young people with our chest checking message, and ensure that all breast cancers are diagnosed early and accurately.

You can do this online on JustGiving or via Facebook. Make sure to mention why you’ve chosen to fundraise for CoppaFeel! and share your birthday fundraising page far and wide.