Organise your own event

Why not organise your own fundraising event? Co-ordinating your own event can be an extremely rewarding and enjoyable experience; especially when you are raising valuable funds for Action Against Hunger!

There are hundreds of types of events you could organise for Action Against Hunger, here are just a few to get you started: 

• Put on a dinner for family and friends and take donations
• Organise a sponsored walk, run or swim with your local school, friends or colleagues 
• Organise a mini-festival in your garden and take donations for the guest list
• Arrange a community treasure hunt and donate the entry fees
• Organise a pub quiz and donate the proceeds
• Organise a car boot sale and give the profits to Action Against Hunger
• Give up coffee for lent and get all your friends to sponsor you

If you would like more event ideas please don't hesitate to contact us. If you already know the event you would like to organise, don't forget to let us know so that we can provide you with ongoing support, and fundraising information pack and materials to brand your event. 

How to organise your event

The first steps:

• Contact us to discuss your plans
• Decide upon a date, select and book a venue
• Do a risk assessment
• Notify police/ambulance service/council if necessary
• Plan how you will promote the event
• Organise any entertainment you require
• Invite local dignitaries to attend
• Seek volunteers to help on the day
• Contact Action Against Hunger for a press release template
• Ask local companies for prizes  
• If you have a raffle, check with us if you will need a gaming license

A few weeks before your event:

• Keep records accurate of ticket sold and money received
• Send out participant information/tickets 
• Draw up any safety procedures and rotas for the volunteers
• Plan the timing for the day of the event
• List and secure all equipment required

Days before:

• Finalise all of your plans
• Brief your volunteers on the event and health and safety procedures
• Final checks - guest lists, equipment etc
• Send out a final email reminder to participants/guests

On the day:

• Re-brief all volunteers and check safety procedures
• Set up your equipment
• Set up all signs/decorations
• Register  and collect entrance money or tickets
• Welcome and thank everyone who has come along
• Check everyone is safe and enjoying themselves
• Clear up  
• Bank any money

After the event:

• Thank everyone involved - volunteers, guests, entertainment, prize donors 
• Collect any outstanding monies
• Contact us with post event info - event pictures, total raised 
• Transfer the funds to Action Against Hunger 

Congratulations! Give yourself a pat on the back and celebrate a successful event!