How to use the ‘fall back’ clock change as a fundraising opportunity.

This coming Sunday, 27th October, the clocks will whizz backwards to mark the changing of the seasons. Darker evenings are on the way, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spend the extra hour doing something useful! 

Autumn is a fantastic time of year to set goals, make positive changes and start new routines so this start to a new season could just be the perfect time to launch new fundraisers.

Here at Donater we’re seeing this ‘extra hour’ as a great chance to encourage your supporters to see the added time as inspiration to do something good for your charitable cause! Perhaps they could volunteer their time for a community project, or make a donation towards your worthy endeavours to help those in need. 

Fundraising Ideas for the Clocks Going Back

Whether you’re looking for fundraising ideas to do yourself or you’re a charity looking for ways to mobilise your supporters to raise money for your cause – These ideas show how you can put as little as one hour to good use for fundraising. 

Volunteer An Hour of Your Time 

Gaining an hour got us thinking about how your supporters could use an hour of their time for good. 

Encourage your donors to put an hour of their time to good use by volunteering for your charitable cause. Whether it’s using their expertise to help with accounts or marketing, or bucket shaking at an event, something as little as an hour could really help. 

Time can be hard to come by for a charity and we don’t always have enough of it to go around, so asking your supporters to donate their extra hour in some way could be a huge help for your charitable cause.  

60 Minute Challenges

What 60 minute challenge could be done to garner sponsorships? A sponsored swim, run, walk or cycle all make great challenges – Encourage people to get involved and donate. 

There are plenty of activities that are all very doable in an hour per day or a couple of times a week. If physical / exercise challenges don’t float your boat then what about a one-hour-per-week Book Club? Or maybe a 1 hour Coffee Morning!

Donate an Hour’s Pay

How much do you earn in an hour? 

Ask your supporters if they would be willing to donate however much they earn in one hour to your worthy cause to celebrate the extra hour we’ve gained (whether you worked it or not!).  

60 Minutes of Something Silly

What’s the wackiest thing you could do for an hour? You could:

• Sit in a bath of baked beans
• Talk like a pirate
• Don’t talk at all
• Speak only in verse
• Communicate only in the form of song  
• And so many more! 

There are plenty of silly things you could do for an hour that would garner sponsorships!

This Autumn, Why not Integrate Digital Fundraising with Donater’s Fundraising Platform

Here at Donater we have a suite of fundraising tools specifically designed to make giving easier. Easier for the donor to make a donation, and easier for charitable organisations to receive that all-important fundraising.

Our suite of online fundraising tools include:

A dedicated online fundraising page, personalised to your charity or good cause. Supporters will immediately recognise your branding and thus, trust that they are in the right place to make a donation. Online fundraising pages are easy to share online via a handy link, and can be easily linked to your website with a ‘Donate Now’ button.

QR codes. We’ve all become more accustomed to QR codes with the NHS Covid app, so you’ll know how quick and easy it is to scan one with your smartphone. QR codes can be just as handy for taking donations. All your supporter has to do is scan the QR code with their smartphone, and it will take them to an online donation page. Once there, they can choose to donate with a tap via Google Pay or Apple Pay, or pay with their bank details. QR codes are a great addition to any physical marketing about your event, such as posters or newsletters as well as transforming a traditional donation box into a mobile way of taking digital donations.

NFC Tags. Our NFC tags take the above QR code concept a step further, and enable any supporter of yours with an NFC enabled smartphone to merely tap the tag or sticker. They will then be taken to an online donation page where they can make their donation quickly and simply. These work better with in-person events, but could easily be placed at the entrance to your charity or on collection boxes so visitors can donate to your cause if they wish.

Get in touch

If you would like to discuss how Donater could help your charitable cause to raise money digitally, contact us today. 

How will you be using your extra hour for fundraising this Autumn? We’d love to hear your ideas too! You can tag us on Instagram or Facebook.