FUNDRAISING IDEAS
Once you’re all signed up, you need to get creative about how you’re going to get the dollars rolling in. From the small to the big, here are some fundraising tips to get you going:
FIRST THINGS FIRST...
Get your head around the issue of
global hunger and
what World Vision will do with the funds raised. This will help you out a lot when it comes to brainstorming fundraising ideas and asking people for money.
STAND UP AND BE HEARD
Organise to speak about the 40 Hour Famine at your assembly – you could even show one of our awesome DVD clips.
Sounds a bit scary? Drop us a line through our
Contact Us form and request a speaker.
PUBLICISE
Include details of the 40 Hour Famine in your school newsletter or on your school website. Think big: maybe your local (or not-so-local) newspapers would be keen to hear about what you’re up to. Take a look at our
Resources page - we even have a media release template you can download.
OUT OF UNIFORM DAYS
An oldie but a goodie: arrange with your school for you and your classmates to come in casual clothes for the day and to bring a gold coin.
GET CRAFTY
Make your own hand-made cards or buttons or bake some yummy food to sell to friends, family and people in your community. You could even incorporate global hunger themes into your creations!
USE YOUR NETWORKS
When you sit back and think about it - you’ll be amazed by who you and your parents know. Now, with your very own Famine Profile, it’s never been easier to ask people for money on Facebook, Twitter or via email.
For example, a couple of years ago a leading fundraiser wrote a letter and sent it out to all of her friends and asked her dad to send it on to his friends too.
The result was an outpouring of $10,000! 
SPONSORED MOVIE
Everyone loves movies! Ask your local cinema to put on a movie for free or for a discount. Sell the tickets to students, families and people in your area, with the money you raise going to the 40 Hour Famine.
40 HOUR FAMINE BADGES
Making and wearing large badges with information about the 40 Hour Famine on them will help you feel more confident asking for donations.
SAUSAGE SIZZLE + WACKY HAIR DAYS
There are all sorts of random fundraising days you could organise at your school for the 40 Hour Famine. Sausage sizzles, wacky hair days, cupcake stalls, no-talking days, art exhibitions, dance concerts and musicals...the choices are endless.
40 CENT FRIDAYS
One student last year organised 40c Fridays at her school, where each Friday leading up to the Famine, each student in a year level was asked to donate 40c to the 40 Hour Famine.
GUESS THE JELLY BEAN JAR
A classic. Fill a jar with jelly beans (or M&Ms) and charge 50c per guess. The person who guesses the number of jelly beans (or gets closest) wins the jar, with the proceeds going to the 40 Hour Famine.
TAKE OVER YOUR TOWN
Create a Famine Village in your neighbourhood. Rally local schools, community groups, businesses and governments to join in and support the 40 Hour Famine – check out this
video from Blackwood in South Australia for inspiration.
ABOUT DOORKNOCKING...
World Vision strongly advises against doorknocking or collecting money in public as a fundraising method, unless you're over 16 or are accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
Have a fun and safe 40 Hour Famine weekend - we want to see you back next year!
Good luck with your efforts, be safe and use common sense.TELL US YOUR BEST FUNDRAISING IDEAS!
We want to hear from you! Tell us what you are doing to raise money this year. Are you doing something really out there? Post a comment and inspire us!