Our crowdfunding campaign raised £20,000 in a month
Read how one boys' secondary school Beechen Cliff achieved this incredible amount
Our Easter challenge raised eight times our target
Read how Lakefield CofE Primary School in Gloucestershire smashed their target
School fundraising: Our fun run raised £3,400 towards stage equipment
How a community event raised the profile of Little Green School's theatre project in Croxley Green
Walking for WiFi
How St Joseph's Catholic School walked for WiFi
Santa run
‘Our Santa run raised almost £24,000 from 480 individual sponsor pages’
School fundraising: From celebrity gigs to cross-country races
How one school hit the high notes with its musical fundraiser and another hosted a muddy fun run
School playtime resources
Make playtime fun and educational with these high quality play resources
Step-by-step: ceilidh
A ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic gathering, which promises lots of fun for the whole family
Step-by-step: murder mystery
Murder mystery nights make a great choice for an adult social evening, promising lots of fun for little effort
Step-by-step: swishing
A swishing (or clothes-swapping) party is a fun way to raise money for your cause
Academic and practical education
Grants to help young people achieve their full potential
Healthy eating and sport
Small grants for youth projects promoting healthy eating and physical exercise
Holiday activities
Up to £5,000 for charities or state schools to run holiday activities
Benefitting Bristol residents
Grants for schools and charitable organisations working in Bristol
Teaching Japanese culture
Up to £1,000 for projects that teach and promote Japanese culture
Engineering projects
Removing financial barriers to Institute of Engineering and Technology programmes
Support for young people
Up to £1,500 available for food and wellbeing projects in schools
For the love of reading
Up to £650 for books, from your school's local independent bookseller
The art of regular giving
Fundraising is not always about fireworks. Sometimes it's the quiet opportunities for regular donations that provide that all-important steady income stream for schools
How to create the perfect project page
How to craft a compelling and effective campaign page
How to use social media
Use social media to boost the success of your campaign
Covid-19 crisis campaign
Find out how Chestnut Grove Academy ran a successful crowdfunding campaign during lockdown
Virtual fundraising
Planning events is tricky when the guidelines on public gatherings are constantly shifting. Here's our pick of safe activities that can be run online
STEM kit
Oathall Community College raised £29,468 through their crowdfunding campaign
MUGA
This school made their MUGA dreams a reality thanks to crowdfunding
Tips for time-pressed SBMs
How can you talk about time management when you're always in a rush? Helen Burge offers some useful tips for managing your time when you're always in a hurry
Small but mighty
Rural schools face their own unique set of challenges when it comes to income generation - here's how to overcome them
A routemap for fundraising
It's been a year of uncertainty, with the only constant being the need to adapt to rapid change. Justin Smith envisions the road ahead, while Jane Hughes looks at how we can learn from others
We furnished our campus with company cast-offs
How charity Business2Schools helped source furniture for Steyning Grammar School
Clevertouch for Camelsdale
Camelsdale Primary School smashed their target of £3,000, raising a whopping £7,720 to replace their whiteboards
Sponsored literacy-linked fundraising ideas
Engage pupils and gain support from parents and teachers with curriculum-linked fundraisers
Promoting partnerships
Getting businesses and other organisations to support your school is easier when you publicise and promote such links
Boosting profits
The profit you make is the measure of success at your event, so how can you push it further?
Audit your fundraising
Carrying out a fundraising audit is an effective way to gauge success and identify future income sources. Lindsey Marsh shows you how
Earn while you learn
Engage pupils and gain support from parents and teachers with curriculum-linked fundraisers
Supermarket grants
Success with two supermarket grants transformed Stallingborough Primary School's memorial garden
Step-by-step: beetle drive
A beetle drive is a lively and sociable game, which involves rolling dice and drawing a beetle
FundEd magazine - summer 2016
Interested to learn how schools are benefitting from business partnerships? Find this and more in the latest issue of FundEd magazine
Step-by-step: bingo event
A bingo event, either for children or families, is simple way to raise money for your school
Siobhan Dowd Trust
The Siobhan Dowd Trust helped Moorlands Primary Academy restock its library
Biodome project
Severn View Academy received a £10,000 grant to install a biodome and enhance outdoor learning
Meet the funder: National Lottery Heritage Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has changed its name and streamlined its grants programme
Meet the funder: Groundwork
Groundwork's grant schemes are helping communities improve their outdoor space
Meet the funder: Siobhan Dowd Trust
The Siobhan Dowd Trust aims to support children and young people whose access to books and stories has been deprived
Raising attainment
Establishing or developing projects to raise attainment in low income areas.
Leaving a legacy
Up to £6,000 for good causes, including schools, in the UK
Improving quality of life
From £250 to £5,000 for projects that enable young people to be active or gain skills.
Grass-roots projects
Small grants of up to £5,000/year for community-based projects in the UK
Small grants for schools
Monetary donations of up to £200 for schools in England and Wales