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Food fundraising ideas

Your fundraising helps fight for people in unsuitable and unsafe housing conditions. Check out our ideas and top tips for your food fundraising event

Kitchens are the hearts of homes. It's where we cook, bake, and prepare delicious recipes for our loved ones.

Could you use your food skills to fundraise for us? Try organising a bake sale or a chilli-eating challenge. All the money you raise helps fight for the right to a safe, stable, and secure home for everyone.

Fundraising ideas

  • barbeque night

  • afternoon tea

  • bake sale

  • chilli eating

  • eating contest

  • pie eating challenge

  • pizza making class

  • wine and cheese tasting

  • themed dinner

  • potluck dinner

Fundraising tips

  • holding a dinner party or food sale? Ask your guests to donate what they would have spent in a restaurant or café

  • use your networks. Some people might prefer to help cook or bring baked goods to sell, others may prefer to donate

  • reach out to your networks. Some people might help by bringing baked goods to sell, while others may prefer to make a donation

  • be safe. Research food hygiene and ask people about allergies in advance

  • make it a competition – ask people to bake the best cake to win

How to plan a successful fundraising event

Check out our ultimate guide to planning a successful fundraising event.

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