Fundraising know-how

Fundraising is fun but it needs lots of planning. We will be happy to help you with specific ideas and advice, but the information below sets out some golden rules.

Getting started – how do I go about fundraising?

Fundraising is easier if you work with a group of people and involve friends and family.

Organising events

Ask yourself what is your objective, and plan everything in advance.

Sponsorship tips

Collecting sponsorship is easy if you use all your connections and give yourself time.

Online fundraising

Diabetes UK’s fundraising website, Diabetes Challenge, is a fun and interactive site where anybody can challenge themselves or someone else to raise funds for Diabetes UK. There are also other online fundraising sites that you can use. We have put together a guide to a few of the most popular sites.

Top ten fundraising tips

A run-down of our most essential advice in ten bite-sized chunks.