Community and Charity - Planning a Fundraiser
Lesson duration is: 30 minIntroduction
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Welcome to this lesson on plannig a fundraiser. It doesn't have to link directly to Children in Need - this will work for any charity. The bear is not Pudsey but another bear who has sustained an injury.....
Students examine the practical steps required to organise a community charity event. Direct tasks challenge learners to manage budgets, define target audiences, and map out marketing strategies.
Have you ever taken part in a fundraiser?
Yes
No
Not yet, but I'd like to!
Gauges prior student participation in charitable events to establish baseline experience before planning a new campaign.
Stretch: Challenge experienced students to identify the specific role they played and outline what made that event successful.
Device-Free: Direct students to write 'Yes' or 'No' on mini-whiteboards and hold them up simultaneously to show class baseline experience.
Explain why charity events like Children in Need are important for communities.
Identify different types of fundraising activities.
Plan a basic fundraiser, considering audience, resources, and promotion.
Reflect on the values of teamwork, empathy, and social responsibility.
Learning Objectives page.
What's the most unusual fundraiser you've seen?
What's the most unusual fundraiser you've seen or taken part in?
Prompts students to evaluate the effectiveness of unconventional event ideas rather than just recalling standard fundraising formats.
Stretch: Challenge students to explain why an unusual or novel event might attract more donations or media attention than a traditional bake sale.
Device-Free: Direct pairs to discuss their most unusual fundraising memory for sixty seconds before selecting the standout example to share with the class.
Why do we fundraise?
Prompts students to evaluate the broader social and economic purpose of charitable giving rather than simply recalling common fundraising methods.
Stretch: Challenge students to select a specific cause and explain how direct financial support delivers long-term solutions rather than short-term relief.
Device-Free: Have student pairs write three key motivations for charitable giving on a mini-whiteboard and rank them in order of importance.
What makes a good fundraiser?
To set up a good fundraiser you need to make sure:
You have a clear goal (who/what you’re raising money for).
Your charity event is creative and fun. You want to get people to be excited and interested!
Your fundraiser should be easy for people to join in. It should be accessible.
Your event should have good promotion. People need to know about it!
It shouldn't cost more money to do than you will potentially raise! You don't want a deficit!
You need to make sure you have required permission if necessary.
What makes a good fundraiser?
Embeds essential vocabulary and tests reading comprehension by requiring students to identify the core components of a successful charity campaign.
Stretch: Challenge students to select one completed principle and explain how ignoring it might cause a community event to fail.
Device-Free: Direct pairs to write the missing terms on mini-whiteboards in the correct sequence before revealing the full text on screen.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Plan your fundraiser
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Using the category function, each group's responses will appear in the corresponding bubble.
You will need to supervise contributors. It will be easy to do this as only one member of the group needs to enter their responses, so anyone going rogue accidentally or deliberately is easy to identify!
Feel free to adjust the timer.
Vote for your favourite idea!
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Based on the last page, the group can choose their favourite.
Captures class consensus on the most viable group fundraising concepts by allowing students to democratically vote on peer proposals.
Stretch: Challenge students whose idea did not win to critically evaluate the winning proposal and suggest one practical improvement to maximise its profitability.
Device-Free: Direct groups to hold a blind vote by resting heads on desks and raising hands for their preferred option to ensure an unbiased selection.
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