People of all ages and abilities fundraise for charity, and there truly is a fundraising task available for everyone.
Fundraising brings people together, united and working towards a common goal, which makes it an ideal activity for families.
Kids, parents, grandparents, even pets - Get your whole family involved in fundraising with these easy tips.
Introducing Your Family to Fundraising If you're planning to fundraise with your family, it's important to involve everybody from the outset.
You will have a much easier time getting members of your family involved in fundraising if they are legitimately interested in what you're doing.
Remember: just because you love a certain charity or cause doesn't mean they do.
Get input from everybody before you start making formal plans.
First, hold a fundraising meeting with all of your family there.
Talk about what you want to do, listen to their ideas and pick a charity together.
Then, you can all discuss the specifics of what fundraising activity you'd like to do as a family.
Motivation for Family Fundraising Motivation is a touchy subject because you don't want to pay your family to be interested in charity.
If you choose the right cause, hopefully they will all be motivated to help out on their own.
But if you have trouble, or if your family members are just too diverse to agree on anything, you can choose small rewards for participating.
Avoid monetary rewards at all costs - this isn't a job.
Instead, let kids off the hook from doing dishes on the night of the fundraiser ("you'll be tired after you volunteer so I don't mind cleaning up instead") or find an incentive they can relate to.
You can even pick a reward that relates to your charity; for example, if you're helping an animal charity, you could all take a trip to a zoo, animal shelter or stables.
Be creative and make sure that you are providing only a small push towards helping others and not a reward strictly for volunteering.
How to Get Younger Kids Involved in Fundraising "Giving" is a very important concept and it's never too early to impart these values on your children.
Younger children have a surprisingly good grasp of the concept of charity, particularly if they see it occurring around them.
When you fundraise with your family, take care to explain to younger kids exactly what your family is doing.
Create a scenario that they can relate to and use it to illustrate how your fundraising will help someone like them.
For example, if you are raising money for a charity like Feed the Children, you could mention at dinnertime that there are some children who don't get to eat dinner, but you're going to try to help them.
Don't make it scary, but make it clear so they can understand how they are making a difference.
Also, let younger children put their own "stamp" on fundraising.
Even if they can't participate directly, let them see that there is a task for them.
For example, if you are creating fundraising posters, let them decorate the posters with stickers or drawings.
It's very important that everyone plays a role in family fundraising.