Children from St John John & St Francis Church of England School helping with ground clearance at Westhay Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, June 2011. © 2020VISION, Somerset Levels
Fundraising at school
Getting startedSupporting wildlife together with your school
What better way to inspire your school friends and teachers to stand up for nature, than with a fabulous fundraiser?
Fundraise for nature
There are a zillion and one ways you can fundraise with your school
Start off by checking out our fundraising ideas (pdf). Hopefully you'll come across something you fancy, or you could adapt one of the suggestions to make it unique for you! Talk to your teachers and get them on board.
You could suggest a sponsored silence, a sponsored dress down (or up!) day, or you could think about hosting a few traditional fundraising games (like a coconut shy, throw the sponge, or ball/hoop toss) and serve refreshments to fellow students and parents/guardians coming along to the day.
If you’re planning to make/serve food and drinks, be sure to read all the advice on the Food Standards Agency website and follow the links we suggest to make sure you comply with fundraising rules and hygiene too. Also be sure to let people know that you’ll be fundraising on the day so that they can bring along their loose change.
Please ensure your parent or guardian and teacher have read through How to get started, our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the Fundraising Regulator Guide before you start your fundraising (it’s vital for your safety and the law).
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Taking action for nature takes many forms - from planting wild seeds, doing a litter pick, taking part in a citizen science survey, creating wild spaces in your garden, to encouraging your teachers and friends to get involved in a fundraiser or making a poster or mosaic to raise more awareness of the importance of taking action for nature.
You might want to do a class project focusing on all things ‘Wilder Cumbria’ and literally go wild with ideas - could you dedicate a whole wall to your project and cover it in pictures, poems, sayings and positive actions for nature?
Learn more about the #WilderCumbria movement and how you can get involved or seek advice from our team. Once you've started taking action for nature, add a map point to our interactive map - it's a fantastic way of inspiring others, as well as telling the world about the wonderful things you are doing to help wildlife.
Create a wildlife garden
If your school has a garden, why not get the class sponsored for creating a magical space for wildlife that you both create and care for? Again, it’s important you involve your teacher in your planning and ensure that a plan can be put in place to have caretakers of your garden when you leave. How to start a wildlife garden from scratch
The Trust is regulated by the Fundraising Regulator. We closely follow the principles outlined in our Fundraising Promise, and commit to abide by the Code of Fundraising Practice