Virtual Fundraising
Staying at home doesn’t mean you can’t still support the Irish Cancer Society. There are plenty of fun ways to alleviate that lockdown boredom and stay connected, all whilst raising vital funds for Cancer patients and their families.
How to support cancer patients from the comfort of your home
- Decide on the virtual fundraising activity that suits you best
- Click the ‘Get started’ button to register your event so that we can wish you luck and help make your fundraiser a success
- Set up your platform to collect donations (e.g. Just Giving or Facebook).We have provided a recommendation to help you get started but you can choose what suits you best!
- Decide on your platform to conduct your virtual event (e.g. Zoom or Instagram Live). Again we have provided some recommendations but the choice is yours!
- Invite family, friends and colleagues to make a donation and join you at your virtual event
Tips to set up your virtual event
Never set up a virtual event? Not a problem, we have provided some useful step by step guides to some of the more common donation platforms to help you raise your funds and get started.
Online Quiz
Missing the competitiveness of family games night? The craic of the local pub quiz? Then why not organise your own online quiz. We can even supply you with questions and answers to get you started. All you have to do is bring the crew and choose the quizmaster!
Recommended platform to collect donations: Facebook
Virtual Collection
You may not be able to get out and about but you can still show your support by setting up a virtual collection page and encouraging friends, family, colleagues and your community to donate to it.
Recommended platform to collect donations: Just Giving
Virtual Night In
No cafes, pubs or restaurants? No worries. You can still stay connected by hosting your own event online. There are some examples below but your virtual night in can be anything you want it to be.
Girls Night In – Get the crew together to bring the party online and have them donate the money they would have spent on a typical girl’s night out.
Work Function – Rally the office to revive that Friday feeling online and have your colleagues donate the money they would have spent during a typical work function.
Dinner Party – Round up your friends to create your own dining experience online and have them donate the money they would have spent on a typical meal out.
Recommended platform to collect donations: Just Giving
Virtual Movie Night
Put on the popcorn, turn your phone to silent and bring friends and family together on Netflix Party* to host a movie night online and have them donate the money they would typically spend on a trip to the cinema.
Recommended platform to collect donations: Facebook
* Only available on Chrome browsers on desktop and laptop computers
Virtual Coffee Morning
Who isn’t missing that catch up over a cup of coffee and maybe after your virtual night in this will be the perfect cure. Grab your work colleagues or friends to join you online for a cuppa and have them donate the money they would typically spend on coffees in a day, a week, a month.
Recommended platform to collect donations: Facebook
Virtual Birthday
It’s your party and you can still have it if you want to. No need to miss out on cake and candles. Invite your friends to help you celebrate online and have them donate in lieu of a present. Start fundraising in the lead up to your birthday and enjoy virtual birthday celebrations for the whole week!
Find more information here: Fundraise on Social Media
Recommended platform to collect donations: Facebook
Take on a Challenge
Feeling active? Why not set yourself a challenge? Want to run a 10km in the confines of your backyard? Great! Interested in riding an exercise bike from Malin to Mizen? Terrific! Think you can do 1,000 burpees? Good luck! Whatever the challenge, get your friends and family to sponsor you to see it through.
Recommended platform to collect donations: Just Giving
Grow, Shave or Dye your hair
No hairdressers being open gives you the perfect excuse to experiment with your hair. Have you always wanted to dye it a funky colour or grow it long? Now you can as part of Today FM’s Shave or Dye. Set up your page now and encourage your friends and family to donate. Highest donor could even get the pleasure of firing up the clippers!
Charity Livestream
A charity gaming livestream is an amazing way to gather friends and set yourself a challenge, while playing your favourite games raising money for a great cause! It's easy to set up an account, tell everyone what you're doing and start streaming the mayhem that follows!
Recommended platform to collect donations: Tiltify and Twitch.tv, using the Twitch Studio streaming program, with the Tiltify extension for fundraising.
Virtual Classes
Fitness, yoga, art, make up. Whatever your expertise, why not take it online and deliver a one off, or series of sessions to help others get over the lockdown boredom, learn something new or keep active? Get the whole class involved by doing a zoom call or show your Instagram followers how to do a smoky eye.
Recommended platform to collect donations: Facebook
For more information
Phone
0818 10 20 30
