Festive fundraising ideas for the workplace

Looking for ways to raise money for charity at work this Christmas? Read our 10 festive ideas to get you started.

1. Festive fancy dress

From ugly jumpers to bobble hats and Santa socks. Organise a dress-down day at work, a fancy dress pub crawl or a themed Christmas party, and ask people to donate to take part.

2. Work Christmas quiz

Gather your colleagues, choose your teams and battle it out to win. Why not have a picture and music round for a creative spin?

3. Who ate all the (mince) pies?

Challenge your colleagues to see who can eat the most mince pies in 5 minutes.

4. Decorate your desk competition

Tinsel, baubles, and all things Christmas! Get decorating your desks individually or in teams, with the most spectacular workstation winning a festive prize.

5. Virtual soiree

Working remotely? Host your celebrations online this year and donate what you would've spent on a Christmas party.

6. Christmas Cake Break

Get your colleagues together and raise some serious dough this festive season. Sign up to receive a free fundraising pack.

Read our guide to organising a Cake Break

7. Give as you shop

Whether you’re finding the perfect secret Santa gift for your workmate or buying gifts for family members, you can raise funds through AmazonSmile or Give As You Live.

Find out how to give as you shop

8. Charity Christmas cards

Raise vital funds by choosing to send our Christmas cards to colleagues, friends and family this December.

Shop our Christmas cards

9. Carols by Candlelight

Join us on Thursday 15 December for Carols by Candlelight in Marylebone.

10. Donate your pay

Add us to your Christmas present list. Donate your last hour of pay before the Christmas break. Or even sign up to Payroll Giving to make your gift go further.

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Are you doing something amazing to support people living with MS this festive season? Let us know what you’re planning!

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£30 could process one blood sample, giving researchers crucial information about genes and the immune system.

£50 could pay for an hour on a microscope, so scientists can study cells and tissue in greater detail and improve their understanding of the biology of MS.

£100 could pay for half an hour of MRI use, so researchers can monitor the success of clinical trials and understand MS in more detail.

Every penny you give really does take us a step closer to stopping MS. Your donation will make a difference.

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£10 a month could pay for lab equipment like microscope slides to study the building blocks of MS

£20 a month could pay for lab equipment like petri dishes to grow bacteria important for studying genetics

£30 a month could process a blood sample to help us understand what causes MS, so we can stop it in its tracks

Your regular donation means we can keep funding world class MS research with confidence. Together we will stop MS.

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Festive fundraising ideas for the workplace

1. Festive fancy dress

2. Work Christmas quiz

3. Who ate all the (mince) pies?

4. Decorate your desk competition

5. Virtual soiree

6. Christmas Cake Break

7. Give as you shop

8. Charity Christmas cards

9. Carols by Candlelight