Fundraising resources

Our fundraising tools and ideas will help you raise money for Sightsavers and smash your fundraising target.

Fundraising resources

London Marathon fundraising schedule

Our schedule will help you stay on track and beat your fundraising target.
Download schedule (pdf)

Sponsorship form

Collect sponsorship for your run or event from friends, family and co-workers with our handy form.
Download sponsorship form (pdf)

Guess my time sheet

Run a sweepstake for sponsors to guess how long it’ll take you to reach the finish line.
Download time sheet (pdf)

Quiz answer sheet

Use our answer sheet to tally up the ultimate winner when you run a quiz at your fundraising event.
Download quiz sheet (pdf)

Fundraising posters

Print our Sightsavers posters at home to tell friends and family about your fundraising event.
Download posters (pdf)

Fundraising pack

Your ultimate guide to fundraising for Sightsavers, full of ideas, challenges and resources.
Download fundraising pack (pdf)

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Social media graphics for Facebook, Instagram and X

Keep your social media networks updated with your fundraising journey. Use these images on social media to share updates on your activity, how your fundraising is going and why you’re raising money.

Purple social media tile with illustrations and the wording 'I'm raising money for Sightsavers'.

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Fundraising ideas to help you reach your target

Ask for sponsorship for every mile you’re going to run, cycle or walk
Shave your head or beard, if you’re feeling brave!
Host an event: Halloween party, Christmas movie marathon or games night. Ask for donations for snacks, run a raffle where the winner picks the movie or combine your event with a quiz
Sell unwanted items from around the house and channel Marie Kondo with a clear-out
Request sponsorship in place of Christmas or birthday presents
Ask your employer if they offer matched funding

What your fundraising can do

How much sponsorship should I ask my family and friends for? Here are some suggestions.

Minahil, who wears spectacles, smiles broadly as she sits at her classroom desk.

£25

could pay for a classroom of children to have their eyes checked.

A mother holds her child as she speaks with Benjamin, a trachoma surgeon, during an eye screening in Uganda.

£30

could treat and protect more than 150 people from trachoma.

Mary, a ten-year-old girl, stands outside while holding her school exercise book and smiling.

£94

could pay for a child to have a cataract operation.

Rose smiles in her Sightsavers vest, next to one of Sightsavers' staff members.

Rosie (left) ran the London Marathon in 2022
to raise money for Sightsavers.

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Fundraising resources