Auction: You can auction clothing, household goods or even favours, such as washing someone’s car

Ball: Organise an evening with dinner and music for your work. You can include a raffle or auction to raise more funds.

Bingo night: It’s not just for grannies!

Birthday party: Instead of receiving presents, ask people to donate to Mission Australia

Charity dinner: Organise a dinner and sell tickets

Chocolate drives: A tasty way to raise funds!

Clothing swap shop: Organise a clothes and accessories party and auction off the items you no longer wear to the highest bidder.

Dollar for dollar: Ask your employer or local business to match all the donations you raise.

eBay™ sale: why not get rid of all your old clutter by selling it online?

Fancy dress: Raise money at events or in the office by dressing up for the day; the more outrageous the better.

Fun run: Organise your own or find a locally organised event.

Garage sale: A great way to clear your house of unwanted items.

Give it up: Get sponsored to give up chocolate, caffeine or your favourite afternoon snack for a month.

Guessing competition: The sales figures, stock price, weight of the cake...

Home Alone day: Get together with your workmates and bid for the chance to have an extra day off work.

Household sale: Hold a household party and ask a group of friends to bring along old home items or appliances they no longer use to sell to each other

International themed nights or morning teas: Cook and sell traditional dishes - you could even play music or show a film from the country featured too.

Jail break: Dress up and get sponsored per kilometre to travel as far away from a set point as possible.

Jelly beans: Guess how many jelly beans are in the jar and see if you can win the lot.

Karaoke: A chance to share your singing skills - pay for a song or pay for an exemption ticket.

Lawn bowls: Join your friends or workmates on a day out on the green, charging for entry of course.

Long lunch day: Get everyone to pay for the privilege of having an extra long lunch.

Match the photos: Match the baby photo or the pet picture to the person - charge an entry fee and have a prize for the winner.

Money boxes: Order one of Mission Australia’s money boxes and collect money at a local fair, fete or your workplace.

Morning tea: Hold a morning tea and charge a gold coin donation.

Mufti day: Come to work in your casuals, dress down or wear pyjamas for a day.

Night at the Races: Organise an evening with famous races on video. Elect a bookie and raise money from bets and entries.

Odd jobs day: Offer your services to your family or neighbours for a day. Charge them for you to do all the odd jobs they haven’t got around to yet.

Picnics: Choose a theme, eg teddy bears, cook up a feast and head to your local park with friends and family for a sponsored picnic.

Plant sale: Perfect for all those budding gardeners out there!

Quiet time: Get your friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you to be silent for a day or two!

Quiz night: Test your general knowledge or persuade your local pub to donate takings from a regular quiz night.

Raffle: Get prizes donated and check with Mission Australia about legalities.

Sausage sizzle: Cook up a storm on your BBQ and charge a gold coin donation for each sausage sold.

Skill auction: Offer your services to the highest bidder. Fetch lunch for the team, type their emails, answer their phones, clean their desks. Every little bit helps.

Sponsor your boss: Ask your boss to front reception for an hour or deliver the mail to everyone in return for a staff collection.

Sports competition: Run your own five-a-side soccer, touch footie or netball tournament and have some fun with your friends and colleagues.

Swear box: All “faux pas” means a donation in the box – thank you.

Trivia competition: Pit the greatest minds in the company against each other.

Ugly duckling competition: Bring in a couple of snaps of yourself from twenty years ago and hold a photo competition.

Video-a-thon: Instead of heading to the movies for a marathon session why not hold your own at home?

Wedding gifts: Instead of asking guests to buy you presents, why not consider asking for a donation instead?

Xmas fair: Hold a Christmas fair selling handicrafts, cakes and charity cards.

Your own ideas: They’re often the best!

Zany ideas: Run a competition to think of an idea for a fundraiser beginning with Z!