Whatever your idea, whether it’s big or small, you can make a real difference for people struggling with mental health and housing challenges.

The funds you raise directly support Response in providing essential services: housing, recovery-focused mental health care, and community support. Every penny helps vulnerable individuals rebuild their lives, gain independence, and achieve long-term wellbeing. Together, we can achieve change.

Need some inspiration? Here are some of our favourite fundraising ideas

Tea party/coffee morning

Quiz night

Bake-off competition

Seasonal fetes, e.g. summer fete/winter bazaar

Creative-athons, e.g. knitathon/danceathon

Group treks/hikes

How to get started

There are no bad ideas. Think about what excites you and what would engage the people around you.

Set a date and give yourself plenty of lead time – it goes faster than you think. If required, choose a suitable venue (check for licences, equipment, and capacity if needed), and plan your budget carefully.

Response partners with JustGiving to make collecting sponsorship and donations simple. Click here and you will be taken straight to setting up your page. Follow a few simple prompts and voila! You’re ready to start collecting donations.

Let us know your plans and we can help promote your event, boost your sponsors, and support you along the way. Get in touch here.

  • Tag us on social media and we’ll repost and share your event
  • Tell friends, family, and colleagues, in person, on your company intranet, or via WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages
  • Submit details to local newsletters, magazines, notice boards, libraries, and What’s On guides
  • Post leaflets through neighbours’ doors

We can supply branded T-shirts, collection buckets, banners, leaflets, and other merchandise on request. Just get in touch and we’ll sort you out.

Check out some of our previous fundraising champions!

I want to push myself to overcome my own disability, but also use this as a means to help others for a worthwhile cause. I spent my younger years overcoming severe mental health issues, homelessness, and now recently physical disability — and now I want to give something back.

A person smiles while standing on a woodland trail holding a walking pole, with a grey dog on a lead beside them.

“I wanted to bring together my village’s shared passion for music and forging connections, whilst raising vital funds for Response’s life-changing work. I could bring joy to a community that has lifted me up throughout the years”

A band performs on a colourfully lit stage at a fundraising gig, as a female speaks to an audience in the foreground.

Looking for other ways to support Response?