Scout & Guide Fundraising Ideas — camps, kit, hall hire
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides. The reality of group finances: hut rent, camp deposits, kit refresh, leader training. Formats that work without burning out your volunteer team.
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Junior parent networks
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£3,000–£10,000 / year
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Top 5 formats
The formats that actually work
Curated from PFW's 27 fundraising formats. Each link goes through to a deep-dive on that format — what it is, how it works, what it raises.
The 100 Club — numbered monthly draws, rebuilt
A traditional group fundraiser parents are familiar with. Recurring monthly income that funds hall rent and weekly programme materials without a single big-bang campaign.
Read the full format guideCause-specific draws — time-limited drive for a concrete goal
Camp targets, equipment refresh, new minibus. Specific goals with deadlines raise faster than general group funds.
Read the full format guideThe 50/50 fundraiser — split the pot, fund your cause
Monthly draws to parent and supporter networks. Low ticket prices (£1–£2) keep the format accessible to grandparents, extended family and former leaders.
Read the full format guideChristmas raffles — the seasonal fundraiser that fills your stocking
A natural December fundraiser drawn at the group’s end-of-term meeting or family event. Sponsor-donated prizes from local businesses.
Read the full format guideMulti-prize seasonal draws — 8–15 prizes, season-long sales
A six-month run-up to a big summer camp. Tickets sell from February through July, drawn at the camp send-off. Builds anticipation and funds the trip.
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Scout & Guide Groups
Group 100 Club + Camp Fund
Group-level 100 Clubs and cause-specific camp funds running on PFW. PFW is not affiliated with The Scout Association or Girlguiding.
Running this on PFW
Verified Play Fund Win hosts running fundraising in this sector.
Group-level Scout fundraising
Single-group monthly 100 Clubs and cause-specific camp funds
District and county campaigns
Multi-group fundraising for shared facilities and leader training
What works for this sector
The specific levers PFW hosts in this sector pull to outperform — drawn from real campaign data.
Parent volunteer time is your scarcest resource
The best Scout/Guide fundraising is the format that runs itself for six months without a committee meeting. 100 Clubs and monthly 50/50s win over event-led fundraising for exactly this reason.
Camp goals raise faster than operational budgets
Parents give more readily to "send the troop to Switzerland next summer" than "cover hall rent this term". Frame everything as a tangible thing parents can picture.
Use the section newsletter and parent WhatsApp
Same playbook as schools — the section’s WhatsApp group converts at higher rates than any other channel. Build a templated message for section leaders to share.
Don’t forget extended family
Grandparents, aunts, uncles often want to support a child’s Scouts or Guides experience. A "support [child’s name]’s troop" framing captures them in a way "fundraise for the group" doesn’t.
District-level fundraising for capital projects
A single group can’t fund a new minibus; a district of 10 groups can. Robin supports district-level campaigns with separate group-level ledgers.
FAQ
What this sector asks us most
Do we need a licence?
Is this aligned with Scout Association / Girlguiding fundraising policies?
How do we handle safeguarding for online fundraising?
Can a group run a fundraiser for a specific section (e.g. just the Cubs)?
What does a typical group raise?
How does this compare to traditional bag-pack and bingo fundraising?
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