Fundraise your own way

Fundraise for St John’s in your own way, or with your school, work or community group and make a difference to people living with life-limiting illnesses and their families in our community.

Support people in our community to live well for longer

From baking to quizzing, donating your birthday money or taking on a challenge, you can support St John’s and help people in our community to live well for longer.

Whether you choose to fundraise on your own, with your school, work or community group, a member of our team will be there to support you every step of the way; providing fun tips, helpful advice and branded materials such as posters, t-shirts, collection tins and sponsorship forms.

Fundraising ideas

There are so many fun and creative ways you can fundraise for St John’s. Kick-start your fundraising journey by taking a look at some of our ideas below:

Organise a bake sale or dinner party

Are you a keen baker or have a passion for hosting dinner parties? You can showcase your delicious bakes at school or at work, or even invite your loved ones over for dinner while also raising vital funds to support your local hospice. Simply invite them over and ask them to leave a suggested donation on the day.

Why not host your very own Mad Hatter’s Tea Party?

A collection tin stands next to a table full of delicious bakes on sale in aid of St John's.

A group of school pupils stand in front of a St John's Hospice Ambulance.

Fundraise as a group

Are you part of a school, club, association, group, society, union or membership organisation? We would love to work with you and can help you in giving something back to your local hospice and community. You could host a quiz night, a Christmas jumper or non-uniform day.

Members of our Fundraising team can also visit your group to give an informative and age-appropriate session to raise awareness of hospice care and all the wonderful things we are doing to support people in the local community.

Take on a challenge

Walk, trek, swim, abseil. You could take on a challenge and help to support patients and their families in your community. As part of Team St John’s you will receive one-on-one support from our dedicated team, gain access to more fundraising tips and will get your own St John’s vest to wear whilst completing your challenge.

Take a look at some of the challenge events we currently have on offer.

A supporter and a skydive instructor smile to the camera as they free fall.

A wedding bouquet of lilac and pink flowers.

Give in celebration of a special occasion

Whether it is your birthday, wedding or a special anniversary you could help to support St John’s by asking your friends and family to a make a donation in lieu of gifts or flowers. You might even like to have a collection on your special day and we can provide you with collection envelopes and tins.

How to pay in your fundraising

We are incredibly grateful for your support and want to make it as easy as possible for you to pay in the funds you have worked so hard to raise.
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Set up a JustGiving page

The easiest way to raise money for our hospice is by opening an online fundraising page. Our preferred platform is JustGiving and setting up your page is nice and easy. Follow the link below and get started by clicking on the ‘Fundraise for us’ button.

Set up your page

Take card payments

If you’d like to take card payments during your event or activity you could use Toucan Collect. This allows you to turn any compatible smartphone into a secure donation device by taking contactless card payments. All you will need to do is download the app and create an account get in touch with fundraising@hje.org to ask for a personalised QR code or activation code, we’ll send this to you which will ensure all funds raised are allocated against your name or event.

Set up your page

Raise money offline

Do you prefer to collect donations in person? Simply get in touch at fundraising@hje.org.uk or 020 7806 4011 to request collection envelopes, tins or sponsorship forms.

Pay in your donations

You can pay in your donations online. If you’d like to donate over the phone or would like our bank details to make a transfer please contact our team at fundraising@hje.org.uk or 020 7806 4011.

You can also send in your cash or a cheque made out to ‘St John’s Hospice’ to: Fundraising Department, St John’s Hospice, 60 Grove End Road, London, NW8 9NH.

Please remember to send us a short note letting us know what you’ve done to fundraise.

Share your story

Have you already hosted an event or taken on a challenge in aid of St John’s? We would love to hear from you and find out what motivated you to support our hospice.

You can also tag us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Other ways to get involved

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Find an event

We host a whole range of exciting events throughout the year. From skydives, marathons, gala dinners and more, you can enable people in your community to live well for longer.

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Volunteer

Volunteers are at the heart of our hospice. We are always looking for kind and compassionate people to join our dedicated team and help people in our community to live well for longer.

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Shop

Help us continue raising funds to support our community by shopping online or visiting our charity shop in St John’s Wood.

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