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Community Fundraising

Come together to create impact

You can make wishes happen. As an individual, school, university, club, or organization, you can use your interests and role in your community to fundraise to help grant life-changing wishes for children living with critical illnesses all over the world.

Click the button above or send email to:

[email protected]

Check our step-by-step guide to get

started with your fundraiser.

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Fundraise at school/university

Fundraise at school/university

Add philanthropy to (higher) education by partnering with Make-A-Wish International. Show us how your school or university can help raise money for a good cause. Bring leadership, volunteering, teamwork and many soft skills to YOUR classroom through a fundraising project. Today you can get involved with your institution to help grant life-changing wishes for children fighting critical illnesses around the world.

Raise funds online

Raise funds online

Involve your online community to make more wishes come true! Whether you are a content creator on social media or have a large community of subscribers on your channel, your influence can help grant life-changing wishes for children fighting critical illnesses around the world. 

Creating a personal fundraiser on social media is quick and easy, and you can reach a larger audience to collect donations for wish children.

For more information about gaming and streaming, visit our dedicated page here.

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Give with your club

Give with your club

Are you part of an athletic team, a fraternity/sorority or a hobby club? Fundraising for Make-A-Wish International can allow your community to go above and beyond for those who need it most. Reach out to us today to share your philanthropic project! As a one-off fundraiser or an annual event, your local club’s support can have a life-changing impact on our beneficiaries.

More fundraising ideas…

More fundraising ideas…

Explore some of the ways you can organize a fundraiser in your community. We also encourage you to come up with something new and personal! Choose what best fits your group and its purpose and interests. Here are some popular choices:

Bake-A-Wish

Homemade or shop-bought, tempt friends, family or colleagues with a sweet treat and hold a bake sale. Download our Bake-A-Wish recipe book here.

Board Games Evening

Get a group of friends together and have a fun games evening. Charge each person to take part, holding a raffle to raise extra funds.

Gala Dinner

Get dressed up, charge for tickets, hold a raffle and auction and invite guests to enjoy an evening of entertainment and dancing.

Take on a Challenge

It could be a marathon, half marathon, or a walk. Test your limits and get sponsored for your efforts.

Scroll down our support page for ready-to-use Facebook and Instagram links.

Gaming and Livestreams

Host a streaming event. Come together online and raise funds by playing your favorite video games or streaming content and invite people to pay to play. Learn more at our charity streaming page

Benefits of community fundraising

Benefits of community fundraising

Develop teamwork and leadership

Bring lasting hope and joy to children living with critical illnesses

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Express creativity and have fun

Practice business skills

Communities who have helped make wishes come true

Communities who have helped make wishes come true

Join the fundraising club! You can start a conversation with your community today. See who has helped make wishes come true.

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Start the journey in your community

Start the journey in your community

Whether or not your community has worked with a non-profit before, we will make it easy for you to start fundraising.

Click the button above or send email to:

[email protected]

Check our step-by-step guide to get

started with your fundraiser.

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