Do It For Your Charity!
On a Fundraising Challenge you raise vital funds for charity by doing something challenging and extraordinary.
That doesn't mean that you don't get anything out of the experience yourself! People have been coming back on our trips year after year, so they must be enjoying themselves amidst all that hard work!
Find out what you get out of this once-in-a-lifetime experience
Fundraising
Fundraising isn't effortless. It's where all the hard work starts.
But if you haven't raised money for charity before, you'll probably find it's less difficult than you might think! Many people go on to raise far more than their target.
We provide you with a list of Fundraising Ideas to get you started, and you'll be able to get lots of tips and advice from your charity too - after all, they're the experts!
Fundraising does take time. Don't expect to sign up to a challenge and raise your funds in a couple of months - that's very unusual.
Most people sign up 6-12 months before the trip departs to allow plenty of time. It takes planning and commitment - but it's worth it!
Kick-start your imagination with our Fundraising Ideas
Bespoke & Open Challenges: What's the Difference?
Bespoke Challenges are simply trips we run for a specific charity - ie to take part, you must raise money for that charity. The charity will usually be your main point of contact, and it sends you all the information you need. Any Bespoke Challenges on this website will be indicated clearly with the charity it is being run for.
Open Challenges are trips which allow you to choose your charity and method of payment, and Discover Adventure is your main point of contact. Not every trip we run is offered as an Open Challenge, but all the most popular ones are.
A Bespoke Challenge's Minimum Fundraising Target and Registration Fee are set by the relevant charity.
Do I always have to Fundraise a Set Amount?
On our Open Challenges you can choose to pay your own trip costs. This may suit you if:
- You prefer to fund your own place and therefore donate 100% of your fundraising to your charity
- You are not confident of reaching the fundraising target required to take part in the trip
- You have signed up quite late and want to give yourself more time to raise as much as you can
Whatever the reason, Open Challenges are designed to provide choice and flexibility, so we are sure that they will work for you!
Putting time and effort into your fundraising does ensure a real sense of achievement and the buzz of doing something worthwhile; there's a really special atmosphere on a Fundraising Challenge that you just don't get on holidays, however active they are.
Like life itself, you get out what you put in!