Fundraising ideas

Whether You Have 10 Minutes ...

Whether you have 10 minutes, or 10 days. If you want to go it alone, or as part of a group. If your venue is your home, school or place of work. There are countless ways you can do your part in improving Maritime SAR capability worldwide.

You Could ...

	Host a coffee morning;		Home Party Sales
	Have a quiz night;		A Yard Sale
	Hold a raffle;		Museum or Zoo Night
	Run, swim, cycle or skydive;		Murder Mystery Dinner
	Ask for donations to the IMRF instead of gifts at a celebration you have coming up.		... More Ideas ....

Submit Your Fundraising Event ....

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) encourages events to raise funds for the IMRF’s activities to prevent loss of life in the world’s waters.

Fundraising can be achieved by swimming, running, baking, a coffee morning etc. If you need some ideas for an IMRF Fundraising Event, get inspired on our Fundraising Ideas page.

It's your responsibility to ensure your fundraising event runs safely. We can't accept liability for accidents or damage, even when that activity is run to raise money for the IMRF.

Your event must be covered by the appropriate insurance. Charity fundraising is regulated by law and you'll find a lot of useful information about lice
nses, risk assessments, insurance and more at the Institute of Fundraising.

Once you have worked out all the details, please complete and submit the IMRF Fundraising Event Form to the IMRF.

We will then check your form, approve it and make it live on the website.

We will let you know when that happens, so you can let your friends, family and acquaintances know!

If you have any queries, please contact us at [email protected].

Submit the IMRF Fundraising Event Form

Support & Contact

If you need any support to help you in raising funds for the IMRF, please, do not hesitate ask us for help.

We want your event to be as successful as possible, so remember to ensure your event is safe and legal.

Please get in touch with us for further information by calling +44 1569 767405, or drop us an e-mail at [email protected].

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