{"id":21650,"date":"2025-12-22T10:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?p=21650"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:26:43","slug":"festive-fundraising-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/news\/festive-fundraising-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Last chance festive fundraising ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><p>December can be a complicated month. For some, it&rsquo;s busy and joyful. For others, it can feel heavy &ndash; emotionally, financially, or both. For many of the families we support, the challenges of caring don&rsquo;t pause for the festive season, and the pressures don&rsquo;t disappear when January arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However you&rsquo;re experiencing December, there are simple ways to support families raising a disabled or seriously ill child &ndash; or to get involved in ways that feel manageable, flexible and right for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every action, big or small, helps make one good day feel possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Give families the gift of One Good Day<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/69245d19be7f740c959e288d-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/69245d19be7f740c959e288d-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/69245d19be7f740c959e288d-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/69245d19be7f740c959e288d-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/69245d19be7f740c959e288d.png 1363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>December can put huge pressure on families &ndash; but the support we provide&nbsp;isn&rsquo;t&nbsp;about creating the&nbsp;<em>perfect<\/em>&nbsp;Christmas. Our&nbsp;<strong>One Good Day<\/strong>&nbsp;campaign is about something much simpler, and often much more meaningful:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a day with less stress,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a moment of calm,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a chance to feel like a family again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the&nbsp;families we support,&nbsp;caring responsibilities,&nbsp;appointments&nbsp;and financial pressure continue all year round. Your support helps make one good day possible &ndash; whenever&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;needed most.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/checkout.justgiving.com\/8o9rv66ics?utm_source=web&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ff_winter_2025_land\">\n    Donate today \n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Send kindness with our e-cards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Fund-page-images-1-1024x438.png\" alt=\"Christmas cards drawn by children\" class=\"wp-image-20485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Fund-page-images-1-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Fund-page-images-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Fund-page-images-1-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Fund-page-images-1.png 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed the last posting date for Christmas cards?&nbsp;Don&rsquo;t panic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<strong>e-cards<\/strong>&nbsp;are a simple, last-minute way to send a festive message &ndash; while supporting families at the same time.&nbsp;They&rsquo;re&nbsp;delivered instantly, so you can still share a thoughtful greeting with friends,&nbsp;family&nbsp;or colleagues, even right up to the big day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also work well as a meaningful addition to a work email sign-off or a quick message to someone you&nbsp;didn&rsquo;t&nbsp;want to forget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No postage. No queues. Just a small act of kindness that helps fund vital support for families when&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;needed most.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dontsendmeacard.com\/ecards\/charities\/family-fund\/christmas\">\n    Send a Family Fund e-card\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Raise funds while you shop&nbsp;online&nbsp;with&nbsp;easyfundraising<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/someone-on-a-laptop-shopping-through-easyfundraising.png\" alt=\"A man on a laptop shopping through easyfundraising on the screen\" class=\"wp-image-2893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/someone-on-a-laptop-shopping-through-easyfundraising.png 800w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/someone-on-a-laptop-shopping-through-easyfundraising-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/someone-on-a-laptop-shopping-through-easyfundraising-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;you&rsquo;re&nbsp;doing Christmas shopping &ndash; or taking advantage of the Boxing Day sales -easyfundraising&nbsp;is one of the easiest ways to support Family Fund without spending anything extra.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By shopping through&nbsp;easyfundraising&nbsp;at thousands of retailers, a percentage of what you spend is donated to us at no extra cost to you. It works just as well for:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>last-minute Christmas gifts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boxing Day and January sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>everyday online shopping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s&nbsp;a great example&nbsp;of how small, everyday actions can add up to something powerful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyfundraising.org.uk\/causes\/family-fund\/?searchSessionId=8d7d3d3a-ca4a-47c9-a3f1-7a457825b54b\">\n    Shop with easyfundraising\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>The support we provide doesn&rsquo;t stop at Christmas. It continues through winter, into the new year, and on the many ordinary days when caring responsibilities and financial pressures are still there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your support, this December and throughout the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December can be a complicated month. 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