Fundraising

Do something fun and make it matter.

Bring colleagues or classmates together, join an event or create your own challenge. Every pound you raise helps bring joy and connection to children and young people in hospital and people living with dementia.

Fiona bringing joy with Hearts & Minds
Photo: Hearts & Minds
Workplace fundraising

At Work

Make work feel good. Rally your team around a cause that really matters.

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Craigmount High School YPI

At School

Bring joy into the school day. Small actions, big smiles. Bags of fun.

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Events and challenges

Events

Fundraising events from across Scotland. Join the Kiltwalk, Edinburgh Marathon Festival, 5K Santa runs and more!

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Your way fundraising

Your Way

Choose your own idea, set up a fundraising page, share with friends & family, and start making smiles happen.

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Every pound you raise helps us reach more children and vulnerable adults at the moments they need us most.

£35

Funds an essential visit by our Clowndoctors or Elderflowers to a child in hospital or an elderly resident with dementia.

£350

Supports at least 30 vulnerable people in hospital or hospice care with personalized clown-round bedside visits.

£1,000+

Gives children repeated therapeutic support, helping them cope far better with long-term illness and painful treatments.

Corporate & Workplace Giving

At Work

Bring colleagues together around something meaningful.

  • Team challenges (see here for inspiration)
  • Bake sales, quizzes or raffles
  • Comedy, dance or sporting events
  • Company wide activities (see here for inspiration)

Our team can visit your workplace to run creative well-being workshops, share uplifting stories, and celebrate your team’s incredible fundraising milestones!

Hearts & Minds workplace fundraising team
Craigmount High School YPI presentation
Schools & Youth Philanthropy

At School

Turn your school day into something joyful—and make a real difference at the same time. From red noses and dress-up days to bake sales and big challenges, fundraising for the Clowndoctors or Elderflowers is great fun, easy to organise and brings pupils together.

Every penny raised helps children in hospital or care home residents feel happier, braver and less alone.

Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI)

We love working with secondary school teams participating in the Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). We can provide presentation facts, high-res posters, case studies, and even arrange an interview with a Clowndoctor or Elderflower!

Grab our official leaflets, posters and presentation materials for your fundraising fun

Retain and download official resources to support your school, YPI, and community presentations:

Clowndoctors in Hospitals Info Download PDF ↓
Meet The Clowndoctors Poster Download A4 Poster ↓
Clowndoctors in Classroom Info Download PDF ↓
The Elderflowers Information Download PDF ↓
Meet The Elderflowers Poster Download A4 Poster ↓
Hearts & Minds YPI Support Info Download Complete Pack ↓
Watch videos on our official Hearts & Minds YouTube channel →
DIY & Community Fundraising

Your Way

Take on a challenge

Run, walk, cycle or try something brand new. Join an organised event like the Kiltwalk or set your own personal challenge and tick something off your bucket list! It’s as easy as A, B, C:

1. Choose your idea
2. Set up your page
3. Share with friends
4. Start raising money!

Bring people together

  • Coffee mornings or bake sales
  • Quiz nights or raffles
  • Community events, street collections or pub quizzes

Why your help matters: Right now, Clowndoctors visit hospitals one day a week, but children are admitted every single day. Your fundraising helps us increase hospital days, reach more children, and be there when it matters most.

Hearts & Minds Your Way community fundraising
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Popular events and challenges

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Edinburgh Kiltwalk September 2026

The Edinburgh Kiltwalk

Walk 21 miles, 11 miles or the 5-mile Wee Wander through Edinburgh for Hearts & Minds.

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Edinburgh Christmas 5K December 2026

Edinburgh Christmas 5K

Don your Santa suit or festive antlers and run, jog or walk 5K in Holyrood Park for smiles!

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Edinburgh Marathon Festival May 2027

Edinburgh Marathon Festival

Full marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k or team relay — take on Scotland’s premier running festival.

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