Every fighter on the card raises money for a cause: CALM, our charity partner, or one that means something to you. Since 2018, our fighters have raised more than £690,000. You don't need to be good at asking for money. Your fight does the asking for you.
How it works
- Pick your cause. Raise for CALM, our charity partner, or any charity close to your heart.
- Set up your page. We'll show you how at the intro meeting. Donations go straight to the charity, never through us.
- Raise at least £50. That's the minimum, not the target.
- Top fundraiser wins. The fighter who raises the most wins a 12-month Gymbox membership.
The numbers so far
- All causes£690k+ raised by our fighters since 2018
- CALM£190k raised since the partnership began in February 2022
- Your own cause£500k+ raised for charities our fighters chose themselves
- Fighters4,500+ people through the ring, every one of them raising for a cause
Our charity partner, CALM
Campaign Against Living Miserably runs a helpline and webchat with highly trained, paid staff. It's for anyone who needs it, for all of life's problems, by phone, webchat and WhatsApp. £8 can fund a potentially life-saving chat on CALM's helpline. CALM has been our charity partner since February 2022. More on our charity page.
Fundraising that works
A few things that help:
- Tell people early. Share your page the week you register, not the week of the fight.
- Say why. One honest line about why the cause matters to you does more than any graphic.
- Share the training. A clip of you on the pads in week 2, then sparring in week 5, shows people what they're backing.
- Use your fight date. A fixed date gives people a reason to give now, not later.
- Ask at work. Many employers match staff fundraising. Ask yours. For whole teams, see corporate team building.
- Thank everyone, publicly. It reminds the people who haven't given yet.
Donna's story: £5,000 for Hillingdon Women's Centre
Donna Elsey, a massage therapist from Ealing, was the top fundraiser of Season 29, raising £5,000 for Hillingdon Women's Centre. She chose Muay Thai, and for eight weeks balanced two Muay Thai sessions a week, strength and conditioning classes and one-to-one coaching, while running her own business and being a mum.
On fight night she completed all three rounds. She didn't get the win, but she finished as the season's top fundraiser. The money she raised covered the costs of two six-week cohorts of the centre's recovery programme for survivors of domestic abuse, Pathways to Healing.
Her advice for anyone thinking about fight camp, in her own words:
“Take the training seriously and you’ll enjoy fight night more. And heed the mindfulness advice that’s shared in the prep emails each week of fight camp – I underestimated the mental and emotional weight of training and competing. I wish I had followed that advice more closely.”
Questions
Do I have to raise money for CALM?
No. Raise for CALM, our charity partner, or any charity close to your heart.
How much do I need to raise?
At least £50. That's the minimum, not the target.
Does the money go through The White Collar Fight Club?
No. You set up your own fundraising page and donations go straight to the charity. We never handle the money.
Are ticket sales the same as fundraising?
No. Selling 15 tickets for fight night, 10 of them by week 3, is a separate commitment from your fundraising.
Your first round starts here
Eight weeks of free coaching, then a real fight night. Sign up in two minutes, then hear everything at the intro meeting before you commit to anything.
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