Fundraising Tips

We’ve put together our Top Tips to help you make your fundraising as successful and fun as possible. All of our events include a link to set up an online JustGiving sponsor form and we recommend this as the easiest way to fundraise. If you prefer to fundraise offline, you can download a sponsor form.

Here are a few ideas that could increase the amount you raise and also make your fundraising lots of fun for everyone involved.

• Tell your fundraising story – once your fundraising page is set up, don’t forget to personalise it. Adding things like a profile photo, a story about what you’re doing and why, and a fundraising target really help.
• Get your friends and family to sponsor you first – they tend to be the most generous and they set the standard for everyone who sees the form after them.
• Share your fundraising link on social media and email your contacts so they can donate online at the click of a button.
• It is always worth approaching your work colleagues, your employer and any local companies you might have links with, for donations.
• You could organise a dress-down day, quiz night, sell cakes or run a sweepstake for a big event.
• You can buy fundraising scratch cards online where people pay to buy a square and then part of the money received is given out to the winning square (revealed by the scratch-off panel once all squares have been sold.
• If your employer is a member of a matched giving scheme, ask them if they can match the amount you have raised.
• Have a good clearout and sell your unwanted items on eBay, Vinted or a car boot sale and donate the money raised to your sponsorship