When entering a Hospice Led event you will be issued with a fundraising
pack that will include personalised sponsorship forms. Below are
some tips on maximising your sponsorship.
Tips on Fundraising
Sponsorship Forms
Remember that your sponsors are likely to follow the lead of the
first few people to sign your form, so always start with those
you think will sponsor you for larger rather than smaller amounts.
Getting people to sign the form is relatively easy. Collecting
the money after the event is often more difficult. Let your sponsors
know that you wish to collect the money by a certain date - say
two or three weeks after the event. Better still; see if any sponsors
will pay when they sign!
Just Giving - Free Online Fundraising Page!
Have fun creating your own Fundraising page online. It’s simple
and fun!
Douglas Macmillan Hospice has teamed up with justgiving.com so
all our supporters & events participants can raise money quickly
and easily online with their own personalised web pages.
Friends and family will be able to donate online with a credit
or debit card. To set up your page today visit the website below
or call 0800 028 6183 for more details.
Individual personal donations you receive may be eligible for
Gift Aid. If your sponsors are UK Taxpayers we can claim an additional
28p in every pound donated from the Inland Revenue. It does mean
a little bit of extra work for you, but can significantly increase
the money you raise for us. To qualify, donors need to complete
the sponsor form giving the first line of their home address and
postcode.
Match Funding
Many employers will match money raised by staff on a pound-for-pound
basis, so do ask yours if they are prepared to do this. The money
you raise could be doubled with very little effort!
Publicity
As an aid to your fundraising and so that people are aware of
what you’re doing and why, do try and get as much publicity as
possible. Try getting an article in your staff newspaper if there
is one, or put something up on the notice boards. Get in touch
with your local paper and local radio - if you have a particularly
wacky story to tell, let us know and we’ll try to help get you
publicity.
