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Fundraising tips for charity events

This page is all about tips for organising successful fundraisers and advice on how to spread the word about your fundraising. Inspire your friends, family and colleagues to support you by sharing your event details, fundraising goals and personal story.

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Set up a Give as you Live page

Kick-start your fundraising by setting up your Give as you Live page. Once set up, share it with your family, friends and colleagues via email and social media so they can sponsor you.

If you’d rather use another fundraising platform, please email us at fundraising@debra.org.uk and we’ll be able to support you.

 

Top tips for making your fundraising page successful:
  • Tell your story – personalised fundraising pages typically raise more, so explain why you’re fundraising for DEBRA UK, why you’re taking on the challenge/fundraising, and how important it is to you.
  • Set a target – pages with a target raise 75% more than those without one!
  • Up your target – if you reach your target, up it!
  • Set the trend – make the first donation yourself or ask your family/friends to donate to your page first. They’ll likely be generous, and it’ll encourage others to donate too.
  • Keep your page updated – post regular updates, whether that’s photos or videos, and let your supporters know how you’re getting on.
  • Thank your supporters – when your fundraiser is over, don’t forget to thank all your sponsors and let them know the final fundraising total.  

Social media

Social media is a great place to promote your fundraising activity. Don’t forget to tag DEBRA UK in your posts (@DEBRAcharity on Facebook and @charitydebra on Instagram) so we can see your post and say thank you.

Unfortunately, we can’t share all individual fundraising links as we get this request a lot and it wouldn’t be fair to promote only some fundraisers and not others.

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Other fundraising tips

  • Enquire about match funding at work – many companies will match what you raise so speak to your employer.
  • Ask sponsors to Gift Aid donations if they are UK tax payers – this means that DEBRA UK receives an extra 25p for every £1 donated and it doesn’t cost you or your sponsors any extra.
  • Spread the word at work – email your colleagues, share your fundraising efforts on internal work platforms, and ask to include your fundraising page in a company newsletter or blog. Your colleagues will be more likely to support and follow your progress!
  • Contact a local paper or news website – your local media could spread the word and if you have a story behind your fundraising, they’ll more likely be interested! Even a local community newsletter could help.
  • Good old word of mouth – spread the word whilst out and about amongst your friends, family, and in schools and shops.

Fundraising FAQs

For information on paying in the money you’ve raised, read our fundraising FAQs page.