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Fundraising Top Tips
You’re not alone when you fundraise for CMT United Kingdom. Here are some handy fundraising tips to help maximise your fundraising plan and have some fun in the process.
Who to ask to sponsor you
family
friends
neighbours
classmates
colleagues
employers
local companies
local pubs
local societies
How to ask people to support you
Enthusiasm is contagious - your positive attitude will rub off on others and help raise sponsorship. Explain why you are raising money, and what CMT United Kingdom does.
Set up a fundraising page on www.justgiving.com - set up a free personal fundraising page and email it to your entire address book. Make sure you include a photo of you hard at work! Make sure you ask the most generous person to sponsor you first and hopefully everyone else will follow.
Sponsorship forms - to maximise your sponsorship opportunities, we can also provide you with sponsorship forms. Keep them on you at all times as you never know who you will bump into.
Collection boxes - we can provide you with collection boxes. Ask your local pub or shop if you can leave one on the counter. Maybe you could go on a Friday night in fancy dress and ask the punters?
Publicity for local companies - write to local companies for sponsorship. Offer to display a logo on your t-shirt for a big donation.
fundraising ideas
pack bags at your local supermarket
invite friends for dinner and charge them for the pleasure
plan your own fundraising event
The list is endless – and we support you all the way.
How your company or organisation can help
matched giving – some companies will match the sponsorship you raise, an easy way to double your sponsorship.
organise a one off event in the office
put one of our collection boxes or posters in your reception to promote your fundraising
advertise in a company newsletter or intranet
send the link to your Justgiving page to the office, clients and suppliers
Gift Aid It!
The Gift Aid scheme enables charities to reclaim tax on donations, which means CMT United Kingdom receives an extra 28p for every £1 donated – at no cost to you or your sponsor.
All we need is the full name and address (including postcode) of the donor, to allow us to reclaim the Gift Aid.
Publicity
Sell yourself! Contact your local newspaper, radio station or television company to raise awareness about your fundraising activity - remember they want an interesting story, and maybe some exciting photos. Make sure you include your contact details and a link to your Justgiving page so anyone reading the article can sponsor you.
Use the guidance here for working with local media.
We are here to support you
In order to provide you with the maximum of support, we have developed a comprehensive guide to our "rules" when it comes to fundraising. There is nothing particular complicated about these guidelines - but there are certain legalities that you need to abide by; and we prefer that all fundraising undertaken is solely for CMT United Kingdom, and not split between different causes or organisations. If you would like to fundraise for two causes in one event, we prefer to have a written agreement with you about how the funds are to be split.
Download the guidelines here (these include the ID authorisation form)
We can also provide you with a letter of authorisation and an ID card - please complete this simple form here.
For larger events, you may need to do a risk assessment - find our guidance here
Paying in your funds
And once everything is done and dusted, please sending your money to us using this form - it also details BACS information for direct transfer to our bank account.
Get in touch with us.
0800 6526316
