Hints and Tips for Your Fundraising
Raising large amounts of money for charity can seem daunting, but with a positive attitude, some imagination and a healthy dose of determination, the money will start mounting up in no time!
Remember that the Dame Vera Lynn Trust have highly-experienced fundraising staff, so do talk to them if you are finding it hard-going or need direction. Rosie Wyer at The Dame Vera Lynn Trust will be able to provide you with sponsorship forms, collection tins, T-shirts, etc.
Top Tips:
• Plan ahead: fundraising can be time-consuming
• Don’t be afraid to ask!
• Explain what you’re doing and why you’re doing it
• Try to get pledged money from people immediately (your charity needs the majority of your funds in advance – before it pays your tour cost)
• Ask people to gift-aid their donations
• Involve local media
Online Giving Websites
This is the best way to start fundraising, this is an incredibly useful way to spread the word to friends, family and colleagues.
Having your own web-page is an easy way to let people know what you’re doing. Your sponsors can donate to your charity online and gift-aid their donations. You can also link to social networking sites.
We recommend www.justgiving.com! It only takes a few minutes to set up your page, and there are some great tips and advice available. Simply choose Dame Vera Lynn as your charity and start raising money for them. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call Rosie Wyer at The Dame Vera Lynn Trust on 01403 780444.
The Collection of Your Funds
The Dame Vera Lynn Trust are ready to help and advise any party who are fundraising under the Horsham 100 banner. We would like to make it clear that Tanbridge House School and PMW are not responsible for the collection of funds and any money you collect should be passed directly to the DVLT – you can contact them on 01403 780444 or email trustoffice@dvltrust.org.uk.
