Fundraising
Pack
Create your own Rainbows JustGiving page for the Mini Ramathon 2015 by going to
the following website
http://tiny.cc/rainbowsminiramathon2015
Thank You
We would like to say a huge thank you for thinking of Rainbows and
we are delighted that you wish to raise money for the hospice. We are
here to support you every step of the way and any money that you
raise will make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in our care.
At Rainbows we are dedicated to meeting the needs of the children
and young people from the East Midlands who come to the hospice.
These children and young people are all affected by life-limiting and
life-threatening conditions. It costs over £4 million each year to provide
care for life-limited children and as we receive very little government
funding, the support that you give is vital.
Rainbows is an incredible place that helps relieve symptoms, improve
quality of life, support parents and siblings through their bereavement
and care for children until the end. Sadly the need for Rainbows will
never disappear, but the help such as yours is invaluable if we are to
continue to meet this very special need.
As the only East Midlands’ hospice for children and young people,
Rainbows will continue to bring care and happiness to our children and
their families. At Rainbows we laugh, we play, but above all we can
make every single moment count, but if it was not for people like you
this would not be possible and we can’t thank you enough.
Fundraising Tips
Getting started
Thank you for thinking of Rainbows and we are delighted that you wish to fundraise for us.
Don’t worry if this is your first time fundraising as for many people as we are here to support
you every step of the way.
We have put together some ideas, tips and advice from people that have fundraised for
Rainbows before and wanted to pass these on to you, to give you some encouragement to
reach your fundraising target for your own event or challenge.
Fundraising ideas
If you can’t think of any ideas at first then please see the list below to give you some
inspiration of some of the ways that people have fundraised for Rainbows in the past.
However this list is endless and the only limitations are your own imagination.
Try to be creative and think about all the things that people you know would be interested in
doing, plus make it as fun as possible so that everyone can get involved.
Race Night
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Auction of Promises  Dress Down Day  Quiz
Murder Mystery  Treasure Hunt
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Dinner Party 
Five-a-Side Football Car Boot Car Wash
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Disco
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School Disco  Marathon
Cycle Swimathon Break a Record Cake Sale Market Stall
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Raffle Fireworks Night
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Talent Show
Fancy Dress Party
Sell Unwanted Items on Ebay Sweepstake
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Photo Competition Fashion Show Art Competition Masked Ball Karaoke
Night Bag Packing Wear Football Kit to Work Games Night (Wii)
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24 Hour Exercise
Raft Race
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Easter Egg Hunt
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Open Garden
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Peddle Car Grand Prix
Wine Tasting
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Dog Show
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Go without something for a month
Balloon Race
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Mystery Tour Sponsored Slim
Golf Day Auction Trolley Dash Ghost Hunt
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Battle of the Bands  Driving Experience
Poker Tournament
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Penalty Shootout  Book Swap  Clothes Swap
Dress up as Superhero
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Fishing Competition
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Medieval Banquet  Ten Pin Bowling
Duck Race Bingo
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Lucky Dip  School Fete
Clay Pigeon Shoot
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Tombola
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Break your fundraising target into chunks
Now you know how much money you would like to raise you may be slightly concerned that
you can’t reach your fundraising target. Please don’t worry, as the best way to achieve your
goal is to break down this into manageable amounts. Please see the example below to give
you an idea of how you could possibly reach your fundraising target and how easily this
could be achieved with a little bit of imagination.
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Ask your friends, family and work colleagues for their support. The easiest and most
effective way is to set up an online fundraising page on JustGiving please go to
www.justgiving.com/rainbowschildrens/raisemoney and spread the word on your
social network site, for example Facebook or Twitter – £500
Arrange a dress down day at work and maybe get the company that you work for to
match fund whatever you raise as this would be great marketing for your employer £200
Persuade some of your friends to fundraise on your behalf, for example baking and
selling cakes at their workplace - £200
Hold a car boot or sell unwanted items on Ebay - £250
Hold a quiz night at your local pub - £350
Put some collection boxes in your local bars, shops or gym as this helps us spread
the word and raise awareness of Rainbows - £150
Hold a raffle in your local area, always ask local companies that you have
connections with for donations of prizes - £250
Hold a sweepstake relating to your event, e.g. if you’re running in an event for
Rainbows, ask people to guess your finishing time £100
Write five letters to your close clients or suppliers - £300
Do the run for a month to collect sandwiches at lunch £100
Give up something for a month for example chocolate, alcohol, cigarettes and save
the money that you would normally pay out £50
Hold a dinner party and ask your friends to hold dinner parties on your behalf. Ask
your guests to pay what they would ordinarily spend at a restaurant. By adding a
raffle, auction, heads and tails competition or other mini-event you can increase the
amount you can raise - £300
Spend lunch time washing cars £100
Arrange bag packing at your local supermarket £150
This is a potential total of £3,000 or more and there are so many more ideas out there, it’s
just a matter of deciding what will work best for you!
Create your very own webpage
Setting up an online fundraising page is an excellent way to raise sponsorship. You can
personalise your page then email the link to everyone you know, allowing your friends and
family to easily donate at the click of a button. The best way is to set up a JustGiving page
which only takes about 60 seconds to set up and you can do this by going to
www.justgiving.com/rainbowschildrens/raisemoney
This saves you having to ask people in person, and you have the assurance that the funds
are automatically and regularly transferred to Rainbows. We will then add any donations that
we receive online to your overall fundraising total.
Once you have set up your online fundraising page you can link this to your social
networking site such as Facebook, Myspace, or tweet about it on Twitter.
Getting the most from sponsor forms
1. Always carry your sponsorship form – you never know when you may have an
opportunity to receive a donation. By speaking to people in person about your
fundraising they will often donate to you on the spot.
2. Make up the first amount on your sponsorship form – if you were to put £20 as the first
donation then people are very likely to follow suit.
3. Get support and help – you will reach a wider network of people if you distribute
sponsor forms amongst your friends and family.
Need more sponsorship forms? We have provided you with a sponsorship form in your
fundraising pack which you can use and photocopy. We can also email you a sponsorship
form to print out as much as you like, please email [email protected] to request
your copy.
More fundraising tips
Spread the word
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Tell as many people as possible about what you are doing, friends, family, work
colleagues, school, college, friends at university, your child’s school, you parents
work, plus any clubs or associations you are involved in.
Use the Internet: social sites such as Facebook and Twitter are fantastic ways of
spreading the word about your challenge or event.
Contact your local press, TV and radio, with a press release telling them what you
are doing. It is always better if you contact any press yourself rather than Rainbows
as you have a better chance of getting your story publicised.
Start early
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The sooner you start the more you will collect for Rainbows! It is always best to give
yourself plenty of time to reach your fundraising target and keep up with your
fundraising efforts. We will be in touch to see how you are getting on and to give you
plenty of encouragement.
Get people involved
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Try and get as many people to help you as possible, you will be surprised who is
willing to donate their time, skills as well as money to support your fantastic efforts.
If people can’t make a donation of money they may be willing to donate a venue for
a quiz night, donation of skills for an auction of promises, donation of gifts for you to
use for prizes for a raffle or donation of time to volunteer to help with your event.
Maximise your fundraising
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Matched Giving: Many employers will match their staff’s charity fundraising effort,
making it simple to double the amount you raise, also your employer will receive free
marketing so always promote this wherever possible.
Gift Aid: The Gift Aid scheme allows charities to claim back the tax paid on
donations made by UK taxpayers. By getting your supporters to simply tick the box
on the sponsorship and JustGiving page you can increase the amount we receive by
25% without any extra effort.
Collecting sponsorship money
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Encourage as many of your supporters as possible to donate through JustGiving as
this means that you don’t have to worry about collecting money after the event.
If you are using a paper sponsorship form, try and collect as much money as
possible before your event or challenge, because people can lose interest or find
excuses for not paying up!
Don’t worry about asking people for help or money as you are kindly collecting for
Rainbows. The worst people can do is say ‘no’ but more often people will say ‘yes’.
Please
Sponsor
Me
If you are a UK personal taxpayer*,
we can claim back 25p from the
taxman for every £1 you donate at
no additional cost to you.
Mini-Ramathon
MINI
Name
Family
Fun Run
sponsored by
7th June 2015
RAMath n
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Every penny raised will go towards helping Rainbows Hospice provide essential care to
children and their families with life-threatening illnesses
Full Name
Home Address
Postcode
(please include full address and postcode
A. Person
1 Lark Rise, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2HS
Please give your full name and
home address and tick each box
below to allow Rainbows to claim
Gift Aid
Total Amount
£XX
* You will need to have paid Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the tax year at least equal to the amount of tax Rainbows will claim from your donation
Rainbows Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough, LE11 2HS , TEL: 0800 952 1133
Registered Charity Number: 1014051
MINI
Family
Fun Run
If you are a UK personal taxpayer*, we can claim back 25p from the
taxman for every £1 you donate at no additional cost to you.
sponsored by
7th June 2015
RAMath n
Full Name
®
Please give your full name and home address and tick each box
below to allow Rainbows to claim Gift Aid
Home Address
Postcode
Total Amount
LE11 2HS
£XX
(please include full address and postcode
A. Person
1 Lark Rise, Loughbrough, Leicestershire
* You will need to have paid Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the tax year at least equal to the amount of tax Rainbows will claim from your donation
How to pay in your sponsorship money
By post Send your sponsorship form and a cheque (made payable to Rainbows) to us at
Total raised:
Fundraising, Rainbows Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough, LE11 2HS.
Online Go to www.rainbows.co.uk/donate and click on donate. Don’t forget to add a
message at the end of your donation stating the event or reason for paying your money in.
Details of person being sponsored
Title
Full Name
Date
Rainbows Hospice would like to send you information about
what we’re up to from time to time. If you would prefer NOT to
recieve this information by post please tick here
If you would like to receive this information by email, please
write your email address here:
Address
Postcode
Office use
Signed
Using JustGiving.com to raise sponsorship online
We have teamed up with Justgiving.com, the charity website that automatically reclaims 25% tax on every
donation from a UK taxpayer – making it quicker for you to reach your target amount and ensuring more
money goes to help our cause. Its secure servers mean all card information is totally safe.
There are many advantages both to you and to Rainbows for using justgiving.com to raise your
sponsorship money:
Advantages for you:
No more dealing with cash or cheques.
No more hassling friends and family after the event.
JustGiving makes online fundraising simple, fast, effective and fun.
It only takes 60 seconds for you to set up a fundraising page and it’s quick and easy to share it with your
friends. Plus, JustGiving provides you and your sponsors with 100% secure and spam-free experience.
All you do is create your own internet sponsor page, email it to all your friends and get them to donate
quickly and easily online with a credit or debit card. Plus, online donations from UK taxpayers collect a 25%
tax bonus!
Advantages for Rainbows Children’s Hospice:
Money is sent straight to Rainbows Children’s Hospice.
Rainbows receive your sponsorship immediately and can claim an extra 25% on all donations from UK
taxpayers
How do you do it?
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Just go to: www.justgiving.com/rainbowschildrens/raisemoney and follow the simple step by step
instructions
Email the page to all your friends
Watch your total grow on screen
Include a photo and personal message
Update your training and achievements on your page
Update your target amount as often as you like
25% tax bonus will be added to donations
No need to deal with cash or cheques!
So set up your page now – and make the most of online sponsorship!
Good Luck!