Fundraising Inspiration
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- Afternoon tea - Invite friends, family or colleagues around for some tea and cake, in exchange for donations to support our vital work. Make it fun by making it themed!
- Arts & Crafts exhibition - Ask your friends who are artists, photographers or skilled crafts people to donate some of their work. You could put on an exhibition or mini auction, then charge a suggested entrance fee and commission as a donation.
- Birthday fundraiser – Try using the Facebook tool to fundraise this year instead of asking for presents for birthdays and anniversaries.
- Dog walk – why not offer to walk your neighbour’s dog for a donation. This is a great way to meet more people in your community and get some exercise.
- Games night – How about an evening playing board games, card games and offer a prize to the winner. Suggest an amount to take part that can be collected as a donation.
- Quiz night - Organise a quiz and hold it at your branch, church or community hall. Combined with a tombola, this is a great way to have some fun in your local community.
- Sponsored anything! - What would you like to do? Challenge yourself and fundraise for Mothers’ Union at the same time.
Recycling
Mothers’ Union can provide small freepost envelopes or larger boxes to help you collect a whole range of unwanted or broken items to recycle, including:
- Jewellery and watches - In any material even if damaged or broken
- Currency – Any coins or banknotes, UK & foreign (even if out of circulation)
- Mobile Phones
- Cameras - Old film, digital and video
- Stamps - Loose, single, albums, first day covers, presentation packs, collections, postcard collections
- Gadgets - Sat-navs, iPods, MP3 players, games consoles, games and accessories, laptops and tablet computers
The envelopes are a great way for individuals to collect jewellery, watches and currency. A box could be placed in your church or office to collect larger items.
Contact us for more information or to request a box or envelopes.
Online Shopping
Use the following websites to shop online and Mothers’ Union will receive a small donation for each purchase you make.
Bucket Collections
Many shops and local councils will let you have a couple of hours to collect money on their premises. However, there are certain fundraising regulations that you must adhere to. Please contact us for more information. We can also provide collection buckets for you to use.
Payroll Giving
Ask your employer if they can arrange for a monthly donation to Mothers’ Union to be taken from your salary before tax is deducted. Please contact us for more information.
JustGiving
Increase your fundraising potential using JustGiving. Click on the button above to create a fundraising page with your own personalised link. This could be for an event you are holding, a sponsored event you are taking part in, to collect donations in memory of a loved one, or just to raise money for a part of Mothers’ Union’s work that you are particularly interested in.
Gift Aid
If you are a UK taxpayer, Mothers’ Union can claim Gift Aid from the income and/or capital gains tax you pay each year. This boosts your donation by 25p for every £1 you donate, at no extra cost to you! If you have not previously made a Gift Aid declaration for Mothers’ Union, please complete this Gift Aid form and return it to the freepost address on the form. If you would like to change your Gift Aid status at any time please contact us.
If making a group donation, Mothers’ Union may also be able to claim the Gift Aid if each individual contributor signs a Gift Aid declaration. To ensure that the Gift Aid declarations are valid please use this Gift Aid form for groups.