Fundraising top tips
You’re not alone when you fundraise for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. 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
- How to ask people to support you
- How your company or organisation can help
- Gift Aid it!
- Publicity
- We are here to support you
- Register as a volunteer fundraiser now!
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 the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign does.
Set up a fundraising page - 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
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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 the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign receives an extra 28p for every £1 donated – at no cost to you or your sponsor.
If your sponsor is a UK tax payer, their sponsor money can be Gift Aided, but remember to:
- write their name clearly (including first initial at surname)
- write their home address in full (including postcode)
- tick the Gift Aid box
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send us the original forms
If you Gift Aid your donation, we will continue to receive an additional 28p. We can claim Gift Aid tax relief on 25p on every pound you give and HMRC will also be operating transitional provisions for Gift Aid donations made from 6 April 2008 until 5 April 2011, paying a Government supplement of 3p on every pound you give. To qualify for Gift Aid, what you pay in income tax or capital gains tax must at least equal the amount that the charity will reclaim on the donation.
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.
We are here to support you
If you need any advice or support with any part of your fundraising, we can support you. Get in touch with us or register as a volunteer fundraiser now!
