Easy Fund Raising Ideas

Question: From your own experience which companies reply to fundraising letters and give donations or items for raffles?

(Just in the UK please)

Answer: Sending letters is lazy. Letters go in the bin. Businesses respond better to personal approaches. Most of the large chains, eg Sainsburys, M&S have local budgets to enable them to contribute to appeals like this. Local businesses would also help, but you have to ask in person – use your contacts – at the golf club, pub, etc etc.
Have a snappy sales pitch – focus on what the funds you are raising will buy and the difference it will make to the beneficiaries

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Question: how to legally organise fundraising?

hi my 8 month old son has just been diagnosed with a very rare brain disease called a leukodystrophy. we’ve been told it looks like alexanders disease. since were not in a financial situation to fund any treatment he may require or specialist equipment, family and friends have been organising fund raising events we’ve had a Hawaiian night in our local pub, a fancy dress pub crawl we have organised a artist night in a pub and are doing a sponsored walk in the next few weeks. we haven’t managed to set anything up legally as we are unsure how to do this. we live in the uk have been searching the net and haven’t found anything. help would be appreciated as we don’t want to break any rules etc..

Answer: get help from your local city to register it as a fundraiser

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