#teamarhc fundraising guide
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#TEAMARHC Fundraising Guide
Thank you for joining #TeamARHC
and pledging to support the hospice.
Together we can ensure that free,
life-enhancing services are available to
anyone who needs specialist care and
support.
Together we can raise the £2million
needed every year to deliver the wide
range of services such as Hospice at
Home, Day Therapy and Bereavement
Counselling.
Let’s get started!
Read through this booklet and find out
how we can support you as you
embark on your amazing challenge.
Discover our world of ideas for
making the most of your fundraising.
Get connected with other #TeamARHC
members online.
Learn more about the remarkable care
offered at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
which is made possible because of
support from people like you!
WELCOME TO #TEAMARHC
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You are not alone The charity fundraising team are here to support you. Here are some of the ways
we can help:
Fundraising ideas and a wealth of experience
Media support using our networks of contacts
Online and printed publicity of your efforts
Fundraising equipment such as t-shirts,
banners, balloons, collection tins etc..
The team to bounce ideas off when you’re
scratching your head!
Get in touch to see how we can help your fundraising campaign.
Email [email protected] Phone 01223 723186
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“When I have reached a point where I’ve felt like
giving up, another runner has just appeared out of
nowhere and started chatting to me, and without me
asking them to has encouraged and stuck with me
until the finish line. This time it was Lizzy.” Liz, #TeamARHC
Being part of
a team is
never more
crucial than
when you’re
feeling out
on a limb,
you think you’ve reached your limit or
you’re running short on courage.
Connecting with other #TeamARHC
members at one of our events, online or
during your challenge can give you the
boost you need to dig deeper.
Our Runner’s Night during Winter is a
great chance to get expert training and
physio advice, gait analysis, fundraising
information and to meet the team too.
In Summer at the #TeamARHC Party we
announce how much the team raised in
the past year and celebrate our
achievements. Held at the hospice it
offers a chance to see first hand how your
fundraising really impacts on our patients
and their loved ones.
There are various other events running
throughout the year which are tailored to
your challenge, so keep in touch.
One such way to do that is via the
#TeamARHC Facebook group, a great
forum for sharing achievements, asking
questions about training or simply having
a chat with someone who knows how
hard a challenge can be. To join, search
‘Team ARHC’ on Facebook and request to
become a member.
As a member of #TeamARHC you will
receive a free, branded running vest,
t-shirt or cycling jersey depending on
your challenge. You can even get your
name printed across the front for only £5.
Contact Jackie at Talking T’s, Milton on
01223 226109. Being huge supporters of
the hospice they even donate that £5
back to us! The support you receive from
having your shirt personalised whilst
training and especially during on the day
is wonderful and can be just the boost
you need to get you to the finish line.
#TEAM ARHC
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WHAT’S YOUR
CHALLENGE?
You may already know exactly what your dream personal challenge is but if you are undecided...
We have a wealth of options, too numerous to list, that will take you anywhere in the world, seeing you accomplish amazing
achievements for yourself and the hospice. Challenge us to find your ultimate adventure. Visit our website or call on 01223 723186.
London Marathon
Machu Picchu
Sahara Challenge
Grand Canyon
6
You may already know exactly what your dream personal challenge is but if you are undecided...
We have a wealth of options, too numerous to list, that will take you anywhere in the world, seeing you accomplish amazing
achievements for yourself and the hospice. Challenge us to find your ultimate adventure. Visit our website or call on 01223 723186.
Kilimanjaro
Vietnam to Cambodia
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1 We love our cake!
Everyone loves cakes, from chocolate to carrot,
gluten free to gluttonous! Ask for homemade
donations and hold a stall or coffee and cake
morning at work, in your local community group
or simply in your own home.
2 Throw another one on the BBQ
Light the barbeque, invite your family and friends
over, and plan some fund-
raising activities. Ask for a
donation to attend, suggest
they bring a prize and hold a
raffle or tombola or have a
bric-a-brac stall.
3 Who can resist a quiz?
Channel your inner quiz master with your own
devised set of questions and interesting rounds or
use the internet to find a ready made quiz. Hold it
in your home, your local community centre or pub.
4 Guess the...game
Who will win the Grand National? How much will
the baby weight? How long will I take to finish my
challenge? Play the game with colleagues at work,
down the pub, or at your gym!
5 Dress down or dress up
Encourage colleagues or fellow students, even
family members at a get together to come in dress
down or even dress up in something fancy for a
small fee!
6 Come dine with me
Open your home for the evening and welcome
paying guests for an exquisite banquet courtesy of
the culinary genius that is you!
7 Girls night in
Girl (or boys) might enjoy a night in being
pampered with the many companies who offer
home shopping parties in return for a percentage
of the profits. These extend to clothing brands,
cookery ranges and beyond so keep an eye out for
a night that suits yours and your friends’ tastes.
8 Swap that frock
This is upcycling at its best. With a charge for
entry and drinks on arrival ladies bring their
unwanted, good quality clothes to ‘Frock Swap’ on
the bell. Elbows at the ready for that designer
number everyone’s eyeing!
9 Get out of jail NOW!
How long will you end
up in the ‘clink’? Rely
on your boss or
colleagues to raise the
bail among their
network of corporate
contacts. Live on
bread and water until you reach your target!
10 Meet you at the 19th!
Not even hail can hold a golfer from his game so
gather your golfing buddies together for a
tournament at your local club. Fill up spare
moments with putting games and raffle at the bar.
11 Prizes for guessing
Alongside your cake stall and tombola include a
game of guess the number of sweeties in the jar,
balloons in the car, toys in the pram, coins in the
can!
12 Mind your language
Get the swear tin out in the
pub, at work, at home,
anywhere the frustration
regularly takes hold and those
blue words pop out.
13 Knit one, purl one…
Whether you Darn n Yarn or Knit n Natter get
your group together for a big knit in. Encourage
other groups to join and make it a marathon
session for sponsorship.
14 All in the name of art
Viewing local art is a wonderful way to bring
people together. Organise an art exhibition and
turn it into a networking event too. Charge on the
door and serve drinks for donations alongside an
art auction too!
15 What to get someone who has everything!
Ask for donations instead of another pair of socks!
Forego your Christmas, birthday, anniversary or
wedding presents in favour of
raising your total even further.
16 Get the skinny on fundraising!
Start a sponsored weigh in
and whip your friends and
family into shape too.
17 Staying in is the new going out
Host a house party with real
bar and encourage your buddies to spend with
you what they might on the town. You could even
recruit your own wannabe burly bouncers for a bit
of fun!
18 Two little ducks
Bingo! A night of fun no one can resist once the
balls start rolling round. Stump up half the entry
fee as prize money and add the rest to you
growing total.
19 Be a Jam Jar Superstar
Join our new jam jar collecting scheme by saving
your old marmalade jars, filling them with loose
change and delivering them back to us for a brand
new shiny jar!
20 Ebay your unwanted stuff
There are so many ways to make money from your
unwanted possessions. Ebay, car boot sales,
Gumtree,
Bric-a-brac,
groups, many
of them
without any
charge to advertise too.
21 We are the champions!
Settle the score forever and challenge your rival
firm, club or simply your neighbour to a derby
match in whatever discipline you know you’ll win.
22 Plastic bag angels
Ask a supermarket if you can carry out a bag pack
at the checkout with a collection bucket – with the
new carrier bag charge in force, be a check out an-
gel and take recycled carrier bags along too
helping those who have forgotten their own.
44 FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING FEATS
8
1 We love our cake!
Everyone loves cakes, from chocolate to carrot,
gluten free to gluttonous! Ask for homemade
donations and hold a stall or coffee and cake
morning at work, in your local community group
or simply in your own home.
2 Throw another one on the BBQ
Light the barbeque, invite your family and friends
over, and plan some fund-
raising activities. Ask for a
donation to attend, suggest
they bring a prize and hold a
raffle or tombola or have a
bric-a-brac stall.
3 Who can resist a quiz?
Channel your inner quiz master with your own
devised set of questions and interesting rounds or
use the internet to find a ready made quiz. Hold it
in your home, your local community centre or pub.
4 Guess the...game
Who will win the Grand National? How much will
the baby weight? How long will I take to finish my
challenge? Play the game with colleagues at work,
down the pub, or at your gym!
5 Dress down or dress up
Encourage colleagues or fellow students, even
family members at a get together to come in dress
down or even dress up in something fancy for a
small fee!
6 Come dine with me
Open your home for the evening and welcome
paying guests for an exquisite banquet courtesy of
the culinary genius that is you!
7 Girls night in
Girl (or boys) might enjoy a night in being
pampered with the many companies who offer
home shopping parties in return for a percentage
of the profits. These extend to clothing brands,
cookery ranges and beyond so keep an eye out for
a night that suits yours and your friends’ tastes.
8 Swap that frock
This is upcycling at its best. With a charge for
entry and drinks on arrival ladies bring their
unwanted, good quality clothes to ‘Frock Swap’ on
the bell. Elbows at the ready for that designer
number everyone’s eyeing!
9 Get out of jail NOW!
How long will you end
up in the ‘clink’? Rely
on your boss or
colleagues to raise the
bail among their
network of corporate
contacts. Live on
bread and water until you reach your target!
10 Meet you at the 19th!
Not even hail can hold a golfer from his game so
gather your golfing buddies together for a
tournament at your local club. Fill up spare
moments with putting games and raffle at the bar.
11 Prizes for guessing
Alongside your cake stall and tombola include a
game of guess the number of sweeties in the jar,
balloons in the car, toys in the pram, coins in the
can!
12 Mind your language
Get the swear tin out in the
pub, at work, at home,
anywhere the frustration
regularly takes hold and those
blue words pop out.
13 Knit one, purl one…
Whether you Darn n Yarn or Knit n Natter get
your group together for a big knit in. Encourage
other groups to join and make it a marathon
session for sponsorship.
14 All in the name of art
Viewing local art is a wonderful way to bring
people together. Organise an art exhibition and
turn it into a networking event too. Charge on the
door and serve drinks for donations alongside an
art auction too!
15 What to get someone who has everything!
Ask for donations instead of another pair of socks!
Forego your Christmas, birthday, anniversary or
wedding presents in favour of
raising your total even further.
16 Get the skinny on fundraising!
Start a sponsored weigh in
and whip your friends and
family into shape too.
17 Staying in is the new going out
Host a house party with real
bar and encourage your buddies to spend with
you what they might on the town. You could even
recruit your own wannabe burly bouncers for a bit
of fun!
18 Two little ducks
Bingo! A night of fun no one can resist once the
balls start rolling round. Stump up half the entry
fee as prize money and add the rest to you
growing total.
19 Be a Jam Jar Superstar
Join our new jam jar collecting scheme by saving
your old marmalade jars, filling them with loose
change and delivering them back to us for a brand
new shiny jar!
20 Ebay your unwanted stuff
There are so many ways to make money from your
unwanted possessions. Ebay, car boot sales,
Gumtree,
Bric-a-brac,
groups, many
of them
without any
charge to advertise too.
21 We are the champions!
Settle the score forever and challenge your rival
firm, club or simply your neighbour to a derby
match in whatever discipline you know you’ll win.
22 Plastic bag angels
Ask a supermarket if you can carry out a bag pack
at the checkout with a collection bucket – with the
new carrier bag charge in force, be a check out an-
gel and take recycled carrier bags along too
helping those who have forgotten their own.
44 FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING FEATS
9
23 Be a green money making machine
Recycle your old mobile, buy e-cards and
donate the money you would’ve spent on stamps,
even giveacar.com will help you turn your old
banger into pounds for the hospice.
24 Put your best paw forwards
Organise a New Year’s Day
dog walk followed by lunch
at a local pub. Charge to
attend, give everyone a
doggy bag of homemade
treats for dogs and walkers
and enjoy the crisp first day
of the year. With enough
participants at the bar the
pub might even give you a
donation.
25 Bullseye or pot black?
Hold a darts, snooker or pool tournament at your
local pub
26 Sell your time
If you have a few spare evening then sell them for
pounds. Offer services such as ironing, cleaning,
baby-sitting, cake-baking, car washing and the list
goes on!
27 A good old retro puzzle
Send out a retro round robin puzzle competition
with your Christmas cards
with a fee to enter!
28 Sing when you’re winning
Organise an ‘open mic’ night
at your local or if you’re
feeling really ambitious try
for a full on ‘band comp’ and
make it something of an
annual event!
29 How competitive are your friends?
Find out how raucous your gang can get with some
healthy competition and hold a race night or stock
market challenge. With lots of ideas online of how
to host you’re spoilt for choice.
30 Virtual LEJOG
Not a French fun run! Run, cycle, swim or trek
Land’s End to John O’Groats virtually from the
comfort of your gym. If you’re in a ‘gym bunny’
gang sign them all up for a fee and make it an epic
joint challenge.
31 Talk about what you know
Community and social groups are often keen to
book up speakers for their evening events and pay
a small fee for your time. If you don’t have a talent
worth sharing then learn more about the hospice,
talk about your fundraising and be an ambassador
for us!
32 Lunch money day
Ask your colleague to bring a
packed lunch and donate
their lunch money to your
total.
33 Eurovision paaaarrrtaaayyyy!
The Eurovision now enjoys something of a cult
following. Why not get in on the act and have a
Eurovision party at home, complete with fancy
dress, friends representing countries and your own
leader board. Pay to take part and the winner takes
home the accolade!
34 Shop your way to success
Yes really! Shop via thegivingmachine.co.uk, choose
us as your nominated charity and trigger a free
donation!
35 Collect the pennies
Join us at one of our supermarket or street
collections and add your tins total to your target! If
you want to recruit for the entire day even better
and get your friends along for the ride!
36 Talk isn’t cheap
Tell everyone about your fundraising campaign, put
posters up at work, get on the intranet, ask to be
included in the staff newsletter, send a press
release to the press, post to Facebook and tweet
on Twitter, add your Justgiving page to your email
signature, be sweetly relentless!
37 Match my efforts
Ask your employer if they participate in a matched
giving scheme. Whatever you raise they match
doubly your efforts for the hospice.
38 Keep it real!
With so much online these days we can forget that
many people don’t use the internet and prefer
supporting in person with a sponsorship form. Take
it everywhere in your bag and collect the
sponsorship when it is pledged to save time later.
39 Pop a tin on the counter
If your local corner shop, butcher,
grocer or hairdresser is keen ask
them if you could put a collection
tin on their counter top. Each tin
could hold between £20 and £50!
40 Piggyback big local events
During the summer or in the lead
up to Christmas often there are big local events
where you can have a stall selling anything from
cakes to bric-a-brac to books to clothes. Add a
tombola and you’re onto a winner!
41 Only Smarties have the answer
Dish out Smarties packets to your nearest and
dearest chocoholics and let them have the sweeties
enclosed in return for filling up the tube with 20p
pieces!
42 Spread some festive joy
Deliver mince pies whilst carol
singing in your local
neighbourhood, (with the right
licence) a collection bucket will
soon see the seasonal
generosity and cheer!
43 Christmas cast offs
There are always presents that
aren’t quite right. What are you supposed to do
with those fluffy pink slippers in size 11? Hold an
unwanted Christmas present amnesty at work, a
local club, your gym or pub. Sell the better items
on ebay and donate the rest to one of our charity
shops.
44 Strength in numbers
Work with your local school, library, social club or
sports team to raise funds together. They’ll benefit
from your energy and enthusiasm, you’ll benefit
from their networks!
44 FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING FEATS
10
23 Be a green money making machine
Recycle your old mobile, buy e-cards and
donate the money you would’ve spent on stamps,
even giveacar.com will help you turn your old
banger into pounds for the hospice.
24 Put your best paw forwards
Organise a New Year’s Day
dog walk followed by lunch
at a local pub. Charge to
attend, give everyone a
doggy bag of homemade
treats for dogs and walkers
and enjoy the crisp first day
of the year. With enough
participants at the bar the
pub might even give you a
donation.
25 Bullseye or pot black?
Hold a darts, snooker or pool tournament at your
local pub
26 Sell your time
If you have a few spare evening then sell them for
pounds. Offer services such as ironing, cleaning,
baby-sitting, cake-baking, car washing and the list
goes on!
27 A good old retro puzzle
Send out a retro round robin puzzle competition
with your Christmas cards
with a fee to enter!
28 Sing when you’re winning
Organise an ‘open mic’ night
at your local or if you’re
feeling really ambitious try
for a full on ‘band comp’ and
make it something of an
annual event!
29 How competitive are your friends?
Find out how raucous your gang can get with some
healthy competition and hold a race night or stock
market challenge. With lots of ideas online of how
to host you’re spoilt for choice.
30 Virtual LEJOG
Not a French fun run! Run, cycle, swim or trek
Land’s End to John O’Groats virtually from the
comfort of your gym. If you’re in a ‘gym bunny’
gang sign them all up for a fee and make it an epic
joint challenge.
31 Talk about what you know
Community and social groups are often keen to
book up speakers for their evening events and pay
a small fee for your time. If you don’t have a talent
worth sharing then learn more about the hospice,
talk about your fundraising and be an ambassador
for us!
32 Lunch money day
Ask your colleague to bring a
packed lunch and donate
their lunch money to your
total.
33 Eurovision paaaarrrtaaayyyy!
The Eurovision now enjoys something of a cult
following. Why not get in on the act and have a
Eurovision party at home, complete with fancy
dress, friends representing countries and your own
leader board. Pay to take part and the winner takes
home the accolade!
34 Shop your way to success
Yes really! Shop via thegivingmachine.co.uk, choose
us as your nominated charity and trigger a free
donation!
35 Collect the pennies
Join us at one of our supermarket or street
collections and add your tins total to your target! If
you want to recruit for the entire day even better
and get your friends along for the ride!
36 Talk isn’t cheap
Tell everyone about your fundraising campaign, put
posters up at work, get on the intranet, ask to be
included in the staff newsletter, send a press
release to the press, post to Facebook and tweet
on Twitter, add your Justgiving page to your email
signature, be sweetly relentless!
37 Match my efforts
Ask your employer if they participate in a matched
giving scheme. Whatever you raise they match
doubly your efforts for the hospice.
38 Keep it real!
With so much online these days we can forget that
many people don’t use the internet and prefer
supporting in person with a sponsorship form. Take
it everywhere in your bag and collect the
sponsorship when it is pledged to save time later.
39 Pop a tin on the counter
If your local corner shop, butcher,
grocer or hairdresser is keen ask
them if you could put a collection
tin on their counter top. Each tin
could hold between £20 and £50!
40 Piggyback big local events
During the summer or in the lead
up to Christmas often there are big local events
where you can have a stall selling anything from
cakes to bric-a-brac to books to clothes. Add a
tombola and you’re onto a winner!
41 Only Smarties have the answer
Dish out Smarties packets to your nearest and
dearest chocoholics and let them have the sweeties
enclosed in return for filling up the tube with 20p
pieces!
42 Spread some festive joy
Deliver mince pies whilst carol
singing in your local
neighbourhood, (with the right
licence) a collection bucket will
soon see the seasonal
generosity and cheer!
43 Christmas cast offs
There are always presents that
aren’t quite right. What are you supposed to do
with those fluffy pink slippers in size 11? Hold an
unwanted Christmas present amnesty at work, a
local club, your gym or pub. Sell the better items
on ebay and donate the rest to one of our charity
shops.
44 Strength in numbers
Work with your local school, library, social club or
sports team to raise funds together. They’ll benefit
from your energy and enthusiasm, you’ll benefit
from their networks!
44 FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING FEATS
11
Raising funds online has never been
quicker or easier with websites like
Justgiving and Virgin Money Giving.
The step by step on screen instructions
guide you through making your own personalised fundraising page in minutes
which you can fill with great photos, videos and the story behind why you are
supporting the hospice.
With the option to update your supporters on the move,
you can take them with you so they experience minute by
minute events as they take place.
Supporters can sponsor you using debit or credit cards
from around the world and send messages of encourage-
ment too. The totaliser gives you an instant visual indica-
tion of how you’re doing and the funds are sent to Arthur
Rank only days later. Even Gift Aid is collected online and
all of the accompanying administration dealt with by the
services on our behalf!
Both websites also offer their own fundraising advice and templates to design your
own publicity and widgets for use online.
Visit justgiving.com or virginmoneygiving.com to start your online page or click on
the logos below!
If you would prefer to fundraise offline please get in touch
with the fundraising team and we will send you the most up
to date sponsorship form which includes the correct Gift
Aid wording. You can also check the latest news on Gift Aid with HMRC at
gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs.
GET ONLINE AND START
FUNDRAISING
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For ideas on how to
make your page
‘sing’ have a look
across the page at
Nathan Clark’s ‘3
Peak’ team page,
which raised funds in
memory of their
colleague Sue.
A personalised story
explaining why they are
taking part
Lots of great photos,
many uploaded during
the challenge itself
Updates for supporters
on how training is going
and a live feed during
the challenge
How did Nathan Clark and his team of 3 Peak challengers turn
their good Justgiving page into a great, target-smashing page?
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Facebook By the far the most
popular social media tool out there
with an estimate 1 billion users. Sharing
your campaign using Facebook gets the
message to all your friends at once and if
you make it a public status they can then
re-share so the news spreads further.
Twitter With a limit of 140 characters
is a succinct and fast paced
micro-blogging platform. Hashtags are
popular and help users to find themes
they’re interested in. We use #TeamARHC
throughout this guide to help you
remember ours! The advantage of Twitter
is that, if you choose it to be so, every
tweet can be public to anyone, anywhere.
LinkedIn A largely corporate network,
this tool helps you to link with your
colleagues and customers. There are
forums to start great conversations and
the chance to publish articles too.
Google+ This is Google’s own social
media tool and can be used by
anyone with a Google account. As it is
owned by the internet giant, posts in this
platform may rank higher than others in
search engines results giving you the
edge if you’re after support from a wider
population.
Pinterest Imagine you have a
noticeboard that you stick
newspaper cutting and material swatches
to for inspiration. Now imagine that
board online, and you can share it, others
can contribute. And you can pull in
media from all over the internet. As a
tool for communicating with your
supporters, getting their opinions and
keeping it all in one place, the
possibilities are endless!
Instagram Totally driven by visual
media – photo or video! What bet-
ter way to share the atmosphere of your
event than by sending your supporters a
clip of what you see!
Blogging Your online diary, a place
to go into detail about your
campaign, your training, how you’re
feeling …you get the picture.
Supporters can subscribe to your blog
and will receive an alert whenever you
publish a new post. Popular platforms
include Blogger and Wordpress. Using all
of the social media above you can share
news of your latest instalment leading
supporters back to your own website,
your blog!
You may already be a regular user of social media but for those who haven’t
ventured into this connected landscape here is a quick rundown of what’s what.
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF
SOCIAL MEDIA
14
Experiment Keep your posts fresh by
experimenting with different
content. Try using photos, videos
and links to interesting content
perhaps on our website. Any snippet
of information which your
supporters might enjoy hearing, tell
them. A photo of your blister might
divide the crowd but it also might
be your most widely read post too.
Call to action After you’ve shared your news what are your readers to do next?
Sponsor you! Include your fundraising page link or take them to your blog. Lead
them onto the next step of support.
Drip feed, don’t drown Keep your
updates regular but don’t overload
your readers or you may lose their
interest. Different platforms will
tolerate varying degrees of regularity.
Twitter loves many tweets a day but
LinkedIn might only cope with one
or two.
Make it shareable Encourage your
posts to be shared. Have you
included anything that is so
interesting they won’t be able to
resist clicking share? Ask you
readers to share on to spread the
word too.
Two-way street Social media is an
online conversation so be sociable!
Encourage readers to talk to you
and always talk back as quickly as
you can.
Tell your story Your story will be the
most sincere and compulsive read
of any. It is all too easy to use solely
the information given by us but
your supporters will also want to
know why this campaign is im-
portant to you and what has led
you to take part.
Choose the right platform Already a
firm Facebook fan, use it! Use the
network you already have. By all
means venture out into a new
media if you feel confident but
don’t spread yourself too thin.
SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS FOR A GREAT
FUNDRAISING
CAMPAIGN
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‘Spin-a-thon’ raised £500
My local gym offered to help organise a ‘Spin-a-thon’ meaning I had use of all their
equipment. Advertising the 3-hour spin session at the gym attracted members who wanted
a longer challenge. I charged £20 to take part and encouraged participants raised
sponsorship too. A local company donated the energy drinks and I cooked flapjacks, and I
borrowed a PA system for the music, as well as holding a raffle with fitness prizes.
100mile ‘relay-in-a-
day’ raised £250
“I asked all of my sporty
friends to take part in a 10
or 5 mile circular route
from my house. Entry was
£15 with a choice of
distance and time between
5am and 8pm. Someone
was running throughout
the day and 100 miles was
clocked up easily. Everyone
received a goody bags
when they’d finished their
run, (which I funded),
containing a banana,
cereal bar, juice drink and
a few sweets. Then we all
enjoyed the evening
together!
Quiz night raised £200
I asked if the proceeds from the next regular staff quiz
could go towards my fund and helped to organise it by
having a cake stall and ‘guess the sweets in the jar’
game. This would probably work really well at your
local pub especially if they already ran a quiz.
Justgiving page and social media campaign raised £300
My Justgiving page included good photos and a detailed story why I was taking on my
challenge. Justgiving takes all of the hassle out of asking for sponsorship by handling
the transfer of money for you. Supporters can sponsor using debit cards, even from
overseas!
I shared my story on Facebook and Twitter with one liners of news. For example, I
updated social media with news about when I was about to go on a training run, when
I got new trainers, my first blister, the nerves beforehand, the amazing feeling
afterwards, and all with the link to my Justgiving page.
I used Justgiving for every challenge raising an average of £300 each.
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Clare is no stranger
to challenges
having run the
London Marathon,
the Cambridge
Half Marathon and
trekked across the Sahara Desert.
Subsequently, Clare has raised
thousands for the hospice, which
can be as challenging as putting
in the miles. Check out some
of Clare’s best ideas to
inspire you!
‘Spin-a-thon’ raised £500
My local gym offered to help organise a ‘Spin-a-thon’ meaning I had use of all their
equipment. Advertising the 3-hour spin session at the gym attracted members who wanted
a longer challenge. I charged £20 to take part and encouraged participants raised
sponsorship too. A local company donated the energy drinks and I cooked flapjacks, and I
borrowed a PA system for the music, as well as holding a raffle with fitness prizes.
Quiz night raised £200
I asked if the proceeds from the next regular staff quiz
could go towards my fund and helped to organise it by
having a cake stall and ‘guess the sweets in the jar’
game. This would probably work really well at your
local pub especially if they already ran a quiz.
Justgiving page and social media campaign raised £300
My Justgiving page included good photos and a detailed story why I was taking on my
challenge. Justgiving takes all of the hassle out of asking for sponsorship by handling
the transfer of money for you. Supporters can sponsor using debit cards, even from
overseas!
I shared my story on Facebook and Twitter with one liners of news. For example, I
updated social media with news about when I was about to go on a training run, when
I got new trainers, my first blister, the nerves beforehand, the amazing feeling
afterwards, and all with the link to my Justgiving page.
I used Justgiving for every challenge raising an average of £300 each.
Garden Party/BBQ raised £950
I used my parents garden for the party and my dad
borrowed the marquee. A local church lent me the
table, chairs, crockery, and cutlery, and a family
friend provided live music. I sold tickets to the event
for £15 each which included the BBQ and a cream
tea. I held a raffle and tombola, and asked friends
and family to bring a prize plus some scones. Our
local butcher gave me a discount for meat, and the
grocer donated much of salad items and strawberries.
FEEL INSPIRED!
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Arthur Rank Hospice Charity supports people in Cambridgeshire who are living with
a life-limiting illness. Our care and services are provided free of charge to patients,
to help them and their loved ones to make every moment count.
What departments are involved:
What do we do?
Day therapy
Hospice at Home
Family support
Inpatient unit
Volunteer services
Retail
Fundraising
Your Hospice Lottery
What do we contribute to?
Chaplaincy
Visitor’s kitchen
Ward Assistant
Transport services
Schools’ liaison officer
Creative & diversional therapy
Complementary therapists
Refurbishment projects
Tea bar, the social hub!
Gardens and much, much more...
Currently the charity is challenged to raise £2 million each year to supplement the
grant provided by Uniting Care Partnership. These funds ensure the services
available to its patients and their families remain free of charge. The charity’s
contribution continues to support:
What do we fund? Working in partnership with Uniting Care Partnership, the charity raises funds to
support services which further benefit the care available and also enhance help in
‘making every moment count’ for our patients and their families.
How many people did the charity support during 2014/2015
Hospice at Home—524 patients
choose this service
Day therapy—welcomed 129
patients
Bereavement counselling—500
people received sessions
Voluntary services—300 volunteers
received training and support
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Meet some of the people we have cared for
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Meet some of the people we have cared for
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How your money makes a difference
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THE FUTURE OF ARTHUR RANK HOSPICE Our new £10.5 million hospice is currently under construction on our
new site at Shelford Bottom.
We have outgrown our much-loved site on Mill Road and over the years
we have seen the area become much more urban. Moving to a leafy,
green, less built up site was preferable for a more holistic environment to
care for our patients and their loved ones.
The state of the art hospice will provide 24 inpatient beds (16 private
rooms and two 4-bedded wards). All have en-suite facilities and a flat
threshold leading to private courtyard gardens.
The new building will also house our Day therapy service, therapy and
counselling suites, excellent catering facilities for home-cooked food,
increased education and training facilities plus much more.
We are steadily fundraising towards our target of £10.5 million and, at
the time of writing, need to fundraise £3.89 million.
We envisage opening the doors to patients in late 2016.
The top four photos to the right are artists impressions of the new hospice provided
by our architects. The lower photo is the building work taken in October 2015
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Book your challenge
Book your challenge which may be through us here at Arthur Rank or through one
of the many Challenge companies we work alongside. Do you need time off work?
Have you thought about any equipment you’ll need? Is anyone coming to support
you?
Plan your fundraising
With all the ideas in this guide you are spoilt for choice. Pick the ideas that work for
you, set a target you think each idea will raise and plan dates and time for
organising.
Come to visit
If you haven’t already visited the hospice then pop in to see us. We are delighted to
show you around the services we offer here to give you an idea of just how
important your fundraising is to us and how it will help the patients and their
families we support.
Talk about it!
Start shouting it from the rooftops! Tell your friends, family, and work colleagues.
Jump on social media and set up a fundraising page. Talk about your challenge at
every opportunity.
Remember to tell us too! There are plenty of ways the fundraising team can help
you make the most of your challenge! Our contact details are across the page.
Love your experience
When your challenge day arrives dive right in and enjoy the experience. Give it your
all, dig deep and relish the achievement. Make every moment count.
Now you’ve read through your fundraising
guide, learned a bit more about the hospice,
considered all the ways you can fundraise and
felt the #TeamARHC spirit, it’s time to make a
plan. Here’s a helpful list of things to do next.
WHAT’S
NEXT?
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The Fundraising team
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
351 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3DF
01223 723186
arhc.org.uk
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