Organise your own event
At home
Organising your own fundraising event is a brilliant way to use your own skills and experience to raise awareness and funds for the Trust. By doing it your way you can put your own personal stamp on it and make it really special.
Here are some ideas:
- Daytime events-coffee morning/bring and buy sale/bbq/ sports day/treasure hunt
- Evening events-raffle/quiz/auction/entertainment-local band, magician, comedians etc
For more ideas please request our fundraising pack by emailing fundraising@britishlivertrust.org.uk Please go to the ‘Get inspired’ section of the website for more ideas from others who have organised their own event, and hints and tips to how they made it such a success.
At the workplace
There are many ways to raise funds and awareness liver disease at your workplace, no matter how big or small the organisation is.
Have a look at out workplace fundraising guide for ideas on activities you could do. There are so many opportunities, perhaps a member of the team already has a hobby that could be used as the basis for your fundraising.
Other ways to support the Trust through your workplace-
Charity of the year nomination
Does your organisation ask for nominations for a charity to support for the next year through dress down days and other activities? If they don’t already, suggest it to your employer as a way to have some focused fundraising for the year ahead and create some team building activities.
Perhaps you are a member of a Rotary Club, Ladies Circle or a Sports Club and you could choose us as your Charity of the Year!
Payroll giving
One of the easiest tax effective ways for you to give a donation to the Trust providing us with a reliable, dependable income that will help us plan and maintain our services with confidence. This can be simply set up with your employer and you will be a able to donate directly from your pay on a regular basis. For more information on payroll giving please visit
www.payrollgivingcentre.org.uk
and www.hmrc.gov.uk/businesses/giving/payroll-giving.htmAt your school/college/university
Organising a fundraising event for your school or college is a fantastic way to show some social responsibility and get practical experience of organising activities which will look great for college applications and future job applications.
· Battle of the bands
· Sports day- dress up
· Rag week
· Stand up comedy
· Funny quiz night- do own version of QI/8 out of 10 cats/argumental quiz show
· Charity car wash
· Cake sale
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