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Fundraising for Climb
Climb has produced a very useful and helpful booklet which gives you all kinds of different ideas on ways that you can help Climb through local or regional fundraising. If you would like a copy please email and a full copy will be posted to you.
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Fundraising Ideas
Legal Issues
Making Donations
Safety
Fundraising Ideas
This is one of the most common ways to raise money and the things people undertake to attract sponsorship are as varied as people! They can be as simple as a sponsored swim or a sponsored spell or read, through to trekking to Machu Pichu or along the Great Wall of China. We have included a few ideas below to get you started …
You could collect sponsorship to:
§ Abseil § Climb § Cycle § Dance § Headshave § Leg waxing § Mile of pennies § Not to swear § Not to watch TV § Not to use a favourite item, eg mobile phone § Parachute (link to new page) § Play an instrument § Pogo § Read § Recite poetry § Row § Run § Run a marathon § Silence § Sing § Slim § Spell § Swim § Walk In addition, there are numerous ways in which you can organise any of the above. A sponsored walk could be anything from circuits of a school field, through walking round the area you live, to tackling a long distance footpath, the three peaks’ challenge or walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Equally it could be committing to walking to work/school/the shops every day or to use the stairs rather than the lift. Try to widen your “sponsor circle” by asking friends who are part of a company to recruit sponsors rather than doing the sponsoring themselves. Otherwise there is a potential for sponsor fatigue and no friends! Undertaking a sponsored trek? There are so many to choose from. Just visit www.charitychallenge.com or telephone 0208 557 0000 for a brochure. Treks go to all parts of the world and involve many different challenges including walking, cycling and group teambuilding. Just nominate Climb as your chosen charity when you book. Save 20p coins or small change in a Climb collecting box available from HQ. As with sponsorship, there are plenty of different events that you could organise to raise money. Why not try: Auction of Promises Cheese and Wine Evening Concert Fashion Show Fancy Dress Pub Collection Gala Dinner Dance Karaoke Night Pyjama Party Quiz Night Summer Barbecue, ideas are as limitless as your imagination. Whatever the event, it is important to secure as many of the services you need as cheaply as possible. Try asking people to donate auction items or their time and expertise. If you have an event in mind, please contact our Fundraising team on 0870 7700 325 for help and ideas and to register your activity on our events calendar. Sell Climb items, such as Christmas cards and badges. Please telephone, write or e-mail with your requirements. It is usually possible for us to send you items on a sale-or-return basis. The items we have available vary with the time of year but we usually have pens and lapel badges at £1 each. From September to Christmas we have a range of Christmas cards, traditional Christmas puddings and luxury Chocolate puddings available, all with the Climb logo on. The Climb Rose is a floribunda rose with a pearly blush more Encourage your Company to Support Climb Some companies operate a ‘matched giving’ scheme, allowing you to claim additional funds whenever you fundraise. Don’t forget to take advantage of any schemes that your company might offer. Perhaps your company adopts a preferred charity each year, so please nominate Climb! Many companies have a charity fund so please encourage your company to support Climb as part of their charitable giving. If you would like help in making an application, please contact our Fundraising Team by post, phone (0870 7700 325) or e-mail (frg.svcs@climb.org.uk). Corporate Donors - we need your help more
For £25 you can plant a tree in The National Forest in association with Climb. You can do this for any reason you like and for yourself or for any other person you choose. Whilst many of the Climb trees are in memory of a loved one, some have been planted to celebrate births, anniversaries and as a thank you for a kindness. To plant a tree please send Climb a note of who the tree is for and (if you wish) why, plus £25 and we will contact you to confirm and order your tree. You will get a certificate of planting and an invitation to The National Forest to plant your tree (usually on a Saturday around the end of March). If you are unable to make that date you will be offered an alternative, usually on a Sunday during the following November. Climb receives a donation for every tree planted. Legal Issues When organising Events and Activities, please:
§ Please be aware of and follow food hygiene procedures when selling food at an event. Always make sure that it has been safely prepared and stored according to food safety standards. Foods made with nuts, unpasteurised milk or raw eggs should be clearly labelled or avoided. You need to apply for a street collection licence from your local council if you are collecting on a public highway. The application will probably need to be made at least 8 weeks in advance. Friends in Northern Ireland and Scotland may have different rules so please contact your local council. Do let us know you are applying for a license as councils often check the information with HQ. Please note it is illegal to actually ask people for money or rattle the cans. You don’t need a licence to fundraise in supermarkets, cinemas, theatres, shopping centres, railway and bus stations etc as they are privately owned but you do need permission from the business operator of the property and Climb.
Full accounts must be maintained for all raffles, lotteries or draws and must show the amount of expenditure on prizes, printing, promotion etc and the amount raised. The accounts and unsold tickets must be forwarded to Climb within 14 days after the event. NO LICENCE is needed if you run them at your workplace/club and as part of a larger event, for example, dinner dances, fetes etc so long as: § No cash prizes are given, tickets are advertised and sold at the event, the draw takes place, and winners are announced at the event and tickets are the same unit price § No more than £250 is spent on prizes. Donated prizes in excess of £250 are acceptable § Alcohol is only offered as a prize if the event takes place on licensed premises or a local pub is organising a bar at your venue. You are required to use the Climb Licence (THIS IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT) if the lottery/draw is open to members of the public and tickets are not being sold as above.
Promoter: Mr S Hannigan, Climb, 176 Nantwich Road, Crewe CW2 6BG Climb is a Registered Charity Number 1089588 Registered under the Lotteries & Amusements Act 1976 with Crewe and Nantwich BC, registration number 504
If you need any help and advice on any aspect of Fundraising or Awareness, please call our friendly team on 0870 7700 325. We are here to help! Ways to make a Donation If you wish to make a regular donation to Climb (this can be at any interval that you select, for example, monthly, quarterly, annually) the easiest way is to set up a standing order with your bank telling them how much you wish to pay, how often, on which date(s) and where to send your donation (see below for the Climb account details). This will remain in force for as long as you wish it to and remains entirely within your control. Neither Climb nor the bank can alter the amount you have chosen to give. Please send us details of your Standing Order, how much and what it is for (eg membership, a Galaxy Tribute Fund, etc). If you wish you can complete the Standing Order section on one of our donation forms and we’ll set it up for you. Making a donation can help us to continue to provide these essential services more - also see 'donate online' at the top of each page. If you are holding a fundraising event or seeking sponsorship, please set up a JustGiving web page nominating Climb and your friends/colleagues/well wishers can donate on-line through our Just Giving website (www.justgiving.co.uk/climb) Please make cheques, postal orders, CAF vouchers or money orders payable to Climb and post them to Climb, Freepost CW329, Crewe, CW2 6AS or pay them in at a bank. Please include a note to say how the money was raised and who it is from. The safest way to get your money to Climb is by paying the money into your nearest Co-op or Barclays Bank, making the paying-in slip out to Climb:
for sort codes and account numbers please contact Climb on 0800 652 3181 Then send us the counterfoil together with details of who the money is from, who it was raised by and how. Please do not send us cash in the post. Please put the counterfoil (or a copy) in the post to us so that we can track the money through our accounts and say ‘thank you’. Telephone (0870 7700 325) and give your card details and the amount you wish to donate or use Paypal on our website (see above). However you donate, please make sure we have a Gift Aid declaration in force for you if you are a UK taxpayer. This enables us to reclaim the tax you have already paid on your donation (28p in every pound) without any additional cost to yourself. All we need is your agreement and your full address including the post code. If you join a payroll giving scheme you can donate to Climb directly from your wages each pay period. The amount you donate is deducted from your pay before tax is calculated. This way you are actually paying less tax whilst supporting Climb! Giving through your payroll - is worth more to Climb and costs you less more Your personal safety is paramount when undertaking activities for Climb such as fundraising. Here are some common sense things to be aware of:
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