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Snowdon 500 Challenge – 21st & 22nd May 2011Help us find a cure for prostate cancer |
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FundraisingSponsorship
money Sponsorship moneyTry to keep good records of all sponsorship money
coming in. An easy way to do this is by downloading a sponsorship
record/pledge form from the Snowdon 500 web site. This year we linked up with “Virgin
Money Giving” who have launched a new “not for profit” web
site designed to support charities and fundraisers. By using “Virgin
Money Giving” you be will able to set up your own personal web
page (or a page for your team) making it easy for your sponsors to
make on-line payments directly to the Prostate Cancer Research Centre. You can also use the established ‘Just
Giving’ website. This site allows you to set up your own page if
you want to and is an excellent way of helping you manage your
fundraising efforts. The money raised will also be paid direct to the Prostate
Cancer Research Centre (PCRC) Try to get any sponsorship money up front to avoid having to chase it at a later date. Gift Aid
Ask sponsors or donors to sign up for gift aid if
they are basic or higher rate taxpayers. All you need is a record of
their name and address, but please write the details clearly
because if the name and address details are unreadable the charity
will not be able to claim the gift aid. In 2008and 2009 more than £10,000
in gift aid could not be claimed by PCRC because the name and address
details were either incomplete or illegible. A claim for Gift Aid
means that for every pound donated PCRC can claim an additional 28p
back from the tax man. In practice, this means that £250 raised by
you could potentially be worth £320 to the charity. If your sponsor or donor is a higher rate taxpayer they can claim back the difference between the higher rate of tax at 40 per cent and the basic rate of tax at 20 per cent on the total value to the charity of their donation. They will be able to make their claim on their annual self assement tax return. How should the funds I
raise be paid to the Prostate Cancer Research Centre?
There are three way ways to do this (and you can use
one or a combination of them). (1) Create your
own page on the Virgin Money Giving web site. The following guidelines
will help you to set up your own web page specifically for the Snowdon
500 challenge and prostate Cancer Research Centre.
(2) Set up your own
page on the Just
Giving Web site. The following guidelines will enable you to set
up your page specifically for Snowdon 500 and the Prostate Cancer
Research Centre.
You will now have your
own personally configured web page dedicated to the PCRC charity and
the Snowdon 500 Charity Challenge. (3) Send a cheque
for the amount you have raised together with your completed
sponsorship forms to: Snowdon 500 What if I am unable to
take part on the day but would still like to support the event by
making a donation?
You can send a cheque to the Research Centre at the address in (3) above or make a donation on line by going to PCRC’s own web site and selecting “Make a Donation” and then select Snowdon 500 from the drop down box. Fundraising
Tips
The first essential thing you need to do for a
successful fundraising effort is to tell EVERYONE you know about
the event and ask for their support. The next thing is to advertise
and promote the event as widely as possible – you could for instance
try to get an article in your staff magazine or newsletter/website,
tell all your workmates and managers about the event, even if they
work in different departments and offices, or ask your suppliers to
support you.
Any other ideas or suggestions you have please let us know and we will publicise them. How
to get local press coverage
Your fundraising efforts could be helped if you get some coverage in your local press, so why not contact your local newspapers and tell them about Snowdon 500 and what you (or your team) are doing. For help and advice with this please click here |
