30th anniversary community fundraising pack · practical tips to help you make the most out of your...

30th Anniversary

Community Fundraising Pack

Fife Gingerbread, Fife, Scotland | Charity Registration Number SCO24254

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Index

1. Welcome and Thank You ............................................................................. 2

2. How Fundraising Can Help ........................................................................... 2

3. Fundraising for Our 30th Year ....................................................................... 5

4. Gingey’s Fundraising Favourites .................................................................. 5

5. Fundraising Planning Essentials ................................................................... 9

6. Spread the Word ......................................................................................... 9

7. Other Info .................................................................................................. 10

8. After the Event .......................................................................................... 11

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1. Welcome and Thank You Thank you for choosing to help Fife Gingerbread support and empower lone parent,

vulnerable and disadvantaged families in Fife. This is a very special year for Fife Gingerbread

as we celebrate our 30th anniversary since helping our first family and are planning a year of

exciting events that you can get involved in, or alternatively fundraise in a way which is most

meaningful for you. We hope that this pack will provide you with ideas, inspiration and

practical tips to help you make the most out of your Fife Gingerbread fundraising experience.

As all our volunteers and fundraisers are part of the Fife Gingerbread family and we want to

hear from you if you need more help than is provided on these pages, or even if you need a

quick chat, please just get in touch.

2. How Fundraising Can Help The fact that you are reading this perhaps indicates that you may already have an idea of what

we do, who we help and why we do it, however we felt it was important to give you further

in-sight into our work. In the year to November 2016 we directly supported over 1500 families

across Fife to improve their family circumstances and future life chances. The majority of

work takes place within the mid Fife corridor but as you can see from the map below we touch

the lives of families throughout the region.

Two of our families have shared their experiences of Fife Gingerbread so that supporters

better understand the impact of every pound raised and understand the difference it can

make in their lives, their children’s’ and that of their extended families. Names have been

changed.

https://www.fifegingerbread.org.uk/

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Tracey

Tracey’s husband had a stroke and as a result his personality changed

dramatically overnight from a caring husband and doting father to a

cruel and violent husband who communicated with his two children by

shouting and throwing things at them. After years of trying to

understand the illness and reason with him Tracy was worn down and

exhausted and had no choice but to take the children and attempt to

start over again in a new area with nothing.

We worked with Tracy to resolve many complexities in her life and to

obtain a new tenancy. We helped her furnish it with second-hand

goods and the bare basics (her husband did not allow her to take as

much as a fork or spoon from the marital home) and our buddies

supported the children to settle at their new school. 2 years on Tracy is

settled but still has a long way to go financially and

emotionally. Currently, we are trying to help her access child

maintenance from her husband. The children are now settled and

attend school regularly and have new friends.

£5 covers the cost of a buddy

to visit an isolated parent

£40 will pay for a counselling session for a person who has experienced domestic abuse.

£134 enables us to train a volunteer to help us deliver projects and support more

disadvantaged families

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Emma

Emma’s 3 children were at risk of being taking into care due to

neglect. Emma’s husband had lost his job and the family were sinking

further and further into major debt. Depression had kicked in with

Emma who was comfort eating and growing in size by the month. The

house was worryingly dirty and cold and the children were not

attending school regularly, any food that was available was junk food.

No routines or boundaries were in place and the family were just

surviving the chaos.

Emma’s husband walked out after yet another blazing row and the

situation and outlook for the family was looking dire. Over the last 2

years our support worker has supported Emma to access money advice

and take control of the family situation in terms of routines and

boundaries. The children were connected into family learning fun and

out of school activities and through a package agreed in an action

plan the family are now, finally in a better place. Emma has joined a

slimming club and cycles regularly with the children. Social Work is

satisfied with the children’s progress and that their needs are being met

and have now withdrawn.

£155 covers the costs of a Foodtime Funtime group for

families to learn to cook healthier meals on a budget.

£175 covers the cost of decorating a room for a family living in poverty.

£355 covers the cost of an innovative Pimp My Purse

session which helps families to better manage their

finances.

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3. Fundraising for Our 30th Year In 1987, Fife Gingerbread was established to help lone parents in Fife get the support they

needed for their family and since then the organisation has evolved and extended support to

all vulnerable families. We have helped thousands of families through early intervention and

partnership working and are marking this milestone through a programme of special events

– to keep up to date please visit our website www.fifegingerbread.org.uk or follow us on

Facebook (www.facebook.com/FifeGingerbread), Twitter (@FifeGingerbread) or Instagram

(www.instagram.com/FifeGingerbread).

We recognise that the mission to support Fife’s vulnerable families is never accomplished and

with less and less funding available for charities we continue to seek the support of our

communities to continue this work. We hope that you might want to get involved in 2017 to

help us raise a record amount of money…so whether it’s £30, £300, or £3,000 help us make a

difference.

4. Gingey’s Fundraising Favourites Fundraising events should be fun, so choose a fundraising activity that you enjoy; either on

your own, with friends, family or colleagues or why not get your wider community involved.

Gingey has shared his fundraising favourites below to inspire you….

Gingerbread Bake Off Any budding Mary Berrys or Paul Hollywoods out there could get together and have their very own Fife Bake Off and try their hand at creating their very own Gingerbread or Gingerbread House. Remember to let us know who your Star Baker is…

Fancy Dress Instead of dress down Friday why not dress up for Fife Gingerbread instead? Get your colleagues on board and have a competition for the best or funniest costume.

http://www.fifegingerbread.org.uk/

http://www.facebook.com/FifeGingerbread

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Come Dine with Gingey Why not host a dinner party for friends or colleagues. Just ask that all guests give a donation for their participation.

Quiz Night Are there any contenders

for Mastermind in your community? How about organising a quiz night? We could help you arrange a Fife Gingerbread themed event and provide you with some interesting facts about the organisation, projects, people and history.

A ‘something’althon

If you’re a gym bunny or a regularly attend a fitness class your fitness routine could be a good way to fundraise. Zumbathon, Aerobathon or even a Spinathon….set a time target or maybe see how long you can keep going….

Running You may have plans to get fit in 2017 or finally realise your ambition of running that 5k, 10k or even a marathon! If so, why not give yourself further motivation by getting sponsorship for your event, or make up your own – run to work for a day, week or month.

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Pram Push Get your fellow Mums

and Dads involved in a sponsored Pram Push around the local park and perhaps challenge yourself to climb a hill or two.

If none of these events inspire you there are numerous other activities that

you can take part in…

A Afternoon Tea

Arts and crafts fair

Auction

B Bake Sale

Bag packing at local supermarket

Bric A Brac Sale

Bike A Thon

Bingo

C Cake Sales

Car Wash

Coffee Morning

Colouring Competition

Colour A Thon

Competitions

D Dance A Thon

Dinner Party

Disco

Dress Down Day

E Easter Party

Eco Day

Egg and Spoon Race

Egg Painting

F Face Painting Competition Fashion Show

Film Night

Five A Side Football/ Football Match

Fun Run

G Games Night

Give it Up Day

Green Day

Girls Night In Day

H Head Shave

Hula Hooping Contest

I Indoor Games

International Evening/Dinner Party

It’s a Knockout

J Jumble Sale

Joke A Thon

K Karaoke Night

Knitting Competition

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L Ladies Night

Line Dancing

Litter Picking

Luncheon/Lunch

M Marathon Events

Mini Olympics

Money Boxes

N Name The Teddy

Nearly New Table Top Sale

No Make Up Selfie/ Natural Day

Nominate a Teacher

O Obstacle Course

Odd Job Day

Olympics Sports Day

P Pancake Race

Penalty Shoot Out

Photo Competition

Plant Sale

Poetry A Thon

PSA/PTA Coffee morning

Q Quizzes

R Raffles

Read A Thon

Recycling (trash into cash)

S Sponsored Silence

Swim A Thon

Strictly Come Dancing Competition

Sweepstakes

T Talent Show

Tea Party

Tombola

Treasure Hunt

Twenty-four Hour Fast

U Uniform Free Day

University Challenge

V Vintage Tea Party

Vintage Day

W Walk A Thon

Wax It

Word Search

World Food Day

X X-Factor Competition

Xbox / Play Station / Console Night

Y Yoga A Thon

Yo - Yo Competition

Z Zumba A Thon

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5. Fundraising Planning Essentials This is perhaps the boring bit but we want all our fundraisers to be safe and comply with

legislation therefore when planning your event please ask yourself the following questions

and then seek appropriate guidance.

- Are we running a raffle which should comply with Gambling Commission

regulations?

- Do I need a license for running an event in a public place, or consent from a

landlord/owner?

- Do I need insurance?

- Is it necessary to carry out a risk assessment?

- If providing food do we comply with relevant Health and Hygiene legislation

If you are unsure about regulations please visit www.institute-of-

fundraising.org.uk/regulation-and-compliance/help-and-advice or get in touch with us at

[email protected].

6. Spread the Word The more people that know about our fundraising efforts the more we can help families and children

in Fife so we’d appreciate if you could tell as many people as possible about your events. This could

mean that you raise more, or it could mean that you encourage more people to get involved.

Don’t worry; you don’t need to be a social media guru to do this…there’s lots of ways you can go about

this.

Social Media - If you have a social media account please post updates and images of your fundraising plans and activities and remember to link to our social media channels: https://www.facebook.com/FifeGingerbreaduse or @FifeGingerbread ….so that we can share it too.

Posters are a good way to get your work colleagues or wider community involved and we can give you templates and a copy of our logo to help promote your activities.

Photos - Remember to take photos on the day and share on social media or send them onto us and we can these in publicity. Please always remember to seek the consent of parents/guardians when taking photographs of children.

http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/regulation-and-compliance/help-and-advice

http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/regulation-and-compliance/help-and-advice

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/FifeGingerbreaduse

https://www.facebook.com/FifeGingerbreaduse

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7. Other Info If you are looking for further inspiration there are lots of organised events and challenges that you

can take part in throughout Scotland and help raise funds for Fife Gingerbread, and here are some

suggestions….* Please remember to contact us if you sign up for any of these and want to raise

funds on behalf of Fife Gingerbread.

Organised runs to sign up for…..

Event Dates in 2017 More Information

Edinburgh Marathon Festival

Saturday 27th and 28th May

https://www.edinburghmarathon.com/

Big Fun Run Sunday 30th July https://www.bigfunrun.com/edinburgh/

Colour Me Rad, Aberdeen and Glasgow

Various dates in Summer 2017

https://www.colormerad.co.uk/

Kiltwalk Dundee – 20th August Edinburgh – 17th Sept

http://www.thekiltwalk.co.uk

Great Scottish, Walk and Run Festival 2017

17th and 18th June http://www.greatscottishwalkandrun.co.uk/

Ideas for the more adventurous…….

Event Dates in 2017 More Information

Tough Mudder, Stirling

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June

https://toughmudder.co.uk/events/2017-scotland-half

Charity Bungee Jumping, Glasgow & Perth

Various dates throughout year – please check website

http://www.bungeejumpingscotland.com/groups/charity.htm

Edinburgh Night Cycle

Saturday 17th June http://www.edinburgh-nightride.com/

Ben Nevis Weekend Trek

Various open challenges throughout year

https://www.discoveradventure.com/challenges/ben-nevis-weekend-trek

*Please note that Fife Gingerbread is very grateful to all supporters and the efforts that they might go to in order raise

valuable funds for our families, however registration for any of these events is entirely at the discretion of the fundraiser

and Fife Gingerbread can take no responsibility for any injuries or loss of funds associated with participation.

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8. After the Event For now for the administration!

Once you have completed your event or challenge (well done!) and counted up the funds raised

we need you to transfer these to us. We have included a form at the back of this pack which can

be completed to help you with this process. For those of you collecting sponsorship for your

activities we have also included a form and would be delighted if you could remember to include

gift aid with sponsorship where possible.

Alternatively, visit our dedicated fundraising page at

https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/fundraise/fife-gingerbread where you can set up your own

fundraising page, be a Fife Gingerbread supporter or make a donation.

https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/fundraise/fife-gingerbread

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Event

Name

Event Date

Name Date Of Birth

Address

Postcode Make your gift work harder

Do you pay tax? If so, by simply completing this form you can boost the value of your gift by 25p for every £1 without costing you a penny. I am a UK tax payer and I would like Fife Gingerbread to treat all donations I have made for the four years prior to this year and all donations I make in the future as Gift Aid donations until I notify you otherwise. I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April-5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give.

Your Gift Aid donation will not be valid unless your form is filled out correctly:

1. Complete details individually NOT in the same handwriting. 2. Fill out your FULL NAME. 3. Fill out your Home Address.

Full name of sponsor

House name / address (house address not work)

Postcode

Amount paid

Date paid

Tick if you would like to hear more about Fife Gingerbread

Mr Sample Smith 89

EH30 9HX £10.00 xx/xx/xx

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£

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Sponsorship form You can photocopy this form if you need more space

Fife Gingerbread, Registered charity in Scotland (SC024254)

Registered Address: Greig Institute, Forth Street, Leven, KY8 4PF – Tel: 01333 303124

Fife Gingerbread would like to hold your details in order to contact you about our fundraising, projects, events and services. If you would

prefer us not to use your details in this way please tick this box in the column on the far right next to your details.

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Make your gift work harder

Do you pay tax? If so, by simply completing this form you can boost the value of your gift by 25p for every £1 without costing you a penny. I am a UK tax payer and I would like Fife Gingerbread to treat all donations I have made for the four years prior to this year and all donations I make in the future as Gift Aid donations until I notify you otherwise. I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April-5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give.

Full name of sponsor

House name / address (house address not work)

Postcode

Amount paid

Date paid

Tick if you would like to hear more about Fife Gingerbread

Mr Sample Smith 89

EH30 9HX £10.00 xx/xx/xx

8 £

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£

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Total

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Remember to pay in cash you’ve raised – here’s how:

By Post - return this sponsorship form with a cheque made payable to ‘Fife Gingerbread to

Greig Institute, Forth Street, Leven, KY8 4PF.

In Person - At the above address. Please send your receipt with this form to the address so

we can still claim Gift Aid.

By BACS - Royal Bank of Scotland, Leven, Account name Fife Gingerbread

Sort Code 832424 Account 00769986

For office use only.

Fife Gingerbread would like to hold your details in order to contact you about our

fundraising, projects, events and services. If you would prefer us not to use your details in

this way please tick this box in the column on the far right next to your details.

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Please use this form to make

a donation to Fife Gingerbread

I would like to give a gift of £

Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Other)* Name*

Home Address*

Postcode* Telephone number

Email Address*

Fields marked with an asterisk must be completed* Please let us know if your circumstances or address details change so that we can amend our records

To help us save money, please tick this box if you do not require an acknowledgement that we have

received your gift.

Make your gift worth even more, without costing you a penny.

Do you pay tax? If so, by completing this form the tax office will give you 25p for every £1 you donate.

I am a UK tax payer and I would like Fife Gingerbread to treat all donations I have made for the four years prior to this year and all donations I make in the future as Gift Aid donations until I notify you otherwise. I understand that I must have paid an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax for each tax year (6 April-5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that Fife Gingerbread claims on my donations for that tax year.

Full Name Date

Fife Gingerbread would like to hold your details in order to contact you about our fundraising, projects, events and services. If you would prefer us not to use your details in this way please tick this box in the column on the far right

next to your details.

Please return this form with your gift to:

Fife Gingerbread, Greig Institute, Forth Street, Leven, KY8 4PF

Thank you for supporting Fife Gingerbread.

Please make your *

Cheque Postal Order Payable to: Fife Gingerbread



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