CHARITY DATABASE March 2018
THE RAG CHARITY DATABASE This database has been created to make fundraising even easier. We collected the information of lots of charities to help you answer what is often the most difficult question when you decided to fundraise—which charity to fundraise for. This version contains 140 charities, of which over half of them are local. We encourage you to think about smaller, local charities whom your donations will often be more impactful. However we also recognise the importance of national and international charities and the amazing work they do. The last 4 pages of the database contain and index of all the charities. This index helps narrow down the decision. For instance if you would like to raise money for a children’s charity, this index will show all the charities who support children and you can choose your charity from there.
We wish you all the best with your fundraising and remember we are here to help you with it—so please get in touch.
CONTACT DETAILS rag@uwe.ac.uk facebook.com/UWERAG @UWERAG thestudentsunion.co.uk/RAG 2
HOW TO FUNDRAISE? 1. Decide as a Society/Club/ Group you want to fundraise
This will help you formulate a plan for your fundraising. However if you have your own ideas then please let us This may sound a bit odd. But you will know. get the most out of fundraising if as a Society/Club/Group you really want to 4. Adopt A Charity fundraise. You may have different mo- Once you’ve chosen your Charity and tivations but if everyone is on board What you want to do you can Adopt A you will raise lots more money in the Charity. The scheme ensures you get long run. the support you need to raised loads of money. This support includes:
2. Choose a Charity
Staff Support and Experience Often the hardest part of the fundrais- Contacts ing process. Sometimes naturally there Booking Spaces might be an obvious choose but choos- Funding and Resources Financial Support ing the charity is so important. The Charity Law Guidance right charity will relate to those who are fundraising and those who are go- Development and Training ing to support you. This Charity Data- Reward and Recognition base will help you choose a Charity— We can then also help you get in touch look at ‘What You Could Help Fund’ - with the charity to make them aware of your fundraising. this should help you set a target for Get in contact with rag@uwe.ac.uk to your fundraising. start the process.
3. Choose an Activity To fundraise you will need to decide on how you are going to do it. We’ve put together an Events Ideas Booklets which can be found at www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/ opportunities/fundraising/resources.
5. Ensure You Get In Touch We’re here to support you in your fundraising so please let us know what your would like to do or are planning. Get in contact with rag@uwe.ac.uk.
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CONTENTS
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2nd Winterbourne Brownies
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1625 Independent People
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Accessible Transport 4 U Community Interest Company
37. Bristol Association For Neighbourhood Daycare (BAND) 38. Bristol Reconnect 39. Buzz Lockleaze
10. Action For M.E
40. Cancer Support UK
11. Actionaid
41. Carers Support Centre
12. Action on Elder Abuse
42. Carers Trust
13. African Initiatives
43. Caring in Bristol
14. Age UK Bristol
44. Cats Protection – Bristol
15. Aids Orphan
45. Cavell Nurses’ Trust
16. Alliance for African Women Imitative
46. Changes Bristol
17. Alzheimer’s Society
47. Christian Aid
18. Anthony Nolan
48. Children’s Hospice South West
19. Asthma UK
49. ChildHope UK
20. Anti-Slavery International
50. Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group
21. Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust
51. Circles South West
22. Autistica
52. Cintre
23. Auzair’s Fast Track Research Fund Muscular 53. CLIC Sargent Dystrophy UK 54. Commonwealth’s Human Rights Initiative 24. Avon and Bristol Law Centre 55. Concern Universal 25. Avon And Somerset Search And Rescue 56. Coppafeel 26. Avon Valley Railway Trust
57. County Community Projects
27. Bearpit Improvement Group
58. Crisis Centre Ministries
28. Bone Cancer Research
59. Crisis UK
29. Borderlands Refugee Centre
60. Crohn’s and Colitis UK
30. BRACE – Funding Research Into Alzheimer’s 61. Deki 31. Breaking Barriers 62. Dementia UK 32. Bibic 63. Dhaka Ahsania Mission UK 33. Brain and Spine Foundation 64. Ditch The Label 34. Brain Tumour Research
65. Diabetes UK
35. Brandon Trust
66. East African Playgrounds
36. Breast Cancer Now 4
CONTENTS 67. Easting Stones Fun UK
98. Linkage Bristol
68. Edukid
99. Look Good Feel Better
69. Emergency Uk
100. Marie Curie
70. Emmaus Bristol
101. Marthacare
71. Envision
102. Meningitis Now
72. FACE Nepal
103. Mencap
73. Farm Africa
104. Missing People
74. FareShare South West
105. Mobile Education Partnership
75. Families For Children
106. Motivation
76. Food Cycle
107. MTV Staying Alive Foundation
77. Forgotten Women
108. Music in Hospital
78. Four Towns And Vale Link Community Transport
109. Nacoa (The National Association For Children Of Alcoholics)
79. Frank Water
110. NAS South Gloucestershire
80. Friends Of Glenside Hospital Museum
111. NAT (National Aids Trust)
81. Friends Of Kingswood Park
112. National Animal Sanctuaries Support League
82. Gathering Voices
113. North Bristol Foodbank
83. Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
114. Off the Record (Bristol)
84. Groundwork South
115. One25
85. Health Promotion Board
116. Operation Smile United Kingdom
86. Health Improvement: Project Zanzibar
117. Orchid– Male Cancer
87. Hft
118. Ovarian Cancer Action
88. Hillfields Young Mothers Group
119. PEN International
89. Home-Start Bristol
120. Penny Brohn UK
90. Hop Skip And Jump Bristol
121. Pestalozzi International
91. Incredible Kids
122. PHASE Worldwide
92. It’s In The Bag
123. Prisoners Abroad
93. Jessie May Trust 94. Kidscan
124. Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People
95. Labour Behind The Label
125. Radio Lollipop Bristol
96. Life Cycle UK
126. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
97. Lifeskills – Learning For Living 5
CONTENTS 127. Rosie May Foundation
157. The Brainwave Centre
128. Ronald McDonald House Bristol
158. The Sickle Cell Society
129. Roy Castle Lung Foundation
159. Thrive
130. Royal British Legion Stoke Gifford Branch
160. TIGER co-op (Teaching Individuals Gender Equality & Respect)
131. RSBC (Royal Society for Blind Children)
132. RSPCA Bristol & District and Bristol Dogs & 161. Tiny tickers Cats 162. Together for Short Lives
133. RSPCA
163. Travelteer Impact
134. See Change
164. TREE AID
135. Sense
165. Trekstock
136. Shelter
166. Tŷ Hafan
137. Shine
167. United Through Sport
138. Shopmobility (South Gloucester)
168. Unseen
139. Sightsavers
169. Vital
140. SOS Children’s Villages UK
170. Viva!
141. Southmead Hospital Charity
171. WaterAid
142. Southern Brooks Community Partnership
172. WECIL
143. Stand Against Violence
173. WellBoring
144. Stonewall
174. WheelPower
145. Street Child
175. Wider World
146. St Mark’s Hospital Foundation
176. Winston's Wish
147. St. Peter’s Hospice
177. Wizzybug Loan Scheme
148. St. Vincent’s / Julian House
178. Womankind Bristol
149. St. Mungo
179. World Cancer Research Fund
150. Student Minds 151. Support Dogs 152. Survive 153. Survival International 154. TASTE 155. Teenage Cancer Trust 156. Temwa 6
2ND WINTERBOURNE BROWNIES WHAT THEY DO? Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. Thanks to the dedication and support of 100,000 amazing volunteers, we are active in every part of the UK, giving girls and young women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build brilliant friendships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities. We build girls’ confidence and raise their aspirations. We give them the chance to discover their full potential and encourage them to be a powerful force for good.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? There are 26 girls presently in my unit. The girls are aged 7-10 years old and all come from a different backgrounds. Next year my unit turns 60 and we want to offer the girls various one off exciting ventures.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The experiences that the girls can receive whilst at Brownies can help them to grow as people. Brownies and Girlguiding have changed a lot in the last 100 years and it's not all knots and knitting! The girls are able to participate in the community from singing at old peoples home or litter picking. They develop themselves by learning new skills which their parents are not able or willing to show them, this can include sewing, cooking or even table manners. They also have a chance to learn more about the world around them either through conservation or teaching them activities from around the world.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? A weekend experience at EuroDisney
Trip to Harry Potter World
£250 per girl, 14
£30 per girl
Celebration party, innew craft equipment, viting ex girls and eg felt pens and glue leaders
£150
£50
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have been holding book sales with the unit that have been very successful
Further Opportunities to get Involved It would be lovely if any student wishes to volunteer with Girlguiding, they would need to register on the girlguiding website. This is an excellent opportunity for CV'S!
Support they could Offer I am sure we can find some volunteers for you but we also have lots of different leaflets that are produced nationally
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Children Education
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1625 INDEPENDENT PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO? We work with young people 16-25 who have faced homelessness. We support these young people to reboot their lives, helping them to build the skills and resources they need to live independently. We do this by providing housing, skills, confidence building, education, training, jobs and fun.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? We support 16-25 year olds who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness. We supported 1866 young people last year, up from 1353 the previous year. We are a local charity, based in Old Market and we work across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BANES and North Somerset. We are the leading provider of housing, support and advice to young people in the South West.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide housing, floating support for young people in their own properties, specialist support for young people leaving care, counselling and confidence building. We help prevent homelessness through mediation and peer education projects so that young people don't have to reach crisis point before they can access help. We also provide support with money skills and accessing education, training and jobs.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Support a young person for one week.
Bus fare for young person to attend a talk or conference.
An independence kit including cutlery
Cost of a cookery school to help with independence.
£57.00
£4.40
£20.00
£20.00
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have a number of events through the year that we would love to get students involved in- we have a number of spaces left for sleepers to join us for our youth homelessness Sleepout on November 12th, we run an event called Welly Wednesday in the Spring and take part in the Rotary Dragon Boat Festival every June. And of course we would love to see more students involved in supporting us through Varsity- whether that's by running the 10k for us, collecting or helping us run information stalls at Varsity events. Further Opportunities to get Involved We offer a variety of volunteering opportunities, advertised through our website www.1625ip.co.uk. Please contact Rachel.Lawrence@1625ip.co.uk if you want to discuss volunteering opportunities that we may have available. Support they could Offer We are able to provide supporting literature such as leaflets, T-Shirts, banners, balloons, we have a giant teddy bear mascot named Bruno who may be able to come along to support fundraising efforts (assuming he doesn't have prior engagements) and we also have a Fundraising Volunteer Network that could potentially link in with any RAG activities. We have an actve social media presence on Twitter and Facebook which we are more than happy to use to help publicise
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Homelessness Advice 8
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT 4 U COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY WHAT THEY DO? Provider of 24:7 365 days a year to anywhere in mainland UK financially and physically accessible transport for disabled people and people who are unable to use traditional transport WHO THEY WORK WITH? Disabled individuals who are on limited income/resources. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Wheelchair and accessible vehicles with trained qualified drivers in a supportive and stress free manner and reliable and dependable.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Purchase used Used wheelchair wheelchair acaccessible minicessible Peugeot bus van/car
£5,500
£10,000
Costs of providing away day trips under our Candyfloss outings project
£4,500
The Wheel 2 Learn education Project costs for transport service our Buckets n funding shortfall Spades respite for the year to holiday transport 31st October
£5,550
£6,250
OTHER INFORMATION Further Opportunities to get Involved We would welcome students to be volunteer drivers assistance on our college runs 5 days a week in the minibuses. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Local T shirts leaflets Elderly Newsletter Education Disabilities
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ACTION FOR M.E. WHAT THEY DO? Action for M.E is the leading UK charity for people with M.E. Our mission is to empower people with M.E to fulfil their potential and receive the care and support they need, as well as promoting a greater understanding of the illness and ultimately finding a cure. For over 26 years we have provided vital information, support and advice, commissioned reports, and supported pioneering medical research. We have been instrumental in influencing policy changes and NICE guidelines which have begun to improve services for people with M.E.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? There are approximately 250,000 people living with M.E. in the UK today. Action for M.E. will work with: people affected by M.E; people who have lost their jobs, or are facing job loss as a result of developing M.E; people with severe/long term M.E. some of whom have been ill since childhood; carers of adults and parents of children with M.E.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Online M.E. Centre (including: online forums, a searchable M.E. -Services Directory and specialist online advice, support and resources), Welfare Advice and Support Service, Telephone Support, InterAction magazine and other publications.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Will increase our social media Would support more than 300 Would support more than 150 reach by 5,000 and will allow people affected by M.E. people through our Welfare us to connect with more peothrough our vital support proAdvice support service. ple who otherwise be isolated gramme. by the illness.
£2,000
£500
£9
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events In the past, Action for M.E. have helped support our fundraisers undertaking a range of activities including; dressing gown days, pyjama parties, obstacle races, colour runs, skydives, coffee mornings, dodgeball tournaments and more.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a number of activities students could get involved in such as sky diving and various hikes and treks - both great activities for teams of fundraisers. Following our success at the British Beer Festival this year, we are hoping to be involved with a number of other festivals over the next year or so for which we will potentially require a number of volunteers.
TYPE OF CHARITY National Disabilities Medical Research Advice 10
ACTIONAID WHAT THEY DO? ActionAid are an International Development Charity working to change the lives of the poorest, most disadvantaged women and children in the world. We work in over 45 countries, helping over 15 million people every year. WHO THEY WORK WITH? ActionAid work in over 45 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, helping over 15 million people in extreme poverty every year. ActionAid fight for their rights and for lasting change. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Women and Girls: ActionAid challenges violence against women and gender discrimination. They support women and girls break the cycle of poverty. Their fishing project in India works with women to create a secure future for them by developing fishing skills, tools and businesses.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could pay towards Could ensure a girl in building and running Could provide tempoCould provide food for Kenya no longer has safe houses where rary shelter for two an entire village for to work, and can acgirls who have run families who have lost one month during an cess the education away from danger can their homes in an emergency. she deserves. be looked after and emergency. get an education.
£25
£50
£100
£5,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events RAG could take part in Live Below the Line for ActionAid; getting sponsored to live on £1 a day for 5 days. Skydiving can be organised through ActionAid anytime during the year, with locations nationwide. Further Opportunities to get Involved We offer our RAG charity partners the opportunity to volunteer at some of the UK’s best music festivals, such as Reading. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer International We are able to provide supporting literature such as leaflets, Development 11
ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE WHAT THEY DO? We are the only organisation in the UK that concentrates solely on the abuse of elderly people. Older people are often forgotten as far as abusive situations go but over 500,000 older people are physically, emotionally, sexually or financially abused, or neglected, in the UK. AEA works to prevent elder abuse and support victims across the UK, but we are a fairly small organisation tackling a large issue with limited resources. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Older people, their families and friends as well as anyone working with the elderly. Our helpline supports up to 20,000 callers every year. In addition to this we provide one to one support to victims.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Providing a one to one support session for a victim of Training ten practitioners Taking 6 calls from victims elder abuse - helping them and professionals working or those at risk on our elder recover from the experiwith the elderly to recognise abuse helpline enced trauma, regain self signs of abuse and to interconfidence and trust in peo- vene/respond appropriately ple
£10
£50
£100
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Bring you grandparent to university day. Bag packing at the local supermarket, collection at local events, challenge days and sport days. Support they could Offer We are able to provide supporting literature such as leaflets, provide T-Shirts, collection tines and support in setting up online fundraising page
TYPE OF CHARITY National Advice and Advocacy 12
AFRICAN INITIATIVES WHAT THEY DO? African Initiatives is a small international development charity based in central Bristol. Our projects focus around key development issues including girls education, health rights and education, women's rights improving livelihoods. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Through a number of local partners overseas we work with the most marginalised and disadvantaged members of communities primarily in rural and remote areas. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Working with our partners overseas we develop projects that provide education on many different issues, scholarships for secondary school girls, advocacy and skills training, wrights training and in some cases financial assistance.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could pay for a Could enable us years funding for to run a HIV & a Maasai girl to AIDS and life attend Emanyata skills workshop Secondary to secondary school in Tanza- school children in nia Tanzania
£390
£18
Could pay for edCould train two Could pay for a ucational matericommunity livewomen to attend als such as stock health a 2 day women's books and penworkers with rights workshop cils for a girl to basic veterinary in Ghana attend school for skills in Ghana a year
£7.5
£30
£28
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Pub Quiz, Street Collections, Promise Auction, Overseas Challenge Events such as Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Parachute Jump Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a history of UWE students volunteering with us and currently attend your Annual Volunteer Fair. There are opportunities within the office working in Fundraising, Communications and Programmes and we also have opportunities for students to volunteer for our Global Education Projects which take place outside of the office. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer International We have a small number of resources including t-shirts, leafEducation lets, collecting tins and collecting buckets. Development 13
AGE UK BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Age UK Bristol is a local independent Charity committed to working with and for Older People in Bristol, enabling them to maintain their independence and quality of life. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our services are open and accessible to all older people over the age of 55 years who live in Bristol. Bristol’s 58,000 older people make up 13% of the total population, i.e. 1 in every seven people living in Bristol is aged 65 or over. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Computer Learning, Telephone Befriending, Telephone Shopping, Basic Foot care, Housing Support, New Beginnings Day Service, Information and Advice.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? To pay 6 months’ sal- Purchase of desktop ary contribution for a computer, monitor Telephone Shopping and installation costs. Support Worker to The computer will be work 7 hours a week used for on line groto order shopping on cery shopping to be line for older people delivered to older peounable to leave their ple unable to leave homes. their homes.
£1,4287
£546
Purchase of lap top. We are currently very To purchase up to 3 short of IT equipment iPad Airs which are and this will be a valuser friendly and uable resource both lightweight for our for use in the office older people’s basic and for our communi- computer learning ty outreach work courses. across the city.
£380
£320 x3
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are about to look at developing a strategy for community fundraising events and maximising corporate sponsorship. We would appreciate a conversation with students interested in discussing ideas on how they might be able to support this.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We are also always looking for innovation and ideas to market our services, help with fundraising events and for support for our annual Celebrating Age Festival. TYPE OF CHARITY
Support they could Offer We can provide T-shirts, a range of leaflets, merchandise, letters of authentication, identity badges, official letterheads and any other branding which show that students have the authority to fundraise for Age UK Bristol.
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AIDS ORPHAN WHAT THEY DO? AIDS Orphan work across the world to support and provide for children and infants who have been infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Enabling access to life saving treatment, education, medical support and counselling. WHO THEY WORK WITH? In-country, For example, our mother-to-baby transmission programme in Kibera engages local mothers and trains them to become peer educators for their community. This not only empowers the women but cultivates a mentality of education and proactivity for some of the poorest HIV+ women and children in sub-saharan Africa. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We reach out to the forgotten and abandoned children of the AIDS crisis, striving to give them the healthy fulfilling life every child deserves through providing access to medication, education, emotional support, loving homes and a safe, encouraging environment. OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We love to support any initiatives our students engage with - be it a bucket collection or team leading a challenge event! Further Opportunities to get Involved For the coming academic year we are running our very first international volunteering project to Ahero village in Kenya. Working amidst a rural community, our volunteers will spend 3 weeks using their skills to aid the community. They will work with HIV+ children on the feeding and education programmes, assist with the farming project and irrigation and work with the community centre. Support they could Offer As a small organisation, we can be agile and adapt to whatever opportunities students wish to engage with. Last year, our students wanted to volunteer - this year, we are announcing our very first international volunteering programme.
TYPE OF CHARITY International Children Development 15
ALLIANCE FOR AFRICAN WOMEN INITIATIVE WHAT THEY DO? Alliance for African Women Initiative (AFAWI) is a non-profit NGO that seeks to empower women and children in Ghana economically and socially. We target women and children who are most disadvantaged in society such as those affected by HIV/AIDS, the rural poor and those under traditional influence. We hope that through our hard work we can guarantee the socio-economic and human rights of these individuals and allow them to live a dignified life regardless of where they are from. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We give poor or women who are unable to take care of their children money to start a business. We also offer direct service in the form of school uniforms and stationary to children of school going age as well as registering children on the country's national health insurance scheme so that the children can access free medical care. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Alliance for African Women Initiative (AFAWI) is a non-profit NGO that seeks to empower women and children in Ghana economically and socially. We target women and children who are most disadvantaged in society such as those affected by HIV/AIDS.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Bags and stationary for 50 students.
School Uniforms for students.
Start up loans for 50 widows.
$252
$252
$6304.96
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Football competitions, dinner parties where tickets are sold and money made given as a donation. Further Opportunities to get Involved One of our current projects called the ‘Livelihood Project’ TYPE OF CHARITY desperately needs further funding. This is a microfinance International project that provides individuals living with HIV/AIDS, low Children income women traders, single mothers and women who Education have recently completed apprenticeships with a small loan. Support they could Offer 16 We could give out T-Shirts designed by one of the kids the organization support.
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY WHAT THEY DO? We are the leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. Our mission is to: Provide the best advice and support to those dealing with dementia. Champion the rights of people with dementia and their carers to raise awareness, challenge stigma and help those affected live their lives the way they want to and strive for a world without dementia. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We support everyone who is impacted by dementia - the person with the diagnosis and their family, friends and carers. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Currently there are over 850,000 living with dementia in the UK. Singing for the Brain is a service provided by Alzheimer's Society which uses singing to bring people together in a friendly and stimulating social environment. Singing is not only an enjoyable activity, it can also provide a way for people with dementia, along with their carers, to express themselves and socialise with others in a fun and supportive group.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £372 could pay for a person £20 could pay for a per- Could pay for a Dementia Adwith dementia to attend a son with dementia to at- viser to support a family livweekly Singing for the tend one of our Dementia ing with dementia for an hour Brain® session for an entire Cafés for a month. a week for an entire year year.
£372
£20
£943
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored events, Handball tournament, Supermarket collections/bag packing and Coffee mornings. Further Opportunities to get Involved We could offer a variety of opportunities for volunteering and for work experience (including events, media and social care) to enhance student kills and experience. Support they could Offer Provide a fundraising guide and provide branded merchandise TYPE OF CHARITY and materials to support fundraising activities e.g. T shirts, leafNational lets. Elderly
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ANTHONY NOLAN WHAT THEY DO? Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Every day, we use our register to match remarkable donors willing to donate their blood stem cells to people who desperately need lifesaving transplants. We also fund ground-breaking research, and specialist nurses who help our patients get their lives back after transplant. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Anthony Nolan work with incredible individuals willing to donate their blood stem cells or bone marrow, and people with blood cancer and blood disorders who desperately need lifesaving transplants. We also work with a number of students. Over the last two years, we have worked with 2000 students. to the register, by holding events and working closely with other student societies. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Every 20 minutes someone in the UK is told the devastating news that they have blood cancer. For many of these people, chemotherapy and other drug treatments don’t work. But there is hope – a blood stem cell (or bone marrow) transplant can offer a potential cure and save their life.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £60 could add a new life£10 could pay for the cost of saver to our register. This in- £21 could fund one hour a spit kit, and postage and cludes the cost of collecting of research into ensuring packaging, to recruit a new and analysing each new do- more people survive blood potential lifesaver to our donor’s saliva sample so we cancer. nor register. can work out their tissue
£60
£21
£10
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored events, cake sale, bucket collections and supermarket bag packs Further Opportunities to get Involved Anthony Nolan has a fantastic UK wide network of student university societies called Marrow. Members of Marrow recruit potential lifesaving donors to the register, by holding events and working closely with other student societies. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National Dedicated account manger and material such as buckets, balMedical support loons and leaflets Medical research
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ASTHMA UK WHAT THEY DO? Asthma UK is a charity that is working to stop asthma attacks and ultimately cure asthma. Asthma UK’s work manifests primarily in three ways: funding world leading research and scientists, campaigning for change and supporting hundreds of thousands people a year with our expert advice and support. We receive no government funding, so rely on fundraisers and generous donations. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work to be available to support the 5.4 million people in the UK with asthma. We offer advice and support, more detail of which will be given below in the next answer. To do this successfully we work with various groups of people. We work with over forty cutting edge researchers and their teams all over the country to help with vital research. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our organisation provides support nationwide to people with asthma. One of the main ways we do this is through our Asthma UK Helpline.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Virtual Asthma Nurse Project. We are developing a Virtual Asthma Nurse, that can provide health advice through apps and messaging services, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our asthma helpline gives around 7000 responses a year, but this is only available Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. By developing a Virtual Asthma Nurse this can provide support whenever needed, and reach a de-
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Bucket collections, sporting events and challenge events Further Opportunities to get Involved Every year World Asthma Day is the biggest event on the Asthma calendar. This takes place in May and we organise the Big Asthma Bake Sale Support they could Offer Dedicated member to oversee and support fundraising and material such as buckets, balloons and leaflets TYPE OF CHARITY National Medical support Medical research 19
ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL WHAT THEY DO? Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is the world’s oldest international human rights organisation. Today, Anti-Slavery International is the only UK-based charity exclusively working to eliminate all forms of slavery and slavery-like practices throughout the world. In the UK alone, there is an estimated 13,000 victims of modern slavery in areas such as food processing, factories, construction, car washes, agriculture and tarmacking. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Victims of; Forced labour and bonded labour, Human trafficking, Descent-based slavery, Worst forms of child labour, Slavery in supply chains, Forced and early marriage and many more. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Anti-Slavery International works at local, national and international levels to eliminate all forms of slavery around the world. We deal with the root causes of slavery and its conse-
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Your donations Your donation Your donation Your donation could ensure could help meet could help meet could contribute that all victims the costs of an inthe costs of medto the education of trafficking in vestigator to gathical services, of children of the UK have er evidence of counselling and bonded labourers. their rights proforced labour. shelter for vicOTHER INFORMATION Further Opportunities to get Involved representing Anti-Slavery International on campus as either a ‘Student Ambassador’ or as part of an Anti-Slavery International student group. As our representatives on campus, these students would be supported in awareness-raising, fundraising and campaigning for our work in their community. They would have access to our ‘Welcome Pack’, speaker network, campaigning and fundraising materials. Support they could Offer We can support your through providing resources (buckets, collection permits, posters, leaflets, etc.), external speakers, our fundraising guide, and the support of our team to think up some creative and exciting events. TYPE OF CHARITY International Advice and Advocacy Development
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ARNOS VALE CEMETERY TRUST WHAT THEY DO? Arnos Vale is a unique and significant community asset in Bristol, brimming with history (such as four Grade II* listed buildings) and wildlife (a Site of Conservation Interest and habitat for protected species). Our rare and beautiful Arcadian cemetery landscape is a 45 acre green oasis in the centre of Bristol. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We estimate we welcome around 40,000 people through our gates each year. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? In addition to our core cemetery business of funerals and memorial services, Arnos Vale has developed into a place where many types of social, cultural, educational and recreational services are offered to the public
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Groundwork maintenance Building materials to improve Development and production equipment (strimmers, mowpaths around the site of educational materials ers, spades etc)
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have two venues that could be used to hold fundraising events. We have held events from fun-runs to tea-parties and are open to ideas. Further Opportunities to get Involved We always welcome volunteers to help our two groundsmen to maintain the cemetery. Tasks such as cutting back vegetation, mowing etc. We would also welcome digital marketing expertise. Support they could Offer We are about to launch a fundraising campaign with new logo. With in-house graphic design skills we can help with any publicity/design that you TYPE OF CHARITY think helpful. Local
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AUTISTICA WHAT THEY DO? Autistica is the UK's leading autism research charity working to improve understanding of autism, improve diagnosis and give autistic people the chance to lead longer, healthier, happier lives. We are a charity focused on investing in research to help develop new treatments, therapies and interventions to help build longer, healthier, happier lives for everyone affected by autism. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We put the autism community at the heart of our research by making sure they are involved at all levels of our organisation -our staff, our Board members and scientific advisory members, as well as consulting with autistic people, families, carers and professionals.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? helps train a childhood professional to recruits a family into spot the signs of aua cutting edge trial tism so we can speed into epilepsy that will up diagnosis and get save lives. help to children much faster.
£25
£50
Will fund one whole year of a PhD fellowship at King’s College London researchingmental health problems in people with autism and intellec-
£12,500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Bucket collections, raid’s hitchhikes and beat the heat Further Opportunities to get Involved We are able to offer two weeks internship at our head office Support they could Offer Dedicated member to oversee and support fundraising and material such as buckets, balloons and leaflets TYPE OF CHARITY National Medical support Medical research 22
AUZAIR'S FAST TRACK RESEARCH FUND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY UK WHAT THEY DO? Auzair Arshad is a second year UWE marketing student. He aspires to travel and work in London. As a young boy, Auzair was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a life limiting condition that is slowly breaking down the muscles in his body. His family have set up Auzair's Fast Track Research Fund to raise money for research projects funded by Muscular Dystrophy UK. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Money raised for Auzair's Fast Track Research fund goes 100% on Duchenne research projects, and currently funds a research project by Dr Angela Russell at Oxford university. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Around 100 boys are born with Duchenne each year and there is currently no effective cure of treatment. However with the help of research funded by families such as the Arshads, progress is being made, with a number of drugs and treatments in clinical trials. All of the money raised for Auzair's Fast Track Research fund goes directly to research being undertaken at Oxford University. Over the last few years the family and their friends have raised over ÂŁ100,000.but with the help of students at UWE they hope to raise even
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? An hour of world class research.
ÂŁ44 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Move a mile for Muscles, Halloween party ( our colour scheme is orange), Open air cinema. Further Opportunities to get Involved We are always looking for great fundraising ideas, and also budding copy writers who can draft press releases, and willing volunteers to join us at street collections. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY We have a dedicated fundraising manager who will provide National support for events/fundraising and can provide materials. Medical research
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AVON & BRISTOL LAW CENTRE WHAT THEY DO? Avon and Bristol Law Centre (ABLC) exists to promote and provide access to justice. We do this through the provision of free, independent legal advice and representation to the poorest and most vulnerable people in our community. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with people of all ages including children, young care leavers and the elderly. We support people with physical and learning disabilities; long term health conditions and poor mental health. We work in partnership with a wide range of voluntary, public and private sector organisations - including UWE - to help people rebuild their lives. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We enable vulnerable people such as refugees, people with disabilities and people suffering economic hardship to access support which they are entitled to.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £30 is equivalent It costs £6.45 to to around half an have the docuhour of a casements that your worker's time, future rests on they can advise returned by spehow to bring a cial delivery. family back to-
£6.45
£30
Providing indiThe cost of fund- viduals and famiing a call to our lies with a meetemployment ad- ing with one of vice line. our housing experts.
£10
£25
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We can work with them to suggest justice related themes which help tie in their activities with the cause they are helping. An example would be a flashback to the 80s theme to mark the point that our Law Centre was established. Further Opportunities to get Involved ABLC runs the award-winning, Legal Advocacy and Support Project (LASP) which gives law students the opportunity to represent vulnerable people at tribunal. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Local We certainly could help with tee shirts, literature, collecting Homelessness cans, case studies, social media support. Advice and advocacy
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AVON & SOMERSET SEARCH AND RESCUE WHAT THEY DO? A&SSAR, an emergency service staffed by volunteers. On call 24/7, 365 days a year via Avon & Somerset Constabulary. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Any persons requiring assistance (normally in difficult/specialist terrain). This could be people of any age, gender and ability. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Cliff and steep ground rescue, recovery and access, Rescue from high and difficult structures, Land search and rescue, Water margin search and swiftwater rescue, Land search management advice.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Digital radios, base stations and associated communications equipment. (approx. £400 per individual unit)
12000 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored climbs/abseils/etc. Further Opportunities to get Involved Assistance with fundraising at some events potentially. Support they could Offer Leaflets, potentially team members to assist, hi-viz tops for identification.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Medical Support Mental Health 25
AVON VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST WHAT THEY DO? We are a membership organisation with 800 members dedicated to bringing steam back to the Avon Valley. Our aim is to open the line to Newbridge on the outskirts of Bath and to continue to preserve locos and rolling stock which is ideally LMS or at any rate of some heritage interest. We have nearly 300 volunteers and anyone from the Uni would be most welcome WHO THEY WORK WITH? The public but also with groups - with learning difficulties, age related problems and young people who we entertain and who all use the railway as a back drop for events WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide train rides on steam and elderly diesel trains and heritage carriages. We also run event like the Music Train for people with learning difficulties and we are a popular destination for coach trips of the elderly
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Water fountain for the many cyclists, walkers and runners who use the railway path
Simple vandal proof benches - 4 would be good - 2 for Oldlands and 2 for Avon Riverside stations
ÂŁ300
ÂŁ400 - including installation
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Well the railway path runs along side some of our track so sponsored races for runners/ walkers and cyclists might be good. Especially if the bikes and running or walking gear could be Victorian Further Opportunities to get Involved From cutting back trees which have grown close to the track to painting sad railway coaches which need a little TLC. Many engineering opportuTYPE OF CHARITY nities too Support they could Offer Local Just ask - we would also write up your endeavours in out Children magazine - Semaphore and if you choose the benches we Disabilities would have plaques made to say thank you to you. 26
BEARPIT IMPROVEMENT GROUP WHAT THEY DO? We wish to transform the “Bearpit” (the sunken area at St James Barton roundabout, Bristol) into a space that is welcoming, safe, diverse and inclusive. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We collaborate with a number of other organisations including (but not limited to): Wellbeing Partnership, Peoples Republic Stokes Croft, Incredible Edible, Bristol Drugs Project, NHS, police and council. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We aim to gain funding for a community hub that will provide a place for service users to access support from service providers. This will be a hub that anyone from the community can use which will help to break down marginalisation between groups. We are starting to implement a community garden in order for service users to gain skills and confidence.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? A community hub building made of three shipping containers
£75000 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events They can use the Bearpit as an event space providing a license is obtained from the council and there is no alcohol served Further Opportunities to get Involved The Bearpit is Bristol first community action zone and we hope to provide a case study that can be used elsewhere in Bristol and other cities. We have a masters student writing her dissertation and architecture students designing play equipment. Other students could help with the art stream, greening stream or funding streams. Or anything else that takes their fancy we are open to ideas! Support they could Offer We have a variety of members that work for grassroots orTYPE OF CHARITY ganisations, architect practices, art initiatives, street food vendors, civic societies etc. We believe we would be able to Local arrange work experiences and mentoring for the students Art/Culture Advise 27
BONE CANCER RESEARCH WHAT THEY DO? We are dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer and are uniquely placed to make a difference through research. Our ambition is for a future where primary bone cancer is cured. For those affected by the disease right now, our top-quality information and supportive network means no-one should have to feel alone or isolated. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our organisation works with a range of people from Researchers working on pioneering developments, to oncologists, to families who are very much on the front line. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Every day we offer support and information to those who need or want it. We work with fundraisers and volunteers to help grow our charity so we can achieve even more. We are involved with research bodies, clinical trials and other organisations in the medical world.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? The week placements for junior doctors and medical students in specialist sarcoma cen-
£1,142.85 per student OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Having a stall at local community events such as Christmas fayres or summer BBQ’s Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a product called Bake It for Bone Cancer, where we supply you with an information pack for a bake sale or coffee morning. These are good little fundraising events as everyone loves cake! Support they could Offer Students who wish to work with us will get a personal contact at the charity who will support their ideas and their needs to help maximize their fundraising potential. Additionally we can supply fundraising and awareness materials.
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BORDERLANDS REFUGEE CENTRE WHAT THEY DO? Borderlands Refugee Centre runs a drop-in centre to offers a safe place where asylum seekers, refugees and people with immigration issues can feel welcome, get help, and support. On Mondays and Tuesdays they offer English Language classes (ESOL) in the morning and serve hot drinks, snacks and sandwiches for lunch. Additionally, once a month they do a food parcel distribution from their own food bank. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Other agencies regularly attend the Drop-in to help members with specialist needs including The Haven (medical support); Red Cross; and Albany Solicitors (who provide free immigration and asylum advice to members). WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Asylum seekers and refugees. They currently have more than 270 members registered on their database and feed around 125 people each Tuesday.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
10 kg bag of Rice
10 kg bag of lentils
£15
£25
Pack of 4 tins of tu- Toiletries (shampoo, na. (50 + would be soap, toothbrush, the amount we toothpaste, deodorwould need each ant, sanitary towels, month for the food hand cream, shower distribution) gel) 50+ of each.
£3
£5
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events The fundraising changes each month so please get in touch by emailing nese.borderlands@gmail.com for current ideas. Further Opportunities to get Involved We can offer the volunteering positions currently vacant to UWE students. Or if they wanted to do a fundraiser with us please do get in touch with Nese Davidson by emailing nese.borderlands@gmail.com. Support they could Offer Leaflets, volunteers, T-shirts (possibly), induction training TYPE OF CHARITY about Borderlands Refugee Centre. Local
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BRACE - FUNDING RESEARCH INTO ALZHEIMER'S WHAT THEY DO? BRACE exists to defeat dementia. It is a small charity doing big things and for nearly three decades, it has backed a cluster of world class dementia researchers first in Bristol and subsequently widened its reach to universities across the South West region. WHO THEY WORK WITH? BRACE funds dementia research scientists in Bristol and the South West to come up with better treatments, earlier diagnosis and one day a cure for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We fund clinical trials for patients at the Brain Centre, Southmead Hospital.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This funds a PhD studentship in dementia research.
An SR1000 Eye Tracker to help researchers come up with affordable tests for GP
3 x -80 degree freezers for the South West Dementia Brain Bank.
85k over 3 years
£24k
£10k x 3
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Take part in our DEFEAT DEMENTIA #UseYourHead Social Media campaign Further Opportunities to get Involved Visit the South West Dementia Brain bank. Volunteer, potential internships, run marathons and sponsored events. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY Publicity, social media - every type. T shirts and a friendly Local Elderly Medical 30
BREAKING BARRIERS WHAT THEY DO? Breaking Barriers is a UK registered charity founded in 2015, with the vision “To help refugees rebuild their lives through meaningful employment”. Breaking Barriers is a unique volunteer run organisation that provides an innovative service to address the social and economic issues of meaningful employment for refugee communities. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Breaking Barriers is a holistic employment service for refugees, focussing on enhancing employability skills and finding direct employment through job brokerage services. They partner with organisations to find refugees work placements, apprenticeships and/or fulltime roles that are commensurate with their skills, experience and qualifications. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The main beneficiary of Breaking Barriers is refugees, unemployment levels amongst refugee communities are often over 50%, compared to 6% for the national average. Therefore, Breaking Barriers aims to lower this level of unemployment. With refugees having higher levels of education, skills and qualifications than the UK average, an eagerness to work and the majority being of working age, they have a great deal to offer the UK, therefore employers also benefit.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Refugee Guest Speaker We can employ a refugee for £80 a day to go into schools and educate the students about the refugee crisis. Eiad is from Syria and shares his story in an interactive presentation. He has gone to over 40 schools and spoken to over 10,000 students. We want to spread the word even more. OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have a comedian as an ambassador (Steve Furst) who could run an event. We could have some of our refugees come in and share their stories. Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY We are volunteer-led as an organisation. We have countless National one-off and long-term volunteering opportunities, as well as Homelessness internships for the right person. Education Support they could Offer Development We can provide T-shirts, leaflets, volunteers, refugee guest speakers, social media and a modest budget to support events. 31
BIBIC WHAT THEY DO? bibic provides therapy to children with developmental difficulties such as Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Cerberal Palsy and Downs Syndrome. It designs individual Therapy Programmes tailored to the individual child and the adults around them, to make life at home and school more functional, fun and fulfilling. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We see 350 children per year, with any kind of condition or difficulty which affects their development. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide a holistic developmental assessment, that identifies the child's strengths, so that we can use those the combat their difficulties. We deliver the service via a bespoke Therapy Programme written for that individual child, which is sent to all key adults/carers/ professionals. We then remain in monthly contact (email, phone or Skype) with them to guage their progress, and make adjustments to that programme.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Contribution towards Therapist salaries. We We recommend a range of therapy equipreceive no governmental or long term fund- ment to our families, for use in the Therapy ing at all. As such we continually have to Programmes we design for their children. find ways of generating the funding we need These allow them to practice the physical to pay the Therapists that support the chilrehabilitative exercises in question. somedren. times the families find the cost prohibitive.
£23k per Therapist, per year
£20-£100
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We can help you to organise sponsored events (eg a group of students could do a half marathon, etc). Perhaps we could display information in the Students Union, and ask them to provide a donation from their takings.
Further Opportunities to get Involved Students studying Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy could certainly discuss placements with us.
Support they could Offer We have all sorts of equipment (clothing, promotional literature, etc). And we have time to directly support participants, by spending time with them and suggesting ideas that would maximise their efforts.
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BRAIN & SPINE FOUNDATION WHAT THEY DO? The Brain & Spine Foundation strives to improve the quality of life of people affected by neurological problems by providing expert information, support and education. WHO THEY WORK WITH? The Brain & Spine Foundation works with anyone who has been affected by a neurological condition. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The Brain & Spine Foundation provides expert information, support and education. Our helpline is a service that people can use to have their questions answered at what can be a very isolating time. Our helpline along with our information booklets and factsheets provide vital information and support; empowering people to better understand their conditions.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could run our helpline phone and email service for one hour
£58
Could help us deCould provide a Could cover the velop a new eshospital with a cost of running sential health inbox of our Inforour neuroscience formation remation Standard nurse staffed source such as a accredited bookhelpline for one factsheet or a vidlets week eo
£100
£250
£2000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We currently work with Rare Adventures and are advertising the Taj Mahal Cycle, Rare Island Survival and Amazon Jungle experience. Students could sign up to these events or take part in the 3 Peaks Challenge or the Vitality 10,000 London next year. Alternatively, collections from RAG Raid or similar activities would be great! Further Opportunities to get Involved We could provide an office placement for a student, although we are a small charity and so one volunteer at a time would suffice! Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY t-shirts/running vests/ cycle jerseys along with foldable water National bottles, pens and wristbands. Education Medical Support 33
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH WHAT THEY DO? Our key aims are to find a cure for brain tumours which are responsible for more adults under 40 and children’s deaths by cancer than any other type of cancer, yet at the moment it only receives just 1% of the national spend on cancer research. We offer hope to finding a cure for brain tumours. We have 4 Centres of Excellence across the UK. 2 in London and 1 in Plymouth and Portsmouth where our supporters can visit. It cots £1000000 a year, £2740 a day, to run each one of our centres. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with supporters, patients, MP`s, students, scientists, Doctors and all who are trying to find a cure for brain tumours. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Sufferers of brain tumours.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Pays for a research paper to be published in a sciOne day of reentific journal Pays for a PHD search at our providing another Student to work Centres of Excel- piece of the jigsaw in the lab for a lence to be shared morning. throughout the scientific community.
£2740
£1000
£25
Pays for a Research Nurse to collect brain tissue from the hospital each day.
£100
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events A Colour Run, Cake sales, quiz nights, sponsored silence, head shaves, helper for a day, food eating challenge. Further Opportunities to get Involved Our major activities are a national Spinathon in February, Wear A Hat Day in March which is Brain Tumour Awareness Month, Host For Hope in TYPE OF CHARITY June and July, and The Hope Tree at Christmas. International Support they could Offer Medical research We can provide collection buckets, boxes, tee shirts and all fundraising material needed for your publicity and your events. 34
BRANDON TRUST WHAT THEY DO? Brandon Trust is a charity supporting adults and children with learning disabilities and autism. We believe that individuals have the right to choose how they want to live their life and we work closely with them and their families to achieve this, building self-esteem and confidence, overcoming isolation and helping people find their place in their local community. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with 1500 adults and children with learning disabilities and autism. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide many different types of support, including services which focus on employment training, supporting people in their homes and providing travel buddies. We also run summer activity camps for young people. THE MAJORITY OF OUR INCOME IS STATUTORY FUNDING WHICH PROVIDES THE BASIC LEVEL SERVICES BUT OUR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES (VOLUNTARY INCOME OF £290,000)GENERATES THE INCOME WHICH ALLOWS OUR BENEFICIARIES TO
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Cost for one day at
Software packThe cost for one Elm Tree Farm -a ages to help thriving social enter- young person to people we sup- prise and Care Farm, attend a residenport improve providing support and tial Summer training to adults with their literacy. camp.
Farming equipment for use at the Elm Tree Farm project.
learning disabilities
£1500
£65
£1500
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Pub quiz, sports events, fashion shows, battle of the bands, bucket collections, auctions of promises/skills. Any adrenaline-based activity (abseiling, zip wire, skydive etc). Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY We have a number of voluntary opportunities: 1. help with practical tasks e.g. renovating gardens and National homes, 2. helping at Elm Tree Farm, 3. Volunteer Buddies Education provide 1:1 support to people. Disability Support Support they could Offer We can provide T-shirts, running vests (if applicable), collection buckets, promotional materials (leaflets, balloons, badges, pens, pencils). 35
BREAST CANCER NOW WHAT THEY DO? Breast Cancer Now is the UK’s largest breast cancer charity – and we're dedicated to funding research into this devastating disease. We’re bringing together the brightest minds to discover how to prevent breast cancer, how to detect it earlier and how to treat it effectively at every stage.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? We support nearly 450 of the world’s brightest researchers at more than 30 institutions across the UK and Ireland. With our funding, they’re working on more than 70 projects. We’re committed to nurturing new talent which is why we also fund 26 PhD studentships and 5 Scientific Fellowships. For every £1 we invest in research at the Research Centre, our researchers bring in another £2.38.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We launched a breast tissue bank in 2012 which helps researchers understand breast cancer and helps them to see the full picture of the disease. In 2004 we launched the Generations Study which is a study into the cause of breast cancer. The service users of our charity are women and men across the country who have been affected by breast cancer and those that may be affected in the future. It is our goal that by 2050 the scientific research we fund will stop people dying from Breast Cancer.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Will buy one anti- Will pay for the seWill buy 15 essenCould pay the salary body, an essential quencing of one hutial flasks which are of one PhD student research tool. Helps man genome (all used to grow cancer (next generation) for to identify drug tar- the DNA of one percells. almost six months. gets. son).
£10
£250
£1,000
£10,000
Funds the Microscope facility for one year so we can monitor how cancer cells grow, move around and behave.
£50,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We run various raids across the country including mega raids in London and Manchester. We also encourage students to hold pink events on campus and support them with the planning of said events.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We run a dedicated Student Fundraising conference on a yearly basis allowing students from across the country to come to our head office, learn more about the charity and interact with their peers. We also run summer internships.
Support they could Offer We have extensive experience working with students and have a fundraising team whose responsibility it is to support of all of our student fundraising groups. Have the ability to provide you with fundraising
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BRISTOL ASSOCIATION FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD DAYCARE (BAND) WHAT THEY DO? BAND ensures that childcare in Bristol is of the highest quality by supporting and developing clubs and childcare staff. We also fund additional playworkers to help groups improve access and inclusion for disabled children. WHO THEY WORK WITH? BAND has a membership of around 186 clubs, these include out of school clubs, holiday playschemes, adventure playgrounds, city farms, disability support agencies, early years groups, nurseries, pre-school childcare, schools, & youth clubs. Children benefit from BAND’s services, additionally they help groups improve access and inclusion for disabled children and pay for visits from the sensory truck.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
This would pay for 2 'Mirror Mirror on the Wall - Children and Body Image' training courses
£1276
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsorship events - like rock climbing or abseiling. Further Opportunities to get Involved N/A.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local
Support they could Offer BAND can offer support to volunteers.
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BRISTOL RECONNECT
WHAT THEY DO? We are an organisation largely run by people who have faced severe and multiple disadvantages. We support each other and we work to create change in the way services work with people with similar experiences. We give people like ourselves a voice WHO THEY WORK WITH? People who have faced severe and multiple disadvantage - usually at least two of: homelessness, mental health problems, addictions, offending. But also our members have faced the challenges of family breakdown, living in care, poverty, WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We give our services users opportunities to be empowered to change services but also to create new opportunities, we have, for example, renovated a building in Easton and are creating a community cafe that will provide work opportunities, training etc.
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BUZZ LOCKLEAZE WHAT THEY DO? Buzz Lockleaze is a social enterprise working in the community with a focus on employability and enterprise, and improving health and wellbeing through all things to do with food, cooking and eating. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Buzz works in Lockleaze, a deprived neighbourhood in North Bristol known as a with poor health indicators. Our employability project works with unemployed people, or those looking to get back into work. It has engaged with over 400 people since it launched in January 2014. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The Buzz Employability Project is a free service for unemployed people actively looking for paid work and living in Lockleaze and Horfield.The Buzz Enterprise Hub rents office space to social businesses and local entrepreneurs. We provide business support grants of up to £750 to start up local businesses.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Art installations in Shop Signage - a Growing Garden Acoustic Clouds from Shop. Mural derange of black Clear land in back of The Woolly Shepsigned and painted boards, A-boards, Buzz and create a herd. Buys 8 clouds by local artist hanging signs to growing garden sup+ installation, helps (£600), Picture promote shop and plying food to the acoustics. rails along wall to its offer inside and shop. display artwork outside the shop.
£1,800
£1,980
£800
£600
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Anything! Further Opportunities to get Involved Volunteering opportunities in the shop; volunteering opportunities in developing the growing garden. Support they could Offer We can supply leaflets.
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CANCER SUPPORT UK WHAT THEY DO? Cancer Support UK is a small UK-based charity providing practical and emotional support to people with cancer, both during and after the treatment period. We support both adults and children with all kinds of cancer across the UK. Our services are designed and delivered with the help of people who have experienced cancer themselves – in order to improve the experience of others. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We are a small charity, of just three permanent members of staff, but our services are available to anyone in the UK who is living with cancer. Our Cancer Coach telephone support group service is run by volunteers who know what it’s like to have cancer, as they have been there themselves. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We run two services; Cancer Coach Telephone, which offers a regular and structured programme for groups of up to 6, and the Cancer Kit programme which offers cancer, chemo and kids’ kits to people undergoing treatment.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Cancer Kits: Our general Chemo Kits: Our Cancer Kits are designed to Chemo Kits are dehelp adults who are not resigned specifically to ceiving chemotherapy but help people underare undergoing another going chemotherapy form of cancer treatment.
£20
£20
£10 funds one hour of our Cancer Coach telephone support groups to housebound people living with cancer.
£10
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have recently launched our Fundraising and Challenge Events programmes, and can help students organise a wide range of activities - from bake sales and book clubs to sponsored walks, runs and cycles Support they could Offer Depending on the scale and location of events, we would be TYPE OF CHARITY able to offer a wide range of support. From T-shirts, posters Local/National and leaflets, to support from members of staff - we're happy Medical support Children 40
CARERS SUPPORT CENTRE WHAT THEY DO? Carers Support Centre provides support for carers of all ages in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. This includes a confidential telephone helpline, carers emergency card, one-toone support and carers’ groups, training and short breaks. It also provides a voice for carers and gives advice on making organisations more carer aware. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Carers Support Centre works with Carers of all ages across Bristol. With around 10,000 carers on our database, the support we provide is often crucial in both recognising and supporting the lives of carers. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Some of our services are aimed at Young Carers and Young Adult Carers. We now have a Young Carers in Education programme which works in partnership with schools to support young carers. We do this by providing schools with advice, tailored training, information, resources and support. Our Young Carers Voice group has also been set up as a platform for Young Carers to be heard more through Local Authorities and policy development. We also employ a sitting service which is heavily volunteer led where carers are
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £50 can give 5 £120 can provide £200 could help £100 could help young carers the information and us respond to the the development chance to take advice sessions for demand on Car- of marketing mapart in a fun ac- carers at a local ersLine, giving terials and webtivity session. GP surgery. carers support site.
£50
£120
£200
£100
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Students could organise bag packing and local collections for our organisation. We could work together to organise any fun events from Bake sales to fashion and music shows! Further Opportunities to get Involved We are looking for a fundraising volunteer to help our new community fundraiser with setting up and developing fundTYPE OF CHARITY raising initiatives. Local Support they could Offer Children We can provide t-shirts, leaflets, staff support and aim to proEducation vide as many volunteers as possible for any fundraising en41 deavours.
CARERS TRUST WHAT THEY DO? Our organisation Carers Trust, is a major charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Carers Trust support carers in England, Wales and Scotland. In 2014/15 we reached more than 471,000 carers, including: - Over 21,800 young carers.- Over 18,500 young adult carers. - Just over 4,300 carers supported by our online services. At a local level, we work with 149 locally based Network Partners to support carers in their homes through the provision of replacement care, and in the community with information, advice, emotional support, hands on practical help and access to much needed breaks. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We support service users with a UK wide network of quality assured independent carer
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £300 could go toOur Carers Es£500 could help wards the cost of Please ask for sential Fund a carer to gain a well-deserved more details of gives grants to the skills and short break, reshigher value procover the cost of qualifications pite care and holijects that need essential housethey need to enter day for a carer funding. hold items. the workforce. and their family
£100
£300
£500
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OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Further Opportunities to get Involved There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with Carers Trust. Students can take part in our Going Higher Campaign, which aims to better identify, TYPE OF CHARITY support and report carers at university. National Support they could Offer Carers Trust have a dedicated member of our fundraising Advice and Advocacy team here to help with advise, support and guidance for any student group planning to fundraise for us. 42
CARING IN BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Caring in Bristol is a small, effective and local charity that looks after homeless and vulnerable people in Bristol. We are striving to create a society where everyone has a home, has hope and is a part of their community. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work to change the lives of vulnerable and homeless people in Bristol. Our night stop project works with 18-25 year olds at risk of homelessness. Our 365 night shelter works with a range of rough sleepers. Our Christmas project works with a range of homeless and vulnerable people during the festive period when other services are closed. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our volunteer-driven projects include The 365 Shelter, providing fifteen rough sleepers with a safe alternative to a night on the street Bristol Nightstop, which involves the recruitment of hosts for young and vulnerable people facing homelessness. Caring at Christmas, where our 800 volunteers help to provide shelter, food and clothing for people in need over the festive period And the publication of the Survival Handbook, which contains a raft of useful information about Bristol’s homeless support services.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Cost of us providing one bed space a night in our 15 bed shelter for rough sleepers open 365 nights a year.
ÂŁ8 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Very happy to speak to anyone about ideas at any point, please just get in touch and we can come up with some great ideas together! Further Opportunities to get Involved Loads of volunteering opportunities, at night, at Christmas, doing growing activities in homeless hostels. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Local Happy to provide any marketing materials/t-shirts as reHomelessness quired. 43
CATS PROTECTION - BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity. Our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs. Cats Protection has simple and clear objectives to help cats: Homing - Finding good homes for cats in need, Neutering - Supporting and encouraging the neutering of cats, Information - Improving people’s understanding of cats and their care. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Local Vets, provide neutering and care for cats and kittens and Young Bristol (abseil supplier). WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Cats! - Cats Protection also help owners with awareness and support owners on low income with getting their cats neutered.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? New cat pen for volProfessional Cat Trap unteer fosterer to Neutering vouchers for trapping and neuhave in their garden for people in need tering feral cats or to to care for cats and of financial support. trap stray and lost kittens waiting for cats. homes.
£10 +
£50
£2,500
Branch marketing materials and shop fixings - such as promotional flags, display units, collection boxes, literature display boards etc.
Various
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have an 8 page booklet with ideas, suggestions, regional and national events and support offered. I can send this via email or post or both. Further Opportunities to get Involved Opportunities form marketing, helping at events, education of the public on cat care and welfare to helping out in our Cats Protection charity shop. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY We have many branded support materials available. Local Animals 44
CAVELL NURSES’ TRUST WHAT THEY DO? Every day nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants go above and beyond for their patients - caring for us in times illness or uncertainty. Cavell Nurses' Trust gives vital support and practical assistance to nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants who find themselves in financial or personal hardship through illness, domestic abuse, disability or old age. Student nurses are also supported in exceptional circumstances or crisis situations. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Cavell Nurses’ Trust has a dedicated welfare team who assist the nurses, midwives or healthcare assistants with advice, practical help (such as sorting out finances, maximising benefits or suggesting debt advice) and grants of up to £1,000. . In the past year we have given £453,000 in grants of which £22,272 went to 26 nurses in the West of England. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Everyone we help comes from a different situation and we do everything we can to improve their circumstances – including working with our partnership organisations to increase the grant they receive.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Taxi fares to and Helps towards the Replacing white Helps towards the from chemotherapy repair bill of a broken goods, such as for a Helps towards rent cost of a stair lift for appointments for a boiler for a nurse and nurse’s husband as for a nurse escaping a nurse with osteonurse recovering their family over win- he cares for his sick abuse. porosis. from cancer. ter. wife.
£40
£100
£200
£400
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We know that every fundraising event and every fundraiser is unique so when you work with Cavell Nurses’ Trust we don’t assume one size fits all! Our aim is that all our supporters and fundraisers feel valued and important whatever they are doing.
Further Opportunities to get Involved From public collections to completing a hiking event in the Lake District or from a tandem skydive at 10,000 feet to volunteering, we’re confident that together we can create lots of really special fundraising opportunities.
Support they could Offer Our fundraising team have lots of experience in this and would ensure the interests of UWE volunteers were utilised and maximised. All our fundraisers are provided with the right training, information and collateral before their event, challenge or volunteering opportunity and this would be no different for UWE students.
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CHANGES BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Changes Bristol is a peer-led small mental health charity operating within the City of Bristol. We are a recovery-based organisation that supports people who face mental health problems, mental disability and mental distress in the local community WHO THEY WORK WITH? Changes Bristol supports adults over 18 years old who suffer from mental distress in the city of Bristol. People can access our service via self referral for as long as they feel they need the support. There are no waiting lists and no specific diagnosis is required. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The core services we provide are peer support groups for adults suffering mental distress in Bristol. These are structured meetings where we provide a safe, empathetic and confidential space for people to talk about their problems with others with lived experience. 12 steps to recovery programme.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This is the cost Volunteer training To produce edufor renting a To maintain an Providing volun- induction courses cational material room for the supoffice and phone teer out of pocket to ensure volunto help our serport groups. line for 12 travel expenses. teers are trained vice users. (CBT This amount months. adequately. materials) pays for one
£900 to £1,500
£2,000
£3,500
£4,000
£1,500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Street Collections, Supermarket collections, sponsored sporting events Further Opportunities to get Involved We take on volunteers regularly to help run our support TYPE OF CHARITY meetings. Local Support they could Offer Disabilities T shirts, leaflets, collection tins/buckets. Mental Health 46
CHRISTIAN AID WHAT THEY DO? Christian Aid is an international development charity which formed 70 years ago, in response to the refugee crisis in the aftermath of WW2. We have preserved the same vision - the vision of a world free from poverty, where everyone has what they need to live life in all its fullness. We believe that in a world where 1 in 8 people go to bed hungry, collective action is needed to bring about this vision. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Christian Aid supports partners working in 46 countries, with some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities. We also campaign in this country, to tackle the structures that perpetuate poverty, including on issues of gender injustice, tax and climate change. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? From building climate resilience in Bangladesh, to providing support to refugees in Serbia, to helping tackle violence against women in Brazil, our partnership approach provides a voice to marginalized communities, providing the training and education necessary for sustainable, long-lasting change.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Training for a comGives one Bangla- munity health worker deshi child the to educate children school essentials on using a mosquito they need to study. net to prevent malaria
£9
Paying for a solar panel.
£45
£35
Provides a locally Provides a place at a sourced cow could safe house for a to a hard-working woman suffering woman in the develfrom domestic oping world. abuse.
£150
£25
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Dressing up is always good for a laugh with any visual stunts. Or why not hold an event - a quiz, a film night, or a clothes-swap - to raise awareness of ethical issues.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We're looking for driven, enthusiastic supporters with an interest to help assist our campaigns in universities. We're also looking for a media volunteer, and we're always on the look-out for new website/ magazine content (blogs etc). Volunteer opportunities change frequently - so get in touch by emailing bristol@christian-aid.org if you're keen to use your talents in the fight TYPE OF CHARITY against poverty! International Support they could Offer We have t-shirts, collection buckets, publicity materials, plus (wo)manpower and lots of cardboard & bunting. What more could you need.
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CHILDREN’S HOSPICE SOUTH WEST WHAT THEY DO? We provide hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their whole family across the South West. The care we offer is wide ranging; respite and short breaks, emergency care, palliative care and end of life care. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We do work along side other charities - Jessie May, CLIC Sargent, Together for short lives but most of our work is in the community from local schools and churches to sports teams and corporate companies. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The care offered at each of our hospices is not simply about medical and nursing care for sick children, but about enriching the lives of children and their families. We mainly provide respite care and support for 186 families in Bristol offering them a place to come and relax while we take over the complete care of their child who has a life limiting illness. We also run siblings activities.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could provide arts and craft materials for fun filled family days in messy play.
could cover the total amount of the food bill at the Bristol Hospice.
Could provide Charlton farm with a music therapy class.
Could allow our siblings to have a teenager weekend away.
Could cover all our Heating, Lighting and Power at Charlton Farm.
£5 a month
£42,500
£39 per day
£600 per year £178 per day
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Charity Golf Day, Comedy Nights, 10k runs, Challenges, Cake Sales, Sports matches. Further Opportunities to get Involved We could offer office volunteer opportunities, they could offer support at cheer points, bucket collections, event support in- TYPE OF CHARITY cluding Bristol city games. Local Support they could Offer Children Volunteers, T-shirts, Leaflets, Mascots, Buckets, Tabards, Medical Collection Tins, Advertising, Marketing, Media, Press Releases, Social Media, Administration....
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CHILDHOPE UK WHAT THEY DO? Every child has the right to a safe and secure childhood, but for many these rights are denied. Born into extreme poverty and violence, they have no-one to protect them. ChildHope believes that no child should face these challenges alone. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with partner organisations in ten of the world’s most impoverished countries – Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, The Gambia, Peru, Bangladesh, India and Nepal. We support thousands of the hardest to reach and most vulnerable children living on the streets or in slums, forced to work in dangerous conditions, or facing violence and abuse. We help children off the streets, away from poverty, and back into education and safe communities. We empower children to rebuild their lives and enjoy their childhoods. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We know there are no easy answers to the complex issues faced by the children we work with. We have a multi-layered approach to addressing the issues faced by children, but there are 3 areas we have a particularly strong focus: protection, participation and promoting learning.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? One child provided with 3 meals a day for 3 days at a rehabilitation centre in Kenya.
Textbooks and uniforms for 10 children in Bangladesh
Wages of one social worker in Sierra Leone for one month, supporting an average of 50 children.
£1
£25
£150
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Karaoke evening, masked ball, bring a pound to university and many more. Further Opportunities to get Involved We are always looking for volunteers to help out at our events throughout the year, and may also be able to provide TYPE OF CHARITY students with internship opportunities at our London office. National Support they could Offer Children Education 49
CHILDREN’S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP WHAT THEY DO? CCLG is the hub for childhood cancer in the UK and Ireland, having been at the forefront of developing the infrastructure for treating cancer and leukaemia in children over the last 40 years. We spend a large proportion of our funds on research, including areas untouched by other research efforts as well as ring-fenced funds set-up by grieving families. We also produce a wide range of award-winning information resources for children and their families, helping them to understand and cope with their condition. We run the largest tissue bank for childhood cancer in the UK. WHO THEY WORK WITH? About 2,000 children develop cancer each year in the UK, most of whom are treated in one of our 20 UK-wide cancer treatment centres. They are often treated by CCLG members working in the centres, and will usually be introduced to the CCLG range of information resources. We operate largely through some 700 medical and other professionals in the field of childhood cancer, mainly working in our network of 20 childhood cancer centres across the UK.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? BodySmart is a new proOur booklets for children fund one of our children’s ject to develop a national are written by our expert storybooks and accompanyawareness campaign to membership, awarding online animation for three reduce the time from winning and free of years first symptoms of cancer charge. in children to diagnosis.
£1000
£2500
£50000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We offer individual challenges, with our own places at numerous UK events such as the London Marathon, the Great North Run, London to Paris bike ride etc. We can also organise packages for eg clmbing Mount Kilimanjaro, skydivTYPE OF CHARITY ing or Arctic dog-sledding. We would work with you to organise fundraising events of National your choice, including bike challenges, charity club night, Children pub crawl, 5-a-side football tournament, quiz nights, head Medical support shaves 50
CIRCLES SOUTH WEST WHAT THEY DO? Circles South West is an independent, regional charity, established in 2010, and one of the eleven Circles (COSA) 'projects' currently operating in the UK. We work in partnership with public protection agencies across the South West to reduce sexual harm and prevent child sexual abuse. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We currently have 19 active circles in the South West, with the same number of core members. At present we have about 140 volunteers. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? A 'Circle' comprises 4 or 5 community volunteers who are trained, supported and supervised by professionals. The offender ('Core Member') is referred by their Probation or Police Offender Manager and s/he also volunteers to join the Circle. The Circle meets frequently for 12-18 months, assisting the Core Member to establish an independent lifestyle which is free from crime.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? All funds we receive from fundraising go straight to the community circle to pay for the cost of running a group like this for over a year. It's difficult to break it down further but any money you could raise towards this cause would be incredibly gratefully received.
Funding a Circle OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Because sexual abuse is such an emotive topic, fundraising is incredibly difficult. Students have always been a strong voice, with ideas of how to overcome and elicit change. I know they will find a way to fundraise. Further Opportunities to get Involved We do have many students amongst our volunteers. If you live within the South West, or know someone that does and feel they would be right for this do contact us. We ask for a minimum of 12-18 months and groups usually meet once a week. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY We can provide a lot of literature we use. Also depending where it is we may be able to provide someone to talk about Local our work. 51
CINTRE WHAT THEY DO? Cintre operates through a head office based in Clifton and aims to provide individuals with independence in order to participate in society. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Cintre works with vulnerable people from any background who are 18 and over with complex needs and learning difficulties. These complex needs can include autism, Asperger's Syndrome, a history of drug or alcohol abuse, Fragile X syndrome, OCD, ADHD. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Cintre provides housing for vulnerable people. During their stay, 5 people will live in a house together and will be responsible for looking after the house. There are trained nurses and helpers to support the residents. This help ranges from help cooking meals or getting out of bed to help setting up work. Residents are encouraged to go out and be active in their community.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Bedrooms and Would help us Used to buy communal rooms Help buy a lawn Would buy a large buy a large sofa kitchen utensils need light mower for the resdining table and for the lounge in including sauce- shades, and this idents to use. six chairs. a new house. pans and cutlery money would be used for that.
£1000
£150
£250
£50
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OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Some residents of the house take up woodworking as a hobby. Some of these items are sold by Cintre to raise money, and we would be happy to work with UWE on this to make this a RAG fundraiser. Further Opportunities to get Involved If UWE volunteers would be able to give their time in kind and come and paint the house or help set up garden (it is currently TYPE OF CHARITY overgrown) then we would be enormously grateful. Local Support they could Offer Disabilities We can definitely supply leaflets, and would be happy to work Lifestyle out other specific ways to support events. Development
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CLIC SARGENT WHAT THEY DO? CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families. We provide clinical, practical, financial and emotional support to help them cope with cancer and get the most out of life. We are there from diagnosis onwards and aim to help the whole family WHO THEY WORK WITH? CLIC Sargent works with children and young people aged from 0 - 24 years. We also support the whole family through their journey; this includes siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? CLIC Sargent provides a range of services, giving a bespoke experience for each and every service user: Paediatric Oncology Outreach Nurses, Social Care Professionals, Homes from Home, Play Specialists, Financial Support, and CLIC Sargent Holidays.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could pay for 14 Could pay for a Could fund CLIC young people to family to stay Could pay for a Sargent’s Infortake part in a overnight in one CLIC Sargent mation Service residential weekof CLIC Sargent’s grant. Cancer can for one day, so end at Malcolm eight Homes have a huge efthat we can pro- Sargent House, from Home, fect on a family’s vide vital inforCLIC Sargent’s providing free self finances. mation. holiday home in -catering. Ayrshire.
£33
£170
£430
£2,500
Could pay for a CLIC Sargent Nurse for a month, so that they can coordinate clinical and non-clinical care for children with cancer.
£4,246
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have three bucket collection permits confirmed in Bristol this winter which students could lead on by organising the schedule and recruiting volunteers. Further Opportunities to get Involved charity shop stock drive, Wig Wednesday, and the Big Buzz head TYPE OF CHARITY National shave. We also have a number of challenge and running events Support they could Offer Children Your fundraising activities will be fully supported by our expert Education teams and your dedicated fundraising manager. We can supply Medical branded items. 53
COMMONWEALTH'S HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE WHAT THEY DO? The aim of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) London is to work for the practical realisation of human rights across the 53 countries of the Commonwealth. Under our focus on access to justice, we focus mainly on Police and Prison reform in different Commonwealth countries. However, CHRI also investigates other forms of Human Rights abuses such as issues to do with freedom of expression, women’s rights, and LGBT rights, to name a few examples. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our organisation works mainly with our international offices in Accra and in Delhi, however, we also have valuable connections and cooperations with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Commonwealth Foundation. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Human Rights daily newsletter for the Commonwealth of Nations, research projects, events, demonstrations.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Pays for an intern's lunch and travel fee compensation for the day. OTHER INFORMATION £20 Suggestions of Events We have several suggestions: Model CHOGM (described below), Bucket raising, and open to any student suggestions. Further Opportunities to get Involved CHRI is, as mentioned above, planning a Human Rights CHOGM event at the end of January of 2017. This event would be open to all students interested in human rights and the Commonwealth. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer CHRI would be able to provide RAG and RAG events with International regular staff contact, leaflets, social media promotion, event Development invitations, online materials of our work, collection buckets. Children
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CONCERN UNIVERSAL WHAT THEY DO? Concern Universal tackles poverty from the grassroots and works with people across all levels in society, to help families make a lasting difference to their lives. We currently operate across 13 countries, in Africa, Asia and Latin-America, with 8 country offices. Last year we worked to transform the lives of 2.9 million people living in poverty. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with the One foundation and they provide £1million over 2 years for water programmes. Vouchercloud are supporting us this year and are hoping to raise £15K WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Concern Universal provides people in poverty with the following: Food Security, Better Health, Respect for Rights, Skills Development, Resilience to disasters and climate change. Additionally, We run a number of projects across the world,which aim to build communitites abilities to withstand the effects of natural distasters and climate change.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could teach a Buy Flower Pot Stoves to provide community about Community Led women with a way to make Total Sanitation money and supand why open port their famidefecation crelies ates illness.
£1,000
£88
Could teach 28 communities across Malawi how to avoid, recognise and treat malaria.
£500
25 appointments Mobile clinic to with a specially provide specialist trained Health care and therapy Assessor to for babies and monitor the young children health and who are HIV+ weight of a newfor a week. born baby.
£21
£100
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are launching #giveitup for #survivefive, a fundraising challenge raising funds for our Survive Five awareness campaign, aimed at improving child mortality around the world.—Give up something you don’t think you could survive without for 5 weeks.
Further Opportunities to get Involved Work experience and internships with the development programme team in the UK.
Support they could Offer Bucket wraps, t-shirts, poster templates and support with social media and press coverage.
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COPPAFEEL! WHAT THEY DO? Educate and remind every young person in the UK that checking their boobs isn’t only fun, it could save their life. We are the first breast cancer charity in the UK to create awareness amongst young people, instilling a healthy habit. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Surf, Asos, I Love...Cosmetics, Cosmopolitan, The Sun, Paul Mitchell, Mediacom, Karmarama, Ann Summers, The Institute of Promotional Marketing, Casual Films, Vans, Underwire, Saatchi & Saatchi, Fluorescent PR, Curvy Kate. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Young people. We send uni boob teams into university to get students checking, every summer we hit up festivals across the country to remind people to check, work with lingerie companies to get boob-checking reminder labels into their bras
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COUNTY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (CCP) WHAT THEY DO? Exists to improve the lives of children, young people, families and vulnerable adults by Preventing Homelessness, Strengthening Families and Supporting Independence. WHO THEY WORK WITH? In the last year, we provided 220 homeless young people with supported accommodation and life skills training. We supported 150 families with parenting advice and support, family relationships mediation, educational support, and intensive intervention to prevent children being taken into care. We helped 299 vulnerable adults to avoid homelessness. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Many people benefit from our services; we deliver a comprehensive range of other interlocking services including: Supported accommodation and life-skills training, Parenting and family support services, Information, advice and guidance, Financial inclusion services, Housing and mental health support, and many others.
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CRISIS CENTRE MINISTRIES WHAT THEY DO? We are an established charity of 30 years, caring for the most disadvantaged and socially excluded people in Bristol. We do this through providing food, shelter and a listening ear to those who need it most. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We are dedicated to helping those with life disrupting problems, such as homelessness and addiction, to enjoy a healthy independent lifestyle. Hundreds of people come through our doors every day and in 2014 we managed to make a difference in many of their lives. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We help the disadvantaged people in Bristol, our community services are: Wild Goose Drop-In Centre: clients can receive free hot meals and practical support, Spring of Hope Women’s Night Shelter: Provides safe and warm sleeping accommodation for up to 12 different women each night, The LIFE Course: Teaches fundamental life skills and basic preparation for work, East Bristol Foodbank: Provides emergency food to those in extreme need from three outlets.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Washing machine for the Women's Night Shelter to replace our current one which is prone to leaking and breaking down.
Fridge freezer for the Women's Night Shelter, our old one has broken, so we can feed the 12 women each night.
Sleeping bag. During the winter months, we hand out sleeping bags to people who are sleeping rough.
£879
£350
£30
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Each year, our charity takes part in a sponsored ‘Supporting the Homeless’ sleep-out, which this year was held at the end of February and raised £19,200 for Crisis Centre Ministries. Joined by 12 organisations and even Bristol’s Mayor, George Ferguson. Further Opportunities to get Involved Our charity’s projects are so diverse that there is something to suit everybody. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY Copies of our newsletter and leaflets to hand out, as well as guidance or support. Local Mental Health 58
CRISIS UK WHAT THEY DO? Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people. We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Crisis works with single homeless people who under current law are not entitled to housing, as well as those who, for a variety of reasons do not even apply for homelessness assistance and end up surviving out of sight. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Crisis run national campaigning to end homelessness – because homeless people are turned away when they ask for help. Additionally, we provide life changing services to homeless people at eleven locations. We opened three more centres this year to meet demand. Crisis at Christmas welcomes in 4000 homeless people in from the cold, and offers food, loads of fun activities, health care, advice, skill workshops, entertainment and an introduction to our year round work.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Provides a warm Helps someone Helps someone welcome and gain the skills/ regain a sense of helps someone qualifications worth through take the first they need to healthcare and steps out of turn their life counselling. homelessness. around
£10
£25
£50
Provides support, Provides one-to training and -one support to equipment to help someone help someone find a safe find their way place to call back into emhome. ployment.
£100
£250
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Popular fundraising events include; Crisis Christmas Parties, quiz nights, fancy dress events, sporting tournaments (from football to fuseball), bake-offs & banquets, & challenge events such as marathons, treks & cycles.
Further Opportunities to get Involved Volunteering at Crisis at Christmas opens in October. Individual applications for the ten centres in London should be made online through our application portal but group applications can be done through ccvolunteering@crisis.org.uk.
Support they could Offer
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Films and resources, posters, event invites, social media banHomelessness ners for Facebook and Twitter, fundraising packs plus t-shirts, collection tins, banners, bunting and more. Our volunteer speaker network will be relaunched in October 2016 so speakers could be available for events from then.
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CROHN’S AND COLITIS UK WHAT THEY DO? Crohn’s and Colitis UK is a national charity leading the battle against Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. We are fighting to achieve a better quality of life for the 300,000 people in the UK suffering physically and emotionally from these and other forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Ultimately, we want to find a cure. For more than 35 years, we’ve been working with and for patients and their families, the nurses, doctors, and all those that work in healthcare that treat them, and the policymakers who can bring about change. We provide high quality information and support to enable people to manage their conditions. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with patients and their families, nurses, doctors and all those in healthcare that treat them, and policymakers who can bring about change. We strongly believe people living with Crohn’s and Colitis should be able to live their lives to the fullest. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES?
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Provide a PersonHelp a person in al Grant for cloth- Pay to train volHelp us pay for a distress to reing for a person unteers for our Family Fun Day so Pay for a research ceive support who has suffered helplines to reach children feel project. through our sudden weight more people in ‘normal’ again. helplines. change due to the need. illness.
£20
£100
£300
£1000
£10000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have a network of enthusiastic local groups and volunteers across the UK. The local group to you would be very happy to come along and speak to the students, provide local support for any events you may hold or make lots of noise at important University fundraising events! Further Opportunities to get Involved There are plenty of local opportunities for students to get inTYPE OF CHARITY volved with and help raise awareness. National Support they could Offer Educational We can provide you with collection tins, buckets, banners, Disability balloons, lots of marketing information and literature to help 60 raise awareness,
DEKI WHAT THEY DO? Here at Deki our aim is to empower people living in poverty to create self-sufficient, sustainable livelihoods. We do this by providing entrepreneurs in Ghana, Malawi, South Sudan, Uganda and South Africa with access to ethical crowdfunded microloans and integral specialised training. Deki focuses on supplying grassroots funding to those who have access to neither banking services nor loan capital. Our emphasis on the bottom tier of the unbanked and under-served population is unique and sets us apart from larger organisations which tend to focus on more established, larger clients. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Deki works with field partners in Africa to empower marginalized and disadvantaged communities out of poverty WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Deki provides micro-loans up to £400, business training and technical assistance to marginalised and disadvantaged communities in Africa.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Training of field partner staff. To develop the technical, environmental and scientific capacity of our field partners.
£4000
Monitoring and Evaluation. Deki uses a data analyCollection tins to sis tool called the help collect Progress Out of funds. Poverty Index (PPI) to asses the impact our work is
£2500
£400
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Further Opportunities to get Involved Deki is always looking for dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers to Intern with us in our Stokes Croft office. Interns work on projects within the communications, marketing and fundraising departments. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer International Deki can provide T Shirts, banners, offline and online proEducation motion of events. We can also help in the planning stages of Development organising a fundraiser. 61
DEMENTIA UK WHAT THEY DO? Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia. Our renowned Admiral Nurses work hand in hand with families, helping them cope with the fear, uncertainty and difficult everyday reality of dementia. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Living with dementia can be an incredibly hard and lonely experience for both the person with dementia and their loved ones. We provide the compassionate, expert support families need every step of the way - helping everyone in that family to live more positively with dementia in the present; and to face the challenges of tomorrow with more confidence. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We work with families and carers of those living with dementia. We currently have 177 Admiral Nurses and have the only nurse staffed dementia helpline in the UK - Admiral Nursing Direct - which is open 7 days a week. Admiral Nurses can support families from
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could help a carer Could pay for a full Could pay for one Could pay for 10 feel more positive Could pay for an day of the Admiral year’s support family carers to reabout the future, Nursing Direct helpAdmiral Nurse to ceive clear, easy to through a one-to-one line, a lifeline for and supervision spend quality understand infortelephone conversaover 4300 people of an Admiral time with a carer. mation guide. tion on Admiral Nurswith no access to an Nurse. ing Direct Admiral Nurse in
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£20
£50
£375
£2000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Time for a Cuppa is all about bringing people together whilst raising vital funds for Dementia UK. We would ask students of UWE RAG to organise a bake off or tea party in support of Dementia UK. TYPE OF CHARITY Further Opportunities to get Involved National we do have volunteering opportunities within head office, and alElderly so through our volunteer ambassador programme which we Advice would be happy to discuss further. Support they could Offer We can provide a range of fundraising materials – collection buckets, stickers, t-shirts, 62 leaflets, posters – to support fundraising activities.
DHAKA AHSANIA MISSION UK WHAT THEY DO? Dhaka Ahsania Mission UK (DAM UK) is a secular Bangladesh-founded and Bangladeshirun organisation which envisions a society free from poverty. . We support several projects that focus on education, skills training, water & sanitation, the prevention of trafficking and street and working children. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with some of Bangladesh's poorest communities in both urban and rural settings. We have a focus on women and children but this is not exclusive. We work with communities that struggle to gain access to basic infrastructure or would greatly benefit from capacity building. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We currently have the following projects; Clean Water and Sanitation provision in rural south-west Bangladesh, two Drop-in Centres for street and working children in Dhaka, four Urban Community Learning Centres providing secondary education and life skills to marginalised children in Dhaka, a vocational training and empowerment project for adolescents in rural Bangladesh focussing on women and youth.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Informal education for a street child/ working child for one year.
Pays for a three day life skills course for 100 street children
Installation of a plant that can provide clean water to 4,000 individuals
£20
£1,000
£8,000
A working child’s employer to take a Buy education supseminar to make plies and enable positive changes to them to move onto working conditions the formal education and learn about chilsystem. dren’s rights.
£1.50
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events From a bake sale to skydiving - and all those in-between! Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY Being a small organisation we are extremely flexible. There International are opportunities in fundraising applications, web design, sysNational tems and processes, community fundraising and others. Children Support they could Offer Development Leaflets, information, media etc. 63
DITCH THE LABEL WHAT THEY DO? We are one of the UK's largest and most ambitious anti-bullying, discrimination and prejudice charities. Our award-winning work spans across the UK and each year we provide support to thousands of young people. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We are working to reduce the prominence and effects of bullying and hate crime in young people aged 13 – 25 years old. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? As the charity partner of Habbo), we have been running an online intervention programme. We provide a series of educational campaigns, advice sessions and group education sessions. Our message is clear: it doesn't matter if you're white, black, gay, straight, asexual, disabled, skinny, curvy, old, young, interested in sports, work in a salon or feel good in drag we think you're amazing.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? We currently run digital support sessions through the online social game Habbo, this would buy a new iMac.
£739.00
Fellowes PowFunds a 30 minute Is enough to fund ershred P-35C group mentoring one-to-one support Cross-Cut Personal and support session for one young perShredder with Safe- to support 15 young son to overcome ty Lock people. bullying.
£25.99
£25.00
£2.27
This will keep our support materials online for 2 weeks to be accessed by approximately 15,000 people.
£250
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Anti-Bullying Week runs 14th-18th November 2016 and we plan a number of activities for this period. This is a great time to run some student fundraisers, activities and awareness events, perhaps a fashion show celebrating diversity and equality or a bake sale.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We offer the opportunity to join our Advisory Board. The purpose of the advisory initiative is to steer Ditch the Label in the right direction to ensure that our interventions TYPE OF CHARITY are as impactful as possible and inclusive for all. National Support they could Offer Provide a member of staff who can assist with co-ordinating events, providing materials and guidance and help to create promotional materials (posters, flyers)
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DIABETES UK WHAT THEY DO? By bringing people to work together in partnership, Diabetes UK supports those living with diabetes, is trying to prevent type 2 diabetes, is making research breakthroughs and ultimately trying to find a cure. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We are an independent charity funded entirely through voluntary donations, but in order to influence and provide the services below we work with numerous people such as health care professionals, clinical commissioning groups, the NHS, government and volunteers. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? On behalf of people with diabetes we: campaign to make changes to provide the best healthcare to those living with diabetes, run support services including our helpline and forum, put on care events to educate those to manage their condition better and train schools to provide appropriate support for children with type 1 diabetes
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Helps to fund awareness Helps to fund research into Helps to provide vital campaigns – aiming to ways of preventing diabematerials and inforidentify the estimated tes related complications mation for people living such as heart attacks, with diabetes and those 850,000 people unaware that they have type 2 di- strokes, blindness and amrecently diagnosed. abetes. putations.
£10
£20
£50
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Part of preventing and managing diabetes is exercise, so events involving physical activity align well to our message, such as walks, runs, assault courses, cycles, zumbathons would all work well. TYPE OF CHARITY Further Opportunities to get Involved National Students can attend one of our local support group meetings Medical Support (we have 4 groups in Bristol)to hear more about diabetes Education and meet the people they are helping. Alternatively, they can Advice and Support attend one of our events as a volunteer or take part in one. Support they could Offer T-shirts, collection buckets, leaflets, pens, crazy hair, balloons, wristbands, pin badges, volunteers, media promotion. 65
EAST AFRICAN PLAYGROUNDS WHAT THEY DO? East African Playgrounds aims to enhance the lives of children across Uganda by developing children’s learning opportunities, creativity and environments through building playgrounds and running arts and play sessions. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Impact: 131,000 Children impacted, 85 playgrounds built, 30 Arts & Play, 25 Ugandans trained. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Children living in Uganda however also those who wish to volunteer or work for East African Playgrounds, we provide: Volunteering, internship & job opportunities.
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EATING STONES FUND UK WHAT THEY DO? Eating Stones Fund is a UK based organisation that supports grassroots projects in one of the world’s largest slums, in Kenya. As a direct result of the 2007-2008 postelection violence Eating Stones opened a children’s centre to offer shelter, education, food, healthcare and a loving home to orphaned children who had found themselves alone, living on the streets. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Eating Stones UK supports grassroots projects in Kenya’s slums. Our beneficiaries are therefore some of the world’s most vulnerable children and adults, surviving in communities where people live on less than $2 a day. The children at our home range from babies up to adulthood with the majority around 10 years old. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our home is now permanent residence for more than 50 children, for whom we are hoping to offer a better start in life as well as the skills and opportunities to help themselves avoid the trend of a life of poverty. We run a medical clinic which provides healthcare for our children as well as being open to the public.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Hire a additional Provides clean waCould be used to teacher for The Rob- ter and electricity to run a free communiert Henry Academy, our children’s home ty medical camp for a year. for an entire year!
£500
£750
£1,500
Buy new text books, story books, exercise books, school equipment and computers
Go a huge way towards providing long-term stability for the children of Eating Stones.
£5,000
£25,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Previous fundraisers for Eating Stones have undertaken everything from band nights and concerts to sporting endeavours. We look forward to working with you to come up with as many weird and wonderful ideas as we can! Further Opportunities to get Involved benefit from new and enthusiastic supporters to act as local ambassadors for the charity, in order to help us spread the word of Eating Stones. We are open to new and innovative ideas from people Support they could Offer Eating Stones would love to have a chance to visit Bristol and explain the work of the charity to your RAG team.
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EDUKID WHAT THEY DO? We help children living in chronic poverty or areas of conflict in Africa and Asia and the Middle East by providing them an education. We fly UK students over to our project and they interview the children and make the films they see as relevant. These films are then shared with teachers and schools across to educate and empower people to become global citizens and change lives. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with children from the following categories: former child soldier, abductees, orphans, child led families, HIV/AIDS, those living in chronic poverty or conflict. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide a free National Schools Programme to educate and empower primary and secondary schools as well as colleges and universities. In our projects abroad we provide a primary, secondary and vocational education and provide small business loans to set them up in their chosen profession.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Provides a school pack to a child with everything they need to attend school for one year.
A full years education to a child in Uganda.
£20
£300
The cost to fly stuEnables us to film a dents from our prochild's story and The cost of taking a jects abroad over to share it with thouuniversity student the UK to visit unisands of teachers from the UK over to versities and schools and schools across our projects. and share their expethe UK. rience.
£1,000
£1,600
£2,500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We believe helping people should be a fun and joyful experience so anything that students find fun works well. Pram/baby races, concerts, sponsored events with a twist and a smile work well.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We do offer student volunteering opportunities and in country visits. What works best for us is for students to fly out to our project and meet the children and share their experience with their friends and university.
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EMERGENCY UK WHAT THEY DO? For the past 21 years, EMERGENCY has brought free, high quality health care in a number of conflict and post-conflict areas like Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea, Sudan, and Sierra Leone, treating victims of war, landmines and poverty. WHO THEY WORK WITH? EMERGENCY is involved in the capacity building of the countries where it works. A large share of our staff is local and we provide training to surgeons and nurses that is officially recognized by the local health ministry WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? EMERGENCY has treated over 6 million patients in 16 different countries, completely free of charge. We have helped to build and re-build hospitals and health facilities in a number of countries, training and employing local personnel. We run surgical centres, medical centres, pediatric centres, a centre for rehabilitation and social reintegration (Afghanistan), maternity centres, a centre for cardiac surgery (Sudan), first aid posts, health centres, and mobile clinics.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Guarantee a one A wheelchair for Examine 10 chilCardiac valve for day of medical a patient of the dren at its Paedia cardiopathic care to a war vic- rehabilitation atric centre in Sipatient in Sudan. tim in Kabul, Af- centre of Sulaierra Leone ghanistan maniya, Iraq.
£600
£100
£65
£50
One anaesthetic machine for the Kabul hospital.
£5,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Channel 4 filmed a documentary (‘The Walking Wounded – Return to the frontline’). This kind of events would allow us to raise awareness about our work. Students could set up a running team training together and raising funds for EMERGENCY. Bake sale is always a nice and funny way to raise money. Further Opportunities to get Involved EMERGENCY is designing a project aimed at involving students that would like to become EMERGENCY UK Student Ambassadors. Support they could Offer Promotional materials and spreading the voice through newsletter/ social media. Support with merchandising (t-shirts,
TYPE OF CHARITY International Disabilities Medical 69
EMMAUS BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Emmaus Bristol supports formerly homeless people by giving them a home, meaningful work in a social enterprise and an opportunity to get themselves back on their feet again. One of the biggest obstacles to overcome is a loss of self-esteem. Emmaus Bristol provides an opportunity to regain this WHO THEY WORK WITH? Homeless people , Community payback volunteers, Business incubator units for socially disadvantaged people, Local communities WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Homeless people and those who are disadvantaged as well as the local community. Emmaus provide: Housing, support, meaningful work, training, signposting and assistance to access other services
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Graffitti artwork New delivery van for our office New mini-bus for to enable us to building to create transport for collect and delivan awareness of Companions. er second hand us in Stokes goods. Croft.
£10,000
£15,000
£500
Christmas lunch for our CompanWorkwearand ions to celebrate safety equipment together in their for our CompanCommunity ions. home.
£200
£1,200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored runs and challenges, Bake-offs and coffee mornings. Further Opportunities to get Involved We are always happy to give people a tour of our premises and talk more about the work we do. Volunteering opportunities can be sporadic but again, we welcome the approach. Support they could Offer Leaflets, Talks from people within our organisation, Social TYPE OF CHARITY media promotion of any sponsored event. Local Homelessness Mental Health 70
ENVISION WHAT THEY DO? Envision was set up by four young people in 2000 to challenge the stereotype of ‘the youth’ as apathetic and disengaged with the issues going on around them. Envision programmes help young people to design their own local community projects tackling issues ranging from street crime to climate change. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with young people and have various events in order for them to reflect on their behaviour and gain extra skills. Community-Apprentice is an inter-school city-wide competition, loosely based upon the TV series The Apprentice this helps them learn to understand what qualities are valued by employers, and how they can draw on experiences outside the classroom to illustrate these attributes. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Envision’s programme supports 16-19 year olds from over 130 schools and colleges in Birmingham, Bristol and London. Last academic year we worked with over 2,000 young people across the country through social action programmes.
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FACE NEPAL (UK) WHAT THEY DO? FACE Nepal was created to work for community development in Nepal. We have built community learning centres, improved roads, and built wells and toilets. FACE Nepal also arranged for sponsorships of children who really need it due to poverty or their family situation. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with community groups (e.g. women’s grounds), governments schools and impoverished children who we link with sponsors to provide basic school materials. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? For community groups and schools, we support projects e.g. creating or repairing buildings, providing libraries, toilets etc. Typically, we fund materials and any skilled labour, and the community provide unskilled labour. For sponsored children, we provide school uniforms, stationery, books, and any exam fees. We also provide pre-departure support
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Funds 100 school books to provide to children in need.
Provide a family in rural Nepal with a toilet.
Can provide a community learning centre where children and adults can learn English.
£25
£200
£1,700
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events No specific ideas, we are grateful for any volunteers who want to raise awareness and recruit volunteers to travel to Nepal to teach at our learning centres. Further Opportunities to get Involved We would welcome volunteers who wish to go out to Nepal. We do ask for a small fee to cover meals etc- details and full breakdown can be found at www.facenepal.org. Also anyone who wants to manage our facebook page and website would be really useful! Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY Happy to provide banners, leaflets, volunteers! International Local Children Development 72
FARM AFRICA WHAT THEY DO? Farm Africa is working to end hunger - for good. Farm Africa is a different kind of charity, creating permanent solutions to end hunger. We don’t give handouts, we help farmers help themselves. We provide the seeds, tools, and expertise that help farmers to double or triple their yield. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Farm Africa works with rural communities across four countries in eastern Africa – Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. We work shoulder to shoulder with farming communities, helping the best farming and forestry techniques take root and spread. We work with different types of farmers in a range of regions, from dry rangelands to lush, diverse forests. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We teach farmers new and improved farming techniques that help them produce more, We then give farmers business training, finally, we then provide the seeds, livestock or
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could help provide a farmer with 1kg of specialist seeds.
Could help provide a woman with three chickens and care training.
Could help train a group of farmers in new techniques that will help their crops
Could help take a family in Africa out of hunger and poverty for good.
£1
£30
£100
£350
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Give Hunger the Boot is our annual welly-themed fundraising campaign. You could take part by organising: A welly ball where guests came wearing wellies, A sponsored welly walk, A welly-wanging competition where everyone pays to take part and competes to win a prize. Organise a carol concert. Climb Kilimanjaro your way! You could organise an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, sell cakes made using ingredients our farmers grow.
Further Opportunities to get Involved If you are interested, we would love to come and run a speaker training day. We organise one-off collections and RAG Raids around key dates such as Giving Tuesday.
Support they could Offer We can provide leaflets, stickers, banners, collection tins, balloons, tshirts and even our ‘Gary the goat’ and ‘Percy the pea’ costumes.
TYPE OF CHARITY International Environment Development 73
FARESHARE SOUTH WEST WHAT THEY DO? FareShare South West fights food poverty and social and economic deprivation in Bristol and the South West by tackling food waste. We save perfectly good, in date surplus food from the food industry that is destined for waste and redistribute it to over 160 charities, schools and community groups across the region. They in turn transform it into nutritional food for vulnerable people. Last year we saved 250 tonnes of food from going to wastethat's enough food for 765,000 meals. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with charitable organisations across almost every sector of our community. This includes homeless shelters, supported accommodation for disadvantaged young people, womens' refuges, refugee support charities, lunch clubs to support isolated elderly people, to primary school breakfast clubs and food banks. We work with over 160 member charities, giving them a regular supply of food.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? The cost of delivering food to a sinThe cost of deliver- gle primary school per year. This can ing food to one include food for a breakfast club, afcharity member per ter school programme, holiday hunweek. ger programme and food parcels for parents in crisis.
£12
Fridge extensions for our industrial fridges.
£300
£1500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We can support and assist with any fundraising event you choose to run. The most relevant for a food charity is holding a surplus feast for fellow students and supporters! We can provide you with all the surplus food you need for the event, speakers from our team, posters and flyers, and fundraising materials to make the event a success!
Further Opportunities to get Involved We can offer opportunities for regular volunteers in our Bristol warehouse. Join the family! Jobs include order picking, unloading big deliveries and sorting them, being a drivers mate or a driver on our refrigerated vans around Bristol and the South West.
Support they could Offer
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Environment Community
We can provide food for a fundraising event, and have posters, flyers, collection tins and banners available for fundraising. We can also provide speakers from our trustees and staff team, and have an army of volunteers who can help out at big events. We are also happy to provide T Shirts and logos 74 to promote FSSW and make a strong image for your event.
FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN TRUST WHAT THEY DO? Families for Children finds loving a secure adoptive families for the most vulnerable of children that have suffered abuse, trauma, and to those children that have complex needs. Our ‘forever’ police of support is vital and we are there to offer support for as long as the child needs, from a young child, through to adulthood. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Families for Children work with Local Authorities from all over the UK, local churches, community groups, corporate supporters, volunteers and grant giving bodies. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The child benefits from our services as we place children into loving and secure families across the South West. We also have post Adoption Support Services and Birth Tracing.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Half an hour of our "Rapid Response" An hour of counseltelephone crisis ling support for a parhelpline to support ent or child in crisis. any of families in crisis.
£25
£45
Allows an adoptive parent to attend a vital therapeutic training course
Provides sensory tents
To send a child on a 5 day respite activity break
£65
£45
£264
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Challenge events, family fun days, runs, cycle and walking events to embrace adopters and their children, bake off type event, fayres. Further Opportunities to get Involved Opportunities to volunteer at FFC events. Support they could Offer We have limited resources but can supply collecting buckets, tins, stickers, bugs, leaflets, banners, volunteers. TYPE OF CHARITY Local Children Mental Health 75
FOOD CYCLE WHAT THEY DO? FoodCycle is a national charity based on the simple premise that food waste and food poverty should not coexist. We combine surplus food, empty kitchens and volunteers to create weekly three-course meals for those at risk of food poverty and social isolation. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Last year, we served more than 38,000 meals to vulnerable people. Our doors are open to all, but we focus our outreach on groups most likely to be at risk of food poverty and social isolation. These include older people, those affected by homelessness, refugees and asylum seekers, mental health service users and families on low incomes. Recent evaluation shows that across our Hubs, 21% of our guests are homeless, 26% have recently used food banks and 57% live alone. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? From speaking with guests we know that more than 70% develop a better understanding of how to reduce food waste, 75% develop better understanding of healthy eating, and at least 82% feel more a part of their community and say they have made friends through
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £3 is the cost of a single FoodCycle T-shirt (when ordered in bulk!) which we provide for all Hub Leaders at our Annual Con-
£3
£150 buys one £750 buys suffimental health cient take-away £937 buys awareness training containers for enough aprons session for 1 Hub guests across our and hairnets for Leader team - esHubs to take all of our projects sential when home all leftofor one year. working with vulvers. nerable people.
£150
£750
£937
Insurance for all of our Hubs for the whole year boring but very important!
£2000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events FoodCycle has a long history of running very successful pop-up restaurants, which typically raise about £500 a time. These are great fun, and we are more than happy to support fundraisers in organising an event. Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY We run a FoodCycle Hub in Bristol that cooks and serves National meals every Saturday lunchtime in Barton Hill that students Environment would be very welcome to visit. Local Support they could Offer 76 We can provide T-shirts, fundraising buckets, leaflets, stickers and banners.
FORGOTTEN WOMEN WHAT THEY DO? Forgotten Women endeavours to help women who have suffered injustice, hardship and neglect whether it is due to war, natural disasters or poverty. Our objective is to offer women the opportunity to develop their independence, protect their dignity and achieve their goals and ambitions. Every woman and girl deserves the right to live a safe, happy life and with your support we can make that a reality for all. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We are still establishing FW, for now it is small organisations ruining low events. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? FW is a nutshell focuses on emergency aid and and women's empowerment. from Food to setting up small businesses for women in parts of Africa
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Small Business start ups (shop) which will be to empower women to become independent Maternal Health Clinic - this is clinic where and not fall into work which will compromise women and children can attend for medical their dignity. we are aiming to support 10 attention. women with a shop each. These women have no income and no support. They reply on
ÂŁ500
ÂŁ1500 per month
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are pretty much flexible and open to ideas Further Opportunities to get Involved We are in the process of arraigning field trips abroad. This will be very soon. Support they could Offer We are a infant charity, we will try our best to support the students as much as we can.
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FOUR TOWNS AND VALE LINK COMMUNITY TRANSPORT WHAT THEY DO? Our aim is to promote social inclusion within South Gloucestershire by helping residents to be self-sufficient and maintain their personal independence. We provide essential travel Diamond Travel Card holders as well as social trips for leisure. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work very closely with South Gloucestershire Council and support many groups in the local area providing transport for groups such as the stroke group, elderly groups such dots club, ladybird ladies club etc. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We offer a Ring-and-Ride service for individuals and Social Car Scheme with volunteers using their own cars. Examples: Shopping trips, Social visits, special events, work/ education and hospital/doctor appointments.
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FRANK WATER WHAT THEY DO? FRANK Water is Bristol's clean water charity and social enterprise. At FRANK Water, our goal is safe water for all. It's simple, bold and ambitious but we get closer every day. We know we can't do it single handedly. No charity can. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our small organisation aims to address a big problem, providing safe drinking water to the 748 million people worldwide who still lack access to this basic human right - that's one in ten people in the world. Diarrhoea claims nearly half a million lives annually just from lack of access to clean safe water and sanitation. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Clean water and sanitation. Taps and toilets. Sounds basic doesn't it. But that's what it is... a basic human right that many communities in India struggle with every day.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? pay to educate a can provide traincould pay for a village in rural Ining for people water testing kit dia around the within a commuthat would help different ways nity to maintain tribal families they can purify and repair their know if their watheir drinking wawater system. ter is safe to drink ter.
£5
£10
could pay for 20 people to attend a one day course where they learn how to construct their own water system.
pay for a series of educational workshops for families living in the slums of Agra about the benefits of using a toilet and the importance of hand washing.
£50
£250
£25
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Give It Up for Water! Give up the booze, the fags, coffee or tea for a week or a month and every time you resist put a £1 in a pot!
Further Opportunities to get Involved FRANK Water has plenty of opportunities for volunteering ranging from helping out in the office in Bristol to joining us as a volunteer at a festival or sporting event in the Summer.
Support they could Offer Our fundraising pack contains the much sought after FRANK Water refillable water bottle, a FRANK Water T-shirt and leaflets with further information about our work.
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FRIENDS OF GLENSIDE HOSPITAL MUSEUM WHAT THEY DO? Mental health issues and the care of people with learning difficulties are both areas that are often overlooked. One in four adults are affected by mental health issues. Glenside Hospital Museum is a registered charity, based within the university campus is all about de-stigmatising and supporting a safe environment in which to learn and discuss, through history, the care of people with learning difficulties and mental health issues. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We have an active volunteer programme designed for students aged 16-30. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide the opportunity for people to explore, interact, discover, discuss and learn about mental health issues and the care of learning difficulties through the ages by coming to the museum.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? External signage to help promote the museum, on the four UWE campuses and to passing traffic.
Museum shop start up cost
£450
£600
Products for sale Shop fittings for e.g. pens, badg- Glenside musepostcards, prints es, postcards and um t-shirts and books. keyrings.
£150
£250
£100
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Tailored to the individual. Support they could Offer Partner with existing volunteers, ideas and enthusiasm.
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FRIENDS OF KINGSWOOD PARK WHAT THEY DO? The Friends of Kingswood Park are a community group striving to improve the Kingswood Park and the experience of its visitors WHO THEY WORK WITH? The Friends of Kingswood Park work mainly with South Gloucestershire Council. We also have links with local schools and local societies. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide a communication link between park visitors and South Gloucestershire Council. Practically, we identify maintenance and other improvements to the landscape. We are providing recreational and sporting events to park users. We are also providing trading opportunities for the local economy.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
PA system and mikes for performances in the park
Professional entertainment for summer shows in 2016
Visitor counting system that would evidence future grant funding applications
£250
£1000
£2000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Talented students could entertain our visitors. A more practical level students could help with marshalling our events. TYPE OF CHARITY Throughout the year we undertake voluntary work in the park Local assisting with landscape projects. Children Support they could Offer Elderly We would be able to provide local publicity and of course a Art/Culture 81
GATHERING VOICES WHAT THEY DO? Gathering Voices (est. 1985) is a highly innovative arts charity, working primarily with young people and creative adults, in the areas of music, mentoring and youth leadership. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with 1000s of children, young people and creative adults across the South West every year. Both in outreach settings as a first point of access to music and singing and on a regular basis within our ongoing performance groups. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Outreach workshops in schools, events and festivals in singing, bands and youth leadership. Ongoing performance groups including NewRoots, an acappella singing group for for children aged 8-11. WorldRoots Acappella, our flagship youth world music acappella harmony choir for young poeple aged 12+ (who have this year performed for Sting and Trudie Styler at the Wiltshire home as well as their 8th year running at Glastonbury Festival).
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? cost per week for cost per week for one young person one child (aged 8 (aged 12-18) to -11) to access access our reguour regular junior lar senior proprogramme of gramme of activiactivities. ties.
£3
£6
cost of one young person accessing our Creative Youth Leadership introductory workshops.
Cost of one older person engaging in an intergenerational weekend workshop to creatively interpret the history of their local area.
Enrolls one young person onto the Gathering Voices Creative Youth Leadership Programme to learn transferable skills.
£15
£30
£60
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have had students shadowing within our regular groups and one off workshops (which helps us with an extra pair of willing hands and helps them to give them experience of leading activities for children TYPE OF CHARITY Local and young people). Children Support they could Offer Arts/Culture We have a large group of very supportive young people and Elderly families that would be more than willing to help in any way 82
GREAT WESTERN AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY WHAT THEY DO? The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity exists because there is no government funded air ambulance for the area and it is estimated that 1 in every 5 of the lives we save would be lost if we did not exist. WHO THEY WORK WITH? The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity helps anyone who is seriously ill or injured and in need of critical care. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Great Western Air Ambulance Charity provides a Critical Care Service to everyone in our region.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? One Helicopter mission and potentially the cost to save a life.
Fuel the helicopter for 35 minutes.
£2000
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have lots of events on throughout the year including our County Challenge campaign which pits the counties that we cover against each other in a bid to win one of several titles such as ‘the fittest county’, ‘the brainiest county’ , ‘the most daring county’ etc. This would be perfect for RAG to get involved with as it involves a variety of different events. Support they Could Offer GWAAC will always be there to support RAG throughout the year. We will assign a dedicated account manager from our team to be a point of contact and set up meetings when needed. We are happy to train volunteers, keen to get involved with, and help organise events and our dedicated press officer will promote RAG as much as possible in the local news and via social media.
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GROUNDWORK SOUTH WHAT THEY DO? Changing places, changing lives - one green step at a time Big global issues – the economy, the environment – have a big local impact. We work across the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Thousands of people across the South of England. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide training and create jobs, reduce energy and waste, re-connect people with nature and transform whole neighbourhoods. Step by step we’ll go on changing places and changing lives until everywhere is vibrant and green, every community is strong enough to shape its own destiny and everyone can reach their potential.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Different projects require lots of different items and amounts.
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Volunteers for a variety of projects. Further Opportunities to get Involved Support they could Offer Leaflets, information.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Environment Development 84
HEALTH PROM WHAT THEY DO? HealthProm is a well-established NGO that strives to promote the health and social inclusion of vulnerable women, children and families in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Afghanistan and the former Soviet Union. We currently work in 7 countries – Russia, Moldova, Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Ukraine. WHO THEY WORK WITH? HealthProm partners up with local non-governmental organisations in each of the project countries to support health and social services, schools, civil society organisations, community groups and Governments, and ensure that our aims are carried out effectively. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The groups affected most by our work are vulnerable women, children and families.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
New HealthProm banner.
New accountancy software. A new software would make a very big difference in financial communication with our local
£100
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Comedy nights, fashion shows and Savoury sales. Further Opportunities to get Involved We regularly have part-time volunteering and internship opportunities available at our London offices. These usually last 1-3 months and are based on fundraising and project support TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer We do provide printed promotional materials such as posters, International leaflets and impact reports. Children Disabilities 85
HEALTH IMPROVEMENT; PROJECT ZANZIBAR WHAT THEY DO? Health Improvement Project Zanzibar (HIPZ) improves healthcare for over 300,000 people in Zanzibar. We have developed an innovative model to achieve healthcare improvement in resource poor countries. A key element of our model is a formal partnership with the Ministry of Health giving HIPZ management responsibility for two hospitals on the island, in collaboration with the Ministry, for 10 years. We also support over 20 community care teams. WHO THEY WORK WITH? 300,000 people in the north and south of Unguja, Zanzibar. This includes some of the most marginalised people in Tanzania.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
A donation of £500 could ensure we £1,000 could provide us with life have sufficient materials, including saving equipment and monitoring for a gloves, bleach and plastic sheets ward of 20 inpatients.
£500
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Collections; silent auction; fashion show; club night; bake sale; sponsored treks; Jailbreak; Blind Date; quiz nights Further Opportunities to get Involved We can provide UK-based volunteering opportunities to members and other students. These opportunities would be dependent on the skills and experience the student wanted to gain TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer We can provide promotional materials, right to use the logo, International and merchandise. We could offer printing, publicity materials, Medical Support posters, flyers, and buckets. Healthcare 86
HFT WHAT THEY DO? Hft is a national charity, which provides local and personalised support in Bristol for adults with learning disabilities. Support is personalised to individual needs, and we are able to provide 24 hour one-to-one support. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We currently support approximately 2,600 individuals with learning disabilities across England. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Hft provides a lot of support for people with learning disabilities in Bristol; it has two support living services, one in Montpelier and the other in Knowle. Our services include residential care, domiciliary care, respite care, day centres, specialist support, leisure and social activities, friendship and dating service – Luv 2 Meet U and supported employment; offering people the opportunity to gain skills, confidence and independence.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? could pay for a volunteer from our Luv2meetU group to support two people at their first meeting.
could buy a mobile phone with GPS so that someone with a learning disabiluty can go out and about independently with greater confidence.
Epilepsy Sensor
£25
£200
£280
Camel Lifter. A Sensory equipCamel Lifter is a ment. With this unique piece of amount of money equipment that we could buy supports people sensory equipwho have fallen ment to build a and cannot/ or sensory room at have lost the abilour respite cenity to get up indetre. pendently.
£1800
£2000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events There are so many ways in which we make a difference and would love for the RAG team to get involved. Further Opportunities to get Involved Supporter Care team who can provide you with Hft information, legal guidance, apply for permits, and support you with advertising and press liaison.
TYPE OF CHARITY National Disabilities Lifestyle 87
HILLFIELDS YOUNG MOTHERS GROUP WHAT THEY DO? Hillfields Young Mothers Group (HYMG) is a non-profit charity where the governance of the project is lead by volunteer young mothers. We are funded by the Lottery to run a young mothers group for pregnant women and young mothers who are aged from 16 - 25 years. WHO THEY WORK WITH? HYMG work with young mums and their children. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? This organisation provides group time twice a week where the mothers meet and engage with each other in a supportive environment and engage in further learning, study or in enrichment activities that are planned in advance in our activity programme.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? We need 16 x soft chairs for 2 x soft seatees when the women Hard wearing for womens to re- meet in their qui- Carpet for approxlax and breast et room. These imately 12 Sq. feed. chairs can also be Meter room. used for other users of the centre.
£2000
£800
£800
Window Covering for the same room to allow priPaint, paint vacy during equipment and breast feeding or cost of decorator other sensitive activities.
£160
£180
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Because of the sensitivity of the work we carry out it is extremely important that we ensure visitors or those undertaking placements are suitable TYPE OF CHARITY to work in environments with vulnerable people or those exLocal periencing chaotic lifestyles. We welcome students who wish Children to learn more about the work we do and our roles would be Advice most suited to those who are pursuing a career in health and Homeless social care. 88
HOME-START BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Provide family support and early intervention for children in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Home-Start UK supports us through their research, advice and training. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Home-Start Bristol supports struggling and disadvantaged families living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our volunteers visit a family at home every week for 2-3 hours, supporting parents to find Solutions to their problems and giving children time and attention.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Will support 1 family Training event for 15 for a month - weekly volunteers visits of 2-3 hours
£185
£450
Will buy 1 toy kit and books for a volunteer to take to use with families
For the printing of 10,000 leaflets aimed at recruiting volunteers
£80
230
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Any event that would raise funds - we have done a sponsored abseil down the Avon Gorge, a quiz, a beetle drive. We have a fund raising leaflet available. Further Opportunities to get Involved If students are parents they may like to become a home visiting volunteer. We would also value any help with marketing, promotion, leaflet drops. Support they could Offer We have a few T shirts and can provide some giveaways like bubbles and balloons. Volunteers are sometimes available to support events.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Children Development 89
HOP SKIP AND JUMP BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? At Hop Skip and Jump we provide immediate, flexible and sustained respite day and evening care for anyone with additional needs. WHO THEY WORK WITH? The children and young people we work with are some of the most vulnerable in the South West. Our Bristol centre is there to support any child or young person with an additional need, no matter how complex that might be. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We have a large site set over three acres of land providing placements for hundreds of young people every year. We run a number of different programmes' at Hop Skip and Jump Bristol, all of which are designed to encourage the youngsters who attend the centre to develop their confidence and skills whilst their parents are afforded some much
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? A Waterbed for our White Sensory Room
Wheelchair Swing
Aroma Fan and Light Reward Box
£850
£900
£850
10 X Laptops for A variety of new our Alternative items of sports Education Proequipment gramme.
£2,500
£600
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are hoping to run a number of new events throughout the next academic year, from gala balls to fun runs, beer festivals (HOPFEST – it works so well!) to sports days. Further Opportunities to get Involved If any of the RAG members we were looking for some voluntary experience within a charity whether it would be on the ground work with the children or the behind the scenes roles such as marketing, research, development or PR. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY We have an active online presence (website, Facebook, Twitter Local etc.) where we would happily publicise any support that UWE Children RAG is able to give. Disability Development 90
INCREDIBLE KIDS WHAT THEY DO? Incredible Kids is a local charity providing a life-line to families that have a child or young person with a disability or additional needs. We provide a welcoming and safe place for families to spend time together, with supporting and like-minded people, where the challenges they face daily are accepted and understood. We provide the opportunity for the young people to engage in play. We have a whole range of facilities to enable this, from simple and “ride on� toys, through to sophisticated sensory equipment and computer based games. We also organise special events, such as the annual Christmas party. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Disabled children, siblings of disabled children, parents of disabled children WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The disabled children, their siblings and their parents all benefit from our services as we provide the opportunity for families to engage with us on topics which are important to them, and provide help and advice as appropriate.
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IT'S IN THE BAG WHAT THEY DO? It's in the bag supports men in the South West who have been diagnosed with testicular cancer. We have three main aims: support, awareness and survival. We provide emotional support and practical assistance, including travel grants to assist patients with the cost of travelling to the hospital for treatment. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We help support a range of projects across the Bristol Testicular Cancer Service. Our patrons include BBC presenter and journalist Ali Vowles; world-renowned artist, Paul Oz; F1 Pirelli Manager, Paul Hembery; former Bristol City FC player, Louis Carey; and Bristol-based DJ, Ian 'Downsy' Downs. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Patients and their families going through treatment and patients and their families post treatment.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? will pay for 100 self Will pay for an 'It’s Pay for a travel -checking aware- in the Banter' event. grant to help paWill pay for an ness cards to raise An event to help Will buy us a Testictients cover the awareness stand at awareness of testic- patients and famiular Cancer Inforcosts of their travel a University or other ular cancer and lies overcome the mation Pack to the Oncology small event. teach men how to emotional impact of Centre for treatcheck themselves a cancer diagnosis ment. properly. and treatment.
£5
£100
£500
£1
£200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Physical challenges, such as sponsored running, cycling or swimming events. Pub Quiz or Film Night. Sponsored head-shave/chest wax – shaving your head is not only dramatic, but a powerful statement of solidarity with those who have lost their hair through chemotherapy.
Further Opportunities to get Involved Students are invited to attend our awareness events to help hand out awareness cards and educate the public on the signs and symptoms of testicular cancer. Students can also get involved by helping to compile the awareness packs that we send to GP surgeries.
Support they could Offer We will provide awareness t-shirts, cards and flyers. Our mascot, 'Nuts', may also be able to attend the event. We have a gazebo and professional, branded signage.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Lifestyle Medical Support
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JESSIE MAY TRUST WHAT THEY DO? Jessie May Nurses provide specialist care at home for children with a terminal illness so families can make the most of the precious remaining time they have together. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Currently our caseload stands at 91 children with a further 35 bereaved families. Since we were founded in 1996 we have supported over 300 children and families. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The families we support, like Joe’s, face an immense challenge everyday by choosing to care for their terminally-ill child themselves at home. But for these families it is the right choice and far preferable to having extended periods of time in hospital where they would be away from their belongings and loved ones.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Will pay for a Respite Visit
£250
Will pay for an Ipad for the nursWill pay to supes to be able to port a whole electronically family for a process papermonth. Including work to limit the respite and time spent travelphone support. ing back and forth to the of-
£400
£1100
Will pay for a family fun day for Will pay for us to all our families to provide care for get together and one child and socialise, breaktheir family for a ing the social isowhole year. lation our families feel.
£3,000
£9,500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Jessie May has a busy year ahead with a number of special projects and events scheduled, that we would be thrilled if RAG could help us with. Further Opportunities to get Involved Providing Volunteering opportunities. Jessie May has offered volunteering placements to lots of students, including posiTYPE OF CHARITY tions in fundraising, IT and administration, patient care and Local community event management. Children Support they could Offer Disabilities We have a range of fundraising merchandise including TMedical shirts and leaflets. We are a small charity but we have badg93 es and wristbands that students can sell.
KIDSCAN WHAT THEY DO? Kidscan supports research into new and improved treatments for children with cancer. By funding research into drug treatments and support programmes designed with children in mind, we aim to reduce both short and long term side effects of cancer in childhood. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Kidscan works with a team of incredible scientists to conduct our research, as well as working collaboratively with other organisations in the same field to advance the cause of childhood cancer research - we have a common goal and if we work together we'll get there sooner. The number of charities like Kidscan is relatively small, so we need all the support we can get to make sure children with cancer get the best chance at a happy, healthy life. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? As many of the treatments currently used for cancer can have terrible long term side effects when given to children, Kidscan’s work is focused on researching new and improved treatments for cancer which are more suitable for the bodies of children.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? As we are a research charity, it is more difficult to give you a wish list and say exactly what a donation of ÂŁ100 for example would get as our research projects are often large 3 year projects that require regular funding. Your support would go towards helping us fund a new research project this year.
Various OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Kidscan's flagship student event is Jailbreak - a challenge in which students have 30 hours to escape their universities and see how far away they can get using just their charm and the clothes on their backs. We have been helping students and student societies to organise Jailbreak events for the last 13 years, so we have plenty of experience.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We always want to make sure that our supporters know how their fundraising and volunteering efforts make a difference, so we will happily invite students who get involved with Kidscan to attend a unique tour of our research labs.
Support they could Offer We have t-shirts designed specifically for Jailbreak, as well as our general charity t-shirts. We also can provide students with posters and leaflets, collection tins, and pens and wristbands which students can sell at their events in return for suggested donations.
TYPE OF CHARITY National Children Medical Research
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LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL WHAT THEY DO? Labour Behind the Label is a campaigning organisation supporting garment workers' efforts worldwide to improve their working conditions. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We receive funds from the EU and other funding agencies such as TRAID. We work with workers and consumers of the garment industry. We work with companies and brands and governments. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our service users are predominantly garment workers. We respond to particular cases of human rights abuses within the sector and support efforts to improve their living conditions.
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LIFE CYCLE UK WHAT THEY DO? Life Cycle is a home-grown Bristol charity that has been working since 1999 to transform lives the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people through cycling. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We especially support: individuals with disabilities, mental health illness, offenders, isolated older people and disadvantaged young people WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Funds from RAG would support Life Cycle's “Inclusive Cycling Programme”; which specifically supports vulnerable and excluded groups in Bristol to improve their lives through cycling.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
could buy replacement parts to renovate a donated child's bike - and provide it free of charge to a young person from a deprived neighbourhood in Bristol
could buy a full service for a tandem bicycles used to give blind or visually impaired adults & children joyful, liberating days-out tandem cycling
could pay for tuition, instruction and registration fees needed to enable a prisoner at HMP Bristol to achieve a recognised "City & Guilds" qualification in cycle mechanics - allowing them to work towards a better future whilst serving their sentence.
£10
£50
£200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored bike rides, cake bakes, bag packing Further Opportunities to get Involved Each year we recruit and train around 15 new volunteer “front riders” to pilot blind and visually-impaired “back riders” on our fleet of tandem bicycles for Two’s Company. We run a weekly volunteering programme for Bike Back; which engages individuals with an interest in bike mechanics and offers hands-on trainTYPE OF CHARITY ing and skills-development to help with our bike recycling. Support they could Offer Local Leaflets, online resources and support. Disabilities Sport 96
LIFESKILLS - LEARNING FOR LIVING WHAT THEY DO? Lifeskills is a unique facility offering safety and independent living education via an amazing life size, realistic village. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Lifeskills helps around 11,000 people each year to live safely and independently. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? All of our programmes use the Centre's interactive facilities to create an exciting and memorable environment in which to learn. This is not something that can be replicated in a classroom setting and is unique in the former Avon area.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? supply and fitting of a demonstration smoke alarm unit
portable timers for use by our volunteer guides whilst working with groups. 10 units needed in total
Printing of 20,000 Lifeskills Detective Sheets. These are fun safety check lists which are given to all children who visit the Centre.
£250
£50 per unit
£360
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Auctions, movie nights, safety themed events, cake sales Further Opportunities to get Involved Visits to the Centre can be pre-arranged if students would like to see what happens here. We are also looking for volunteer guides for our children's programme Support they could Offer Leaflets, information sheets, giveaways, volunteers, could po- TYPE OF CHARITY tentially use the Centre as a venue. Local Children Education Disabilities 97
LINKAGE BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? LinkAge is a Bristol based local charity that works with thousands of older people across Bristol and the surrounding areas to reduce isolation and loneliness, to enrich lives, and to encourage active participation. We want older people who may be marginalised and isolated to become active citizens taking part in their local community and most of all having fun. WHO THEY WORK WITH? LinkAge is proud to work with around 2,000 older people across Bristol. In each community area that LinkAge works, we set up a local ‘Advisory Group’ of people over 55 who decide on what activities are developed locally. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? LinkAge provides a vital lifeline of support to the most isolated and lonely older people in Bristol and the surrounding areas through our befriending scheme. Our volunteer befrienders visit older people in their own homes on a weekly basis providing much needed
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Will allow us to Helps fund 5 Pays for the printWill allow us to set up 20 i Tea 4 workshops with ing of a years’ set up 10 beU sessions which young people to worth of walking friending matchbring young peo- challenge stereoprograms (4 edies. ple and older types around oldtions a year). people together. er people £1,350
£520
£1,130
Will pay for the final showcase Summer of Age finale event
£525
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events There are a whole host of different events you could put on. Some things you may want to consider are: an art exhibition, a race, a bbq or a bake sale, a quiz, facepainting, a charity head shave, karaoke or even a plant sale. Further Opportunities to get Involved LinkAge has a wide range of exciting volunteering opportunities available. Including: LinkAge Helper, Volunteer Befriender, Volunteer Area Coordinator, a Speaker, or a Publications and Communications Volunteer TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Local We can provide: leaflets, booklets, flyers, banners, posters, Elderly collection tins and buckets, balloons, stickers, the LinkAge Education
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LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER WHAT THEY DO? Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) is the only international charity providing practical and effective free services for women and teenagers living with the visible side effects from cancer treatment. LGFB is dedicated to improving the wellbeing and self-confidence of women of any age, undergoing treatment for any type of cancer. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with over 2,500 beauty trained volunteers who help us to deliver our Workshops and Masterclasses across the UK. We have fantastic support from the Beauty Industry who kindly donate over 250,000 products a year to be used in Workshop & Masterclass goody bags. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? In 2016, LGFB UK will support over 20,000 women and teenagers in confidence building Workshops and Masterclasses found in 80 hospitals and cancer centres and over 200 local community locations nationwide. We provide free make-up and skincare workshops and masterclasses which help women combat the visible side effects of their cancer treatment. The sessions are 2 hours long and delivered by our incredible beauty trained volun-
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Workshop places. ÂŁ50 covers the cost of providing a place for a lady at one of our workshops. ÂŁ50 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Challenge events, cake sales, gala nights, mufty days, fashion shows, pamper sessions etc. We can provide plenty of fundraising ideas and inspirations through our dedicated fundraising packs. Further Opportunities to get Involved We would be happy to arrange for students to observe a workshop at their local service upon request. There are opportunities to take part in our annual events and challenge events as well as volunteering opportunities at events. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY We can provide t-shirts, literature, banners, buckets, bunting, National balloons, LGFB representatives to speak at events or volunLifestyle teer, raffle prizes, stickers and LGFB keyrings and pens. Medical Research Medical Support 99
MARIE CURIE WHAT THEY DO? Each year Marie Curie provide care and support for more than 40,000 terminally ill people and their families in the UK. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Marie Curie is here for people and their families living with any terminal illness. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our nurses work night and day, in people’s homes across the UK, providing hands-on care and vital emotional support.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £20 pays for a Marie Curie Nurse to look after someone with a terminal illness for one hour.
£20 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We will support any event organised by Bristol UWE Rag Committee with hands on guidance from your local Community Fundraisers. Whether you’re organising a collection, Pizza Eating Contest, sports game or speed dating we will be with you every step of the way, both with resources to help with ideas and planning, right up to bunting and balloons to decorate with. Further Opportunities to get Involved The Great Daffodil Appeal – Let’s paint the country yellow! Throughout March thousands of volunteers get together throughout the UK and paint their towns yellow with our very own daffodil pins, raising 8.1million in 2014. It really is a great event for everyone to get involved. Your local Community Fundraiser would organise collection in Bristol and supply you with Daffodil pins and collecting buckets. It’s also a great time to organise your own event involving the colour yellow, perhaps a custard bath or duck race. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National If we were chosen we would ensure this really is a two way Lifestyle partnership, giving us the support we need as well as giving Medical them opportunities to get involved in the local community Advice 100
MARTHACARE WHAT THEY DO? Mencap works with people with a learning disability to change laws and services, challenge prejudice and directly support thousands of people to live their lives as they choose. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Mencap works with people with a learning disability to change laws and services, challenge prejudice and directly support thousands of people to live their lives as they choose. We currently support around 600,000 people through our services and advocate for the 1.5million people in the UK with a learning disability. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Supporting people with a learning disability to get a job or take a college course, or we can help them find a place of their own to live in, We offer advice about things like respite care, individual budgets or transport services
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Could help proCould pay for vide one week of someone to at- support for a pertend a training son with a learnsession to learn ing disability who how to use the needs extra supbus on their own. port in their home.
£50
£100
Could pay for a special day out at an activity centre for young people with a learning disability, helping to boost their confidence and learn new skills.
Can help towards recruiting a community development officer who will provide crucial information to parents of children born prematurely and with a learning disability.
Could allow a community adviser to spend a month providing ongoing support to families who seek justice for the avoidable death of their loved one with a learning disability.
£200
£300
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Skydives, Street teams at club nights selling glow sticks, face painting etc, Film & popcorn nights, Collections and Raids, Quiz nights Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY Volunteering opportunities across Mencap National Support they could Offer Disabilities Dedicated account manager to support your fundraising efforts Advice and other areas such as volunteering 101
MENINGITIS NOW WHAT THEY DO? Meningitis Now is the only charity dedicated to saving lives and rebuilding the futures of all those affected by the disease in the UK. We work towards this aim by funding research into vaccines, raising awareness of the disease and providing direct support to families. We are a powerful, united voice for all those affected by meningitis. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We exist to help individuals and families affected by meningitis – whatever their experience and whenever it was. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Helping to ease the financial strain the disease can leave and helping people to rebuild their lives. We have regional support officers that offer home visits to help people come to terms with meningitis, and our support officers can help find them counselling or any other support they need.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This can pay for a sesThis could be used to This can pay for a headsion of private tuition to teach someone how to stone to pay tribute to a help a young person suf- drive again following amloved one that has sadly fering with the afterputations caused by died from meningitis effects of meningitis. meningitis
£30
£500
£1,000
This can help fund one month of life saving research into preventing meningitis
£3,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have a variety of pack events that students could use for inspiration, from our brand new Mile of Fun event to the classic Time for Tea. Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a research facility at the University of Bristol (The Spencer Dayman Research Laboratory) and we would love to take you on a tour to see our ground-breaking research for yourselves. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National We will also be able to apply for permits and licenses on your Disabilities behalf and provide you with all the materials you need for a Medical Research successful collection – t-shirts, buckets, stickers, balloons Medical Support and bang-bang sticks! 102
MENCAP WHAT THEY DO? Mencap is the UK’s leading charity working exclusively with and for people with a learning disability (PWLD), their families and carers. Our vision is a world where PWLD are valued equally, listened to and included. WHO THEY WORK WITH? There are 1.4 million people in the UK with a learning disability. When you take into consideration parents, carer’s and the wider family network, it is estimated that 8 million people are affected by a learning disability. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We off the following services to people with learning disabilities: Housing - We support 5,286 people through 24-hour care and support to live independently in the community and Employment - support people with learning disabilities to find paid and meaningful employment Leisure activities - social clubs, disco's, events, friendship projects (gig buddies) Campaigning for equality for people with learning disabilities. Lobbying - Making the voices of people with learning disabilities heard, Volunteering opportunities
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could pay for a Mencap camCould buy a special standing paigner to speak to the NHS Could pay for a special day out at an frame to help a child who can’t about improving healthcare for activity centre for young people with stand up properly to develop people with a learning disabila learning disability their balance. ity
£100
£200
£800
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have a variety of pack events that students could use for inspiration, from our Mencap Big Tea Party to the classic sport events. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National We will also be able to apply for permits and licenses on your Disabilities behalf and provide you with all the materials you need for a Children successful collection – t-shirts, buckets, stickers, balloons Medical Support and bang-bang sticks! 103
MISSING PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO? We are here to ensure that anyone who is missing can find a safe way to reconnect with a loved one, to get a message home, or, to get to a place of safety; and that families are supported whilst they live with not knowing what has happened to someone they love. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Missing People works with vulnerable children, young people and adults who are missing, thinking of going missing or at risk of going missing. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? An estimated 250,000 children and adults are reported missing to the police each year, with many more unreported. Missing People offers a free, confidential helpline, text and email service which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Furthermore, we help families and police to search for missing people
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could pay for two Could pay for a Could pay for us Could pay for us Could pay for an families with missing person’s to launch a pubto reconnect a extra member of missing loved family to access licity appeal for a missing child or staff to answer ones to access a six sessions of missing child or adult with a the helpline over course of counspecialist counadult. place of safety. night for a week selling selling.
£300
£500
£1000
£700
£250
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Happy to organise a discussion with our community fundraising team to discuss this further. Further Opportunities to get Involved We would be delighted if any students wanted to volunteer, please contact
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MOBILE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP WHAT THEY DO? Mobile Education Partnerships was set up almost twenty years ago when a group of British teachers travelled to refugee camps on the Thai / Myanmar border to run summer schools. Today, we are the lead supplier of teacher training in the area. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We currently work with migrant and refugee teachers along the Thai / Myanmar border. In the coming year, we have been invited by groups within Myanmar to work in undersupported, ethnic conflict zones, and in non-formal education settings. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We are primarily a teacher training organisation as detailed in the previous answer, but we are also the only organisation in the area that provides classes for students to obtain university accredited, internationally recognised certificates. So far, we have had 210 students gain a certificate in the Cambridge University Key / Preliminary English Test.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Will provide every student in Will fully pay for a 5-day Will provide every student a class with a situationallyintensive teacher training in a class with a "maths set" tailored English textbook with course for 40 teachers to allow them to learn more activities that are studentfrom 10 migrant learning effectively centred and promote active centres. learning.
£10
£25
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have had good experience with RAG raids, hitch-hiking events, endurance (marathons / tough guy) sponsorship, and others. Further Opportunities to get Involved We are based in Mae Sot, Thailand on the border of Myanmar. Though we cannot facilitate volunteering opportunities due to the sensitive nature TYPE OF CHARITY of our work, we are more than happy to discuss other inInternational volvement. Children 105
MOTIVATION WHAT THEY DO? Without a wheelchair, millions of disabled people in the developing world can’t leave their homes, go to school or to work. Many are left to lie on the floor. Many more die from preventable complications. Most live in extreme poverty. t doesn’t have to be this way. Our wheelchairs and services are creating a fairer society where everyone has the freedom to live, love, work and play. Motivation provide suitable wheelchairs, training and support for disabled children and adults living in some of the poorest parts of the world WHO THEY WORK WITH? Last year, our work helped to reach over 80,000 people across more than 60 countries. We have projects supporting disabled people in seven focus countries across East Africa and South Asia. These projects are all different and designed to tackle the unique challenges faced by disabled people in each place.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? A complete Rough Terrain threewheeled wheelch air
provides the frame for a Rough Terrain three-wheeled wheelchair
provides the nuts and bolts for a Rough Terrain three-wheeled wheelchair
£140
£90
£8
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events 'wheelchair challenge' - use a wheelchair daily for a week at university to help experience the challenges faced by wheelchair users in the UK - now consider those faced by wheelchairs users in East Africa or South Asia... Further Opportunities to get Involved There are loads of volunteering opportunities that can really make a difference to helping us raise awareness and recruit supporters: Become a Motivation advocate and spread the word on campus and with family through social media by sharing our sto- TYPE OF CHARITY ries and recruiting supporters International Disabilities 106
MTV STAYING ALIVE FOUNDATION WHAT THEY DO? MTV Staying Alive Foundation vision is that of a smart, empowered and educated youth equipped with the tools to protect themselves from HIV. WHO THEY WORK WITH? MTV Staying Alive Foundation works closely with MTV to access a global young audience, and receives pro-bono support from Viacom International Media Networks including office space, IT equipment and support, legal services, HR, Executive Director’s salary and additional staff resource. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We have a mentor programme whereby we pair each new grantee organisation with a mentor from a former MTV Staying Alive grantee. Where possible, new organisations are matched with mentors in their locality to provide them with support on the ground.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? 25 young gay men receive 1-2-1 sexual health counselling reducing their risk of contracting HIV in Kenya.
Teaches 150 at risk young migrants how to protect themselves from HIV.
Helps 1,440 adolescent girls and young women in Kerala, India stay HIV-free by delivering HIV education.
£100
£500
£1,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events When it comes to innovative fundraising we’ll be with you every step of the way. Here’s a few ideas: The classics; RAG raids; bake sales, book sales, fashion shows, pub quizzes. The challenge events; full marathons, half marathons, sponsored swims, three legged races. The MTV vibe; club nights, battle of the bands, Geordie Shore marathon, famous fancy dress Further Opportunities to get Involved We will keep you up to date with MTV Staying Alive news and events, linking up on websites and social media channels and TYPE OF CHARITY would invite you and/or members of your team or society to International contribute to our blog. Education Support they could Offer Art/Culture From huge talent to branded t-shirts, just let us know and Medical Support we’ll see what we can do. 107
MUSIC IN HOSPITALS WHAT THEY DO? Music in Hospitals (MiH) was established as a charity in 1948 with a mission to improve the quality of life for adults and children suffering from illness or a disability by delivering uplifting and therapeutic live music performances in the healthcare sector. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with a constantly increasing amount of care homes, hospices, schools and hospitals throughout the UK, which puts us under a lot of pressure to deliver concerts to every one. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our concerts have an average audience of 25 people who will benefit widely from the music, as well as staff present at the performance. As well as the benefits listed above for audience members, members of staff benefit from an opportunity to enhance their level of patient care and improve relationships with the people in their care. We also have a large repertoire of professional musicians.
TYPE OF CHARITY National Mental Health
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NACOA (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS) WHAT THEY DO? Nacoa provides information, advice and support to the 2.6 M children affected by their parent's alcohol problems in the UK. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Everyone affected by a parent's drinking including children, young people and adults and people concerned for their welfare. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide a free and confidential helpline by email and telephone. We help service users to break the silence, consider who can help, provide them with long term on-going support and access to other agencies and services
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? IT system to proBanner to comvide remote Pop up screen to pliment new leaf- Laptop to use for PowerPoint Protraining opportu- compliment new lets to display at Training and off jector and screen nities through leaflets fundraising and site working Skype, etc. media events
£350
£275
£89
£100
£280
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are the chosen charity of Upfest (Urban Paint Festival) which takes place annually here in Bristol - there are a range of volunteering roles.
Further Opportunities to get Involved There are many volunteering opportunities including Helpline counsellor or researcher, speakers to raise awareness through other organisations, data entry, help with events and fundraising, information sharing, working with the media, contributing to Nacoa News, taking part in research studies and sharing experiences.
Support they could Offer We have t-shirts, publicity material including leaflets, posters, stickers and 'bugs'. We always support volunteers in fundraising activities, including advertising on website nacoa.org.uk and on JustGiving and Virgin Money.
TYPE OF CHARITY National Children Development Mental Health
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NAS SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE WHAT THEY DO? We are a parent-led voluntary branch of the National Autistic Society. We run support groups for parent/carers of children on the autism spectrum, autism friendly children’s activities, whole family activities and information sessions. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Cerebra, KIDS, South Glos parent carers, Contact-a-family, national NAS charity, South Gloucestershire Council WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? -email and phone support, parent/ carer support groups, childrens clubs and activities: currently a monthly science club and youth club., Exclusive autism-friendly family events: e.g. at Avon valley Country park, or sole use swimming sessions information sessions e.g.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? we can hire a swimming pool for 2 hours to give fam50 comprehensive inforroom hire and refreshments ilies a safe place to swim tomation packs for parents for one of our 2 monthly gether. many children with with a child who has been support sessions for parents/ autism cannot access public newly diagnosed, to be discarers to get advice and supsessions because of the tributed via local padiatriport in a safe and nonnoise , sensory overload and cians and health professionjudgemental environment social difficulties this causes als them.
£200
£30
£100
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We would love students to contact us for volunteering opportunities within our youth club, or to help the committee organise and administer our branch activities. Support they could Offer We can help with t-shirts and leaflets.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Disabilities 110
NAT (NATIONAL AIDS TRUST) WHAT THEY DO? NAT is dedicated to transforming society's response to HIV. With rates of diagnoses increasing - particularly dramatically among young gay men (16-24 year olds) – and massive discrimination, it's time to act. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with the general public to educate and raise awareness including within schools and through our public facing campaigns. This is very much needed since only 45% of people can accurately identify the three correct routes of transmission without misidentifying any routes (e.g. kissing). WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We are not a service delivery organisation, although we do work with a huge network of service delivery organisations and are respected as the unique policy charity. Instead, we make changes such as the above to make sure that everyone is aware of the facts around HIV, and that people living with HIV are treated with respect, dignity and justice.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Helps keep our Means that we Helps us to cononline resources can support a tinue our work up to date so member of our pushing for acpeople worried press gang to cess to inclusive they might be challenge inaccu- sex education in living with HIV rate press report- schools for all pucan get the ing. pils
£250
£500
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We would love students to get involved during World AIDS Day and take part in our 'HIV Stigma: Not Retro, Just Wrong' theme. This could include retro dress or parties. Further Opportunities to get Involved We would love volunteers particularly around World AIDS Day to help shake buckets, get donations for red ribbons and raising awareness. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National We have red ribbons, collection boxes and a training resource Education for volunteers. We also have posters for our World AIDS Day Advice campaign. 111
NATIONAL ANIMAL SANCTUARIES SUPPORT LEAGUE WHAT THEY DO? we are a umbrella under which we support new rescues to get on their feet .Bristol &Somerset horse rescue is the latest, they have sick horses to feed &medication to buy, plus we need land & stables. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Over 15 years we have helped over 30 small rescues set up across Wales & South West most have flown the nest now but now its Bristol & Somerset's time. We check references including their vets & make sure their standards come up to ours. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We help each rescue to fundraise under our banner monies raised for each event is paid to NASSL, our expenses are taken & the rest paid back to the rescue.Support is given 24 -7 on all aspects whether it be moral support or charity commission rules & regulation.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Bales of hay
Worming
Shoeing
Vet bills
Gelding
£30
£25
£80
£100
£150
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Helping with our charity shops Support they could Offer T shirts & banners
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Animals 112
NORTH BRISTOL FOODBANK WHAT THEY DO? The North Bristol Foodbank, as part of the UK-wide Trussell Trust Foodbank network, provides a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis. WHO THEY WORK WITH? A network of distributors consisting of health visitors, social workers and other community based support workers, refer people using a food voucher to the foodbank centre where people receive food. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? • 30528 people were given 3 days’ emergency food and support in 2014 at North Bristol Foodbank • 116 Frontline care professional organisations give Foodbank vouchers to people in crisis
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Warehousing (5000 square feet) to store all food in one location and able to sort the food there too.
£15,000 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Lots of ideas - http://www.trusselltrust.org/fundraise Further Opportunities to get Involved We are already registered with volunteering team for one-off volunteering opportunities Support they could Offer T-shirts, publicity, flyers etc...
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Lifestyle 113
OFF THE RECORD (BRISTOL) WHAT THEY DO? Off the Record provide mental health services to young people in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Running for 50 years currently we support 5,000 young people each year through our various projects. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Young people, aged 11 - 25 years old, who are either suffering with mental health problems or at risk. We work across the city and as such the demographics of who we work with greatly differ. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? As noted we provide six different types of services, our core service is our free to access, one-to-one counselling. However, as we have been operating for 50 years we have evolved to ensure we continue to meet young people's needs. As such we have expanded
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Buys 100 emergency ses- Buys six sessions of counsel- Buys 150 stress managesions for a young person in ling for 10 young people ment workshops for 1,500 crisis. struggling with self-harm young people
£1,000
£500
£5,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Music concerts, wine and cheese tasting (we can provide the sommelier), club nights, supermarket bag packing. Further Opportunities to get Involved We already have a number of UWE student counsellors volunteering with us, but we can offer opportunities to get involved with our campaigning. We have a dedicated project that young people run to campaign around mental health stigma and awareness. Support they could Offer We can provide professional fundraising support providing t-shirts, volunteers, leaflets and training. TYPE OF CHARITY Local Mental health Advice 114
ONE25 WHAT THEY DO? One25 is a Bristol-based charity. Our mission is to reach out to women trapped in, or vulnerable to street sex work, supporting them to break free and build new lives away from violence, poverty and addiction. Each year around 230 women use our holistic services which include: night outreach, drop-in and one-to-one support (casework). WHO THEY WORK WITH? One25’s service users are women over 18 years old who are trapped in, vulnerable to, or building new lives away from street sex-work. Last year we helped 233 women. 151 of these women were street sex-working. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We run three key services: outreach, drop-in and casework.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This can practiThis can feed all cally and emoof the hungry tionally support and malnour- This can fuel our a woman to reished women outreach van for port a violent who visit oura whole year. crime and get drop in centre justice against for a whole year. her attacker.
£5,140
£1,200
£400
This can pay for This can provide a caseworker to a meal and a hot take an emer- drink for a hungency pack of gry woman on toiletries and night outreach, other essentials often the only to a woman in food she will get hospital. to eat that day.
£70
£2.50
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We’re launching a brand new campaign ‘One25Live’ in March 2016 and we’d love you to be a part of it. International Women’s Day is on March 8th and our vision is to make March one huge, exciting month of live shows happening all round Bristol, to raise money and awareness for Bristol’s most vulnerable women. Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY We welcome students and would provide an information Local evening, induction day and high quality regular training opHomelessness portunities. Mental Health
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OPERATION SMILE UNITED KINGDOM WHAT THEY DO? Operation Smile is an international children's medical charity, working in over 60 countries to provide free reconstructive surgeries to children and young adults born with a cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities. Here in the UK, clefts are treated for free by the NHS, and taken care of at a young age. Unfortunately in many parts of the world this kind of healthcare system simply doesn't exist, and if treatment is available it is often far too expensive for most families.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? Operation Smile has a team of over 5,400 medical volunteers who routinely give up their time to travel to some of the most remote places in the world, providing free reconstructive surgeries to children and young adults born with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Operation Smile provides free reconstructive surgeries to people living with a cleft condition. We embark on over 150 medical mission to any of 60 countries each year, reaching those children who most urgently need our support. A typical mission lasts around 10 days, over which time between 300-500 children will receive full medical evaluations and 100-150 will undergo surgery.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Antibiotics for 10 children.
Specially designed feeding bottles for children with a cleft.
£15
£20
Ships smile bags to Give a child a smile. a mission site. Smile £150 covers the Medical supplies for bags contain toys, cost of a cleft surone operation. essential toiletries gery, changing a and a mirror child's life forever.
£50
£100
£150
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events One of the most popular fundraising events people take on for Operation Smile is our 'Bake a Smile' bake sale, for which we can provide recipes from some of our celebrity ambassadors. Other popular events include sports matches/tournaments, pub quiz's, concerts and plays, but you can do almost anything to raise money for Operation Smile, we encourage creativity!
Further Opportunities to get Involved Operation Smile has a dedicated Student Programmes team, putting students at the heart of our organisation. As such, there are a number of opportunities for students to get involved in what we do.
Support they could Offer On out website we provide a fundraising toolkit which includes a fundraising pack, posters, information on Operation Smile etc. We can also provide students with t-shirts, running vests, collection tins, wristbands, leaflets etc. for any event they should chose to host. All you have to do is ask and we will do our very best to provide you with anything you need.
TYPE OF CHARITY International Children Medical Support 116
ORCHID - MALE CANCER WHAT THEY DO? Every year over 50,000 men are diagnosed with a male cancer. Orchid exists to save men's lives from the three male specific cancers which include testicular, prostate and penile. To achieve this we use a range of support services, education and awareness campaigns and lead a pioneering research programme. Orchid is recognised as the UK’s leading charity working on behalf of anyone affected by or interested in male cancer. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Men, their families and friends, health and social care professionals and employers. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Ensuring men and their families have access to up-to-date, accurate, evidence based information whenever they need it remains a priority for Orchid. Last year we distributed over 550,000 items of information and communication free of charge. This saw an increase of 12% on the previous year. Our portfolio of publications also continues to prove popular and is requested by patients, their families, health and social care professionals. Our support services programme is led by the Orchid Male Cancer Information Nurse Specialist who runs the National Helpline and delivers much needed information, advice and support. The nurse specialists responded to over 2,700 direct enquires and a further 5,600 individ-
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? 100 testicle modPay for us to run els, used to show one of our roadpeople how to shows. check themselves.
£9400
£500
10,000 information cards.
£1750
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Our other suggestion is the Man vs Food university fundraising challenge. We will support you in finding a local restaurant who will be willing to let you take part in this challenge with their support. All you’ll need to do is find two willing students to go head to head in an eating challenge that will test their stamina as well as their stomach. Further Opportunities to get Involved We are a small charity based in London and are always looking for representation further afield, we would very much encourage students signing up for our Ambassador Programme. Ambassadors will represent Orchid in their local community by helping to spread the word about Male Cancer. They will receive a day’s training and will be supported by Orchid staff TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National We are really excited about the prospect of being partnered with UWE RAG. We feel very passionate about providing you with plenty of fun and unique fundraising ideas and opportunities as well as supporting you throughout this from planning through to on the day event experience.
Education Medical research 117
OVARIAN CANCER ACTION WHAT THEY DO? We’re Ovarian Cancer Action. A charity dedicated to beating the UK’s most deadly gynaecological disease. Ovarian cancer is a serial killer. It claims the life of another woman every two hours. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with ovarian cancer patients and those affected by the disease. We also work with GP's and members of the public in order to raise awareness of the symptoms and improve the speed at which the cancer is diagnosed. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We fund research into ovarian cancer and raise awareness through GP's and members of the public. The Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre was founded in 2006 and is now home to 70 scientists. Led by Professor Hani Gabra, the team is made up of purely lab based scientists, and clinician scientists who both treat patients and run laboratory research.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £1000 would allow £250 allows scien£800 covers the cost researchers to count tists to detect the of analysing DNA for the number of cancer number of copies of BRCA1 or BRCA2 cells left in a sample DNA in a tumour gene mutations. after trialling new sample. treatments.
£250
£800
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We run a campaign called Box2Beat Cancer, which is a 3 hour “boxathon”, and this is an event that we can help you organise. We provide an instructor and participants pay a registration fee as well as getting sponsorship from friends and family. It is an exciting and new event that is being branched out to students and is a very flexible but very unique event. Further Opportunities to get Involved We have several volunteering opportunities at our office and also at our events throughout the year. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National You will have a dedicated account manager who is going to Education be able to support you with whichever type of fundraising you Medical research choose. 118
PEN INTERNATIONAL WHAT THEY DO? PEN International is a charity dedicated to promoting literature and defending freedom of expression. We defend the written word, the spoken word and the filmed word. We advocate for, and support, all writers who are threatened in any way, whether that be by imprisonment and/or torture. We also have a Civil Society programme promoting literature in education and empowering youth through engagement. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We provide a range of service promoting literature, advocating at government and international level at UN for writers under arrest, or threatened with arrest or in danger. We provide protection for those in need. We seek infringements of human rights and take up a cause to highlight it and drive change. We have also focused on creating gender balance across all of our work, protecting the rights of the writer. We provide translation services for many organisations. And we have just launched our Women's Manifesto to ensure the rights of women throughout our work.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Will provide an emerWill fund a PEN InternaSponsorship of PEN gency grant to a writer tional team member to act delegate to our an- in danger who needs as an observer at a trial nual congress shelter and/or medical advice.
£1000
£500
£250
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are very grateful for any support we receive at all. We are both a organisation that is devoted to literature and human rights so both offer potential for unusual fundraising events; e.g a table quiz based on modern literature, a book and/or poetry reading or a debate between two opposing views on current press freedom. Further Opportunities to get Involved We do welcome some volunteers for tasks such as translation services, and we are now actively seeking fundraising volunteers. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY As mentioned beforehand, we are relatively new to fundraisInternational ing from many sources but we are more than happy to proArt/Culture duce t-shirts and leaflets for any event you wish to host. We Advice & Advocacy really do want to work in partnership. 119
PENNY BROHN UK WHAT THEY DO? Penny Brohn UK is a Bristol-based charity which specialises in helping people live well with cancer. This includes their supporters and families. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our services are available to anyone over the age of 18 with a cancer diagnosis and their supporters.The majority of our support is at our National Centre in Bristol, where we see 6,000 people annually. We reach a further 4,000 through our Living Well courses and other services at various locations across the U.K. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our Treatment Support Clinic was created in partnership with the Bristol Oncology and Haematology Centre and offers support to anyone preparing for, undergoing or recovering from chemo and radiotherapy.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? One hour Meditation or Self Help Techniques group for one person
One Yoga class, Qigong class or Nordic Walking session
£5
£10
Consultation with A Wellbeing Day Healthy Cooking one of our Inte- focusing on Mind, Demonstration for grative Doctors Body, Spirit or one person (Approach Emotions for one Course) person
£25
£50
£60
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Cake sale, PJs for Penny (pajamas party!), Picnics for Penny. Further Opportunities to get Involved We are reliant on the support of our many volunteers. There are office positions in admin, finance, maketing and fundraising or shorter term opportunities to support events like concerts or runs. Support they could Offer We pride ourselves on the support our fundraising team offers. We attend all the events that we possibly can and proTYPE OF CHARITY vide all the resources that are needed such as promotional National material (leaflets, banners) and buckets. We promote events Mental Health on social media and contact local and national press to get Lifestyle coverage. 120
PESTALOZZI INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE TRUST WHAT THEY DO? Pestalozzi is a UK-based charity with more than 50 years’ experience of offering lifechanging opportunities to young people from disadvantaged communities around the world. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with a number of international organisations who help with our selection process, e.g. SOS Children's Villages. We also gain funding from various groups, trusts and foundations. These vary on an annual basis. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide our students (from disadvantaged backgrounds) with an opportunity of a 2 year A Level education in the UK. The majority of our students currently attend Sussex Coast College in Hastings. All of our young people live at Pestalozzi Village in East Sussex where they are cared for, fed and looked after. Pestalozzi provides the costs of everything, including the flights from their countries to the UK and back.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Education course fees Student meals for a Educational support for one of our students whole year. each year, per student. for a year.
£4000
£2800
£522
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Ladybird themed dress up events as our logo is the two spotted ladybird, representing hope and good luck. International or cultural themed performance evenings as our charity provides opportunities to young people from around the world. Quiz Nights. Sponsored challenge events, e.g. treks, marathons, bike rides, etc. Further Opportunities to get Involved We would be happy to provide volunteering opportunities in TYPE OF CHARITY our office, tutoring our students, fundraising or perhaps handy National work on on our 160 acre estate. Education Support they could Offer Development We can provide newsletters, flyers, stickers, t shirts, badges, collection buckets/pots 121
PHASE WORLDWIDE WHAT THEY DO? PHASE stands for ‘Practical Help Achieving Self Empowerment’ – and that is exactly what we do. We work in Nepal to empower isolated communities high in the Himalayas through integrated and sustainable programmes in areas such as health, education and livelihoods. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our work can be separated into three distinct areas; health, education and livelihoods. Primary health provision is extremely important to communities in Nepal. In the remote villages in which PHASE works, less than 20% of the population have a secure food supply all year round. This unfortunately causes high levels of malnutrition and diseases. Consequently, mortality rates are incredibly high – especially among children. In order to alleviate this, we have set up over 13 Primary Healthcare Centres across 5 districts, run by around 40 Nepalese members of staff. Our health staff work as rural GPs in the communities, offering guidance and health education in a variety of different areas – nutrition, sanitation, safe water, family planning etc. Also providing vaccinations, dental care, responding to emergencies and delivering babies. They are advocates of health rights and encourage the communities to take active participation.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Health Supervisor for 12 months (salary, insurance and field living allowance)
Medicines and Transportation
Community and School Health Session per month
£3900
£2600
£90
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Movie nights, Nepalese-themed dinner parties and sponsored walks/climbs/runs Further Opportunities to get Involved We already run a programme that supports volunteers– contact us for more details Support they could Offer We would be able to send T-shirts out to prospective students if they would want to do some fundraising for us. TYPE OF CHARITY International Education Development 122
PRISONERS ABROAD WHAT THEY DO? Prisoners Abroad is the only charity which supports the well-being of British citizens imprisoned overseas. We care for prisoners’ physical and mental well-being, support their loved ones through the trauma of separation and stigma, and help prisoners find a new path after release. In many cases, our care means the difference between life and death. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We deliver vital services such as our survival grants, which ensure that British prisoners detained around the world have access to food and vitamin supplements, basic hygiene products and medical care. By sending books, newsletters and foreign-language dictionaries, we can give prisoners an escape from the acute isolation felt inside a foreign prison. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Prisoners Abroad cares for British citizens detained overseas and their families. We also support ex-prisoners returning to the UK, helping them resettle back into the community. In 2016/17, Prisoners Abroad supported: 1,788 prisoners, 1,911 family members, 316 returnees.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could buy enough phone cards Could pay for a venue for a to help five people stay in touch Could pay for vita- support group, which provides with their parents, partners or mins for a prisoner family members with a safe children waiting for them at for 3 months. space to talk about their experihome. ence.
£10
£22
£50
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events A challenge such as Jailbreak could be an exciting opportunity to have new experiences whilst supporting prisoners and their families. Or how about a sponsored silence to raise awareness of the social isolation suffered by many British citizens in prison abroad? Further Opportunities to get Involved There are many opportunities for UWE students to volunteer TYPE OF CHARITY with Prisoners Abroad. International Support they could Offer Mental Health Prisoners Abroad would endeavour to provide whatever mateHomelessness rials UWE students might need to support their fundraising events. 123
QUEEN ELIZABETH FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO? QEF works for a world where people with disabilities have the freedom to live their lives, to use their abilities and to fulfil their dreams. We want to deliver caring and creative solutions for people with disabilities and bring about lasting change for them. QEF responds to the changing needs and increasingly challenging circumstances people with disabilities of all ages face. We have a family of charities that all offer different services for disabled children, young people and adults. WHO THEY WORK WITH? QEF work with over 4,000 children and adults with physical disabilities every year. Whether it’s learning everyday life skills, designing assistive equipment, rebuilding a life devastated by brain injury, providing accessible holidays or enabling people to acquire the skills to drive a specially adapted car, QEF provides practical life transforming help.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Bugzi, indoor powered wheelchair for children aged 1-6 years of age. .
the instillation of The Environmental Control System.
£5000
£8000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have places on the London Marathon and the Prudential Ride London - Surrey that volunteers could take part in. We would also suggest music nights, strictly come dancing, charity ball's or sports days as good ways of raising money! Further Opportunities to get Involved Opportunities for voluntary work can be arranged if individuals request them. Many of our centres may need help with open days etc and are also willing to show people around. Support they could Offer QEF can support your fundraising in many ways. Firstly, we can give fundraising training to volunteers as well as support with the event organisation and TYPE OF CHARITY man power on the day. Secondly, we will give publicity to any Disabilities events through our social media pages (facebook and twitter) Medial Support and our magazine together with access to logos, some merNational chandise, some promotional goods, balloons, stickers and tshirts. 124
RADIO LOLLIPOP BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Radio Lollipop Bristol is based at The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. Our main objective is to provide care, comfort, play and entertainment for children and young people through the healing power of play. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Radio Lollipop Bristol is based within the main play room of The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and we therefore work closely with hospital staff, patients and their families. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? During our sessions we run the main hospital play room with fun arts and crafts activities and games. We also go out on to the wards with arts and crafts and games and visit the children who are not well enough to come to the play room. We broadcast live shows from our studio.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? New Studio Equipment
Arts and Crafts equipment
We make up special packs to give to children in isolation. The packs include crayons, stickers and arts and crafts and activi-
£6,000
£1,000
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We already advertise opportunities via UWE Career Hub. If anyone is interested in becoming a Radio Lollipop Volunteer they should contact: bristolvolunteers@radiolollipop.org.
Support they could Offer We have all fundraising equipment required: buckets, collecting tins, stickers, leaflets, volunteer support etc. We have a management team who can provide support and guidance.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Children Medical
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RAINBOW TRUST CHILDREN’S CHARITY WHAT THEY DO? Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. For these families, life is unthinkably tough. Rainbow Trust has teams of Family Support Workers who support the whole family, in a place of their choice, we are not a hospice. Our Family Support Workers go wherever they are needed, helping in any way they can, to make life just a little bit easier. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Rainbow Trust work alongside various companies such as Evans and Knight Frank, who have chosen Rainbow Trust as their charity of the year. Along with these partnerships, we work with various golf clubs, schools, and individuals looking to hold charity events for Rainbow Trust. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We go to families wherever they are, they don’t need to travel to us. We support families in a variety of ways including; Home support, transport support, life in hospital, sibling support, and bereavement support.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Pays for a distrac- Pays for thirty sensoPays for a Bereavetion box to help a ry toys to help enterment Support Speworried child cope tain terminally ill chilcialist for one with hospital apdren with special month. pointments. needs.
£30
£300
£384
The cost of supportPays for all the ing a family with a transportation costs terminally ill child for a Family Support for a whole year. Worker for one year.
£1,690
£7,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events There are various events that students could run to support Rainbow Trust. From RAIDS, to Christmas Wrapping, to sports and challenges.
Further Opportunities to get Involved Rainbow Trust have plenty of volunteering experiences that anyone could get involved in, be it volunteering in our office, or out at events we hold throughout the year.
Support they could Offer Rainbow Trust could provide various types of fundraising materials for events, including; T-shirts, Leaflets, Banners, Key rings, Balloons, Collection tins, Buckets, Help with online fundraising pages, Marketing materials – logo, brand guidelines etc, Appearances by our Rainbow Trust mascots Bungle, Zippy, and George, and a Rainbow Trust representative to support and attend your events.
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ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION WHAT THEY DO? The Rosie May Foundation is a registered UK charity and was founded in January 2004 in response to overwhelming donations from the public following the murder of Rosie May the only daughter of Graham & Mary Storrie. Immediate funds went to Sheffield Paediatric Intensive Care Unit which gave Rosie May very special care during the last precious 48 hours of her short life. WHO THEY WORK WITH? The Rosie May Foundation decided to build a home for orphaned and abandoned girls after experiencing the devastation that the 2004 Tsunami left. The hope was to re-uniting sisters and re-integrating them with their families. To date, the Rosie May Home has reconnected 44% of sisters, 30% of parental re-unification and 13% of adoption. Our new initiative in Sri Lanka is a community based project called Project Hope. It aims to support single parent mothers living below the poverty line though skills training in the hope that their children will stay in a happy and healthy home environment. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The Rosie May Foundation provides service at all our projects in Sri Lanka, Nepal and the UK. We work towards bettering the lives of women and children who live on or below the poverty line.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? We are looking to purchase several tuk Tuk's to be used by the women at Project Hope.
This would cover the cost of free school meals for 70 children in Nepal over the period of 1 year.
To cover the living costs of two sisters at the Rosie May Home in Sri Lanka for one year.
£3000
£7000
£600
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have in the past put on unique events such as a strictly Rosie May dance competition, dog shows, Charity Ball at Belvoir Castle, International Sri Lankan Tea Parties etc.
Further Opportunities to get Involved The Rosie May Foundation offers an ethical volunteering programme which students could get on bored with. They would have the opportunity to visit the projects they have been fundraising for in both Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Support they could Offer We have a lot of fundraising material including leaflets, t shirts, wrist bands, cd's, teddy bears etc.
TYPE OF CHARITY International Education Children
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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE BRISTOL WHAT THEY DO? Ronald McDonald House Bristol provides accommodation and support, free of charge, to the families of critically ill children receiving care at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Ronald McDonald House Bristol works with (on average) 600 families per year. Since opening in 2002, we have supported over 6200 families. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We also provide a free of charge family support service to the families weekly. One of our volunteers goes to the hospital weekly and talks to the families about any problems they may be facing.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Family to stay 1 night
Cleaning products for a 2 weeks
Family stay for a week
Bedding for 10 rooms
Pays for the whole house (21 families) to stay
£35
£100
£245
£450
£735
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Bake sales, toy Sales, raffles, pub quizzes, taking part in runs, summer fayres and kareoke nights. Any funds raised would go towards core costs for our services such as electricity and heating for the families. Further Opportunities to get Involved Students can volunteers at our fundraising events such as runs and golf days. Support they could Offer
We can provide T-shirts, leaflets and collection tins for a fundraising event.
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ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION WHAT THEY DO? Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only UK charity dedicated to defeating lung cancer and give help and hope for patients and families affected by lung cancer through our research, education and campaigning. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We have our own Roy Castle FagEnds community stop smoking service who offer free, confidential, friendly advice and practical help to support anyone hoping to successfully quit smoking. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We know lung cancer is strongly associated with social deprivation and our Patient Relief Grants provide financial support to patients who are unable to meet the short term practi-
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? A lung cancer diagnosis can This will go towards training come with unnecessary fiCan fund half an hour of rea specialist lung cancer nancial stress and we can search into lung cancer. nurse. use this grant to support a lung cancer patient.
£20
£50
£200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Students would be encouraged to take part in the 50/50 enterprise in which we provide £50 and groups have 50 days in which to make as much profit for the charity. This can be opened up as a league table with the clubs and societies to see who can bring in the most.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a dedicated volunteer co-ordinator who helps those who wish to gain experience in a certain field and keeps them up to date with opportunities as they arise. Where possible, we try to provide students with the best possible opportunities based on their course and TYPE OF CHARITY interests. Local Support they could Offer T-shirts, balloons, banners, leaflets, collection boxes, posters and sponsor forms.
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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION STOKE GIFFORD BRANCH WHAT THEY DO? The Royal British Legion raises funds throughout the year, for the Poppy Appeal, which is used to provide help and support to serving and ex-service personnel, their families and dependants. Stoke Gifford RBL is a relatively small branch, and to date we have had some awesome achievements, such as winning the branch efficiency cup twice, as well as probably being the only branch in the country to host a radio programme specifically for the Royal British Legion. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Stoke Gifford RBL work with a number of local youth groups such as the local Army cadets, scouts, guides, brownies and beavers; but we also work with schools by providing talks about the Poppy Appeal and experiences. There is local liaison with both the Baptist Church and St Mary's Church in Stoke Gifford, both of whom assist in the Remembrance Service. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The Poppy appeal on a national level provides help and assistance to serving and exservice personnel, their families and dependants in terms of welfare need, whether it be debt management, bonds for rented accommodation, purchase of white or brown goods, support for post traumatic stress disorder, or a respite or family activity break, etc.
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RSBC (ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN) WHAT THEY DO? We believe that no child should grow up poor and lonely just because they are blind. From the moment a family hears the news about their child’s sight condition we can be on hand with practical and emotional support to guide them through their journey. We have a dedicated Family Support Worker for Bristol called Kath. She supports blind and partially sighted children and young people from 0-25 years old and their families. She can also support young people whose sight is starting to deteriorate. WHO THEY WORK WITH? RSBC work with family Support Workers who support blind and partially sighted children and young people and their families. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We currently work with 400 families across the UK. By 2018 we want to increase that to 3,000. We know this is ambitious and that's why we need your help to do it!
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? 1 hour of music therapy for a child.
1 hour of a Recently Diagnosed support service for parents.
1 hour of sensory therapy and baby massage.
£6.67
£19.30
£40
Pays for one child to This could cover the attend our Sports cost of running one without Limits resi- hospital service for dential week. one year.
£545
£12,508.51
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Blindfold Run 2016 – A 10k/5k blindfolded run. (We have one in London on November 6th or we could organise one near your university for your students if you’d be interested in that). Mega-raids in London and other major cities. (Blindfolded – surprise location raids). Blindfolded Wine tasting evenings. Further Opportunities to get Involved Opportunity to apply to intern in the office. Volunteer opportuTYPE OF CHARITY nities on sports/social programme. Opportunity to train as a National sighted guide.Summer celebration for fundraisers. Children Support they could Offer Disabilities Buckets, t-shirts, stickers etc, Dedicated fundraising support Mental Health officer for your group, Fundraising training sessions, Publicity via our social media channels, Permits for raids. 131
RSPCA BRISTOL & DISTRICT AND BRISTOL DOGS & CATS WHAT THEY DO? In Bristol lost, unwanted and stray animals are cared for by Bristol Dogs and Cats Home and the RSPCA Bristol Clinic in St. Philips. Both of these facilities are run by the RSPCA Bristol and District Branch which is independent from the National RSPCA. Animals are brought in by RSPCA Inspectors, Animal Collection Officers, Dog Wardens and members of the public. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We are very fortunate to work with people and animals from all walks of life. From volunteers, adopters and supporters through to external corporate agencies, the press, lawyers, veterinary professionals, fundraisers and many many more. No two days are ever the same within our organisation.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Vet Bed (specialist bedBuster Inflatable ding mainly used Collars (various to care for post sizes) operative care patients.
£11.74 +
£11.00 +
3M Littmann Classic II S.E. Stethoscope
Heavy Duty Can Opener
Kärcher K2 Compact Air-Cooled Pressure Washer
£58.43
£4.99
£59.99
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events There are so many fun, exciting nd challenging fundraising events that the students could take on for us, from designing bespoke online fundraising initiates to traditional flag days, it's a knockout competitions, Jailbreaks, skydiving (and many other challenge events), street collections and 'Rag Raids'! Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY We encourage all fundraisers, supporters and volunteers to Local visit us, meet the animals and have a tour of both the Clinic Animals and the Dogs & Cats Home as this is the best way to see what we do day in and day out. 132
RSPCA WHAT THEY DO? The RSPCA exists to help abused and neglected animals in England and Wales. We rescue, rehabilitate and re-home thousands of animals every year. WHO THEY WORK WITH? The RSPCA works with many other like minded organisations, the police, the fire service, the ambulance service, the NSPCC, schools, universities, local councils, government both here and abroad and with regulatory bodies in England and Wales. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our services reach out to so many people every day but ultimately our goal is to help people treat animals in an appropriate way. We’re here to offer advice, support and take in animals that have been injured or abandoned or have been subject to cruelty. In 2015 alone we rescued 118,994 animals and carried out 273,240 microchippings, neuterings and treatments. Our farm assured scheme, RSPCA Assured, ensured that 275million animals bred for food were looked after to our standards.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Our B Block Our very old IC Our Geoff Croft aviary - needs aviary - needs Our Seclusion aviary, designed drainage works, some screening to aviary - need specifically for and repairs to give birds a visual some new panels looking after the roof, mesh barrier so they and needs vital owls, needs new and some of the don't get startled, rat proofing. mesh. panel work. and some re-
£5000
£4500
£2500
£1500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We can provide lots of fundraising ideas themed around ‘Team Animal’. Are you Team Dog, are you Team Cat, Team Fox or even Team Pig? Students could fundraise in small groups to fund the items on the shopping list and compete against each other to help raise as much as they can. Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY Students can volunteer for the day in groups at out West National Hatch Wildlife Centre just outside Taunton, just an hour’s Animals drive from the centre of Bristol. Local Support they could Offer Merchandise, event support. 133
SEE CHANGE WHAT THEY DO? See Change is the local name for Julian House in Bristol. Our vision is a just society where socially excluded people are supported and empowered to build sustainable, independent lives. We provide real opportunity and support for people to move away from rough sleeping and anti-social behaviours. This involves supporting our clients to access accommodation, education & training, and employment opportunities. We work with each client to build confidence and motivation through activities and courses, and help them reconnect with family and social networks. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with people from all backgrounds who have experienced homelessness, unemployment, addiction, mental health issues, anti-social behaviour or domestic violence. In the last 12 months we have; supported 373 individuals with our Assertive Outreach teams, given work experience and training to 280 people through our social enterprises, moved 154 clients from supported housing to their own independent accommodation, had an impressive 69% positive outcome with clients accessing our criminal justice service.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? £100 could provide a warm bed and night of £400 could cover the cost of five cli- The annual client supsafety for someone ents to attend a twelve week addic- port costs for a 4/5 bed who has nowhere else tion recovery treatment program supported housing unit to go
£100
£400
£9000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Open Mic night, Sponsored Sleep Out, Orienteering. We can supply promotional materials and support to students who would like to organise their own fundraising events. Further Opportunities to get Involved We can provide opportunities to volunteer at our events throughout the year, assist with fundraising collections or pop-up shops. We also have more TYPE OF CHARITY specific volunteering opportunities involving direct client National work, please contact for details. Homelessness Education 134
SENSE WHAT THEY DO? Our vision is of a world in which all deafblind children and adults can be full and active members of society. Sense achieve this by offering a range of services to deafblind people throughout the UK. WHO THEY WORK WITH? At our Woodside Family Centre in Bristol we provide a range of services for children and their families in the area. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Sense work with children, young people, adults and older people with a progressive sight and hearing loss, offering a wide range of housing, educational and leisure opportunities.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This donation This donation could provide This donation could fund the two deafblind This donation could help a cost of one of our older people with could provide a deafblind child Sense Saturday an assessment to deafblind person and their family clubs, where ensure they get with a week’s to access our ex- families can get the services that holiday. pert services for together for will meet their the first time. friendship, supneeds port and fun.
1000
£680
£460
£250
This donation could pay for a Children & Family support worker to visit a deafblind child for two hours to help them learn even more exciting skills.
£170
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Lost: We invite you to Get Lost for Sense by taking part in the famous RAG event. Blindfolded, piled on a coach, driven to the middle of nowhere and begin the race back to campus. We can provide you with all you need to run a safe and fun challenge that is always popular, inexpensive and simple to organise. TYPE OF CHARITY Further Opportunities to get Involved Local A great way to see how your funds raised throughout the year can make a difference is to take part in a Sense Summer Children Holiday or volunteer locally at our Woodside Family Centre Elderly playscheme. Disabilities 135
SHELTER WHAT THEY DO? Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign so that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Shelter works with anyone who is affected by problems relating to homelessness or bad housing. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our free national helpline is open all year round to offer expert housing advice to anyone struggling with issues related to housing and homelessness - no matter what their situation. It is manned by expert housing advisers who will listen to and support clients, and
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
could mean we could help an adcould help home- can help a family viser answer the less parents reg- apply for a grant call of a family ister their child at or a loan to buy facing homelessa new school essential food ness and clothing
£3
£10
£25
could help an advisor answer could help pay calls for two for an adviser to hours, and supissue court proport parents who ceedings, stophave just lost ping a family their jobs and are from being evictworried about ed mortgage payments
£50
£150
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Christmas Slippers for Shelter day, Bake sales, Music events, Talks about homelessness Further Opportunities to get Involved We are always looking for volunteers for our face-to- face services as well as volunteering. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National We would be able to provide leaflets, posters, stickers, balHomelessness loons, t-shirts and logistical support if applications for fundAdvice raising in public places on our behalf are necessary. 136
SHINE WHAT THEY DO? Shine stands for “Spina bifida, Hydrocephalus, Information, Networking, Equality” and this is effectively what we do. We’re here to bring people together, help them understand and manage their disability, and campaign for better visibility and equality for our members. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Shine supports over 11,000 people with these conditions - from birth and throughout life. We also provide information and support to parents, carers, friends and family. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Shine has a range of services. Day-to-day support and advice is delivered by local Support and Development Workers, empowering people to access services and manage their needs. We also provide support groups to families with young children affected by spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus. Finally we provide events to build skills, including workshops and events.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? An afternoon support group for young children and their families.
Printing and mailing of 300 copies of our membership magazine.
One-day workshop dedicated to a specific topic.
Training for peersupport volunteers.
One year of the 'Great Minds' programme.
£50
£150
£500
£1,500
£5,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Wear Yellow and Shine - try a yellow-themed bake sale, get the whole SU wearing yellow for the day, or organise a yellow-themed club night. Virtual Balloon Races - sell virtual balloons to students and faculty, let people customise their balloon online, and then launch the race from a location of your choice. Participants track their balloon online and the winner is the balloon that travels furthest. Further Opportunities to get Involved From time to time there will be volunteering opportunities in the Bristol area. These may include fundraising activities, attending events for members, or opportunities for more hands-on experience for health and applied sciences stuTYPE OF CHARITY dents. National Support they could Offer Disabilities You’ll get a dedicated member of the fundraising team who Advice & Advocacy will send you a free fundraising pack and be your point of Medical Support contact. We can also provide collection pots, t-shirts, stick137 ers, posters, balloons, literature and other kit.
SHOPMOBILITY (SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) WHAT THEY DO? The service to provide mobility scooters and wheelchairs started some ten years ago. Funding was obtained from Big Lottery’s Reaching Communities Programme to run a mobile service covering various shopping centres in South Gloucestershire. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We liaise closely with Community Transport Groups to identify people who may benefit from having access to a scooter and require transportation to our centre. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Shopmobility South Gloucestershire‘s principal service is the daily and long term loan of mobility scooters and wheelchairs to people with mobility problems who wish to shops and services in Yate.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Battery Pack x 3 for3 scooters
Scooter able to take weight of up to 25st
£300
£950
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events I would imagine this would be dependent on what students felt they might want to undertake. Further Opportunities to get Involved We always need volunteers to promote the service throughout the County by liaising with other agencies and providing information, posters and leaflets, Production of a promotional video would also be very helpful in this respect. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY Our ability to help externally would be limited given we are a Local small charity and many of our volunteers have limited mobiliElderly ty. Disabilities
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SIGHTSAVERS WHAT THEY DO? Sightsavers’ vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Sightsavers is an international organisation working with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Seventy five per cent of blindness in the world is either avoidable or treatable. Sightsavers works with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Our work alleviates poverty among poor and marginalised communities and thus helps to realise the internationally accepted social development goals.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Cost of cataract surgery for an adult
Cost of cataract surgery for a child
Train a cataract surgeon to get their first qualification
£30
£50
£2200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events If you want to participate in your own event so students could seek sponsorships, then our partners have a variety of activities you could get involved with. Further Opportunities to get Involved Unfortunately, since our work is based overseas, we do not usually have volunteering work here in the UK. Support they could Offer There are many ways we could support your efforts and help spread the word about Sightsavers. We could provide fundraising starter packs to those who would like to fundraise for us, including branded t- TYPE OF CHARITY shirts and baseball caps, balloons, stickers, posters and fliers. International Elderly/ Children Disabilities 139
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES UK WHAT THEY DO? SOS Children’s Villages is one of the largest NGOs in the world, although relatively unknown in the UK. It’s been going for almost 70 years, and supports and cares for vulnerable, orphaned, or abandoned children around the world. Our work is two-fold: curative and preventative. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Vulnerable children around the world. Annually we help over 1,000,000 children and families through our projects such as Education, healthcare, family-based care, vocational training, micro-financing, nutritional advice, family strengthening programmes
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Funding for a child's education for a year
Teacher training costs for a year
£285
£2600
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have specific fundraising packs for universities and schools that we partner with, which are filled with suggestions and testimonials from previously successful fundraising endeavours. Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a number of volunteering opportunities within our UK office, both for longerterm skilled volunteers (support with marketing/graphic design etc.) and shorter-term placements too. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer International We could help in that endeavour with volunteers, bespoke Children and existing marketing materials (physical and digital), clothDevelopmental ing, merchandise, and much more. starter packs to those who would like to fundraise for us, including branded t-shirts and baseball caps, balloons, stickers, posters and fliers. 140
SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL CHARITY WHAT THEY DO? Southmead Hospital Charity raises funds to support the healthcare services at Southmead Hospital, Cossham Hospital and in the Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset communities. Working alongside our clinical teams, therapeutic support staff and our patient community, we raise funds for projects that are beyond the remit of the NHS. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our charity works with over 9000 NHS staff; We treat 300,000 patients a year in our hospitals, including more than 6,000 births; We have some 15000 foundation trust members; We also hold approx. 5000 supporters on our donor database and host regular engagement with local companies and members of the public.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Da Vinci surgical robot used to perform precision surgery on Fund research into prostate cancer pa- finding a cure for Multients which signifitiple Sclerosis cantly reduces any associated side effects.
£1,500,000
£500,000
Digital reminiscence therapy software for dementia and brain injured patients
New incubator for new born and premature babies with intensive care needs
£5000
£15000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are actively looking for volunteers to help promote the charity through engagement stands held in our main hospital building and work in the community to promote fundraising events. Support they could Offer T-shirts, running vests, promotional materials including leaflets on the charity and appeals, access to general hospital volunteers for one off events, Do Something Super For Southmead campaign materials (including 5 mascots) and brand under the theme of superheores to help support fundraising activity, digital fundraising support through bespoke online fundraising pag- TYPE OF CHARITY es, dedicated PR and social media support. Local Medical 141
SOUTHERN BROOKS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WHAT THEY DO? We are an established Community Development organisation helping people achieve their full potential and shape their own futures. Our aim is for people to be healthy and happy and have the skills and confidence they need to shape their own future. We work through the pathways of Sustainable Communities, Health & Well-being and Learning & Development to provide a range of community based services. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our Partnerships are generally with local councils and housing associations, schools and GP surgeries who come to us for support when they identify a particular need in their area. Our staff are currently supporting 800 community groups and we have 140 families on our books who have been signposted to us by our partners, as they are in need of some extra help and support. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Many families we work with have benefitted from our one to one mentoring and courses on financial awareness or confidence building. We run youth groups, and play-schemes for children in the school summer holidays. Older people are a growing demographic in the UK so we started a 'buddy' scheme to help older people with tasks such as dog walking, shopping, gardening laundry etc. to help them remain independent for longer and reduce isolation and
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Funds towards a CommuNew Photocopying ma- nity event to be held next chine year to celebrated HM 90th birthday
£5000
£1000
Funds towards providing a day coach trip for disadvantaged children to the seaside next summer.
Funds towards a Celebrating Age event next year
£500
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Organise a sponsored 10K local run Organise a charity auction Further Opportunities to get Involved Our volunteer manager, Kate Ross, may be able to provide some information on how to get involved, you can call her on 01454 868570. Support they could Offer T-shirts, sashes, leaflets and possibly volunteers
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STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE WHAT THEY DO? Founded in Taunton in 2005 following the death of the CEO's brother through mindless, alcohol-fuelled violence, Stand Against Violence (SAV) is a small charity with 2 F/T & 2 P/T staff members, a bank of freelance teachers and very supportive volunteers working across England & Wales. The organisation focuses on the violence itself, not the cause or excuse for it, offering practical solutions for attitudes, prevention and dealing with the situation and its aftermath.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? SAV works with young people in schools, youth organisations, youth offending teams and prisons to prevent violence. Much of our work is in SW England, particularly schools in Bristol, but also across the South and London and also further north as well. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Interactive workshops for young people to understand violence and its consequences for all using film, a SAV book, drama, on how not to become violent, how to stop or handle other potential violent situations, how to stay safe, including first aid, self-defense and alcohol & drug awareness.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? It costs just £3 a head to educate a young person in a workshop.
£90 pays for a violenceprevention workshop for 30 people.
When working with large groups we hold a 'carousel day' with 4/5 different workshops so groups of 30 can experience them all
£3
£90
£450
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Teams of 4 2018 March for local swimathon. 25th Sept- celebrate National day of NonViolence (NDNV) - any both PR or fundraising event. Sponsored 'Stands' of any kind. Further Opportunities to get Involved Roles:Recycling for Cash Co-ordinator.SAV's own Lottery ticket TYPE OF CHARITY seller.Sports Fundraising Events Co-ordinator. Local Support they could Offer Children T-shirts, Running vests or hoodies, lanyards, name badges, Education leaflets,pin badges, people to help, marketing materials, balloons, collecting buckets, boxes, etc. 143
STONEWALL WHAT THEY DO? Stonewall is a charity that supports and campaigns for the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans people in Britain and abroad. Founded in 1989, we have grown to become one of the leading LGBT organisations in the country, with 120 staff across offices in London, Cardiff and Edinburgh. Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere, is free to be themselves: a world of acceptance without exception. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with over 750 organisations across the public and private sector in the UK as part of our Diversity Champions programme, many of these are universities. We also work with over 1000 schools on our School Champions programmes, We have 100 school role models now and we train around 700 school staff per year on our 'Train the trainer' workshops - empowering school staff to make positive changes to support services for LGBT young people in schools, This reflects just some of the work we do - but we also work with LGBT organisations international to make a difference globally.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Can send five packs to teachers Means we can be there to answer around Britain to help give a call from a young LGBT person them the skills to tackle homothrough our free information serphobic, biphobic, and transphovice bic bullying in their school.
£5
£25
Will allow us to develop new programmes to reach into new and diverse communities
£50
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Previously, universities across the UK have organised a range of fundraising activities to support LGBT equality, whether this is during RAG week itself, LGBT history month in February or for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia in May. Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY We have places in some big challenge events this year including a National number of places in Survival of the Fittest. Children Support they could Offer LGBT+ We have a range of merchandise that we can provide - t-shirts, challenge vests, posters and resources that can be downloaded for free, stickers and leaflets. 144
STREET CHILD WHAT THEY DO? Street Child is a charity registered in the United Kingdom, which helps some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable children to access education. We started in Sierra Leone in 2008 working with a small number of street children. Since then we have helped over 60,000 children to go to school and enabled thousands of families to generate sustainable incomes so that their children can stay in education. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Street Child has a focus on strong, sustainable partnerships with local organisations and since 2008, has worked with partners to build and upgrade over 290 schools, train more than 700 local teachers and are now helping to educate over 60,000 young people. Street Child works to help children off the streets, away from danger and into school. Our dedicated 'street teams' and social workers work hard to change the lives of as many children as possible. They spend their time meeting and gradually befriending street-connected children gaining trust and becoming the safe adult that is missing in most street children's lives.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Send a child to school for a year
£30
Provide a small business grant Pay a rural teacher's salary for a to a family to keep their child in year school
£50
£200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are always happy to talk to students and give them ideas and advice suited to their interests and hobbies. We have ‘Pop-up pub quiz’ packs, which are a great event to hold in the local pub or SU bar Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY Street Child is dedicated to providing our supporters with access to International the programmes they help us fund. We offer international volunteerChildren ing opportunities in West Africa, Nepal and Sri Lanka through our Education International Volunteering Programme. Support they could Offer Street Child's experienced and enthusiastic team are always on hand to support our fundraisers, whether it be through regular meetings to discuss ideas, the provision of marketing and promotional materials, attendance/speakers at events or places on our own event 145
ST MARK'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION WHAT THEY DO? We fund cutting edge bowel disease, research & dissemination of clinical excellence world -wide and across the UK at St. Mark's Hospital, a 180 year old world centre of excellence. Based in London, we were founded in 1835 as the world's first specialist Bowel Disease and Bowel Cancer Hospital. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We see over 50,000 patients every from across the UK and internationally with a range of bowel diseases including Bowel Cancer, Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis and Intestinal Failure & others. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide better outcomes and improved outcomes for patients who suffer from Bowel Disease who are treated at St Mark's. These new innovative surgical techniques and treatments are then taught to clinical staff from across the UK which means that knowledge is disseminated to the hundreds and thousands of Bowel Disease & Cancer patients throughout the UK.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Donation will as- Will assist our re- Funds an MSC Will sponsor one Donation will sist our research search into tissue place within our of our educational help towards the into malignant engineering which Burdett Institute courses, attended early detection polyps forming in will lead one day for Gastrointesti- by Doctors, Conof bowel cancer. Family Cancer / to bowel transnal Nursing. sultants and nurs-
£50
£100
£500
£800
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Christmas activities (Gift wrapping, choir services, carol singing etc), Rowing erg competitions, Mini-golf, challenge events, we have spaces for various overseas treks and Uk based challenges. Gala dinners also work well. Or doing a run dressed as doctors or surgeons. Also, a dress up social where the theme is medical. Further Opportunities to get Involved Volunteering at major events across the UK and London, Site tours of our cutting-edge research at St Mark's Hospital in a TYPE OF CHARITY clinical setting, awards for the best fundraisers, Staff support National and St Mark's staff at events if needed Medical Support Support they could Offer Advice T-shirts, fundraising packs, merchandise, pens (everyone 146 loves pens!), marketing materials, Press and PR for online media and national and local
ST PETER'S HOSPICE WHAT THEY DO? St Peter’s is Bristol’s only adult hospice. We provide specialised care and support for patients with severe and progressive disease (80% of our patients have cancer), where curative treatment is no longer possible. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Apart from our patients we also work with patients' families every step of their way - giving them comfort, advice and if necessary bereavement support. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We do our very best to care for our patients and their families, carers and loved ones for as long as they need us.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? cost of a Nebuliser medical supplies for which will open up enable a patient to atone week which inthe airways to help a tend day hospice for cludes dressings, neepatient breathe more one day dles and creams. easily
£450
£80
buy a Wing chair for our IPU room
£334
£478
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Quiz night, Games night, collection, Charity Ball, Sponsored walk/run, Swop Party, Disco night, Cake sales, Skydive, BBQ, Fancy dress party Further Opportunities to get Involved We always have volunteering opportunities in our fundraising department, shops or in the Hospice. It is always good to discuss as most of it is seasonal as there are many things going on all year round. Support they could Offer Of course, we can provide you with the whole fundraising package - banners, leaflets, posters, sponsorship forms, T-shirts, collection bucket and tins and we also have lots of advice and enthusiasm to get your fundraising efforts off the TYPE OF CHARITY ground! What ever you choose to do we are here to help! Local Medical 147
ST VINCENT'S/JULIAN HOUSE WHAT THEY DO? We provide vulnerable and often homeless people with accommodation, support, skills development training, and work experience to improve their life choices and chances. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Last year Julian House worked with more that 400 people with people that have experienced problems like homelessness, addiction and domestic abuse across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and Wilshire. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Specialist housing support services, our projects like St Vincent’s in Bristol and our Complex Needs Project in South Gloucestershire provide safe and supportive accommodation for offenders and ex-offenders; people with substance misuse needs; single homeless people; women and children with experience of domestic abuse.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? could pay for a 10 group sessions to supcould pay for an emer- port a young women gency welcome pack to recover from the trauma of domestic abuse.
£5
£300
Could enable 6 people to participate in a Could give 10 people six week ‘Build a Bike’ specialist support to course which will give rebuild their lives on a them new skills and a weekly basis qualifications.
£1,750
£5,500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events - organise a sleep out on campus for students to experience what it's like to sleep 'homeless' for the night. - organise an up-cycled fashion show on Campus, like our 'Green is the NEW Black' fashion show we did earlier this year. Further Opportunities to get Involved volunteer at our events like The Colour Fun Run- 20 UWE students came to be paint station marshals at our event on Sunday 27th. We will have at least 3 big events next year that students can get involved in. TYPE OF CHARITY Homelessness - A Sociology Student is currently doing a placement at our Educations social enterprise Aspire, more placement opportunities can be look at. Local 148
ST. MUNGO'S WHAT THEY DO? Today, St Mungo’s Broadway is committed to enabling men and women recover from both the causes and consequences of homelessness. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We support thousands of people at risk, who we know from our street work are vulnerable to rough sleeping. These include isolated people with mental health or drug problems, current and ex offenders, former rough sleepers now in their own homes and people who are begging or street drinking. In 2014 we helped more than 15,900 individuals.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? A van to compliment the Outreach service Materials to assist the Printing of the Recovin Bristol. To transport delivery of recovery ery College course those sleeping rough college courses and prospectus. Per term. to emergency accomworkshops. Per term. modation or health services.
£500
£1,000
£20,000
To employ a member of staff to facilitate delivery of social enterprise project within on of our residential projects.
£18,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events
Support they could Offer You will have a dedicated and experienced member of staff as your point of contact throughout the year. We have branded resources, such as collection buckets, t-shirts, stickers, balloons. We are also able to apply for permits for bucket collections specifically for Bristol RAG.
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STUDENT MINDS WHAT THEY DO? Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. Through our national network of university groups, we aim to empower students with the knowledge, confidence and skills to look after their own mental health and support others. One conversation at a time, we will transform the state of student mental health. We work with student volunteers (student-led peer support groups and campaign groups) as well as University staff to bring about positive change at over 100 UK universities. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Student Minds currently works with students and staff at over 100 universities across the UK. In 2015-16, thousands of people benefited from our work; from those individuals trained to deliver peer support, campaigns and workshops (300 students, 120 staff) to those that received direct support through our in-person interventions (over 200 students experiencing mental health difficulties in support groups, over 200 students in workshops for friends), to the thousands that engage with our online blog and resources, influential sector research, and social media campaigns (e.g. 7 million hashtag deliveries for Uni Mental Health Day).
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This would enable us to produce an E-Learning module to equip a greater number of student and staff volunteers
This would allow us to put on a 3-day student mental health festival
This would allow us to develop a new Train-theTrainer programme.
£1000
£2,000
£10,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We arrange a variety of fundraising initiatives that we could support Bristol UWE RAG to deliver. Voluntary work and students are at the core of Student Minds work, meaning we would have an array of voluntary work for Bristol UWE RAG to get involved with Support they could Offer We can give you access to our logo, online guides, posters TYPE OF CHARITY (and access to our in-house designer) as well as ongoing supMental Health port and visits from our Fundraising Officer. National 150
SUPPORT DOGS WHAT THEY DO? Support Dogs is dedicated to improving the independence and quality of life for people living with some of the most challenging medical conditions. e train specialist assistance dogs to achieve this. These highly trained dogs help with everyday tasks for people with physical disabilities, give advanced warning of seizures for people with epilepsy and provide safety and support for children with autism and their families. WHO THEY WORK WITH? In a year we work with over 90 dogs, which includes 70 partnerships across our three programmes. Every year we aim to train 12 more partnerships. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Once the dog is sourced they are taken through 12 weeks of basic training to become an assistance dog. Once the 12 week course is complete, the dog is taught the skills needed for the individual for example learning named items or calling for help.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Refitting of Seizure training rooms
15 specialist Assistance Dog jackets
looking after our dogs in training at evenings and weekends
Dog toys and equipment
£5,000
£435
£1,536
£149.27
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Other events relating to dogs and people in the local area are fantastic, such as sponsored walks. Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a range of opportunities for students to build their skills for when they leave University. This includes a range of activities such as PR, Marketing, Fundraising, Administration, Accountancy and Database Management. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer National We have a mascot and leaflets available. We would Animals be able to meet the students with our team and dogs. Disabilities
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SURVIVE WHAT THEY DO? Survive work with women and children affected by domestic violence. manages three refuges in secure locations providing temporary homes for up to 12 families and 4 single women at a time. We run a number of programmes to support families who have experienced domestic violence. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Women and children affected by domestic violence and abuse. We also support some men in our project in Accident and Emergency Department at Southmead Hospital. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Refuges: providing temporary homes for up to 12 families and 4 single women at a time. IDVA's (Independent Domestic Violence Advocates) for women in high risk situations. Outreach. We also run programmes such as a support programme for children who have ex-
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Training pack to use when training volunteers and outside agencies - 'Leaving'
New bed for rooms in Refuges x 15
£135
£200
Survey Monkey SubNew duvets for famiscription so we can lies coming in to Refmonitor feedback from uge x15 our groups
£25
£260
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Bag packing at supermarkets near Christmas. Further Opportunities to get Involved Decorating rooms in Refuges Gardening Installing new equipment that has been donated TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Children We have t-shirts and leaflets. Some volunteers should also be able to help. Homeless Education Local 152
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL WHAT THEY DO? Survival International is the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights. We’re the only organization that champions tribal peoples around the world. We help them defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their own futures. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our work is preventing the annihilation of tribal peoples. We give them a platform to speak to the world. We investigate atrocities and present evidence to the United Nations and other international forums. We support legal representation. We fund medical and self -help projects. We educate, research, campaign, lobby and protest. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Educational services, and news and information.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
We haven't provided a shopping list, as our work is campaign-based, and we do not put much funding towards specific items.
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events You could run a Survival stall, show one of our films at your own screening, or complete a sponsored challenge (like a run, bike, swim, sail or skydive!) for Survival. Further Opportunities to get Involved We offer internships in our London office. Please see http://www.survivalinternational.org/ info/work for current openings. Support they could Offer We can provide leaflets, books and literature, running vests and material for running stalls.
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TASTE WHAT THEY DO? A Christian charity who work to support disadvantaged communities in Nigeria by providing sustainable and safe drinking water supply. TASTE also educates the communities including children in local schools about the importance of basic hygiene and sanitation practices. WHO THEY WORK WITH? TASTE works within local communities in Nigeria to provide clean drinking water to improve their quality of life. TASTE was registered in the UK in 1999 and since then has worked in over 250 communities and has helped over 30,000 individuals. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? The provision of clean water and sanitation facilities within the community, and improving
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Health and hygiene eductaion workshop, hydrogeological survey, drilling borehole, flushing hole, gravel packing, purchase and installation of hand pump and pump testing.
Solar panel, electronic pump enhancer, batteries
£3500
£3000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored fun run, cycle ride, abseiling, fundraising concerts… Further Opportunities to get Involved Raising awareness in the local community such as visiting schools, scout groups etc Volunteering at charity fundraising events. Support they could Offer Leaflets, flyers, banners.
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TEENAGE CANCER TRUST WHAT THEY DO? We are the only UK charity to improve the chances of survival and quality of life for over 200 young people aged 13-24 years who are diagnosed with cancer every year in the South West. We build specialist units and opened the South West’s first specialist unit in Bristol June 2014. Patients are cared for alongside their peers, this enables them to maintain some normality, develop supportive friendships and integrate into life after treatment. For every young person we currently reach, there is another we can’t our aim is to reach every young person by 2020. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with a range of organisations from those supplying challenge events such as the Bristol 10k race, to local Bristol businesses to directly supporting us. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES?
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could pay for a school session £12,045 could so young people £3,000 could pay £6,900.00 could fund our Way and their fami- for one ‘Working fund a Youth SupForward Prolies know the with Teenagers/ port Cogramme for signs of cancer Young Adults with ordinator’s activiyoung people and feel confiCancer’ workty budget for a who’ve finished dent to seek shops year their treatment help if they need it.
£420
£3000
£6900
£12045
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Clothes sales and catwalk shows, music events, entrepreneurial challenges through to rugby tournaments and bake offs. Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a range of opportunities from public speaking, to bucket collections to stewarding challenge events. If successful we would make sure you were up to date with the latest volunteering opportunities for TYPE OF CHARITY National your students. Support they could Offer Medical Research providing you with merchandise, materials and fundraising Advice ideas to coordinate a successful year of fundraising and 155 awareness-raising
TEMWA WHAT THEY DO? Temwa’s mission is to develop self-sufficient communities in hard to reach areas of northern Malawi. . Our aim is to provide an infrastructure to support Malawian families facing financial and humanitarian hardship. Projects are overseen by our entirely Malawian team and focus on four key areas: health, education, agri-forestry, and micro-finance. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Temwa works with some of the most vulnerable households in the Nkhata Bay region. Although our projects work with every member of the communities we serve, we focus specifically on ensuring that projects reach orphans and vulnerable families. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Health Education – To reduce the spread of HIV. Sustainable Agriculture & Forestry – To increase food security, improve nutritional diversity and protect local ecosystems. Schools Support – To improve the level of education of the people of Usisya. Skills Training – To alleviate poverty by improving income and food security status of vulnerable households.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Train 10 farmers to be able to grow enough food to feed their families.
£500
Plant 5000 trees 10 teachers to to combat the access important devastating efteacher training fects of climate services in literachange. cy.
£500
£1000
10 HIV testing clinics.
Support a child to go to secondary school.
£1000
£200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Long distance bike rides, abseiling, movie nights, come dine with me, half marathons, bake offs. Further Opportunities to get Involved TYPE OF CHARITY Contact us directly for volunteering opportunities. We are alEducation ways looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join the Temwa Environment team. Medical Support they could Offer International Leaflets, volunteers. Please contact us directly for more support. 156
THE BRAINWAVE CENTRE WHAT THEY DO? Every year there are around 27,000 children born with, or who will develop, a disability. Since 1982, Brainwave has worked with families to deliver individual home based therapies and exercises to help children with disabilities reach their full potential. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Brainwave currently supports 638 children and their families across England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. There are 6 children from Gloucestershire and 12 from Bristol who are currently on a Brainwave 'Programme'. 3 from Gloucestershire and 8 from Bristol are in urgent need of funding. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Brainwave is an independent organisation, which gives us the advantage of being able to unite the disciplines of physiotherapy, educational therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. This enables Brainwave to take a fully integrated approach towards the development of a child with disabilities.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This is a request for a 50% contribution towards the cost of one full time Speech and Language Therapist for one year
25% contribution towards Brainwave CPD fund for one year
Contribution towards the Brainwave UK Bursary fund
£15000
£7500
£4400
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored events such a swims, fun-runs, galas, music events etc. Further Opportunities to get Involved Brainwave already supports Physiotherapy students from UWE by delivering 5 week therapy placements for 6 students each academic year. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Education We are able to provide T-shirts, running vests, leaflets, collecChildren tion tins, balloons etc. to help in any external events. Medical Disability 157
THE SICKLE CELL SOCEITY WHAT THEY DO? The Sickle Cell Society is the only national charity in the UK that supports and represents people affected by SCD to improve their overall quality of life. Our mission is to enable and assist individuals to realise their full economic and social potential. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common and fastest growing genetic blood disorder in England predominately affecting Black and ethnic minority groups. There are around 14,500 people living with sickle cell disease and 380,000 people are carriers of the gene. WHO THEY WORK WITH? A variety of stakeholders from service users to academics to policy makers. We have to engage with a plethora of people to achieve our goals of raising awareness and funds which are so desperately needed.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Annual Children’s Holiday
£13218 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Wear Red Day for World Sickle Cell Day - June 19th 'Sea of red'. Further Opportunities to get Involved Students would have the opportunity to intern/placement with the Society; the logistics of this can be discussed. Also there are a variety of events including the Annual Children’s Holiday which require volunteers to spend a week away. Moreover, we run a variety of children activities throughout the year which also need volunteers to run them. Ultimately, there would be a plethora of TYPE OF CHARITY opportunities for students in which we want you to become Education part of the Sickle Cell Community and see firsthand the imChildren pact that you’re having. Medical Support they could Offer National We would support you via a myriad of ways 158
THRIVE WHAT THEY DO? Thrive is the leading charity in the UK using gardening to bring positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. This is known as social and therapeutic horticulture, a proven therapy than comes under the wider umbrella of 'green care'. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Thrive works with a wide range of people including those with learning difficulties or physical impairment, people with mental illness or illness such as heart problems, dementia and stroke survivors. Thrive also works with those who have injuries from accidents and young people with behavioural or attention difficulties.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Thrive client gardeners are al- Puncture proof tyres for wheellocated individual 1 x 1 metre barrows. We have regular square garden plots. punctures with normal tyres!
ÂŁ480
ÂŁ350
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Garden Party Wear your Wellies to Work Film Night Join our PruRide 100 London team Further Opportunities to get Involved Thrive can offer a garden tour at any of our four garden sites. Support they could Offer Thrive have fundraising packs, leaflets and collection tins. Our team would support students in their activities.
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TIGER CO-OP (TEACHING INDIVIDUALS GENDER EQUALITY & RESPECT) WHAT THEY DO? Work with young people in challenging sexism and inequality in society. We work nonhierarchically to design, research and deliver workshops to young people both in schools and youth groups across Bristol. Our main aim is to provide a safe space for young people to explore issues around gender and to start thinking critically about topics. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work predominantly with schools and youth groups in the Bristol area. We currently work with young people aged 11-18, however we also aim to take our sessions into primary schools in the coming months. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Our workshops aim to raise awareness of, and to challenge gender inequality and sexism in our everyday lives and wider society. Equipping young people with the knowledge and skills to cope with and challenge the gender inequality and sexism they might encounter in their lives means our workshops have a longer, more sustainable impact.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Wages to supFor DBS checks To pay for a proPrinter for printing port a part-time (formally CRB Website domain motional video for workshop reposition for one checks) for 2 volfor one year. marketing. sources. year. unteers.
£1,664
£300
£133
£50
£31
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Hiring out a space, such as the UWE cinema, to show a film directed by, written by and/ or starring female or transgender people, would be a good way of raising some money while also promoting the work of underrepresented genders. Further Opportunities to get Involved TIGER is always looking for fundraising opportunities, so if any students wanted to get involved in this beyond RAG activities, TYPE OF CHARITY that would be big help in terms of getting involved with TIGER. Children Support they could Offer Education We can provide TIGER t-shirts and leaflets as well as potential Advice people-power for some fundraising events. Local
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TINY TICKERS WHAT THEY DO? Tiny Tickers' mission is to improve the early detection and care of babies with serious heart conditions – giving these babies a better start in life. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We help babies with serious heart conditions, their families, and the health professionals who look after them. We train sonographers and other health professionals – giving them the skills, information and confidence to spot more defects during pregnancy or as soon as possible after birth. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We offer families the information and support they need. We spread awareness – telling parents-to-be about their baby’s developing heart; and giving new parents vital information about the signs of an undetected heart problems in new-borns. We lobby decision-makers in the NHS – influencing service standards – and fund academic research into congenital heart defects.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Means we can send vital detection information to 40 baby clinics / GP surgeries
£25
Helps us set up a
Enables our ex- peer-to-peer support perts to provide network by training a specialist on-site volunteer who can training for a so- work with families who receive a diagnographer nosis of CHD.
£100
£250
Pays for our trainers to provide a two-day Could pay for a half-day training specialist on-site training programme conference for up for sonographers in to 100 sonoga hospital’s screenraphers ing unit
£500
£1000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Take me Out - during our Heart Week in February Further Opportunities to get Involved There may be opportunities for students to help out on stands at conferences and shows that we attend or to help with any of the training conferences that we hold for sonographers. Support they could Offer We can supply students with T shirts, leaflets, balloons, collecting tins/buckets and plenty of advice and support.
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TOGETHER FOR SHORT LIVES WHAT THEY DO? The leading UK charity for all children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions and all those who support, love and care for them. . Our work helps to ensure that children can get the best possible care, wherever and whenever they need it. Together for Short Lives exists to ease this painful journey. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We support families, professionals and services, including all UK children’s hospices. Together for Short Lives exists to support every single one of these children and young people and all those who love and care for them. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Helpline - Our national helpline service offers a vital lifeline for families in distress. Advocacy – Our family advocacy service provides legal advice and support for families. Family resources and website – We produce a range of valuable resources to support families at each stage of their journey. Transition – More and more young people with life-limiting conditions are now surviving into adulthood.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? work with a pro bono group for a year, providing fund a programme of a powerful voice for fami- master-classes for nurses lies, so that they can ac- and health professionals cess the support they on 'Transition'. need.
£30,000
£15,000
could fund vital family Could help to run a na- resources, e.g. fact-sheets tional helpline service for and guides, to help famia full year. lies understand what support is available.
£10,000
£5,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We have a dedicated Fundraising Events Officer, who can support students to run their own fundraising events, such as gigs, parties and fancy dress days, and can also provide plenty of ideas and inspiration. Students could choose to take part in an organised event for us, such as the Bupa 10k or ‘Run to the Beat’.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We can offer a number of volunteering opportunities at sporting and special events e.g. marshalling, fundraising and raising awareness.
Support they could Offer Providing support, encouragement, fundraising tips and advice to providing a range of different resources (e.g. banners, t-shirts, collection tins), we are here to support you every step of the way!
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TRAVELTEER IMPACT WHAT THEY DO? Travelteer Impact was created by 2 UK graduates (one from UWE) to help empower under developed communities and their environments in Sri Lanka. We offer a range of services including: Ethical volunteer programmes, Sports Development Programme, English Development Programme, Marine & Conservation Programme, and Textile Programme. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Our Marine and Conservation programme works in partnership with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Forestry through our Jungle Replantation project. Our Sports development programme is in partnership with a national Non-Governmental Organization via an act of parliament called SPEED. Travelteer’s English Develpoment programme is approved by the Sri Lankan Government. Travelteer’s Textile programme works in partnership with a Sri Lankan Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Manacare. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide: Transport, Accommodation, Food, 24/7 Support, Charity events, and Fundraising for volunteers as well as helping the people of Sri Lanka.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Water pipeline to Wilgammulla Sports facilities & Vidyalaya School equipment. in Trincomalee.
£350
School building maintenance.
Turtle hatchery facilities & equipment
School facilities & equipment.
£2,000+
£100 - £500
£10 £1,000+
£50 £1,000+
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sri Lanka is the perfect place for a charity event. From tropical rainforest to cascading waterfalls this land will inspire people to fundraise for your cause! When it comes to charity events, we believe there is ‘no one fits all solution’.
Further Opportunities to get Involved Travelteer offer a range of volunteering activities through our 4 programmes. It would be fantastic to get students to come out to Sri Lanka to help support our programmes.
TYPE OF CHARITY
Support they could Offer Travelteer are here to help you throughout the fund raising process from start to finish. We give you advice and ideas to organise events. We also put you in contact with other fundraising volunteers so that you can team up and work together! We would provide T-shirts and various other promotional material including banner stands and leaflets.
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TREE AID WHAT THEY DO? Working in remote and isolated communities in Africa, where people live in extreme poverty and have little food, money or opportunity to improve their lives. We help communities to plant trees to grow their way out of poverty and hunger. The trees they grow help to create more stable local environments, reducing the risk of flooding and drought, and halting the cycle of poverty and hunger. WHO THEY WORK WITH? TREE AID works with people living in extreme poverty in isolated and remote communities in Africa. We work with vulnerable rural communities, families and villagers in Burkina Faso, Mali, Nige, Ghana and Ethiopia. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Villagers living in the drylands of Africa unlock the potential of trees to reduce poverty and protect the environment. We provide: Trees and seedlings, Know-how, Tools, We also work with communities to agree rules for using shared forests, so the environment is pro-
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Grows a tree.
£10
5 beekeeping suits. Nursery Starter Bees love trees! HonKit: to start a ey and beeswax are a valuable tree great source of innursery. come.
£100
£250
Tree Enterprise Sustainable Ag- Training: Give 5 riculture Work- village entrepreshops neurs a hand up and out of pov-
£500
£1,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Challenge events – parachute, cycle, trek abroad. Bath Half Marathon – get sponsored to run for your leaf. Social media: The Big Tree Hug. Sale of fruit smoothies on campus. Live below the line - eat and drink on £1 a day for 5 days. Further Opportunities to get Involved Volunteering in fundraising team in bristol team. Summer internships experience in fundraising and operations. Volunteering is usually considered on a job by job basis. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Environment T-shirts, leaflets, sponsorship forms, collection tins, Gifts that Development grow catalogue, the Grow Hope community fundraising pack. International Registered with JustGiving, making fundraising easier for stu164 dents.
TREKSTOCK WHAT THEY DO? Trekstock supports young adults as they live with, through, and beyond cancer. 34 young adults in their 20s and 30s are told that they have cancer every day in the UK. Thanks to advances in research and treatment, many of these will survive but at what cost? Too old for teenage and young adult care, but with mainstream cancer support services mainly catering for an older demographic, many of the psychological, social, health & wellbeing and information needs of this group go unmet. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with young adults in their 20s and 30s across the UK who have or have had a cancer diagnosis. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Life in your 20s and 30s is tough enough, without adding cancer to the mix. We get it, that's why we work closely with the young adults we support to ensure that we can offer the relevant social and practical support they need, for all cancer types and stages.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND?
Unite Day Festival
Social Media Meetups
Flyers
£4,000
£1000
£250
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We've helped students host bake sales, quiz nights, supper clubs or hosting a gig, we also have lots of knowledge in taking on challenge events across the world. Further Opportunities to get Involved We would like to offer students one off volunteering opportunities, I can be contacted on: ashia@trekstock.com to find out what opportunities are available. Support they could Offer We'll be with you every step of the way TYPE OF CHARITY Lifestyle National Medical Support 165
TŶ HAFAN WHAT THEY DO? Tŷ Hafan is one of the UK’s leading paediatric palliative care charities and offers care to children and support for their families, throughout Wales. We offer comfort, care and support to life-limited children, young people and their families in the hospice, in the community and in their home so they can make the most of the time they have left together. We allow parents and carers to relax and recharge their batteries. And we make sure the needs of brothers and sisters are never forgotten. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with a range of other charities and trusts as well as collaborating with the NHS in terms of care. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Caring for a child who is expected to die in childhood is likely to impact the whole family. Sharing thoughts and anxieties with others in the same situation can help you cope. We connect people with a range of support networks to help each family member. Children and young people living with a life-limiting condition may question their situation and seek support from their peers. Parents may welcome the support of other parents in a group setting and brothers and sisters may often want to embrace others with experience gained in similar situations. We can support the individual needs of an extended family, whatever the circumstances. Services include: palliative care in the hospice, care in the family home, specialist play sessions, end of life care, emotional and practical support, therapies and bereavement.
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UNITED THROUGH SPORT WHAT THEY DO? A charity dedicated to transforming lives through sport. We do this by improving education, raising health awareness and building life-skills in young people from disadvantaged communities from around the world. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with a number of children and young people from disadvantaged communities. These people would otherwise get caught up in crime, substance abuse and other at risk behaviour. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We run after school clubs, whereby the kids can play extra sport but also get taught lifeskills, health messages and also have mentors provided who look out for other issues they face in personal life. We also run meal feeding programmes.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This will help us pro- This is the cost for us This will support a Resurface and mark a vide sports equipment to put one child child for a years edufew sports pitches in and structured coachthrough our Junior cation through our the schools that we ing to one school for School of Excellence senior school of excelmanage. 12 weeks. programme. lence programme.
£150
£600
£3000
£5000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Further Opportunities to get Involved We massively want students to come and visit our project work overseas and help us coach sport to the kids as well as take part in educational sessions (teaching, homework club, etc). International volunteer opportunities happen in Argentina, Ghana, St Lucia, South Africa and Thailand and run throughout the year. We also need students to support us in the Bristol office, based in Stokes Croft and we have a number of admin and marketing duties available. TYPE OF CHARITY Support they could Offer Children Provide leaflets, wristbands and possibly t-shirts depending on Education the planned fundraiser. We can also provide good support for Sport receiving funds to make the management of this easy. International 167
UNSEEN WHAT THEY DO? We are a charity based in Bristol that is working towards a world without slavery. Unseen supports survivors through specialist services that enable them to recover safely and develop resilient and independent lives. We receive referrals from all over the country from the Salvation Army. We run a safe-house for trafficked women where we can support survivors with multiple, complex needs as we have a specially trained staff team who provide 24-hour care and support.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? The staff at our safe-house work with female victims of trafficking. In 2016, we hope to bring online two new projects. We plan to open a safe-house for male victims of trafficking and also a specialist 24-hour supportive accommodation unit for children. We also train over 300 frontline professionals annually to spot and work with victims of trafficking.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Unseen aims to offers survivors safety, hope and choice. As mentioned, survivors who are referred to us have multiple and complex needs. Women who arrive at our safe-house can start to recover whilst staying in secure accommodation and receiving support.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Study Pack for survivors: rucksack, pens, paper, diary, calculator, highlighter.
Four arts and crafts sessions.
£25
£40
Moving On Pack for someone moving in- Course of counselto independent liv- ling for one survivor. ing.
£55
£320
ESOL course for someone who originates outside of the EU.
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events In the past our supporters have organised a range of fundraising events. For instance, students (including students and alumni from UWE) have organised student charity balls. We would be able to put any students interested in doing this or putting on similar events in touch with the previous organisers. We also have a range of charity challenges for instance, students could abseil down the Avon Gorge, trek through the Peak District or Brecon Beacons or complete cycling or trekking challenges abroad.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We are able to offer some volunteering opportunities at our office in Bristol and students can join our group of volunteer speakers.
Support they could Offer We can provide students who wish to fundraise with leaflets and Get Seen for Unseen promotional material, as well as fundraising buckets and tins. We can also promote any TYPE OF CHARITY events students may organise on our website and social media. We may be able to provide a speaker or extra volunteers depending on the nature Local of the event. Development 168
VITAL WHAT THEY DO? VITAL provides disadvantaged youth with better childhoods and brighter futures. Our mission is to curb human trafficking, forced marriages and second-generation prostitution of minors in Kolkata, India. As a small but smart charity, 100% of all donations go straight to our projects with all admin fees covered by our volunteers. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with children and their families affected by poverty. In particular, we provide support to victims of child trafficking, street/slum children, undocumented new-borns and those who cannot access essential health care. Our core projects help thousands of children a year, not including the indirect help with give to their families. In October 2017 we opened our first clinic, which provides medical services to 16 neighbouring villages free of charge for the poor, and it is expected to treat over 3,000 clients within the first few months.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Can support a child in educaThis is the cost of providing 'free' tion for a month, covering lunches at our newest project to food, books, uniform (if neces66 street children in Kolkata who sary), pen and all other learnattend our day school. ing facilities
£285
£13
Can help our psychologists counsel a victim of human trafficking.
£5
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events In the past, we have organised university Jail Break and Lost competitions, the very first RHUL's Got Talent (which has all the 120 spaces sold out with more people waiting to get in), HIIT classes on campus, TedX talks by our founder - Ms Yvonne Neuman and a series of other talks. Further Opportunities to get Involved Each year, VITAL partners with a university of its choice to provide an internship scheme, so that students can experience both the mundaneness and excitement of working for a charity which changes lives. We also offer many one-off volunteering opportunities and would love to hear from you so we can pitch a few ideas!
Support they could Offer We would assign a member of VITAL to specifically support the university fundraising team, through meetings and providing any guidance the students require. We will also provide t-shirts, leaflets and can get more volunteers for the event if needed!!
TYPE OF CHARITY International Children
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VIVA! WHAT THEY DO? Viva! is an active, vivacious organisation fighting to stop cruelty and harm to animals. We promote and celebrate veganism - because exploiting and killing animals is wrong on many levels. We expose abuse by secretly going inside these shameful places and filming the suffering – publicising it with nationwide campaigns that bring about change. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Animals! Every year, one billion animals face the barbarity of slaughter in Britain, and a further 4.5 billion fish and 2.6 billion shellfish are killed for the UK. Most animals spend their short lives in misery, imprisoned in the squalor of factory farms. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Also animals, by helping being reduce the number of animals they eat we help steer the general public toward a healthier diet whilst saving animals.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Animals 170
WATERAID WHAT THEY DO? WaterAid is an international charity, working across the world to transform lives by improving access to safe water, improved hygiene and toilets in the world’s poorest communities. Our vision is a world where everyone everywhere has safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? WaterAid works with partner organisations and governments across the globe to provide water, sanitation and hygiene to men, women and children in the most marginalised communities in the world.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? WaterAid provides taps, toilets and hygiene education and works on the ground in country with partners such as local governments to ensure the services are sustainable and meet the needs of service users in each country. WaterAid have helped deliver safe water to 1.9 million people over the last year and toilets to 2.9 million people as well as delivering lifesaving hygiene education to an estimated 4.1 million people.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Funds a school A public tap stand A hand-dug well Seven hygienic sanitation block accessible by the and pump serving hands-free taps to benefit 250 whole community 120 people to help a hospital children (Ethiopia) (Malawi) (Tanzania) (Bangladesh)
£1,050
£700
£509
£103
A rainwaterharvesting tank for a family (Pakistan)
£58
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events World Toilet Day Quiz on (or around) 19th November, Tough Sh!t, WaterAid's very own obstacle and mud run http://www.toughsht.co.uk/, A bucket collection around the SU or in town, Bake sale with water and toilet themed cakes. We also have a network of student societies around the country so if a student was particularly interested in WaterAid and wanted to set up a society we would fully support this.
Further Opportunities to get Involved We could offer a give it a go or taster session for UWE students' on campus as an introduction to WaterAid. We don't currently offer placements or visits to the office, however it's something we might consider for example for a RAG charity of the year for key committee members.
Support they could Offer We can provide fundraising advice and guidance, volunteer opportunities at Glastonbury Festival, Access to talks about WaterAid’s work, regular updates, Costumes (including tap and toilet costumes), films, images, games, promotional materials and more, event materials, fundraising and events toolkits and 'how to' guides, Campaigning materials and information.
TYPE OF CHARITY International Development 171
WECIL WHAT THEY DO? The West of England Centre for Independent Living (WECIL) is an organisation run by and for disabled people. Established in 1995 we are now one of the largest Centres for Independent Living (CILS) in the country. We are managed and guided by a Board of Trustees, currently all of whom are disabled people. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We are an organisation of disabled people working together to enable choice. We challenge the barriers to independent living through the delivery of high quality support and advice. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide innovative services which aim to empower disabled people, giving them the opportunity to gain choice and control over their lives. This enables them to live independently and participate to whatever level they choose in the community as valued and equal citizens. As well as delivering crucial support, information and advice services to disabled people, we also undertake pioneering research and pilot projects in order to ef-
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Display monitor Display materifor networking als for showcasevents and showing WECIL at casing WECIL Serevents. vices.
ÂŁ200
ÂŁ300
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored Cycle Ride to Bath, Rock Climb, Fun Run Further Opportunities to get Involved * Peer Support Sessions * Project Events * Supporting Work/Job Clubs Support they could Offer * Publicity * Volunteers * Refreshments
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Disabilities Advice 172
WELLBORING WHAT THEY DO? WellBoring is a 5 year old organisation based in Bath that provides fresh water for schools and communities in Kenya by providing fresh water wells. WellBoring's boreholes transform African schools by providing clean water. Clean water makes the difference between life and death, illness and health for the children in these communities. WHO THEY WORK WITH? WellBoring has worked with 120 schools across Kisumu County, Western Kenya and aims to double this in 2017. WellBoring works with GWACO a Kenyan organisation that drills the bore holes. WellBoring and Gwako have provided a combined total of 120 communities with water solutions. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? WellBoring works with local Kenyan communities to provide access to fresh water for children and the community.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? For the drilling of Leadership Develone bore hole for Aquaponics devel- opment for Kena school of 100 opment for a Ken- yan school and children in Ken- yan community community leadya ers
£4500
£1000
£3000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Sponsored activities of all varieties including sporting events, fundraising events and activities e.g club nights that support WellBoring. Sponsored trip to Kenya to see WellBoring's activities and the difference it makes. Further Opportunities to get Involved We would provide interactive workshops on the situation on the ground and the difference clean water makes and empower you to become highly effective supporters and advocates. Support they could Offer TYPE OF CHARITY Happy to discuss this further but could provide promotional International materials, mentor from WellBoring to support. Children Development 173
WHEELPOWER WHAT THEY DO? WheelPower are the national charity for wheelchair sport. When coming to terms with the outcome of a traumatic spinal cord injury or when growing up with an impairment or illness that means traditional activities at school are not accessible, wheelchair sport can be truly life transforming. WHO THEY WORK WITH? WheelPower supported over 44,387 disabled people from all around the country to play sport in 2013/2014. Around 100 disabled children in school groups travel to Stoke Mandeville Stadium every year to take part in our National Junior Games. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We are dedicated to providing first class opportunities for disabled people as well offering practical support, advice, and funding essential equipment for disabled people live healthy active lifestyles.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? 1 patient to take part in our 4 day long Inter Spinal Unit Games.
could fund a team 5 disabled children to take part in our National Junior Games.
Sports wheelchair for a disabled person.
£350
£1000
£3,000
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Further Opportunities to get Involved We would welcome the opportunity for students to visit Stoke Mandeville Stadium (birthplace of the Paralympics), meet our ambassadors, service user or athletes that have reached a high level and see one of ours sporting disabled people. Support they could Offer Promotional Material, (branded stickers, postcards, wristbands, posters etc), PR and Media Coverage, Advice and Ideas.
TYPE OF CHARITY Disabilities Sport National 174
WIDER WORLD WHAT THEY DO? Wider World works with children aged 8-12 whose families cannot currently afford the out-of-school enrichment activities that many take for granted. We offer a varied range of enrichment activities in Bristol and the surrounding area, taking children on trips to venues that encompass the worlds of science, the arts, history, nature and sport. Our mission is to help all children access enriching experiences that inspire curiosity, deepen self-belief and broaden perspectives.
WHO THEY WORK WITH? We workwith over 100 children from 10 different Bristol schools (nine primary and one secondary). The children were all between the ages of 8 and 12. We are needed because we know there is unequal access to extra-curricular activities.
WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide free enrichment programmes in the school holidays to children aged 8-12, offering children the chance to explore the worlds of science, the arts, history, nature, sport and more. After last summer's programme (96 children experiencing 3 activity days each), 86% strongly agreed/ agreed they had developed curiosity, confidence and zest, 84% perseverance and 81% empathy.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? The cost of taking 6 children to venues/activities for the duration of a seven month programme.
£700 would cover the transport for 6 children for all the activities over a 7 month period.
£1,260
£700
Group Leader Cost of creating training costs. Our workbooks to DBS checks, to group leaders are help mentors ensure the safety all trained in first and their of the children. aid and safeguardmentees track ing. their progress.
£440
£96
£50
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Any events that help raise vital funds for Wider World, and promote us in the community would be so valued by us. These could include, being sponsored for challenge/sporting events, holding bucket collections, quiz nights, raffles, sports tournaments.
Further Opportunities to get Involved Students can get involved with our work by volunteering as a helper on our enrichment days.
Support they could Offer Support – if students need any ideas, or have any questions, we are always happy to help. Kit – we can provide Wider World t-shirts and collection buckets/tins. We also have a pull up banner which students can borrow. Promotion – where appropriate, we will share details of students’ fundraising events with our followers on Twitter and Facebook Presentations – if students need to give a talk about Wider World’s work, we will help out.
TYPE OF CHARITY Local Children Education 175
WINSTON'S WISH WHAT THEY DO? We support children and young people after the death of their mum, dad, brother or sister. This support takes the form of face to face meetings, family work, group work with other children and residential weekends. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Families, including children and young people. Professionals who we train at training days/conferences. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? Support through: Face to face meetings, Group work with other families, Residential weekends, Helpline, Drop in centres, Range of publications and resources.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Could pay for the fund four face candles we use at Could allow us to Could enable us Enable us to pro- to face sessions our candlelight man our national to deliver a train- vide 10 families for a child and ceremony at our helpline for a ing session to 20 with specialist their family with residential day. professionals. publications two of our spegroups. cialist family
£5
£200
£1,000
£100
£500
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events Wear W Day - within the University have a day when you wear something beginning with W. Think wigs, wands, wizards, and donate money to Winston's Wish. Run a marathon or half marathon, cycle ride, mud run. Challenge events such as Three Peaks Challenge, Trek Fest, The Beacons. Further Opportunities to get Involved Street Collections, help always wanted. Clerical help in our offices in Cheltenham and West Sussex. Support they could Offer We can provide t-shirts, running vests, stickers, bucket seals TYPE OF CHARITY and wraps, balloons (for street collections), Fundraising leafChildren lets etc. Education National 176
WIZZYBUG LOAN SCHEME WHAT THEY DO? Designability are a small charity that develops assistive technology to transform the lives of children and adults living with a disability. Our team of designers and engineers work with people facing challenges on a daily basis to research and create products that will help to improve their lives. WHO THEY WORK WITH? The great thing about our work is that we are not limited to working to a particular demographic. We are all-encompassing. The Wizzybug Loan Scheme provides access to a free, fun, powered wheelchair for children under 5 who are living with a disability. For most young children, the ability to move around of their own free will is something they take for granted. But many children are unable to walk or move freely due to a disability. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We have created assistive technologies for those who haven’t yet reached their first birthday right up to those who have their centenary year in sight. Whether it’s an oxygen carrier for a baby, or a reassuring aid for people with dementia, we have the ability to respond
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? This is how much it costs to supply mobility aids to three children.
£4750 OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events We are all ears when it comes to fundraising events...! With a very small fundraising team with stretched resources, we are glad of any fundraising initiatives that students may like to put on. Further Opportunities to get Involved Students would be very welcome to come on a tour of our HQ in Bath to meet the team and see what we get up to here in the TYPE OF CHARITY offices and in the workshop. National Support they could Offer Children T-shirts Elderly Leaflets 177 Wizzybugs
WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN’S THERAPY CENTRE WHAT THEY DO? Womankind is an established charity that provides a range of support services and aims to help women improve their mental health and wellbeing. There has been an increase in the already large number of women approaching us for support specifically around sexual abuse. We are also seeing a significant increase in the number of refugees that need counselling for the traumatic experiences they've endured. WHO THEY WORK WITH? Last year, our services directly supported 420 vulnerable individuals with mental health problems, including women, children and families through our 1:1 counselling, therapy and befriending services. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We offer a helpline which offers a listening support and sign posting service to women in distress, including survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Befriending to help women gain confidence and to build their social support networks.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? Supports five distressed women on the helpline.
Provides travel for a refugee woman to attend trauma counselling.
£15
£5
Pays for a counselPays for an interling session for a Pays for a toy for preter to enable a woman who has a play therapy woman who does experienced domes- session to help not speak English tic and sexual vio- an abused child. to tell her story. lence.
£30
£30
£5
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events One of our volunteers is planning to do a sky dive in January 2016 and it would be great if any interested students could jump for us and raise money. Further Opportunities to get Involved We’d be very happy to work with students and can provide opportunities for students to volunteer and gain training (as TYPE OF CHARITY we currently do) and to support us in other identified ways. Mental Health Support they could Offer Local Leaflets, collection boxes and volunteers, etc. 178
WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND WHAT THEY DO? We are the leading UK charity dedicated to the prevention of cancer. We want to live in a world where no-one develops a preventable cancer. We fund research into the reasons people get cancer and the ways in which they can protect themselves from developing the disease. WHO THEY WORK WITH? We work with: world-renowned scientists and researchers from universities and institutions, the general public, through our Health Information Team, Health Professionals like GPs, nurses, community health workers and pharmacists, policy makers around the world, and the media. WHO BENEFITS FROM THEIR SERVICES? We provide grants to scientists studying the effects of diet, weight and physical activity on risk factors for cancer. This vital research is the foundation for everything that we do, as it allows us to further understand the biology of cancer. We provide bursaries to junior scientists and clinicians.
ITEMS YOU COULD HELP FUND? The gross salary 100 copies of The printing of for a day of an exour quarterly 2,000 health inperienced scientist cancer prevenformation bookworking on a grant tion newsletter. lets. study.
£50
£150
£500
Grants to fund a One travel bursalaptop and the ry for a young sciequipment for entist from a low two new PhD or middle income. students.
£1,000
£1,200
OTHER INFORMATION Suggestions of Events 2015/2016 is our 25th anniversary year and we have a calendar with lots of exciting events including: Pledge your birthday- instead of asking for presents, why not ask for donations to support our vital cancer prevention research. November - try giving up an unhealthy habit for a month to raise money for us. Wear it purple for World Cancer Day and Get Fruity! - our DIY fundraising and awareness campaign Further Opportunities to get Involved We have a specialist Health Information Team who could offer students practical tips for staying healthy at uni. We have TYPE OF CHARITY potential future fundraising internship positions at our main Lifestyle office in London Medical Support they could Offer International We have a dedicated Events Team and we can provide mate179 rials e.g. t-shirts, balloons, Get Fruity! packs and collection buckets.