Charity fundraising pack

Charity fundraising pack Tips and Inspiration

What we do Vision 21 is a small, yet highly active sustainability charity that has been running for 29 years. Our mission is to make Gloucestershire communities more sustainable and resilient.

We have 5 main initiative within our charity: Planted

Cheltenham Zero

Reclaim

Repair Café

Our new community cafe with plant based menu and refillary, as well as meeting point and community hub

CheltenhamZero is a wide ranging partnership of local organisations working together to achieve net zero carbon emissions

Planet Cheltenham

Reclaim is our furniture re-use scheme selling preloved furniture, for reasonable prices

Helping people prepare for the changes that will be needed to build a sustainable and resilient society.

Our repair cafes invite people to bring their broken small electrical items in to get repaired.

Fundraising tips with rules and regulations Ways to promote your fundraiser Social Media: Use social media platforms to promote your fundraiser. You can also contact Vision 21 who will be happy to promote on our social media platforms.

Personal Asks: Make a list of people you think might be able to sponsor you and send them a personal message via email, text, social media or give them a call.

Press release: Put together a press release for the local newspaper or radio station. Start with why you are choosing to support Vision 21 and what you are doing to fundraise.

Work: Send around an email at work or talk to your managers about spreading the word of your fundraiser.

Email campaign: Contact Vision 21 and we can put it into our monthly newsletter.

Rules and regulations to consider: You will need to get a permit from the council in order to do a bucket collection in a public place You may need a licence if you plan to hold a raffle or lottery A sponsored walk, or similar activity, may require public liability insurance Food hygiene needs to be considered when handling food Gathering of data needs to follow the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

It is important to consider the rules and regulations when fundraising. If you are unsure on any rules for your specific fundraiser, pop us an email on office@vision21.org.uk

A-Z Fundraising Ideas

A fternoon Tea Bingo Evening

Cake Sale

E aster Egg Hunt

Dinner Party

F ootball Match G ames match

H ead Shave I nternational Day J ewelry making K araoke Night

L unch Party

M arathon

Open mic night P oker Night

Running

S ky Dive

T alent Contest U pcycling

XFactor Competition

Yoga Marathon

Vintage Sale

Window Cleaning

Quiz Night

Z ip Wire

N etball Tournament

Pay in your funds Ways you can pay in your funds to Vision 21: Pay into our crowdfunder using the link ~ https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/vision-21-glos Bank transfer using the details below. Please let us know when you send across the transfer so we can track it.

Account Name: Vision 21 Gloucestershire Bank name and address:

Sort Code: 09-92-99

Account Number: 65325335

Cooperative bank PO box 250, Skelmersdale, WN8 6WT

Your donations will...

Support our projects - Which helps the local communities and environment

Help provide financial security to the charity

Allow us to organise and coordinate projects.

Go towards creating an EcoHub for Cheltenham