RUN THE SAHARA FUNDRAISING
With your participation in Run the Sahara you will be fundraising for Sandblast’s Saharawi Artivism Fund (SAF).
Below we give some guidance on setting up your JustGiving Page (see below). After creating your own page you then join our team page so you can feel part of the bigger picture and see how everyone else is doing with their fundraising.
Similar to last year, this year we are giving incentives to increase your fundraising efforts. Depending on the amount you raise we will cover some of the costs of your trip. Potentially you could go out for free if you are a great fundraiser! We hope this will inspire you to really go for it. Remember our goal in 2016 is to raise £20K as a team!
If you raise more than:
Below we give some guidance on setting up your JustGiving Page (see below). After creating your own page you then join our team page so you can feel part of the bigger picture and see how everyone else is doing with their fundraising.
Similar to last year, this year we are giving incentives to increase your fundraising efforts. Depending on the amount you raise we will cover some of the costs of your trip. Potentially you could go out for free if you are a great fundraiser! We hope this will inspire you to really go for it. Remember our goal in 2016 is to raise £20K as a team!
If you raise more than:
- £1500, Sandblast pays 250€
- £2000, Sandblast pays 500€
Online fundraising with JustGiving
JustGiving is by far the easiest method of collecting donations. It’s really simple, quick, tax-friendly and will help you to raise as much money as possible.
You create a fundraising page on the JustGiving website. This takes 5 minutes and you are guided step by step. You then email the link to all your friends along with your begging covering note and then they donate online. This means the funds are transferred automatically to Sandblast’s bank account, so you don’t have to chase cash or cheques and there is no further hassle. Friends and family even receive an automatic thank you via email.
JustGiving is by far the easiest method of collecting donations. It’s really simple, quick, tax-friendly and will help you to raise as much money as possible.
You create a fundraising page on the JustGiving website. This takes 5 minutes and you are guided step by step. You then email the link to all your friends along with your begging covering note and then they donate online. This means the funds are transferred automatically to Sandblast’s bank account, so you don’t have to chase cash or cheques and there is no further hassle. Friends and family even receive an automatic thank you via email.
Tips & Advice
Here are a few tips that people have given us along that can help your fundraising efforts to be more successful:
Here are a few tips that people have given us along that can help your fundraising efforts to be more successful:
- Don’t forget to always get ALL THE GIFT AID – it makes huge difference. It adds almost a third extra to the money you raise. When you are raising money through JustGiving please remind people that if they are a British taxpayer they qualify for GIFT AID and only need to follow simple instructions to add value to their donation. Otherwise please get all those who donate by check to Sandblast to click GIFT AID to print out and fill and sign the form and mail it to: Sandblast, 8 Gravesend Road, London, W12 0SZ .
- Don’t be shy. People love to support a really worthy cause. People also love to hear you are doing something amazing and different – tell EVERYONE!
Ideas for Fundraising
While many of you will already have lots of ingenious fundraising ideas which don’t even appear below, for those doing fund-raising for the first time, here are some suggestions we hope can help you get started. (We will be happy to provided supportive materials as needed).
While many of you will already have lots of ingenious fundraising ideas which don’t even appear below, for those doing fund-raising for the first time, here are some suggestions we hope can help you get started. (We will be happy to provided supportive materials as needed).
- Hold talks and film presentations about the Saharawi cause and charge an entry fee, then donate this to Sandblast.
- Have a pub-quiz and ask all groups to register for a minimal fee.
- Hold a raffle, auction an item or hold a bingo night.
- Hold an event (a picnic, a party, dinner, etc.) and collect money for Sandblast
- Bake cakes and cookies and sell them to your friends, family and colleagues.
- Send e-cards instead of paper ones (and donate the amount you would have spent purchasing and sending these). Instead of getting birthday presents you don’t really need, ask your friends to donate their value to Sandblast.
