There are a wide range of events you can attend or create yourself to suit your skills and interests. Get together with your friends, family, colleagues and community to make a real difference and raise money for your local hospice.

• Hold an arts and crafts event for your children, neighbours or community with a royal or 70 years theme and ask people for a donation to join in.
• Hold a sponsored walk or challenge within your workplace.
• Get sponsored to give up something for lent.
• Organise a local raffle to raise money.

There are so many ways to get creative and host a memorable and achievable celebration. Click here to see our full *but not exhaustive* list of fundraising ideas to find your inspiration!

Time to promote

As soon as your event is planned and organised, it’s time to shout about it! Doing some event promotion is a really useful way to let others know about your fundraising efforts and encourage people to support you by coming along or giving a donation. We have customisable poster templates to help you market your event and don’t forget to share your efforts on your social media too! Please feel free to tag us @StHelenaHospice – we love to see and hear about what our supporters are up to! Make sure you get your friends, family and colleagues involved as well!

Paying in your fundraising

After all that hard work paying in the money raised  is super easy. You can pay it in online, send a cheque in the post, or book a slot to pop in and drop off your cash donations in person.

Top Tips for Planning a Fundraising Event

A key tip when planning a fundraiser is to focus on the 4 W’s – Who, What, When and Where.

WHO:

It’s important to understand your event target audience, have an idea of who you would like to attend and how many attendees you would like to host. Keep in mind anyone who can help you and utilise your key skills when planning and hosting your event.

WHAT:

When planning a fundraising event, it’s ideal to do something you enjoy or something that sets a challenge!! Think about what you will need to host the event - it might help to create a list to get organised. Think about how much time your event will take to run and whether you will need any support from the St Helena fundraising team. We are able to provide fundraising buckets, pots and balloons if this is required on the day. T-shirts can also be bought at a cost of £10 each if you would also like to wear one of these on the day.

WHEN:

Set a date to host your event and ensure you have enough time to plan, organise and promote your event. It may be helpful to consider the weather and the time of year you’re planning your event.

WHERE:

Ensure you are hosting your event at a place with a large enough capacity depending on how many people you are expecting to attend and that the right licenses are in place if required. Ensure the venue has enough parking spaces, disabled access points and toilets for the number of attendees you are expecting.