Seeking Sponsors
Set your sponsorship target - aim high and start your sponsorship early!
Seek help from your friends - network, friends of friends - you will collect more than you thought possible, but you need to work at it. When you approach people for sponsorship, ask them if they would mind giving you the money now - offer a receipt. It is easier to give money back should you have to pull out of the event, as opposed to trying to collect after the event - people lose interest quickly, and often find excuses for not giving you the money.
Sponsorhsip forms - photocopy the sponsorship forms and pass them out to friends and family who live in different parts of the country.
Just Giving - Set up an online sponsorship page on Just Giving
Think about organising small events - a coffee morning, disco, jumble sale, a car boot sale or organise a raffle with prizes from local shops - whatever you feel comfortable with. The only limit is your imagination! Do something different - pull a car along a stretch of road, get a Mohican haircut (if your boss allows it) etc.
Facebook - use social networking sites to drum up support - set up an event or group page and invite people to join.
Clubs - If you belong to a club or association, get them involved either as a sponsor, by organising a fundraising event, or by 'matching' the funds you raise. Do bucket collections round the local pubs and clubs (get permission from the owners first)
Local Companies - Ask local companies or firms to sponsor you in return for wearing their logo on your T-shirt (companies have donated between £100 and £350 for their logo on a shirt). Approach the Public Relations department or Community Development department.
Local Press - Get the press involved as much as possible. Try to get your photo or a story about your fundraising in the local paper as much as possible. Please contact us for advice when approaching your local press.
Remember, always maintain a record of your sponsors and ensure that your list reflects those who have paid and those who are still to give you their contribution.
(N.B. Wessex Heartbeat cannot accept responsibility for any injury, loss or damage sustained as a result of fundraising for the charity.)
