Together we can work towards our vision where all women and girls in Lancashire are valued and treated as equals.

We EMPOWER We are CREATIVE We COLLABORATE We DON’T JUDGE

Fundraise for

Lancashire Women

@LancashireWomenRegistered Charity 1100976

Lancashire Women (Head Office) 21-23 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1HF

Be our star...Thank you for being a #LWSTAR for Lancashire Women! We care about

women and families in Lancashire and without your help; we wouldn’t be able to support them…

Your fundraising will really make a difference.

How to Fundraise – 5 simple Steps 1. Pick an idea keep it simple, something you enjoy – keep it fun! 2. Plan your idea think about your location, when, who with – involve others in your planning 3. Promote your idea let people know what you are doing, share it on social media, set up a fundraising page 4. Pay in your money online, text giving, to any of our centres across Lancashire. 5. Pat yourself on the back a massive well done for your efforts; you have made a difference to our very special charity - THANK YOU!

Your guide Fundraising Ideas A-Z

Fundraising at Work

Fundraising at Home

Online Fundraising

Staying Safe Collections

Licenses

Raffles and Lotteries

Health and Safety

First Aid Insurance Fundraising Tools and Tips Online Sponsorship

Offline Sponsorship Gift Aid Match Funding Social Media

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Arts & Craft Sale Auction Alcohol free monthAbseil Art Sale

Bake off Barn Dance Bingo Night Bring & Buy Sale Bike Ride Book Sale

Clothes Swap Collecting Pen-nies Come dine with meCoffee morning Car boot sale Car Wash

Disco Dress up/down day Desk Collection Dog Walk Dance Competition

Easter Egg Hunt Egg & Spoon Race E-bay sales

EurovisionParty Eighties Night

Fancy Dress Day Fetes Football Tournament Fun RunFashion Show Face Painting

Guess the weight of…Give something upGarage Sale Golf Day Garden Party

Hill ClimbHalf MarathonHorse Race night Head ShaveHot Pot Evening

International Food evening Ironman com-petition Ironing service Indoor games evening

Jazz night Jumble Sale Joke-athon Jogging Jewellery Sale

Karaoke Night Knit-athon Kilimanjaro climb

Line dancing Long Distance WalkLive Music Event Lancashire Loop cycle Ride

Mud run Mountain Bike Race Murder Mystery Evening Non Uniform Day

Netball TournamentNon-smoking challengeNature Trail

Office sweep-stake Office Olympics Overseas Trek Odd Socks Day

Parachute JumpPub quiz night Plant sale Photo competi-tion Pyjamas at work day Party

QuizQuit something

Raffle Relay Race Running Rock & Roll Evening Rubber Duck RaceRecord breaking

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Summer fayre Sports Day Swim-athon Sweepstake Santa Fun Run Sponsored Silence Salsa evening Stars in their eyes Sahara Trek Swear box

Talent show Treasure Hunt Tombola Three Peaks Team ChallengeTennis Tournament

Wacky hair day Wine tasting event Wellie throwing Walking Wear something purple

Xmas Fayre X– Factor Xmas panto

Yoga event Yo-Yo competition Yacht race Yard of Ale

Zumbathon Zip lining Zorbing

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AT WORK make the most of your working relationships:• Have a dress down day … get people to pay £1 to wear casual clothes and £2 if they forget! • Hold a bake sale • Organise a social event, such as a quiz night, raise money through ticket sales, food and drink• Match funding; some employers will match your fundraising total. So you can potentially double your fundraising efforts! Ask your employer for more information.

AT HOME plan an event around a special time:• For a special birthday or celebration, you can encourage people to make a small donation to Lancashire Women instead of a gift.

ONLINE FUNDRAISING try something new… • online virtual events, from the comfort of your armchair!

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LICENCES For some events you will need to obtain a licence. This can be gained from your local council for a small fee. Licences are needed if you are selling alcohol, serving food or live entertainment. You will need to inform the Police if you are planning an event in a public place. You may need to apply to your local council for permission to display banners or signs in public places.

COLLECTIONS - If you want to collect money in a public place, you may need permission from your local council, in some cases you may need a license, if you contact your local council they will advise you. It is illegal for children under the age of 16 to take part in any street collection. If you are making a collection on private property such as a shop or a pub, make sure you have got written permission from the manager or the owner and keep that letter with you while you are collecting.

RAFFLES & LOTTERIES - The simplest way to hold a raffle is to hold it as part of your event. If you only sell the tickets during your event, and the raffle is drawn and prizes given out at the event, there is no need to apply for a licence.

HEALTH & SAFETY - It is important that you consider health and safety when planning your events. It’s also a good idea to carry out a risk assessment when planning your event to help highlight any potential hazards or difficulties.

FIRST AID - It is a good idea to make sure that you have someone able to deal with First Aid if you are holding a public event.

INSURANCE - Public Liability Insurance is not mandatory, but if your event is open to the public, it is worth checking with the venue’s insurance. Lancashire Women cannot provide cover for events that are not being organised by Lancashire Women itself. Lancashire Women cannot accept any liability for any loss, damage or injury as a result of fundraising for Lancashire Women.

Lancashire Women supported 6544 people in the last year - with nearly 40% accessing

multiple services at our centres.

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ONLINE SPONSORSHIP - Creating an online fundraising page through BT MyDonate is probably the quickest and sponsorship. You can personalise your page with photographs and explain why you are supporting Lancashire Find out more and create your fundraising page by visiting:https://mydonate.bt.com/chari-ties/lancashirewomenscentres

OFFLINE SPONSORSHIP - Not everyone likes to donate online. In this pack you will find a sponsorship form, which you can use to collect offline donations.

Fundraising Tips & tools

GIFT AID - Ensure your sponsors Gift Aid their donation if they are able and a tax payer. This means we can claim back 25p for every £1 donated, at no extra cost to the individual.

MATCH FUNDING - Many companies have a match funding scheme where they will match the amount you raise. Find out if your employer does this, and you could double your fundraising total.

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FACEBOOK - find us on Facebook by searching “Lancashire Women”, post a link to your BT MyDonate page and we can share it in our online community.

TWITTER - our twitter handle is @lancashirewomen, Tweet your fundraising page, updates and photos for us to retweet and share – include a hashtag to ensure more users see your tweets - #everywomancounts #wellbeingmatters #TEAMLW #LWSTAR

CONTACT THE PRESS- help raise even more awareness for our charity, contact your local press, let them know about your challenge and why you are doing it. Ask for a free mention on the local radio. If you need a statement of support of quote for the press, contact our community fundraiser.

ADVERTISE- promote your fundraising by creating poster and displaying in your local area or your work place, with all the key details of your event and how people can sponsor you.

Lancashire Women

@LancashireWomenRegistered Charity 1100976

Lancashire Women (Head Office) 21-23 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1HF

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On behalf of everyone at Lancashire

Women and all the people you

enable us to help and support.

A great BIG...

THANK YOU!

Registered Charity 1100976

@LancashireWomen Lancashire Women

Follow usHead Office21-23 Blackburn Rd, Accrington BB5 1HF0300 330 1354

Centres in:AccringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolBurnleyPreston

Outreach activity in:Blackburn with DarwenChorleyLancasterSkelmersdaleKendalHMP StyalCumbria