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We’d like to say… Thank you so much for choosing to help unlock the power of reading. Shannon Trust relies on
your generosity and support whether you’re a cake baker to a bungee jumper. Whatever
you’re doing we’re incredibly grateful for your support – welcome to our team.
Our impact Learning to read isn’t just a brilliant thin; it changes lives. It’s helping people stay in touch
with families and loved ones. It’s helping them mend broken relationships, nuture new ones
and share the joy of reading across generations. It’s also helping people cope better with
daily life. And for many, it’s helping create a future that includes more education and
training.
How your fundraising helps
We’re here to help We’re here to support you. Whether it’s setting-up your Just Giving page, sharing your event
on social media or talking through your ideas, we’re here to help. We’ve included important
information to get your fundraising off to a great start at the end of this pack. But please get
in touch with Sue and Alison at [email protected]
£8 could start
unlocking the power
of reading for
someone by providing
their first reading
materials.
£32 could provide
Turning Pages reading
books to help build
confidence and a joy
of reading.
£180 could cover the
costs of a Shannon
Trust volunteer
training, supporting
and inspiring mentors
for a year.
A-Z of fundraising ideas Would you like to support Shannon Trust, but not sure where to start? There are hundreds of
ways to support us, so we’ve come up with an A-Z of fun ideas which you can do by yourself,
with friends or with children. It doesn’t matter how much money you raise; raising awareness
of Shannon Trust is just as important to us.
At home
With friends
Great with the kids
Aerobics-a-thon
Non-stop aerobics for a
day (or a commitment to
7 classes a week). Join
online classes or use
videos/DVDs and get
sponsorship from your
friends and family to
complete the challenge!
Raise money for every
hour you work out. Don’t
forget to refuel!
Afternoon tea
Raise some money by
selling tickets to an
afternoon tea with your
neighbours and friends.
They could bring along
home-made cakes to sell
too!
Arts & crafts sale
Children are so creative!
Sell some of their
creative work to your
family and friends –
cards, ornaments,
drawings etc.
Bake off
Just as it says on the
[baking] tin! Compete
with your friends and
family for the best
sponges and sweet treats
with no soggy bottoms!
Then sell them all…the
edible ones!
Bike ride
Gather a group of cycling
enthusiasts (or beginners)
and start a weekly bike
riding club with different
routes each time.
Attendees may wish to
pay for the guided routes
or you might decide to do
a sponsored ride over a
longer distance.
Bug hunt
Eurgh! Sponsor the
children to find as many
bugs as possible on a
walk, in the garden, at
the local lake/pond! £1
per 1kg of worms?!
Coffee morning
Raise money by drinking
coffee and chatting to
friends! Combine this
with a fundraising
brainstorm session!
Come dine with us
One of you cooks the
starter, one the main,
and one the dessert, and
don’t forget to provide
the entertainment! If you
love the food, what would
you pay for it?
Car wash
Wash family and
neighbour’s cars, keep
the children busy and
raise money all at the
same time! £2 for a
windscreen wash, £5 for
the whole car?
Disco-a-thon
Dance, dance, dance, all
day long! The longer you
can dance the more
money you raise!
Darts competition
This can be done in
person or virtually/online
with your friends
Pay to partake (and even
charge people to watch!)
Dress down day
Get your children’s
school involved – any
excuse to not wear
uniform for a day!
Participants pay to take
part.
Eating competition
How many boiled eggs can
you eat in 10mins? Dry
crackers? Favourite
biscuits?
Get sponsored to feast!
Egg hunt
It may not be Easter but
kids love chocolate eggs
all year round! Get the
children in the local
park/field and get the
search on! (And it doesn’t
have to be chocolate eggs
they’re looking for – it
could be pirate treasure!)
Charge a minimal amount
for entry.
Fantasy football
Now that football is
back, predict the scores
of the weekend/s
fixtures, or guess the
highest scoring team.
Charge per category.
Fete
Suns out, stalls out! Set
up a small fete in your
street, or in your garden.
Lucky dip, tombola,
coconut shy – easy to set
up and lots of fun!
Fun run
Children running around
the fields – that will tire
them out! Add some
obstacles for more fun
and challenge and charge
a small amount to take
part.
Give up something
you love (for a day,
a week, a month, a
year!)
Give up milk in your tea
for a day. No sugar
allowed. Can you do it?!
Ask friends and family to
sponsor you.
Golf day
For those that love golf, a
whole day of it couldn’t
be better. Gain local
support and perhaps
receive local donations
for prizes etc.
Greeting cards
Get creative – start now
on the cards to sell for
Halloween and Christmas!
Head shave!
Do it! Get sponsored! A
drastic change but all for
a good cause!
Horse racing night
A fun night with friends –
follow instructions online
and get betting and
racing – all for fun with a
small entry fee!
Hula-hooping
How long can you hula-
hoop? Gain sponsorship by
the hour & exercise at
the same time.
Ironing service
Love ironing? Raise some
money for charity by
offering to do family and
friends ironing!
Ice bathing
How long can you sit in a
bath of ice cold water
for? Or maybe cold baked
beans?!
Ice lolly making
So simple to make, but so
tasty to eat! Make all
kinds of fruity lollies and
sell them to neighbours.
Jam sale
Lots of fruit in your
garden? Enjoy picking
your own? Turn your fruit
into jam very easily and
sell it on your street or to
friends and family!
Jog with your dog
Dog Jog is a brilliant
chance for you and your
dog to get fit. Enjoy a fun
and friendly sponsored
event and meet like-
minded people at a Dog
Jog near you!
Jump-a-thon
Just like it says – jump!
And don’t stop all day!
How long can you keep it
up? Get sponsorship for
every hour!
Knit and natter
Gather friends to do what
you love most – knitting
and nattering! Sell what
you make too!
Karaoke
What a racket…for
12hours of the day! You
might decide to sponsor
them to stop!
Ladies luncheon
Entertain your friends
over lunch, or a picnic or
afternoon tea!
Litter pick
Doing good for the
community – how many
bags of litter can you
collect in a day!
Left-hand only day
Easy if you’re left
handed…but if you’re
not, this could be tricky
for a whole day!
Music quiz online
So many great ideas
online for quizzes – you
don’t need to go to the
pub!
Marathon
Get training and get
planning!
Mini Olympics
School sports day? A day
over the fields? Turn it
into a mini Olympics!
Nearly new sale
Been doing too much
shopping and forgotten
what you’ve bought? Go
through the cupboards
and wardrobes and sell
anything you haven’t
used in the last 6
months!
No make-up day
Leave the house without
make up?? Do it! It’s for a
good cause.
(Or if you don’t wear
make-up, try it for a day,
and lots of it!).
Non-uniform day
Yes! A day without having
to wear school uniform or
work attire.
Open gardens
Been pampering your
garden in the nice
weather? Show it off to
your neighbours and
friends
Obstacle course
Fun to set up and fun to
compete in!
Pamper party
Any excuse to spend the
day in your dressing gown
and pampering yourself!
Set you home up as a spa
and invite your friends to
partake in treatments and
gossiping!
Quiz of quizzes
The ultimate quiz, online
or in person!
Quirky hat day
Get creative and wear a
quirky hat to school or
work!
Running – treadmill
Got a treadmill at home?
Set yourself a goal and
get running! Weather
looking good? Get out
and about.
Row-a-thon
Enjoy the rowing machine
at the gym? Raise some
money with a 12 hour
row-a-thon!
Silent disco
Headphones on, zone out
and dance! Try it
virtually with friends and
try and guess what music
they’re dancing to!
Sweepstake
Big sporting event coming
up? Place your bets now!
Sponsored silence
What a treat! I’m sure
you’d pay your child huge
amounts to be silent for
even an hour 😉
Treasure hunt
What goodies have you
hidden in the garden, in
the local woods? Get
everyone along to follow
the clues.
Talent show
Children have got talent!
Let them show it off.
University Challenge
If you like the difficult
questions in the quizzes,
then this is for you!
Vegetarian day
Love meat? Give it up for
a day, a week or longer!
Vegan day
Ever tried it? Give it a go!
Variety show
More talent on show for
family friends to judge.
Walk a marathon
Running a marathon not
your idea of fun? Walk it
with friends!
Use a virtual trail to
make it more fun.
Wine tasting
A great event for friends
that share a love of wine.
Find local wines or try
new worldwide ones and
share your opinions.
Windscreen washing
One of those jobs you
never remember to do
until you’re in the car
and can’t see out of your
filthy windscreen! Pay
the kids to do it.
Xmas e cards
Donate what you would
have spent on buying and
sending cards.
Xmas cards
Make your own and sell
them!
Xmas cards making
Get the kids making them
too.
Yoga 20 day
challenge
With so many free classes
available online, there’s
no excuse! Get sponsored
to get fit!
Yellow outfit day
Only wear yellow for the
day, or the week! Get
people to sponsor you.
Yoga with puppies
Children and puppies,
what could go wrong? Add
some yoga and find out!
Zumba-thon
Any excuse to Zumba all
day long! (Or commit to a
Zumba class every day
for a month!)
Zombie run
Combine sport and
entertainment! Mark out
a route with safe zones
and obstacles. If you
don’t meet the
checkpoints, you become
a zombie and have to stop
the survivors in their
tracks!
If you’ve come up with an idea for one of the gaps in the A to Z, let us know so we can share
your idea with others.
Getting started with your fundraising Let us know how you’re planning to fundraise. We’d like to say thank you and help you get
started. And we’d like to make sure we’re supporting you in the best way.
The simplest way to manage your fundraising is to set-up an online fundraising page. This will
help you explain why you’re supporting us, promote your event and track your donations. If
possible, we’d like you to use Just Giving. If you head over to our page here, you’ll find links
to set-up your own fundraising page. It’s easy to do but we’re here to help and chat this
through in more detail.
You may prefer to use a sponsorship form. If you do, you can download one here.
Publicising your fundraising Here are some ways to spread the news about your fundraising.
Email you colleagues
Go social - share your Just Giving page on social media and let people know how your
fundraising is going.
Ask your followers to share your posts
Create posters to put up in pubs, shops and cafes.
If you’re a student, ask your school or uni to advertise.
Go local – talk to us about approaching your local radio station.
If you’re fundraising as a team – that’s great. The more people involve, the more it can
be promoted.
We’re very happy for you to use our logo. If you’d like to, please get in touch to so we can
give you a good quality copy of it and talk through how to use it. Any fundraising material you
create must include the following legally required information
Charity name Shannon Trust
Registered charity number 1117249 Registered office address Studio 1.15
Edinburgh House
Kennington Lane
London
SE11 5DP
Maximising your donations
There are some simple ways to boost your donations. Ask your sponsors to Gift Aid their
donations. It’s easy to do this if you use Just Giving. If you’re using our sponsorship form, just
remember to get your sponsors to tick the gift aid box and provide their details.
Talk to your employers about match-funding you.
Ask family and friends to donate first. They tend to sponsor higher amounts that could
encourage others.
Ask a few times. It’s easy for your first request to be missed so don’t be afraid to ask
again, especially as your event gets closer.
Make it personal by sharing why Shannon Trust is important to you. You can do this on you,
Just Giving page, when you’re talking to people or through your social media.
Getting social Tell your followers about your event and include the link to your Just Giving page. Get people
excited about it. If you’re training for a run, share how you’re getting on. Post pictures of
your efforts or share details from fitness apps such as Strava. Before you share fitness app
information, make sure you review your privacy settings – you don’t have to share maps but if
you do, make sure to set the setting so your home address isn’t shown on the map.
As your event is getting nearer, post reminders remembering to include the link to your Just
Giving page.
If you tag in our accounts, we’ll share your posts and encourage people to support you.
Twitter @Shannon_Trust
Facebook & Instagram ShannonTrustCharity
Collecting cash We recommend that you count cash with another person who can confirm the amount you’ve
collected. Keep cash in a safe place and bank it at the earliest opportunity. If you’re
collecting money by cheque, they’ll need to be made payable to Shannon Trust.
Sending us your sponsorship money Setting-up a Just Giving page is a great way to manage your supporters’ sponsorship. But if you’ve used a sponsorship form you may also send or transfer your sponsorship to us.
Online via our Just Giving page
If you’ve used a sponsorship form, it’s possible for you to send the money you’ve raised via
our Just Giving page.
Post
Cheques made payable to Shannon Trust should be sent to
Shannon Trust
Studio 1.15
Edinburgh House
Kennington Lane
London
SE11 5DP
Bank transfer
Directly into our bank account. Please let us know that you’re sending it.
Account name Shannon Trust
Account number 00014866
Sort code 40-52-40
If you’re send transferring your sponsorship money or sending in a cheque, please remember
to send in your sponsorship form as well.
Fundraising guidelines Fundraising events must comply with the law. These guidelines will help make sure your event
complies with the law. We’ve included links to more detailed information. If you would like
these in more detail please speak to Sue or Alison @[email protected]
Legal requirements
If you’re holding a public event, you may need to consider legal requirements such as a music
or alcohol license. You will also have to consider health and safety law and food hygiene
regulations.
Public raffles will need to comply with the Gambling Act 2005. A full list of the requirements
can be found at Institute of Fundraising here and the governments guide to voluntary events
here.
Liability
Shannon Trust cannot accept any responsibility for accidents or injuries. Please consider first
aid, child protection, personal security when carrying cash, health and safety and, if needed,
insurance.
And finally… Thank you once again for helping unlock the power of reading; we hope you have fun
fundraising for us. Don’t forget to let us know about your event or to get in touch if you need
any help.
Thank you.
Shannon Trust is a registered charity England & Wales 1117249, Scotland SCO43470. Shannon Trust is a registered company – registration number 5906258.