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Hi All, Our branch of RSPCA has been chosen by our local Ford dealer for their Drive 4UR Community. I just wondered if anyone has done it and if you have was it successful and what worked well to pro...
Carl Saunders
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Has anyone used the new event fundraising platform Fundeey?
Ocean King
Nice chatting to you all, would like to keep in contact I don't think I have a LinkedIn anymore, but I'll try and set one up. I would like to keep in contact, was speaking to Syed, Jo, Vanessa and a...
Hi All - were hosting a 13 mile walk to raise funds to build a school in Gambia. I wondered if anyone knows what we need to have in place legally? Insurance/disclaimers etc, and whether anyone has an...
Paula Carey
Could anybody recommend a company to organise a fundraising event for us? We are looking for somebody who would do the lot, invite people sell tickets organise food and performances. We are based in...
noor light
Hi all, We’re hosting a fundraising gala dinner, but the venue doesn’t have its own bar. Has anyone worked with an external bar company they could recommend?
Paula Carey
Hi Firstly thanks for reading this post. At another charity that I involved with, we are hoping to run our first fundraising dinner at a restaurant. We need to do the following: 1. Take the booking a...
Hayley Harris
When we hold raffles at events we find fewer people are carrying cash and we don't currently have a card reader. But can card readers be used for payments for raffle tickets? From what I've read it s...
Sarah Clements
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has experience running a raffle during an event. We are looking to run one during Bristol Harbour festival, the festival has granted us permission and we know that b...
Chloe Juyon
And just like that… our first in-person event is in the books! On Monday, we had an amazing time hosting our very first in-person Connections event. A huge shoutout to everyone who joined us, it was...
Hi all, My charity is applying for the Big Give Christmas Challenge this year, and facing a challenge ourselves. We run an annual Christmas appeal that launches late November and has a reminder maili...
Thomas Beattie
Hi Everyone, I am wanting to organise a charity golf day in my area but is not something I have done before and not sure where to start apart from finding a golf course.   Can anyone help with a temp...
Stephanie McCawley
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Those with London Marathon places, when you both advertise publicly, and privately to warm contacts, do you ask every...
Ocean King
Hi everyone,  Hello! We're an international charity and have a number of unique events with a big supporter base. We're looking to provide some training for our team on pitching/negotiating/relations...
Clare Sulley
Hi everyone, We are looking to run our own silent auction at our fundraising dinner in May and are looking into which apps we could use for this. We like the look of Bid Beacon but would appreciate t...
Lottie Almey
Hi there. Can anyone recommend any low cost (or FOC!) event ticketing solutions? Something like Eventbrite, but lower cost.  As a small charity, we don’t often do ticketed events, but have the occasi...
Michelle Hamilton
Hello, Grateful for any insight into how to run a charity auction. We've never done an activity like this before and don't have a huge amount of time or capacity to dedicate to it so simple and manag...
Eleanor McMahon
Would you like to connect with other fundraisers but not sure where to start?  Join us at our next fundraising networking session on Thursday 30th January to gather as a community and meet others in...
This week we are having a quiz night.  We decided to sell tickets on a per table basis. (£80 per table for teams of 8). This has some issues: One person in a team needs to pay for the table and get t...
Roger Leitch
Does anyone please have recommendations for suppliers for your charity branded cotton t-shirts and vests for runners? There are a few I'm looking into at the moment, but any suggestions for companies...
Imogen Healing
Hello, my charity client is looking for a venue that can host an awards event for up to 400 people including a dinner/buffet. It needs to be in London and as affordable as possible. Does anyone have...
Bernadette Mooney
Hi Can anyone give me tips on organising a raffle that is both online and sells printed tickets face to face at an event? Thanks Rebecca
Rebecca Gibson
Hi everyone, Our Charity is considering organising a one-day festival-style event. I would love to hear from anyone with experience in this area, especially if you’ve worked with an event management...
Paula Maplesden
Hello I'm looking for some advice. I need to sell tickets for an event (Christmas party) and I want to use Microsoft forms. How can I collect ticket money in the most cost effective way? I've looked...
Laura Connor
Hello We are hoping to run a charity ball and invite everyone to pay an entrance fee. We are trying to register with Eventbrite to sell tickets. They are insisting upon a UTR number which we do not h...
Deborah Phillips
Good afternoon everyone. I hope you are all doing fine. I will like to seek help for mentorship this will enable us gain some knowledge on how to carry out our charitable activities in supporting our...
Molomo Agboko Oso
Hello,  Has anyone used   WeWard : wewardapp.com  at all? If so, what did you think about it, is it worth signing up for? Any feedback or opinions would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you, Angelique...
Angelique Davies
Does anyone know how doing a walk can help our charity raise funds?  We often see news items that say so-and-so raised this-or-that amount from doing a walk (or run, etc.), but we do not know how we...
Joseph Dos Santos
We are considering purchasing a card reader for donations at events. As well as transition fees, what else should we be considering? Could we also use it for selling raffle tickets at an event? I thi...
Sarah Clements
Hi, I am looking at GiveStar to implement for our volunteers to use at our events, street collections etc to allow us to take card payments for our indoor and outdoor events.   As this requires your...
Stephanie McCawley
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