Fundraising Tips
Whether you are organising your first event or already have
considerable experience, the following information should be
helpful to you.
Key points
- Allow plenty of time to organise your event
- Choose your activity - a few ideas are attached
- Confirm your venue, date and time
- Invite friends, family, colleagues and neighbours
- Ask local companies to donate prizes or cover costs
- Promote the event as much as possible
- Order materials from Ovacome
- Keep a record of the money you make and details of donors
- Send in the money using instructions provided by the
charities
Create your own fundrasing page online
Many people find it helpful to create their own fundrasing page
for their event online and then mail this link to their supporters.
Creating your own page on Justgiving is easy and
lets you collect contributions online that are then sent straight
to Ovacome.
Health and safety
Make sure that fundraisers know to ensure that everyone is safe
and acting within the law at their events. Fundraisers should
follow the advice of any staff or equipment operators supervising
the venue or its equipment. If fundraisers are unsure and need
further information please get in touch with us.
Insurance
Ovacome cannot accept responsibility for any loss, damage or
injury at a fundraising event. The charities' insurance policies do
not cover property or personal liability for any injury suffered by
yourself or anyone else as a result of your fundraising. Please
insure that you are suitably covered for any loss damage or
injury.
Alcohol
If you are planning to sell alcohol at the event you need to
contact the local authority's licensing department for a temporary
event notice as soon as possible. If your event is taking place in
a licensed premise where the bar is being run by the licensee you
do not need a license.
Entertainment
If you plan to hold an event that includes live music, dancing or
a disco you will need a temporary event notice that is available
from the licensing department of the local authority.
Public collections
To collect money in a street collection you need special
permission from the local authority. You can make a collection
within the confines of your event venue, or on private property
with the permission of the land owner.
Organising a raffle
All raffles and lotteries are bound by regulations and there are
strict rules that must be followed.
If you want to have a raffle during a specific event such as a
summer fete or a tea party and will announce the results during the
event you do not need a license. You are only permitted to sell
tickets during the event and within the premises. If you want to
run any other kind of raffle or lottery you may need a license. The Gambling Commission
website has information on this.