Hints for Gaining Sponsorship

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If you have decided to take part in an event that One Parent Families have organised, then no doubt we will be pestering you to raise some money for us in return.

It might seem like quite a daunting task at first, but if you follow our advice I am sure you will turn the mountain into a molehill pretty quickly.

Start off by breaking down the total amount into smaller chunks. Then allocate different fundraising activities to the amounts.

For example, if you have pledged to raise £1000 you might decide that between your friends and family you think you can raise £250 in sponsorship. By organising a dinner party you could raise £200. Your local pub might give you the proceeds of their pub quiz, which will be around £150. You could then organise a dance and sell tickets locally which could bring in £300 profit. The remainder of the money could come through a mixture of work-based activities such as dress down days and selling cakes or sweets on reception.

To make things even easier you can set up an online sponsorship page on www.justgiving.com.

A good tip with a sponsorship form is to get a high donation at the top of the form, then people feel mean giving you a lot less!

With sponsorship, and indeed with all money raised, find out if your company will match the donation pound for pound. This means that either you only have to raise half the money, or (and we prefer this one, most definately) you raise double the money!

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