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1OO WAYS TO
FUNDRAISE
Help us support people who have experienced domestic abuse
and sexual violence in Cornwall, Devon and Wiltshire
COLLECT
DONATIONS
CONTENTS
Fundraising for First Light 04 National Baking Week 27
Competitive ideas 06 James’s fundraising story 28
How we help: Sarah’s story 08 Seasonal inspiration ideas 29
Make it social ideas 10 Set up a JustGiving page 30
Make the most of social media 12 Boost your donations 32
Go extreme ideas 14 Heather’s fundraising story 33
Planning your fundraising 16 Personal challenge ideas 34
Be active ideas 18 £1OO challenge 36
1OO day challenge 20 Be in it to win it! ideas 38
Musical and creative ideas 22 How your money will help 40
Margaret’s fundraising story 23 Paying in your fundraising 42
How we help: Simon’s story 24 Families and kids ideas 43
Get your Bake On! ideas 26
FirstLightSW
@FirstLightSW
firstlight.sw
HOLD A justgiving.com/firstlight
PET SHOW firstlight.org.uk
04 05
WELCOME! START YOUR
FUNDRAISING HERE
Thank you for choosing to will often be the most difficult Each year, our work
support First Light and raise experience a person will go
money for our vital work. through in their lifetime. helps over 5,OOO
This pack provides 1OO We help people find hope again people. You’re doing
ideas for how to fundraise as and take the first steps on a
path towards recovery.
something incredible
well as some useful tips and
information to help you plan by raising money to
and promote your activity. Believe in change help us reach more
By raising money for First
First Light is a charity supporting Light, you are helping more people and change
adults and children in Cornwall, people in Cornwall, Devon and more lives.”
Devon and Wiltshire that have Wiltshire access expert care and
been affected by domestic support when they need it most.
Every person has abuse and sexual violence. We
Whether you choose to take
the right to be safe, are independent of statutory part in a personal challenge,
agencies, including the police,
free from violence and we help thousands of people
organise a community event
and abuse. Your every year to lead safer lives.
or fundraise at work, every bit
of support goes towards saving If you need help
support can help us lives and helping more people with deciding what to do
Our name reflects the work
make this a reality.” we do to help people in crisis
escape abuse. or how to get started email
hello@firstlight.org.uk or
make a brave move toward visit firstlight.org.uk/get-
a brighter future away from involved for more tips
violence and abuse. To leave an Tom Dingwall on fundraising
abusive relationship or recover Chief Executive
from a sexually violent attack First Light
06
COMPETITIVE
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 3-1O
HOLD A DANCE
COMPETITION
HOST A HOLD A
GAMES NIGHT FOOTBALL MATCH
4 8
Organise a cricket match Host a talent show
Book a pitch, select your teams then
promote the event and sell tickets. 9
Spectators on the day can even Organise a relay race
join in the game too. Boost your
fundraising with an auction or raffle.
5
Take part in a boat race Competition is
6 very good as long
Have a surf-off as it’s healthy;
Get the whole family involved and
get surfing! Charge competitors it’s what makes one
to enter different rounds and include strive to be better.”
a raffle for spectators.
Christine Lahti
08 09
HOW WE HELP
SARAH’S STORY
Sarah* had been in a Following the incident at I would not be here
controlling and abusive the nursery, Sarah was
relationship for five years, contacted by an Independent today without the
with her partner dictating Domestic Violence Advisor support I received
who she spoke to, where she (IDVA) from First Light, from my IDVA.
went and even what she ate, who explained what would
before becoming physically happen and then supported She was incredible.
violent as well. her through the process. Whenever I felt I
could not deal with
Too scared to leave or seek This led to Sarah starting a
help, it was only when changes journey to take back control things any more,
in her son’s behaviour alerted of her life. That was two years she helped me to
staff at his nursery school to ago and Sarah now has a get through it.”
the fact something was wrong, new home, new friends and
that she broke down and a stronger relationship with
admitted what was happening. her family.
I am now in a much
better place — thanks
to First Light.”
*Names changed to protect staff and clients
11
MAKE IT SOCIAL
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 11-2O
12 16
Host an Eighties night Host an International themed
dinner party
13
Be globally inspired and theme your
Hold a fancy dress party menu around a country or region,
Film-stars, cartoons or lookalikes! or select a range of cuisines for your
different courses.
14
Invite friends for a pamper party 17
Ask local therapists to provide Host a cheese and wine evening
mini-treatments in exchange for 18
donations. It’s a great way for them
Organise a golf day
to promote their business and you
can also do manis, pedis and facials 19
of your own. Invite guests to a BBQ
HOST A COFFEE HOST A HOLD A DARTS
MORNING MOVIE NIGHT TOURNAMENT
12
MAKE THE MOST
OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Update friends with your Use hashtags to communicate
progress and include a link to with people beyond your friends
your JustGiving page if you and followers. Make hashtags ASK FOR
have one. relevant and always use your DONATIONS FOR
local area (e.g. #Plymouth).
Add ‘Support non-profit’ to your BIRTHDAY GIFTS
posts on Facebook and choose Upload photos to Instagram with
First Light as your charitable cause, hashtags to help you reach more
so friends can donate here too. people. Connect your Instagram
with your Facebook if you can.
Follow relevant people, local
businesses and important people Create an event on Facebook
in your community. If they to invite friends and followers to
follow you back it might open your fundraiser — they can then
up new opportunities for help invite more people via shares.
with your event or donations.
Create a ‘fundraiser’ for your
birthday or another occasion,
on Facebook and ask friends
for donations.
Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram are a great @reply your close connections
way to promote your on Twitter and ask them to
fundraiser and share retweet your tweets.
your stories, news
and photos Mention @FirstLightSW on
Twitter so we can see all your
tweets too!
14
GO EXTREME
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 22-3O
22 26
Climb Snowdon, Kilimanjaro Enter a muddy challenge
or another mountain event such as Tough Mudder
23 27
Tandem Skydive Be a daredevil — bungee jump
Feeling adventurous and up for a jump
from 15,OOOft? Combine the most
or go on a zipwire
exciting and exhilarating moment
28
of your life with fundraising for us by
booking a jump with Skydive.buzz at Enter an Ironman or Triathlon
Dunkeswell Airfield, nr Honiton. More contest — run, cycle and swim!
details at firstlight.org.uk/skydives
29
24 Cycle Land’s End to
Take part in an abseiling event John O’Groats
If we use our
imaginations,
our possibilities GO ON A
ENTER A HILL BANGER RALLY
CLIMBING EVENT become limitless.”
ADVENTURE
Jamie Paolinetti
16 17
PLANNING YOUR FUNDRAISING
1 2 3
Choose a date
and time
Get friends and
family involved
Promote it
4 5
Fundraise
to the max
Ask local businesses
to contribute
When you’ve Ask friends and Tell everyone Think of ways If you’re planning
decided what family to sponsor you know and ask to raise as much a raffle or tombola,
you’d like to do, you or help with them to sponsor money as you can… you can ask First
think about when the organisation you or invite them Light for a letter
and where you’re of your fundraiser. to participate. If you’re taking on of authorisation
going to do your a challenge, provide to show to local
updates on your businesses when
fundraising. If you are hosting Invite guests to
training as you go. you approach them
an event, let people events and use for prizes or other
If you need to know as soon as social media and contributions.
For a social event,
organise a venue possible so they local press to Raffles
add a sweepstake, and lotteries are
or sort a place in have plenty of maximise publicity.
‘guess the number a form of gambling so
a challenge event, time to get the Don’t forget do check out guidance at
of’ game, or pin the
book this as soon date in their diaries. that old-school gamblingcommission.gov.uk
tail on whatever if you are planning something
as you can. promotion works takes your fancy! big. If your raffle is event-bound
too so put posters and all proceeds are for charity
up at work and on fundraising, not private or
local community commercial gain, you do
not need permission
notice-boards. to go ahead.
18
BE ACTIVE
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 31-4O
31 37
Hold a roller disco Put on a Zumbathon
32 38
Take part in a swimathon Ditch the car and cycle
Collaborate with your local pool, to work each day
then ask swimmers to enter for a Improve your fitness and do your
small fee and raise sponsorship. You bit for the environment by swapping
can group swimmers by distance and your wheels. Ask colleagues to
keep teams rotating all day for non- donate to collections at work or
stop swimming from dawn to dusk! ask your employer to support your
worthy effort with sponsorship or
33 match funding.
Walk the cliffs of Cornwall
and Devon 39
Take on a Yogathon
34 with friends
Hold a Spinathon event
35
Run a 5k, 1Ok, half-
marathon or more!
Find a running event that suits your Challenges are what
ability, book a place, let us know
you’d like to fundraise for us then
make life interesting
get training. Events of all distances and overcoming
take place across the South West.
them is what makes
PUT ON A TENNIS
36 life meaningful.” TOURNAMENT
Organise a dance flash mob
Joshua J. Marine21
THE 1OO DAY CHALLENGE
Can you take on a challenge Whatever you decide to do,
for 1OO days? Three months, this can be a fantastic way to
one week and two days to get fit and improve wellbeing or
be exact! achieve something you’ve always
wanted to do.
The First Light 1OO Day
Challenge asks you to make It’s a tough challenge but one
a pledge, stick to it for 1OO for which you’ll be fundraising
days and raise sponsorship by to help change lives with
asking people to support you. encouragement from all the
Your challenge could be health people supporting you and
or fitness orientated; creative or your progress.
crafty; or out in the community
making a difference.
You might want to ditch a
bad habit for 1OO days and
ask friends and family to
sponsor you; or maybe there’s
For more
a particular fitness goal you’d
information and to
like to set yourself.
download a 1OO Day
Challenge pack, go to
There might be a creative
project you want to take firstlight.org.uk/1OOdays
forward; or you could progress
a more spiritual practice such #1OOdays
as mindfulness or meditation.22
MUSICAL AND CREATIVE
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 41-49
41 45
Organise a ‘Battle of Organise a cultural event
the bands’ event It could be a dance recital, jazz night,
fashion show or art exhibition.
42
Put on a Karaoke night 46
Everyone has a song they like to Run a facepainting stall
sing! Charge for entry, refreshments Set up stall at a festival or local fair
and for each song requested. Ask and paint kids’ and adults’ faces
local businesses to help with prizes. for donations. If you’re feeling
adventurous, you could add to your
43 repertoire, with glitter tattoos and
Hold a concert or even hair braiding.
a mini music festival MARGARET’S FUNDRAISING STORY
If you’re part of a music group, choir 47
or orchestra, organise a concert and Create nail art for you “I wanted to raise money for First Light and other charities
take donations from those attending. and your friends I care about by sharing this fabulous week of music.”
48 Margaret organised a series of eight classical music concerts
Crochet, quilt or knit over a week in Crantock, Cornwall, in aid of First Light as well as
Then sell your wares or ask friends other local charities — Refuge4Pets, Mount Hawke Skate Park,
and family for sponsorship for an
ambitious project… Musicability and St Carantoc’s Church, Crantock.
The concerts raised over £1,4OO for the charities and it was
49
a truly wonderful week of music.
LEARN TO PLAY Host a craft fair
A MUSICAL Charge for stalls and ask designer- “First Light do fantastic work to support victims of domestic abuse
makers for contributions to a raffle,
INSTRUMENT and sexual violence in the South West. I am delighted they will benefit
auction or special sale.
from monies raised with our retiring collections after each concert.”24 25
HOW WE HELP
SIMON’S STORY
Simon’s* life was changed After contacting the inquiry The impact of the
forever by an incident that took team, he was put in touch
place during a visit to a school with an Independent Sexual abuse is still there
doctor when he was a young Violence Advisor (ISVA) who but I am pleased
child. At eight years old, he supported him through the I made the decision
was too young to understand subsequent police investigation.
what had happened to him and to come forward.”
it took many years before he The enquiry revealed that his
was able to process the details abuser had died some time
of the abuse. before. Although this was not
the news Simon had wanted, The support I
Simon did not tell anyone what he is glad that he made the received from First
had happened until watching decision to report the incident Light made a huge
news coverage of the Jimmy and receive support.
Savile case and the subsequent difference. I could
Independent Inquiry into Child not have done it
Sexual Abuse persuaded him the without their help.”
time had come to tell his story.
*Names changed to protect staff and clients26 27
GET YOUR BAKE ON! READY STEADY BAKE! 14-2O
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 5O-59 NATIONAL BAKING WEEK October
2O19
55 National Baking Week takes Bake-off
place every October with the Organise a bake-off with entry
Plan a cake sale
At work, school, home or your local aim of encouraging people fees and prizes for the winners.
community centre. of all abilities to bake. Why not Plus donations from cake sales
hold a baking fundraiser and once judged and ready for eating.
56 make a difference to people
Organise a food festival affected by domestic abuse and Bake Sale
sexual violence? It’s a great Everyone loves a bake sale —
BAKE AND 57 opportunity to sharpen up your get as many people involved
SELL COOKIES Host a themed brunch cooking skills and get involved as you can to get baking, then
58 with loads of fun baking events. bring it altogether for a bumper
51 sale at home, work, school or
Host a cream tea party ‘Come Dine with Me’
Take inspiration from the TV-show
Bake Club a community centre.
Whether you prefer #jamfirst or
cream before jam, put the debate and invite friends for a cook-off. Hold a bake club with kids — have
aside and invite your friends for a mini cookery school at home
Get four groups of four to compete and pass on your baking know-
a delicious tea.
with everyone putting in £25. how to the next generation.
52 The winner from each group of four
Host a curry and quiz night then plays in a grand final, with the
ultimate winner receiving £1OO
53 and the rest is your donation.
Take part in a Bake-off
or Bakeathon 59
Hold an eating contest
54 Build up an appetite for Man v Food.
Host a school dinner night Who can eat a pasty the quickest?
Serve dishes inspired by your Who can eat a doughnut without
school days. licking their lips?29
SEASONAL INSPIRATION
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 6O-71
6O 66
Take a New Year’s Day Dip Hold a Hallowe’en party
Take a plunge into the sea on
1 January and celebrate the year 67
ahead. Make it an event by sharing Host a Fireworks night event
the planning with others, and inviting
the wider community to get involved. 68
Do some festive giftwrapping
Collect donations on the day, Get some friends together and set up
set up food and drink stalls and a Christmas present giftwrap station
people can fundraise by asking for in a busy shop or retail centre. Take
sponsorship too. donations in exchange for wrapping,
and have a fun day whilst raising
61
JAMES’S FUNDRAISING STORY Hold a Valentine’s ball
funds for charity.
69
“I don’t want young people growing up to think it’s normal behaviour 62 Go carol singing
to be abused either physically or psychologically in their relationships.” Have a Pancake party
on Shrove Tuesday 7O
James was inspired to fundraise for First Light by taking Sell Christmas cards
donations over 1OO days at his hair salon in Truro. 63
71
James survived a childhood of fear and abuse at the hands of his Put on some Spring flower Take part in a Santa fun-run
stepfather and he wanted to help others affected by domestic arranging workshops Get your Santa suits at the ready!
abuse and sexual violence. He donated £1 per client appointment This is an increasingly popular running
64 event and you can usually find one
for every one of the 1OO days and this also raised awareness Arrange an Easter egg hunt happening nearby. Register for a
of how people in crisis could access help in future. place — they’ll provide the costume
65 in exchange for small booking fee —
“I want to make people aware that domestic abuse happens, Organise a Summer Fair and let us know you’re running for us.
and we should all be able to speak out about it.”30 31
SET UP A JUSTGIVING PAGE
Whatever you decide to
do, JustGiving is there for 1 4 7
donations and sponsorship. Visit justgiving.com/firstlight If you can’t see your type of When asked if your charity is
Click on Fundraise for us to event listed, select ‘Add your contributing to the cost of your
Follow these quick steps to set start setting up your page. own’ at the bottom of the page fundraising, tick ‘No’ unless
and tell us a bit more about you have asked First Light to
up your fundraising page on
JustGiving and start collecting 2 your plans. subsidise the cost of your event
If you already have an account in any way.
donations from family, friends
and colleagues. with JustGiving it will ask you 5
to login. If you don’t have an Choose your web address — this 8
account yet, you will be asked is the link you’ll be sharing with Click ‘Create your page.’ Use
to set one up. friends and family when asking the tips overleaf to make your
them to donate. page as effective as possible.
3
Select whether you’re taking 6
part in an event, celebrating When asked if you are receiving
an occasion, fundraising donations in return for goods,
You can add monies in memory of a loved one, services or other benefits, tick
donated offline to your or doing your own thing. ‘Yes’ if you’re selling tickets to
JustGiving total too. To do so, an event, raffle or auction
just choose to ‘Edit your page’ then For these types of activity
click ‘Edit’ next to ‘Raised offline’ in donations to your page won’t
the ‘Donations made to your page’ be eligible for Gift Aid.
section. Then simply add the
total amount here Tick ‘No’ for everything else.32
BOOST YOUR DONATIONS
ON JUSTGIVING
Tell your story Add photos
An engaging story can Fundraisers who add photos
really make a difference and tend to raise 14% more.
encourages people to donate Sharing your photos is one of
more on your page. If you can, the easiest way of personalising
let people know why you’re your page.
fundraising for First Light
JustGiving will now prompt
and what it means to you.
you by email to add updates so
you can show people how your
Share your news
training or personal challenge
Don’t forget to share your
is going.
page by email and on social
HEATHER’S FUNDRAISING STORY
media — e.g. Facebook,
Set a target
Twitter, Instagram. These are
This is a great way of motivating “Domestic and sexual abuse are not spoken about much.
simple ways to promote your
yourself and it lets your Anything we can do to support this is worthwhile.”
fundraising to your friends
supporters know what you’re
and family. Heather and her friends, Anna and Mark,
aiming for and that you’re
walked a double marathon along Cornwall’s North Coast,
getting closer to your goal.
from Sennen Cove to St Agnes in one weekend and
raised over £1,5OO with JustGiving for First Light.
JustGiving is a trusted partner for charities all over the world. They do not Whilst an experienced coast-path walker, it was the
share their data with anyone without their permission and never sell or trade first time Heather had walked 26 miles in one go,
personal information with third parties. They also don’t try to ‘upsell’ other and then completed the same distance the following day.
services on the back of people’s generosity, and invest everything back into
the business of providing superior tech for charity fundraisers. “The Cornish coastline is beautiful. It was definitely a challenge,
but we had a great experience and were delighted at the money raised.”35
PERSONAL CHALLENGE
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 72-82
73 79
Go hiking Dye your hair
Here’s your chance to colour your
RUN A 74 hair a crazy shade! You could go
MARATHON Give up smoking really wild and opt for a pattern,
go half and half (one side stays the
75 same, the other is dyed) or, if you’re
Walk 1O,OOO steps each really brave, let your kids style your
day for a month hair once you reach a sponsorship
Track your steps with a fit-bit and milestone. Share your ‘before and
pledge to reach a daily target. after’ pics online.
1O,OOO steps equates to five miles
a day and is a great challenge to
improve health and fitness whilst
fundraising too. 80
76
Get sponsored to wear
a crazy outfit every day
for a week — or a month!
LOSE SOME
WEIGHT
77
Try a new thing every day 81
for a year Go dry for a month, three
months or a year!
78
Shave your head 82
Always raises eyebrows — Attempt a World Record
and generous donations! Make some history!36
£1OO CHALLENGE
Are you a business who would We suggest donating £1OO
like to support First Light? to each of your departments,
or employees, depending on
One way you can do this is by the size of your company —
making a donation — initially and your initial donation.
not to us, but to your team!
To incentivise fundraising,
The idea is that your team you can offer prizes for
is asked to maximize this whoever does best and have
donation and get creative a mini-awards ceremony,
with fundraising… which provides a good
opportunity for a company
If you’re a very small business, social and teambuilding.
you may just want to make one
donation of £1OO for your
team, asking them to work
together to invest wisely and
make as much more as they
possibly can.
For more information,
For other businesses, this is please email
a great way to make donations hello@firstlight.org.uk
across the team and encourage or go to firstlight.org.uk/
employees to engage with corporate-support/
our cause and develop
entrepreneurial skills.38
BE IN IT TO WIN IT!
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 83-88
83
Hold a tombola
Ask local businesses to donate small
gifts and ask for £1 or more a ‘go’.
84
Run a sweepstake
ASK FOR
85 DONATIONS AND
Hold a ‘Guess the name HOLD A RAFFLE
of the teddy’ competition
Find the largest teddy bear you can.
87
Ask a local toy store to donate one
if possible. Create a list of 1OO
Organise a pub quiz night
names, including the one you choose. Get your local community involved!
Get people to pay per guess and pick Charge each team member to enter
a name from the list. When all the and include a raffle. Ask the pub to
names are taken, the person who help with prizes — suggest rounds of
guessed right wins the bear! drinks for winning teams!
Life changes Nothing is
very quickly, impossible. The
in a very positive word itself says
HOST A
way, if you let it.” I’m possible!” BINGO NIGHT
Lindsey Vonn Audrey Hepburn40 41
HOW YOUR MONEY WILL HELP
Every penny we raise will go
towards our services to help £2O £5O £3OO
people affected by domestic will pay for a set of will pay for an Independent will pay for six sessions
abuse and sexual violence. toiletries for families who Domestic Violence Advisor of therapy for a survivor of
have to escape abuse and (IDVA) to have an initial recent sexual assault or a
We need money to encourage move at short notice to a client meeting in a high-risk person living with historic
more people to speak out and refuge or other safe place. situation and help them sexual violence
be there to provide the help plan for a safer future.
they need. We put survivors at
the heart of our work, listening
and responding to their needs,
and providing expert care
and understanding.
£3O £1OO £5OO
will pay for a critical call will pay for one day of an will pay for one to one
on our helpline in Cornwall, Independent Sexual Violence life-changing art therapy
enabling anyone who is Advisor (ISVA) to work for six months for a child
affected by domestic abuse with people who have been who has experienced
to phone in and receive help. seriously assaulted, helping sexual abuse.
them with their recovery.42 43
PAYING IN YOUR FUNDRAISING FAMILIES AND KIDS
FUNDRAISING IDEAS NOS. 89-99
Make a difference By bank transfer
89 95
By paying in the money To set up a bank transfer,
Organise a treasure hunt Organise a family car-boot
you’ve raised, you’re making provide these details to your Find a trail online, download or jumble sale
a real difference to people’s bank in person or use online: instructions then ask friends for Take the opportunity to embrace
lives today. donations to take part — see who your inner Marie Kondo — clear out
Sort code: 20-68-10 gets to the treasure first! your clutter and raise some money
Online Account no: 80646741 for First Light in the process.
The easiest and most Account name: 9O
Create a nature trail 96
secure way to donate is First Light SW Ltd.
Offer a dog walking service
via firstlight.org.uk/pay- Bank: Barclays 91
in-fundraising 97
Hold a teddy bears’ picnic
Select the ‘pay in’ button and Please include a clear reference Pack bags at your
pay in your fundraising here. so we know the donation is 92 local supermarket
specific to your fundraising. Put on a pantomime
By post 98
If sending a cheque, 93 Take on a sponsored
please make this payable Take part in a Superhero read-a-thon
to ‘First Light’ and complete fun-run
the money return form A huge thank you! 94
enclosed in this pack or The money you raised Host a pyjama party
available online. will help thousands of adults We’d all love to stay in our pyjamas
and children in Cornwall, for the day sometimes! So, here’s a
Send to: Devon and Wiltshire lead way you can whilst raising cash for a
First Light safer lives and find
good cause. Invite friends and family
The Business Centre, hope again.
round for a fun social gathering in MAKE AND SELL
PJs or suggest a pyjama day at work
2 Cattedown Road
or school. YOUR WARES
Plymouth PL4 0EGCYCLE DEVON
TO CORNWALL
First Light is the trading name of
First Light South West Ltd.
Company no. 3440794
Charity registration no. 1090457
Registered address:
The Business Centre
2 Cattedown Road
Plymouth PL4 0EG
Phone: 03458 121212
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