Hope for Kids Fundraising Pack...The GateWay, Addlewell Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1QN [email protected] • Registered Charity Number 1140641 Welcome to the Hope for Kids Fundraising

Helping you give

hope to orphans and

vulnerable children

Hope for Kids Fundraising Pack

The GateWay, Addlewell Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1QN [email protected] • www.hopeforkids.co.uk Registered Charity Number 1140641

Welcome to the Hope for Kids

Fundraising Pack!

Would you like to fundraise for Hope for Kids International – but you’re not sure where to begin?

Thank you for your interest in helping orphans and vulnerable children! Hope for Kids would like to help make your fundraising experience as hassle-free and enjoyable as possible. We hope you find some helpful advice and information in this pack, but should you need anything else, e-mail us at [email protected].

Fundraising not only raises money for the work of Hope for Kids, it also helps to raise awareness about the needs of orphans and vulnerable children and the daily situations they have to face. It is encouraging to us to know that you are passionate about helping these children!

In this pack you will find a number of resources to help give ideas for the planning of your event. These include:

o Hope for Kids information sheets

o An A – Z of fundraising ideas

o Some fundraising tips & advice

o A child’s story & fact sheet

o Promotional materials and templates

o Sponsorship leaflets

o Our latest newsletter and Annual Review

o Our gift catalogue

Also available is a PowerPoint presentation that you can use to help you raise awareness of Hope for Kids. This presentation can be downloaded from our website, with a suggested accompanying script, at www.hopeforkids.co.uk.

Any fundraising effort, whether big or small, can have a huge impact in the life of a child. So whether you are intending to climb a mountain, do a sponsored swim, or hold a cake sale, we want to let you know that we are here to help you and provide any support or advice you might need!

Thank you for helping to make a difference!

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Request for Additional Information, Leaflets or Resources:

If you need any further information or any duplicates, fill in this form and send it back to us and we will send you all the resources you need to hold a successful fundraising event! Alternatively you can let us know what you need by email.

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http://www.hopeforkids.co.uk/

Hope for Kids International ▪ The GateWay, Addlewell Lane, Yeovil, BA20 1QN ▪ Email: [email protected]

Website: www.hopeforkids.co.uk ▪ Facebook: www.facebook.com/hopeforkids ▪ Twitter: @hope_for_kids

About HOPE FOR KIDS INTERNATIONAL We are Christians committed to giving hope to orphans and vulnerable children that are living in desperate situations around the world. We believe that, as followers of Jesus, we are called to "Seek justice, encourage the oppressed; defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow" (Isaiah 1:17).

What Do We Do?

Hope for Kids International works in partnership with Kids Alive International around the world to provide quality holistic care to orphans and vulnerable children, their families and communities. Our vision is of a world where every child grows up in a loving family and has the opportunity to reach their full potential. We seek to bring lasting change through the practical care that we provide.

We accomplish this through several types of programme, including:

Children’s Homes, where our House Parents provide 24/7 care to children in a safe, loving atmosphere.

Care Centres, where children come each day to receive food, clothing, and education. At the end of the day the child goes home to their family, often to a house with a dirt floor and no electricity or running water.

Schools, where we provide a quality education for children who would otherwise have no access to school. In addition, we provide a meal, medical care, tutoring and devotions.

Community Programmes, which provide vital support to the whole family – including education, medical care, vocational training, and help with the development of micro-enterprise opportunities.

Where Do We Work?

We work in partnership with Kids Alive International (www.kidsalive.org) ministries all around the world in:

Africa Latin America Middle East

Kenya Haiti Lebanon

Zambia Guatemala

Sudan Dominican Republic Europe

South Sudan Peru Romania

South Sudan Peru How Can You Help?

Pray: We believe in the power of prayer. Please join us in praying for our children, staff, missionaries and the communities in which we serve.

Child Sponsorship: You can pray for a child and support them financially for £20 a month. You will build a relationship with ‘your’ child and help them break the cycle of poverty!

Hold a Fundraising Event: Hold a coffee morning, run a marathon, do a cycle ride or another sponsored event—and raise funds to help care for children!

Join a Short Term Team: Participate in a life-changing experience and an opportunity to serve in the name of Jesus. Teams work together towards a goal such as leading a children’s programme, helping with construction or making improvements to a Children’s Home.

http://www.hopeforkids.co.uk/childrens-homes

http://www.hopeforkids.co.uk/care-centres

http://www.hopeforkids.co.uk/schools

http://www.hopeforkids.co.uk/families-together

http://www.hopeforkids.co.uk/medical-clinics

Fundraising Ideas

Aerobic workout, abseiling,

auction of promises, acoustic

night...

Board game competitions,

bungee jump, book sale, bric ‘a’

brac stall, bingo, barn dance...

Cycle rides, child sponsorship

drive, community rounder’s

match, custard boots, caving,

climbing, cake sale, car

washing, curry night...

Dinner and dance ball or

concert, day events (craft,

family fun etc)...

Easter egg hunt, e-bay items

from your wardrobe...

Football match, face painting,

free runs, fancy dress party,

food - an eating competition -

or a fast for 24 hours...

Golf tournament, gladiators

challenge, give something up

for a day(for example,

chocolate, coffee or Twitter)...

Half marathon, hot air

balloon, hair - shave or dye it...

International day (dress up and

represent another country), Indian & cowboy evening, Italian food night...

Jumble sale, jelly & ice cream

party, jam making...

Kayaking, karaoke, kite

flying...

Live on a £1 a day, line

dancing, leg waxing...

Mile of pennies, give up

wearing make-up, murder mystery evening...

Non-school uniform day, no

technology challenge...

Orienteering, opera /

orchestra night, open garden party...

Parachute jump, paint balling,

teddy bears picnic, pantomime...

Quiz night, queen & king

party...

Run a race, read-a-thon,

rubber duck race, raffle...

Swim-a-thon, sports day, snail

racing, singing telegrams, sky-

dive, surfing, snowboarding...

Tennis tournament, triathlon,

give your time (offer to garden,

do housework etc…), talent

show...

Unwanted clothes swap

(donate Items from your

wardrobe), university

challenge, uni-cycle ride...

Valentines meal, variety show,

video film marathon, vegetable

show...

Walk, welly throwing, white

water rafting, windsurfing,

Wine and Cheese walk to work

(and donate your petrol

money)...

X-Factor competition, Xmas

meal, eXpress yourself (Use

your creativity!)...

Yoyo competitions, Yodelling

competition, Yachting...

Zebra racing (dress up in zebra

costumes and race each other),

organize a huge game of Zip Zap

Boing...


Fundraising Tips We hope that the following fundraising tips will be helpful to you as you think about raising funds for Hope for Kids International...

1) Know what you’re talking about! Make sure that you can help people understand why you are raising money for Hope for Kids. Read up about our work, so you can explain what we do and how the money you raise will make a difference in the life of a child.

2) Ask permission. You will need to do this if you want to collect money in a public place. If you are collecting money on private property, remember to get the consent of the owner or manager first!

3) Spread the word. Consider how best to publicise an event. This might include giving out flyers, putting up posters, relying on word-of-mouth, putting information in the local newspaper or on radio. Use our sample poster, flyer, press-release and letter templates!

4) Use the internet. Share our website address, where people can read more about us and donate online. We can even help arrange for you to have a webpage through our website so that people can send sponsorship money to us quickly and easily – and we will tell you who has given to your cause and how much you have raised!

5) Find a ‘funding match’. Some employers operate a scheme where they will ‘match’ the total figure you raise for charity. Find out if this is a possibility!

6) Be organised. Make sure you have planned thoroughly. Think about the date (will lots of people be able to come?) and the venue (do people know where it is – and is it big enough?). Plan well in advance – don’t leave your planning until the last minute!

7) Articulate your goals clearly. Make sure that you can explain what you are doing and why in thirty seconds or less! Can you sum up your goals in less than twenty words?

8) Get other people to help! People will get excited by your enthusiasm and may want to help. If possible, let them – the more people that buy-in to your vision and goals, the better the response to your fundraising efforts will be!

9) Start with people that know you. These people will be the quickest to listen and want to be involved in what you are doing. Make a list of family, friends and others that you see regularly that you can invite to participate or make a donation.

10) Get people to Gift Aid their gifts. If people are taxpayers in the UK, we can claim an extra 25% on their gifts – provided they have completed a Gift Aid form. Remember to ask us for more information about this!

11) Don’t forget to say “thank you”! People want to know that their support is appreciated. Thank them personally, send notes to people that have donated – and let us thank people on our website, Facebook and Twitter pages too!


Sponsorship and Gift Aid Declaration Form

Please sponsor: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… To: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… In aid of: Hope for Kids International (Charity Number 1140641) which provides support to orphans and vulnerable children in

Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East

We who have given our names and addresses below and have ticked the box headed ‘Gift Aid? ’ want the charity named above to reclaim tax on the donation detailed below, given on the date shown. We understand that I must pay an amount of income tax or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax reclaimed by the charity on the donation.

Full Name (First Name & Surname)

Home Address (Not your work address - this is essential for Gift Aid)

Postcode Amount

Sponsored £ Date Paid

Gift Aid?

Total Donations Received £

Total Gift Aid Donation £

Meet Mary* Mary was abandoned by her Mother and left to roam the streets with her mentally unwell Father who was unable to look after her. She was brought to the Kids Alive home in Karundas, Kenya to be looked after by the staff. Now she is a healthy, happy girl who loves to sing & dance. (*Mary’s name has been changed to protect her identity)


How

your

money

helps!

Sponsor

a child

for £20 a

month Learn more

about the children

we rescue at

hopeforkids.co.uk

On Facebook & on

twitter

@hope_for_kids

Every gift -

No matter

how small is

used to make

a difference

More than 140

million children

around the world live

on the streets. These

children are at risk

from starvation, abuse,

disease and being

thrown into

prison.

The GateWay, Addlewell Lane, Yeovil, Somerset,BA20 1QN [email protected] • www.hopeforkids.co.uk Registered Charity Number 1140641

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You are invited to a fundraising event for:

Hope for Kids International is dedicated to rescuing orphans and vulnerable children around the world.

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Hope for Kids is a member of the Kids Alive International Network

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What:

You are invited to a fundraising

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Hope for Kids is a member of the Kids Alive International Network

When:

Where:

What:

You are invited to a fundraising

event for:




Letter Template

USE THIS TEMPLATE IF YOU NEED TO SEND AN OFFICIAL INVITE OR YOU ARE TRYING TO RALLY SUPPORT FROM A BUSINESS OR ORGANISATION.

TRY TO GIVE AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOUR EVENT INVOLVES AND HOW PEOPLE CAN BE A PART OF IT.

Dear [NAME]

I am writing to ask if you would be willing to support a charity event I am organising. On the [DATE] at [TIME & LOCATION] I am planning to partake in a / hold a [CHARITY EVENT e.g. parachute jump / book sale] in aid of Hope for Kids International.

Hope for Kids International is a charity dedicated to rescuing orphans and vulnerable children around the world. They work in several countries in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East providing children with safe and secure homes, medical care, education and protection from child abuse.

The money raised from this event will go towards the work of Hope for Kids to help them to give hope to children living in desperate situations. My goal is to raise [£???] through donations / sponsorship and to raise awareness of what the charity is doing.

[USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS DEPENDING ON YOUR AUDIENCE AND HOW YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO HELP...]

*I would like to extend an invitation to you to join me in this charity fundraiser. I hope that you feel able to attend and support such a worthwhile cause.

Or

*If you would like to make a donation to my fundraising efforts for this project I would be very grateful. I do hope you feel able to support such a worthwhile cause.

Or

*I would like to ask if you would consider providing [DETAILS e.g. refreshments / prizes etc...] for our event. We would be very grateful if you felt able to help make this event a success. In return we will advertise your support for the event on publicity materials and on the day / evening to over [XX] people.

Please contact me on [CONTACT DETAILS] for more information about the event. Thank you for your time.

Yours sincerely, [YOUR NAME]


Press Release Template USE THIS TEMPLATE IF YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE YOUR CHARITY EVENT THROUGH THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR DETAILS ARE CORRECT. IF YOU’RE UNSURE WHO IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO CONTACT TO GET YOUR PRESS RELEASE IN THE PAPER TRY CONTACTING THE EDITOR FIRST. IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THIS CONTACT THE OFFICE AT [email protected]

[THE DATE IT SHOULD BE RELEASED ON e.g. For Immediate Release] [CONTACT DETAILS] Your Name Address Postcode Phone Number Email Website: www.hopeforkids.co.uk [TITLE OF THE ARTICLE – MAKE THIS CATCHY e.g. Grandfather will ride from John O’ Groats to Land’s End in aid of some of the world’s poorest children] [INTRODUCE YOURSELF] [SAY WHAT IT IS YOUR ARE DOING] [SAY WHO YOU ARE FUNDRAISING FOR AND WHAT THEY DO] Example: Former hydraulics engineer Colin Gibbs from Yeovil aims to cycle nearly 900 miles from John O’ Groats to Lands End over fourteen days in August in aid of charity. At 72 years old, Colin has chosen to do the challenge in support of Hope for Kids International, a Yeovil-based charity that provides quality holistic care to orphans and vulnerable children, their families and communities, in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. [GIVE A QUOTE] Example: Colin says: “I’m not quite ready to hang up my cycle clips yet! Cycling is a great way of keeping fit and is a great adventure! This is for a worthy cause - I know that Hope for Kids International supports programmes helping people in South Sudan which, like many parts of Africa at the moment, is a very difficult place to be a child. We have so much and they have so little; I want to help these kids have life." [GIVE DETAILS OF THE EVENT – DATE / TIME / LOCATION / WHOSE INVOLVED ETC...] Example: With his dedicated support team, in the form of wife Margaret and daughter Rosemary, Colin will start the ride from John O’ Groats on August 9th together with his son-in-law, Stuart. Not one to take life easy, this is not the first time that Colin has cycled from John O’ Groats to Lands End. He has also cycled extensively in the French Alps. Colin and the team leave Yeovil for Scotland on August 7th and the ride itself starts on the 9th, finishing at Land’s End on the 22nd. [GIVE CONTACT DETAILS / SPONSORSHIP DETAILS / FOR MORE INFORMATION ETC...]

Example: People can sponsor [YOUR NAME] by contacting [GIVE PHONE NO. OR EMAIL] or via the Hope for Kids International website - www.hopeforkids.co.uk





Helpful Contacts This page has lots of the contact details and links you might find useful when you are planning your fundraising events. Please do contact Hope for Kids International if there is anything else you might need. We want to help you make your event as successful as it could be! Hope for Kids International Roger Allen – Director Email: [email protected] Lorna Storey – Sponsorship & Mission Services Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: www.hopeforkids.co.uk Phone: 01935 433146 Kids Alive International Kids Alive are partners of Hope for Kids International and have offices based in the USA. Website: http://www.kidsalive.org/ Charity Checkout A way to make donations to Hope for Kids International is through Charity Checkout. Web Link: https://www.charitycheckout.co.uk/1140641/donate Institute of Fundraising Useful ideas and advice about fundraising for charity. Website: http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk Easy Fundraising Shop online and raise money for Hope for Kids International at the same time! Website: http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/




http://www.kidsalive.org/

https://www.charitycheckout.co.uk/1140641/donate

http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/

http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/

Documents

Hope for Kids Fundraising Pack...The GateWay, Addlewell Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1QN [email protected] • Registered Charity Number 1140641 Welcome to the Hope for Kids Fundraising