Magic s Cash for Kids Fundraising Pack

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1 Fundraising Pack Thank you for choosing Cash for Kids as the beneficiary for your event. Enclosed you will find materials and information to help you with your event including; 1. Fundraising information sheet 2. Fundraising ideas 3. A list of fundraising materials and publicity 4. How to register on the Everyday Hero website 5. Street collection rules and regulations If you have any questions please don t hesitate to call. Zoë Bailie Charity Manager zoe.bailie@bauermedia.co.uk

2 Cash for Kids Fundraising Information Sheet is a registered charity (charity no ) which aims to support local children under the age of 18, who are financially, socially, emotionally or physically disadvantaged. Additionally to encourage healthy lifestyle options by promoting physical, mental and general wellbeing of children and adolescents within the Magic Cash for Kids region. Collecting Funds You need a licence from your local council/police service to collect funds on the street or in a public place or by going from house to house. Please note it is illegal to collect funds without any licence. Events Ensure that your event is organised efficiently and safely. We cannot accept any responsibility for your event nor for anyone who participates in it. You should conduct a risk assessment to ensure that you have proper plans for the safety of participants (the Health and Safety Executive has further information). Ensure that participants are fully briefed about the event, including (where relevant) any risks, fitness requirements, special equipment or clothing required and standards of behaviour expected. Ensure that your event it properly and adequately supervised. Where children are participating, this includes providing proper adult supervision; checking that the child s parents/guardians have given their permission for their child to take part; carrying out appropriate background checks of adults who are to have unsupervised access to children. Consider what insurance cover you need for your event and check whether you need any special license e.g. public entertainment licence to sell alcohol. Lotteries There are strict and complex laws relating to lotteries and you should consult our charity manager before organising a lottery.

3 Gift Aid Gift Aid is a tax relief on money that is donated to charities. For every 1 donated for, we can claim an additional 28p (which is the tax that has been paid on the donation) at no extra cost to you! Please ask donors/sponsors to complete that Gift Aid declaration (they must enter their home address and post code and be a UK tax payer paying tax equal to the amount of gift aid they would like us to claim. Fundraising Materials and Publicity All of your fundraising materials should make it clear that you are fundraising in our aid but that you do not represent the charity. Sponsored Events If you are doing a sponsored event whether you re planning on shaving your head, sitting in a bath full of beans, running a marathon or climbing the three peaks we recommend you collect sponsorship using a traditional sponsorship for and by creating your own online Everyday Hero page. It s easy to create your own Everyday Hero page but also carry a paper sponsorship form around for sponsors who don t have access to the internet. Everyday Hero is an online tool to collect money directly from your sponsors you don t have to chase up money and cheques. They also reclaim Gift Aid on our behalf (saving us administration time). It s really easy to start your own page, just go to

4 How to Register on the Everyday Hero Website Go to the screen will appear as below; Simply click on build a fundraising page on the right hand side and follow the links it s that simple!! Once you have made your page let everyone know. Be creative and add your own photo and message. Keep your page updated and fresh. Feel free to contact the local media with your story and a few lines with your pages url might give your page a boost! Remember to have fun and personalize your thank you .

5 Donating to Cash for Kids There are lost of easy ways to get your funds to us Credit or Debit Card Please call Zoë on Cheque Cheque to be payable to Cash for Kids and posted to London, W1W 8HF Cash Please don t post cash, if you want to donate in cash please call Zoë on to make arrangements to drop it into the radio station. Everyday Hero You can pay money donated to the charity using credit or debit card online by going to our Everyday Hero account. Simply log on to:

6 Fundraising Ideas: A-Z A Auction of promises, you can auction clothing, household goods, or even favours such as washing someone s car. Aerobathon, Athletics Competition, Assault Courses, At home evenings (see products to friends), Austerity Lunch, Art Competitions B Bad Tie Day, Baked Beans Eating, Baked Bean Bath, Bingo Night, Bowling Night, BBQ, Beauty Pageant, Badminton Tournament, Book Swap, Bric-A- Brac Sale, Barn Daces, Ball/Gala, Birthday Party (instead of a gift ask for a donation), Bungee Jump C CHARITY OF THE YEAR! Choose Cash for Kids as your school, class or team charity of the year. This offers a valuable way to learn about the charity s work in depth and to really make a difference through your donation. You could concentrate your energies into a series of events over a short period time, such as a week long fundraiser or hold events as intervals throughout the year. Whatever you do, we ll be happy to support you with merchandise, information and a speaker. Car Boot Sale, Car Rally, Car Wash, Christmas Grotto, Coffee Morning, Capital City Competition, Cake Sale, Chess Match, Counting Sweets in a Jar, Craft Fair, Cookery Book, Curry Night, Collecting Tins, Cricket, Cash Prize Game, Carol Singing, Cheese and Wine Gathering, Charity Dinner, Chocolate Drive, Clothing Swap D Darts Match, Donut Eating Competition, Dances, Detox Day, Dog Walking, Dress Up Day, Drinks Party, Duck Race

7 E Egg and Spoon Race, Eighties Night, Eating Competition, Entertainment Evening, Expedition, ebay Sale F Face Painting, Fancy Dress, Fill your wellies with Jelly, Football, Fun Run, Film Shows, Fashion Show, Fancy Dress G Guess the weight, Garden Party, Gardening, Gunking Teachers, Guy Fawkes Party, Games Shows, Give up something day e.g. Chocolate, Golf, Give it up (get sponsored to break a bad habit!) H Hook a Buck, Hair Dyeing, House Cleaning, Hockey Match, Head Shave, House Sitting, House Warming Party, Halloween, Hawaiian Evening, Home made cakes, Home Alone Day, Household Sale I It s a knockout, International Day, Items in a Matchbox J Jail Break, Jogging, Jumble Sale, Jeans Day, Joke Competition, Jigsaw Race, Jelly Bean Jar Guess K Karaoke, Kids Colouring Competition, Knitting Fair L Limbo Dancing, Lollipop Hunt, Lunch Time Games, Lucky Dip, Leg Wax, Ladies Pamper Night M Marathons, Medieval Day, Magic Show, Maze Design, Murder Mystery, Match the Photos, Money Boxes, Morning Tea, Motorcycle Run

8 N Name the Teddy Bear, Non-uniform Day, New Years Resolution Pledge, Nature Walk, Night at the Races O Obstacle Race, One Price Sale, Odd-Shoe/Sock Day, One-Hand Day, Online Games Tournament, Odd Jobs Day P Plant Sale, Pool Competition, Play or Pantomime, Picnic, Pyjama Day, Pop-Idol, Pancake-Tossing, Prarchute Jump, Pub Quiz, Pub Games, Pound for Pound Q Quizzes, Quiet Day, Question Time, Guess the Quotation R Race Night, Raffle, Recycling, Rent a Teacher, Rugby Competition, Record-Breaking Attempt S Slave Auction, Stop Smoking, Swimming, Swear Box, Sponsored Silence, Sixties Night, Salsa Night, Shop Collections, Sponsored Slam, Sponsored House Clean, Sausage Sizzle, Sport Competition, Sky Diving, Sailing T Treasure Hunt, Tea-person, Tennis, Three-legged Race, Tombola, Teacher s Baby Photo Competition, Twenties Night, Tuck Shop, Talent Show, Trivia Night U University Rag Week, Unwanted Clothes and Book Sale, Uniform Day, Ugly Duckling Competition V Violin Playing, Victory Party for Winning Form/Team, Village Open Gardens, Volleyball, Video-thon

9 W Wash your hair in spaghetti or beer, Walking, Welly Throwing, Window Cleaning, Wet Sponges, Wig Wearing, Walk-Backwards, Wine Tasting, Wrapping Presents, Weakest Link Competition, Wedding Gifts X Xylophone Playing, Xmas Party, X Marks the Spot Treasure Hunt, X-Factor Competition, Xmas Fair Y Yard of ale, Yo-Yo Competition, Yodelling Competition, Yoga-thon Z Zzzzzzz sleepover party, Zigzag Games, Dress as Zoo Animals, Zebra Day, Zany Ideas, Zip Tie

10 Street Collection Rules and Regulations Cash for Kids A Guide to Fundraising Certain forms of fundraising require a license to undertake the charitable activity. Under the provisions of the House Collections Act 1939 no collection for a charitable purpose (defined as Charitable, benevolent or philanthropic) may be made in any locality unless the promoter is licensed by the Licensing Authority for the area concerned. The purpose of the legal requirement to obtain consent is to ensure collectors are properly authorized and that money is collected in a secure way and the total proceeds collected are properly accounted for. Therefore it you intend to collect on behalf of Cash for Kids, correct permission must be granted by the local authority before collections can take place. Applications should be made to the local authority no later than the first day of the month before the collection is due to take place. This requirement applies to all organizations or individuals that collect from a street of a public highway. Ne fee is payable for these permits. If you are intending to do any fundraising on behalf of Cash for Kids please contact Zoë Bailie who will be pleased to advise you. Street Collection Street collection permits are issued by the local authority for collection that take place in public areas. These collections cannot be undertaken unless prior permission has been obtained from the local council concerned. The Council s power to regulate street collections and issue licenses is contained in the Police, Factories ect. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Control under the legislations relates to proposed collections in streets or public places where the public have a right of access. It does not, however, extend to such places as the inside of a private Shopping Arcades and Supermarkets. Prior permission can be obtained by completing an appropriate form. There is no cost for the issuing of consent but there are rules to be followed in applying. Please contact Cash for Kids on in advance before participating in any such fundraising activity.

11 House to House Collection All collections made door to door or conducted in public houses (pubs) must have a house to house permit issued by the local authority. When a collector going door to door makes a collection of goods or money, a house to house collection permit is required. There are regulations which govern this type of collection. House to house collections cannot be undertaken unless prior permission has been obtained from the council and following communication with a Cash for Kids representative. Prior permission can be obtained by completing an appropriate form. Again there is no cost for the issuing of consent but there are rules to be followed in applying. Lotteries Section 5 of the Lotteries and Amusements Acts 1976 authorises the conduct of small lotteries (e.g. a sweepstake or draw etc.) by Societies for raising money for charities, sport, cultural, or similar purposes other than for private gain. The Rules, Conditions and conduct of Society Lotteries are however too detailed to be summarized here; you are therefore advised to contact the charity for advice. A lottery must be established for charitable purposes, for the purpose of supporting sport, athletics or a cultural activity or for any other noncommercial purpose other than for private gain.