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toolkit
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WelcomeThank you for fundraising for Great Ormond Street
Hospital Childrens Charity.
This is a really exciting time to be fundraising for us and were
really pleased that youre involved. Every year we need to raise 50
million to help rebuild and refurbish Great Ormond Street Hospital,
buy vital equipment and fund pioneering research, and this is only
possible with your support. This toolkit has everything you need to
get you started, and were always here if you have any
questions.
Thanks again for your support.
Meet MatthewMatthew was diagnosed with severe primary pulmonary
hypertension when he was just 18 months old. His condition was
managed for a few years with the use of drugs via a line straight
into his heart. Unfortunately, his condition gradually deteriorated
and the only option left was for him to have a transplant.
He had a double lung and heart transplant in 2007 and it was a
complete success. This means he now only travels up to the hospital
for check-ups and annual reviews.
Matthew is now seven-and-a-half and at school full time. We are
one very grateful family to the fantastic teams up at Great Ormond
Street Hospital said dad Christian.
Heres how your fundraising could help:
100 could pay for 10 nights upkeep for one of our parent
accommodation rooms. When children are poorly, they just want to be
close to mum and dad.
360 could pay for three flowmeters, helping to regulate the flow
of oxygen and air to babies and children.
798 could pay for a wheelchair and its accessories.
2,315 could pay for pain relief syringe pumps. They provide
continuous pain relief medication to the children in cardiac
intensive care.
Donations make a difference
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Top fundraising tips
Planning your event is as easy as one, two, three...
What can I do? Be creative give people something fun and
original to do.
Think about the best time to hold your event and give yourself
plenty of time to plan.
If youve set yourself a big target, why not break it down into
bitesize chunks with a number of different fundraising
activities.
Check the calendar for any clashes, for example an important
football match.
Location, location, location pick a suitable venue for your
event and book early.
Keep your costs down ask for a charity rate! Visit
www.gosh.org/fundraisingideas
Money, money, money Aim to raise at least three times as
much
as you spend. Keep expenses to a minimum and try
to get items or services donated.
Get the word out Social networking websites will get your event
in front of
thousands of people. For more ideas on ways to maximise your
impact online, visit www.gosh.org/followus
Go online. Set up a personalised fundraising page in minutes.
Promote your event through posters and leaflets
in your local area. Contact your local press, radio or
television
with a press release. Visit www.gosh.org/publicitytips
Download your fundraising materials now at
www.gosh.org/getinvolved
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On-line fundraising Set up a personalised fundraising page in
minutes!
Use it to raise money from your Facebook friends, Twitter
followers and everyone in your email address book.
Set up a fundraising page now at www.gosh.org/fundraiseonline It
takes less than ten minutes to set up a page and youre ready to
start fundraising.
Personalise your page and keep adding new photos and videos of
what youre doing.
Tell your friends, family, colleagues and contacts all over the
world to make a donation and help you raise more!
Gift Aid it Gift Aid is a great way to make every sponsors
donation worth 25 per cent more and it wont cost you a penny. You
can increase the money you raise by simply getting people to fill
in a Gift Aid declaration form or ticking the box on your
sponsorship form. This enables us to claim tax back from the
government and increases the overall benefit to the charity.
Free money!!
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Matched givingAsk your employer if they can match your
donations!www.gosh.org/matchedgiving
Please note, that for us to claim Gift Aid on donations, each
individual will need to be a tax payer and have paid more tax than
the amount of tax we reclaim from the government.
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Keeping it safe and legalWe are so grateful to you for
fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity and
your safety and wellbeing is our priority. With this in mind,
please follow our fundraising guidelines and ensure you adhere to
all laws and health and safety guidelines when organising and
holding your event.
Please consider the following guidelines as you plan for your
event: Ensure that your event is organised efficiently and
safely.
The Health and Safety Executive has further information on event
safety (www.hse.gov.uk). If selling food contact the Environmental
Health department at your local council for advice.
Ensure that your event is properly and adequately supervised.
Where children are involved, this should include: - providing
proper adult supervision - carrying out appropriate background
checks if adults are to have unsupervised access to children.
Consider what insurance cover you need for your event.
Check with your local council whether you need any special
licences, eg a public entertainment licence or a licence to sell
alcohol.
Always have two people present to count any money raised.
Raffles/lotteriesThere are strict laws relating to raffles and
lotteries. Full guidelines are available from your local authority
or the Gaming Board. These must be followed in full. Please visit
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk for more information.
Public collectionsAll street collections or collections on
public property will need to be registered with the local authority
who will issue a collection licence. We will need to see a copy of
this license before issuing you with charity collection boxes or
buckets. Under 16s (or 18 in London) are not permitted to collect
money through public collections.
LiabilityGreat Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity cannot
accept any responsibility for your event, nor for anyone who
participates in it.
Sending in your donationAll funds collected should be sent to
the charity within six weeks of collection. Please either pay them
in online at www.gosh.org/moniesreturn or use our donation form
attached.
For further guidelines and helpful information, please visit
www.gosh.org/guidelines
Paying in your moneyOnce you have finished your fundraising
activity, please complete and return this form to the address on
the right or make your donation online.
Title
Supporter number (if known)
First name
Surname
Your detailsTick this box if you require no acknowledgment
Organisation (if appropriate)
Postcode
Telephone no.
Mobile no.
Tick here if you would like an email acknowledgment only.
(Please make sure that we have your email address.)
Address (If you are an organisation, please ensure this is your
organisation address)
Email
2007 Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity. Registered
charity no. 235825.
Online donations can be made at www.gosh.org/moniesreturn
Cheques should be made payable to Great Ormond Street Hospital
Childrens Charity and can be sent to:Community FundraisingGreat
Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity40 Bernard Street London
WC1N 1LE
Where possible, please send the total proceeds of your event in
one envelope with this form this will save administration costs for
the charity. Please do not send cash.
Matched giving Some employers generously offer to match any
money raised for charity by their staff. If you are planning to
claim matched giving, please contact us at [email protected]
with the details.
If you have an online fundraising page, please provide the web
address
Why did you decide to fundraise for us?
Event details
The charity will hold the information you give us for
administration purposes. If you do not wish to receive news or
appeals from the charity in the future, please contact us at
Supporter Services, Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity,
40 Bernard Street, London WC1N 1LE. Donations to the charity
support the work of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS
Trust and research undertaken by the UCL Institute of Child Health.
If you would prefer to not receive information about other services
which will benefit the charity or allow other charities or
organisations to write to you, please tick this box . If you are
happy for the charity to contact you about our appeals, events and
the work of the hospital via email, please tick this box .
Name of event
Date of event
How much did you raise?We recommend that you count all funds in
the presence of a witness.
Signed Date
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Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity40 Bernard
StreetLondon WC1N 1LE
T 020 7239 3179E [email protected]
Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity. Registered
charity no. 235825.
