Youth Sport Trust Fundraising Guide

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1 Youth Sport Trust Fundraising Guide

2 OUR VISION Youth Sport Trust: sport changes lives Our charity is passionate about helping all young people to achieve their full potential by delivering high quality physical education and sport. Every young person s life can be transformed by PE and sport whatever their age or ability. We do this by working in partnership with schools, sponsors, government, sporting organisations and most importantly young people Baroness Sue Campbell CBE, Chair, Youth Sport Trust

3 Youth Sport Trust: sport changes lives Established in 1994 by Sir John Beckwith and Duncan Goodhew: the YST has been changing the lives of young people through PE and sport for nearly two decades. By using the power of sport, we invest in young people as the foundation of our society and provide a development pathway to adulthood. We know that by raising the quality of PE and sport in schools through high quality interventions, we can improve standards, increase achievements and raise attainment levels to have a fundamental impact on young people s lives Sir John Beckwith CBE President, Youth Sport Trust

4 ABOUT US The Youth Sport Trust is a UK charity devoted to changing young people s lives through physical education (PE) and sport. There are three key strands to our work: Giving every child a sporting start in life through high quality PE and sport in primary schools Ensuring all young people have a sporting chance by developing opportunities for those with special educational needs and disabilities Supporting all young people to achieve their sporting best in school and their personal best in life We use the power of sport to impact on young people s lives throughout the world. Our international work has created global links between schools and students from over 300 schools and 45 countries. Independent research shows that PE and school Sport can make a contribution to many agendas educational achievement, public health, community cohesion and, of course, sporting performance at the highest level. You can help us make a real difference to the lives of young people improving health and wellbeing, increasing participation, unlocking potential and developing employability.

5 Youth Sport Trust: Our programmes We develop innovative sport, PE and education projects and interventions to support young people whatever their age or ability. These interventions range from: Training teachers to make PE lessons high quality and engaging for primary school children Using sport as a way of helping youngsters who may be struggling at school to raise achievement Developing innovative activities to include young disabled people in PE and sport Introducing new ways for young people to lead and volunteer in sport in their community Running training camps for the next generation of Olympic hopefuls Our work is UK-wide, but we also undertake an impressive international programme of work

6 SPORTING Fundraising for CHANCE the Youth Sport Trust

7 Planning your Event Theme Choose a type of event e.g. Sports day, quiz, open to public, invites only etc. Venue Find the best place to suit your event - do you have any local connections? Date What is the best date to maximise attendance? Guests Is there a maximum or minimum number you need to achieve your target Planning Do you have enough time? Who can help? Fundraising What activities can you do to raise money? How many activities can you have? Budget Set a realistic income. Will you incur any costs leading up to the event? Use all communication channels possible - , invitations, facebook, twitter, local press Promotion Use logos on posters, sponsor forms, websites etc. Safety Find out any rules and regulations that could be barriers to your event, do you need to do a risk assessment? Are there any local businesses that can support your event Sponsorship / Donations What donations can you get to use as prizes

8 A M of fundraising ideas Athletic races, auction of promises, arts and crafts day (sell the products) Bring-and-buy sale, bike ride, bingo, baby picture quiz, balloon race Coffee morning, car boot, car wash, carol concert, card making Dance marathon, disco, dress-down day, design day, dinner/dance Easter egg decorating, exercise day, entertainment evening, eat healthy Fashion show, fancy dress, fete, forum/debate, film day, face painting Guess the number (weight or name), give it up, gym challenge Hour challenges, Halloween party, human body quiz, hockeyathon Indulgence day, inter-department games/sports day, international food day Joke telling, jumble sale, juggling challenge, jump rope challenge Kite flying competition, kick-ups, karaoke, knitting, keep fit Line dancing, lunch themes, learn a language, luck of the draw Mini-marathon, music show, make and bake cakes to sell

9 N Z of fundraising ideas Non uniform day, night walking, Netball competition, new year resolutions Olympic challenges, old-school games, Orienteering competition Pyjama day, pamper night, pantomime, poetry competition, pancake race Quizzes, quit something, quilt making, Question of Sport competition Race night, raffle, running competition, reading event, recipe book Sports day, swimming gala, swap shop, sit in a bath of? Tennis competition, treasure hunt, talent contest, tombola, tasteless party Unwanted gift sale, ultimate frisbee games, used book sale Variety show, volunteering, volleyball games, valet services Walkathon, wet sponge throwing, wig Wednesday, water sports Xmas card design and sell, Xmas bazaar, X-factor singing competition Yogathon, yo-yo competition, yes day, yard cleaning Zzzzz hold a sponsored sleepover (school), Zumbathon

10 SPORTING Our top 10 ideas START

11 At School Being active 1. Non-uniform day 2. Put on a show 3. Sponsored sports day 4. Walkathon 5. Healthy food day 6. Arts, crafts and sell 7. Teacher wet sponge throwing 8. Car boot sale using the playground 9. Jump rope challenges 10. Sponsored sleep over use the sports hall 1. Olympic challenges 2. Sponsored extreme activity bungee jump 3. Bike ride 4. Dance marathon 5. Sport tournaments (mixed gender) 6. Orienteering treasure hunt 7. Sponsored walk/run 8. Dinner dance 9. Pancake races 10. Water sports challenges

12 On a budget For the teachers 1. Swap shop 2. Auction of promises 3. Pamper night 4. Poetry competition 5. Lunch time quizzes 6. Unwanted gift sale 7. Night walking 8. Hour challenges 9. New Years resolutions 10. Juggling challenges 1. Lunch fuddles e.g. pay 2 2. Give it up day/week/month 3. Cake sale 4. Sit in a bath of? 5. Race night 6. Dress down day 7. Coffee morning 8. Guess the (number/weight) 9. Baby picture quiz 10. Old school sports day/evening

13 SPORTING Useful information BEST

14 Some good advice We want to do all we can to help your fundraising. So before you get started, please check these guidelines. To start you off: If you are organising your own fundraising event, it may be helpful to look at the Institute of Fundraising website for some helpful hints. Collections: You must have a licence or permit from your local authority if you want to hold a street collection, workplace or school collection. If you would like any collection tins/buckets please contact Ellie Cassidy on or [email protected]. The law requires that all collection materials are sealed and numbered, which we will also be able to provide you with. Keep it safe: Guidance on how to complete a risk assessment for your event can be found at the Health and Safety Executive Food hygiene: This is really important when using any food for fundraising purposes. Please take great care when handling food and work to basic rules for safe preparation, storage, display and cooking. A Food Standards Agency booklet 'Preventing Food Poisoning - Good hygiene at home' can be downloaded from the Food Standards Agency. Raffles and prize draws: There are strict legal requirements about the organisation of raffles, lotteries and prize draws. Helpful information about these rules can be found at the Gambling Commission. Gift Aid: For every 1 people sponsor you, we can claim an extra 25p back from the Government. That is an extra 1 for every 4 donated. Maximise your fundraising by reminding your family, friends and colleagues to tick the Gift Aid box, and included their name and address, if they are a UK tax payer.

15 Use our logo to promote your event Our logo represents who we are and what we do. It is our most important visual asset and should be used prominently and consistently to help build familiarity with our brand. We want to be seen and recognised wherever we appear, so the following guidelines have been developed to promote us clearly and consistently across different applications. Always allow as much clear space around the logo to help it stand out. Avoid putting text, imagery or other graphic elements too close to it. Similarly, don t position it right at the edge of a page, screen or board. The illustration shows a fixed clear space zone around the logo this is the minimum recommended allowance and should be greater whenever possible. For more information on brand guidance please [email protected]

16 Good practice After the money has been raised: Where possible ensure two people are around when money is being handled and counted. Collect cash using a secure container e.g. a sealed container for a collection or a secure cash box for change. When carrying money around take care. Always use a safe route and always be with someone and/or carry a personal alarm. If you are confronted by someone demanding the money, do not put up a fight, hand them the money straight away and report the matter to the police. Put money in the bank as soon as possible. Are children involved in your event? If children are going to take part in your fundraising event, there are some things that we would like to bring to your attention for their safety and your protection: Make sure the environment is safe for children attending your event, e.g. cars, equipment, doors, toilets, facilities for lost children, etc. If you plan to hold a crèche/supervised play area for children you need to seek advice from your Local Authority Social Services Department. If you have asked other adults or organisations to provide a service at your event for children, please check their insurance safety certificates and ask for references and their Criminal Records Bureau check. Do not take photographs of children without their parent s permission.

17 Where your money goes

18 Youth Sport Trust: sport changes lives THANK YOU Good luck with your fundraising. Remember, every penny you raise will go towards helping all young people achieve their full potential in life through sport. We d love to hear about how it went so please us with your story and any photos to: [email protected]