Fundraise For Us

Your easy guide to get started fundraising for us!

Firstly, a massive thank you from everyone at the hospice.

Whether you’re running a marathon, cycling or throwing yourself out of an aeroplane, every pound you raise will make a huge difference to the lives of our patients and their families.

We couldn’t do what we do without amazing people like you.

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Get inspired!

We caught up with hospice supporter, Cora, after having recently completed her latest challenge – The London Marathon. Cora talks through her experience undertaking challenges and fundraising for the hospice; see what she has to say and get inspired.

Fundraising ideas tips tricks

Organise a quiz or event

This is a great way to raise money whilst having fun with friends and family.

Run a sweepstake

Always a good one for large sporting events. For example, charge your friends and family £2 for a horse or team, 50% to the winner and 50% to your chosen cause.

Hold a bake sale

Hold a cake sale at your work place, club, church or anywhere you like.

Blow your own trumpet

Use posters, emails, social media, the local press… everything you can to get the word out about your fantastic fundraising.

Declutter & sell

Declutter by selling your unwanted items at car boot sales and online marketplaces and donating the money towards your fundraising target.

Guess the time

If you’re doing a running challenge, ask people to guess your finish time for a donation of their choice, with the winner receiving a prize.

How to set up a JustGiving page

1. To get started, simply go to justgiving.com/hospicegs

2. Click the blue ‘Fundraise’ button

3. You will then be asked to log in or sign up. Follow the step-by-step guide to set up your page and get ready to receive your first donation!

8 tips to get more from your JustGiving page

Add a photo

Fundraisers with a photograph or video on their page raise 13% more per photo. A perfect excuse for a selfie!

Tell your story

Tell your story. Writing a story on your JustGiving page helps your supporters understand why you’re fundraising. You could raise 65% more if you do.

Set your target

Set a target. Let your supporters know how much to are hoping to raise for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

Share on socials

Sharing your page on Facebook, Instagram, X and WhatsApp will help you raise more. Let people know about the good stuff you’re doing.

Email your contacts

There are lots of your friends, colleagues, and neighbours who are not on social networks but would love to hear about what you are doing.

Add video or livestream

Videos help tell your story and why your cause is so important. You can also live stream directly on your page to show how you are raising money.

Connect your fitness app

Taking on a physical challenge? You could raise 111% more and have supporters keep track of your progress by connecting your page with your Strava or Fitbit account.

Keep your page updated

Let supporters know how you are doing by updating your page often, they will enjoy following your progress and you can even do it via the JustGiving app.

Tag us on socials

Don't forget to tag us and share your journey

We love to see and share what our supporters are up to when preparing for a challenge and/or fundraising for our hospice.

Sharing your fundraising journey on social media is also a great way to get donations in – don’t be afraid to nudge friends and family to support you!

How to boost your fundraising 🚀

Check 'yes' to Gift Aid

Saying yes to Gift Aid increases a donation by an extra 25% at no extra cost to you or to the people who have sponsored you.

Encourage your supporters to tick the gift aid box on your sponsor form or to agree to Gift Aid when supporting you by donating on your online fundraising page such as JustGiving.

Gift Aid is a government led scheme administered by HM Revenue and Customs which allows us to claim 25p for every £1 that is donated.

What a difference it makes!

Matched funding

Do you work for a company who runs a matched funding scheme? Many larger employers are eager for their employees to engage in raising money for charities and will often match the amount you raise or up to a certain amount. Ask your manager, HR or payroll department for more information.

Work for a smaller company that doesn’t run this scheme? No problem, do you have a generous boss who will donate to your fundraising efforts?

If your employer needs any information from us, please ask them to contact us by email at fundraising@hospicegs.com or call us on 01244 851 811

Prefer not to fundraise online?

If you’d prefer not to fundraise online that’s no problem, you can download our paper sponsorship forms and fundraise in the more traditional way!

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