Anna’s top tips for raising funds

Anna, our fabulous partner at easyfundraising has given us some top tips to share to help you get going on raising funds for your 2023 trip

Don’t say the ‘Christmas’ word!!!!

Okay, we know it’s September, but we are going to say the Christmas word anyway!!

You may be wondering why? Well, the truth is that whilst we may all look forward to opening our presents on 25^th December, (which still seems like a long way away), studies have shown that the vast majority of people in the UK start buying their gifts as early as October – and as the festive period can be one of the best opportunities for raising funds for your expedition, there is no time like the present to get Christmas earning plans in place and here’s just three ideas to get you going!

Christmas markets & fayres

Christmas markets and fayres start happening as early as October and signing up to attend as many as possible as these will ensure you really generate some great funds. On average, you can make between £50-£150 profit from each market – and so the more you attend, the more money you will make.  Search on google or facebook to find out where these are happening in your area and here’s some ideas to google of the types of things you can sell:-

• Reindeer Hot Chocolate cones
• Sweet cones
• Run a ‘lucky Santa dip’
• Tombola
• Offer a Christmas present wrapping service
• Pin the tail on the reindeer

Reindeer Racing Race Night

A wonderful ‘twist’ on the ever-popular race night, you can find downloads for this by searching on google or going directly to Etsy. As with all events, start planning now as you will need a venue, be able to offer food and drink, have a large screen to show your races, have raffle prizes etc.  Once you have all of these in place, get leaflets printed, share on social media and advertise wherever you can!  This is a great event to run in December, but it will need planning now so there’s no time like the present to get going! Other Christmas events could be:-

• Christmas Carol Karaoke Night
• Christmas Quiz
• Festive Fancy Dress House Party
• Elf auction night

Easyfundraising

In 2021, over 80% of UK adults purchased at least one Christmas gift online and by signing up to easyfundraising, you could effortlessly benefit from this by collecting the cashback from your friends and families online spend – without it costing them or you a single penny extra!  Over 7,000 household brands and retailers work with easyfundraising to offer cashback on every single online purchase, and it doesn’t cost anyone a penny extra on their shop!

Here’s how it works

1. Open up your free account at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/global-action
2. Go to the ‘refer a friend’ section in your account, copy your unique link and send that out to as many people as possible – family, friends, neighbours, even businesses!
3. They download the app or donation reminder and every time they do an online shop, your account will be credited with a percentage of their spend without it costing them a penny as this comes directly from the retailer – so it really is free money!

Hopefully these three ideas have given you some ideas to turn this Christmas into a very, merry Christmas indeed!

Good Luck!

Anna x