Fundraising FAQ’s

First of all, thank you for taking this first, important step in finding out ways you can support us! There’s lots of different ways that you could get involved in fundraising activities for Fresh Futures.

Want to tick something off your bucket list while supporting a good cause? We have a range of exciting challenges you could take part in. Interested in running your own event to raise vital funds for Fresh Futures? We have a range of ideas and the team is on board to help your planning. Want to raise money by fundraising with children or young people? Check out the different ideas Fresh Futures has come up with or come up with your own!

Not finding anything that feels right for you? Get in touch with the team on [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help!

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

If you need to describe Fresh Futures to your supporters, you can share the following information with them:

Fresh Futures was established 50 years ago and the charity’s aim is to support vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people and their families. Fresh Futures vision is for all young people to have opportunities for a better life, now and in the future.

Start by setting up your page!

Visit www.justgiving.co.uk and follow the step-by-step guide to setting up a page. Don’t forget to make sure it’s Fresh Futures you’re fundraising for. Double check you can see our logo when you select your charity!

Make it personal! Edit the text to tell your fundraising story. Statistics show that a personalised page receives more donations.

Add a photo of yourself, set a fundraising target and tell your donors what your event or challenge means to you. Let your supporters know why you’re supporting Fresh Futures and what it means to you personally.

Tell the world!

Start sharing your page on social media and email it to your family and friends and at your workplace. Don’t be shy of sending your page around more than once – you can’t guarantee that everyone will have seen it the first time so share a couple of times on social media.

You can pay your donation in directly through our CAF Giving page HERE.

If you are paying in a fundraising amount through CAF, please make sure that you also email [email protected] so we know how you’ve raised the money so we can thank you and your supporters.

Alternatively you can call 01484 519988 and ask to speak to the Fundraising Team or email [email protected] to request our bank details to transfer a donation.

The money raised by your fundraising event will be spent directly on our work supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people and their families. This may mean we use the money to provide warm spaces, or to enable us to offer household support vouchers, or to support the young people at our alternative provision.  Every penny raised will be directed to our charitable services ensuring we can support more children and young people than ever before.

We aim to support the children and young people who need us most so for this reason we’d really like your donations to be ‘unrestricted’. This means that you are not restricting what project we spend your donation on. It also helps our work to be more efficient by reducing our administration costs, meaning your money and donations reach more children and young people, and their families.

However if you have a specific project that you’re passionate about that you’d like to direct your money to, please contact [email protected] and we’re happy to discuss this with you and see how we can help.

Absolutely! We’re always looking for new volunteers and we’d love to hear from you!

You can find out more by visiting our volunteer page HERE or by emailing [email protected]

Fresh Futures is a member of the Fundraising Regulator. That means that we adhere to their code of fundraising practice as follows:

1. We will commit to high standards and comply with the law as it applies to charities and fundraising.
2. We will be fair and reasonable and treat our donors with sensitivity.
3. We will be clear, honest and open and we will spend donations as we say we will.
4. We will be respectful, we will never pressure anyone to make a donation and we will have a procedure for dealing with people in vulnerable circumstances.
5. We will be accountable and responsible at all times.

Our friendly Income and Engagement team would love to hear from you.

Katie Shephard, Head of Income and Engagement [email protected]

Lynne Haigh,. Income and Engagement Manager [email protected]

Lucy Martin, Income and Engagement Manager [email protected]

Aimee Webb, Income and Engagement Coordinator [email protected]

Daisy Whitby, Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator [email protected]