Community fundraising involves mobilising your community to raise money for you to fund your work and projects. This could be through events such as sponsored runs, bake sales, auctions, events and many more. The videos in this section introduce the topic of community fundraising and highlight some case studies of community fundraising from the rare community.
Video 1: Introduction to engaging your community to fundraising
This video introduces the topic of community fundraising, by the end of the video you should have a better understanding of:
- The benefits of community fundraising
- Some examples of community fundraising
- Planning and implementing a community fundraising project
- Marketing your project
Video 2: Putting together local events for your community
Robin Marshall from the AKU Society shares his advice on the topic of putting on community events, by the end of the video you should have a better understanding of:
- The benefits of community events
- Some examples of community events
- How to define your case for support
- How to plan a budget, choose a venue and organise a team
- Event promotion
Video 3: Challenge Event Fundraising
Callum Appleby from Bone Cancer Research Trust shares his advice on the topic of putting on challenge events, by the end of the video you should have a better understanding of:
- What challenge events are and the different types of challenge events
- The pros and cons of challenge event fundraising
- What challenge events exist on the market
- How to choose a successful event
- How to recruit for your events
- How to do stewardship well
Video 4: Putting together local events for your community
Sharmila Nikapota from the Sohana Research Fund shares her advice on running more specialized fundraising events such as gala dinners, by the end of the video you should have a better understanding of:
- What running a special event entails
- How to run a special event or gala dinner successfully
All of the above videos were recorded at Findacure’s patient group training workshop entitled ‘Engaging your community for fundraising’ on the 28th April 2017.