You may remember a couple of months ago when we received an anonymous donation in the post for £9.31, well we were very surprised again this morning when we received a second anonymous donation from the same Secret Giver… A huge thank you once again to our Secret Giver for a donation of £10.10. And remember… […]
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Fundraising Idea: Pancakes & Lent
Next week is a great time to get fundraising, Valentines Day (check out our post 2 weeks ago for ideas), Ash Wednesday and Lent all in one week!! So if you haven’t got started with your fundraising, the time has come… Lent Are you known for your love of a particular food/drink? Do you have […]
Fundraising Idea: Collections
Collections are a great way of raising money, you can easily purchase collection buckets from eBay and decorate them with the VESL logo and photographs from our website. You could dress up to draw more attention to yourself or wear a VESL t-shirt or jumper so that you are looking official! If you are planning […]
Fundraising Idea: Film Night
Start off the term back at University with a Film Night showing films related to your destination country! Added bonus – you can make your friends jealous of your exciting summer plans! How? You could hold the event at your house if there is enough space and you aren’t inviting too many people. Alternatively you […]
Fundraising: Just Giving
Setting up a Just Giving page is really easy and only takes a couple of minutes, although we would suggest spending a little longer to make your page stand out and engage your page visitors! How do I set up a page? Just go to www.justgiving.com/vesl and then click on ‘make a page’. You can […]
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Present Wrapping
This is our last Christmas related post, so make the most of this festive season with our last Christmas fundraising idea… And get present wrapping! Ask your friends and family if they need some assistance in wrapping up their presents at this busy time of year and ask for a donation in return. Send out […]
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Karaoke
Who doesn’t love singing Christmas carols/songs…? Arrange a night for your friends or work mates, whether that is at your home or you organise it at a local pub or on your works Christmas night out… Ask people to donate money who attend, just make sure you get a good crowd and/or be prepared to […]
Fundraising Idea: Name the Reindeer
This is a great quick idea that you can do at any event (cake sale, film night etc) or approach local retailers and ask if you can run the competition there. What is Name the Reindeer? This is a really quick activity, you will need to buy a cuddly toy reindeer (or ask a shop […]
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Crackers
This idea is perfect if you are the creative type! If you have some spare time at the weekend or in the evenings or while catching up on your favourite TV shows, get in the festive spirit by making your own crackers! Grab the glitter, glue and ask your friends to help you out. Check […]
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Grid
A great way to raise money is by creating a grid on a piece of A4 paper and ask people to donate a pound and sign up to a square on the grid. You can theme the grid to anything, but a great way to theme the grid at Christmas could be: Help Santa find […]
Every Little Helps…
The VESL team were very excited to open the post this morning and receive this letter: So to who ever our ‘Secret Giver’ is a HUGE thank you from the VESL team, it was a lovely surprise! We will be adding it to our Wild Fund which is in need of a top up and every […]
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Meal for Friends
You may not be thinking about your Christmas dinner quite yet, but it might be a good time to start… invite your friends round for a Christmas meal at the beginning of December and ask them to donate £10 each. It is a great deal for them, for £10-£15 they get a (hopefully) tasty Christmas […]
Fundraising Idea: Santa Dash
It is November and although I am sure you don’t want to start thinking about Christmas (the television advertisements and the Christmas light arrivals may disagree), it is probably the BEST opportunity to fundraise and to make a big dent in your fundraising target! So over the next seven weeks we will be bringing you a Christmas […]
Fundraising Idea: Non-Uniform Day/Dress Down Day
An easy way to raise a couple of hundred pounds! “It felt great to go back to my old School, they were more than happy to help out and I raised almost £300 in one day!!!” James Hallworth, Student Leader, Thailand, 2012 Why do a non-uniform day? This event gives you the opportunity of raising […]
