Make your fundraising activity something you enjoy, whether it’s hiking, ultra marathons or baking. Your enthusiasm and commitment will be conveyed, as well as your passion for Hands at Work, and will generate interest and support as a consequence.

What are you raising funds for – a new toilet for a community, the provision of the 3ES or perhaps drought relief?  Whatever the project, tell the story, illustrate it with your photos and link it, ideally, to people and places you know so that you can speak from firsthand experience.

Use both words and visual images to create a brand. For example: Raise the Roof for Mopsa! (raising funds for a new Care Point); Biggleswade Toilet Push (fundraising for a new toilet for Mafambisa); Boots at Work for Hands at Work; The Long March for Mutaba.  A simple, memorable title helps keep the effort and cause in people’s minds.

Create a database of family, friends and supporters. Each time a new person supports you, add their details and message them all when you’re doing another fundraising venture!

Keep your supporters informed through newsletters, emails and texts.  Send them photos of your efforts and of the object of your fundraising.  People are often very willing to support you but need reminding to do so!  Find ways to prod their memory, even after your event has finished.

Be sure to thank everyone individually and personally.  Take time and effort over this.

Finally, remember however much you raise, it’s worth it.  Hands at Work can make use of every penny and your efforts keeps our children and communities in people’s minds and prayers.