Fundraising advice, events and activities
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When faced with the opportunity of a lifetime, there tends to be only one major factor that holds people back…. expense!! Fundraising is a key part of any expedition and although it appears to be the most difficult challenge you face, it has been achieved by countless other volunteers. With proper planning, a good imagination and lots of friendly determination, your fundraising will be successful and lots of fun! Remember, you are fundraising to join projects that are successfully conserving important habitats and species as well as increasing income for local communities. When you join one of the Operation Wallacea projects, the fundraising group will be set up. The fundraising team provide ongoing support to each group, helping them plan fundraising events and work out their individual fundraising target. In 2007, 85% of volunteers met their fundraising targets and with the addition of a full time fundraiser later that year, this increased for 2008. Professional fundraising help is given to both university and school groups. |
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There are many ways to raise the funds needed and they
fall in to 4 main categories:
Volunteers usually do a combination of all four and set a separate target for each. The fundraising group will work best if you have regular meetings and each member has an assigned role. This ensures the smooth running of your group and will certainly help when organising large events such as corporate dinner parties and fashion shows.
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What's going on? What are people doing? Where's it
happening?
This is where you can find all the success stories of this years fundraising groups. You can take a peek at what the other groups and individual fundraisers are up to and share your fun stories to! Email jenna.lambra@opwall.com and perhaps you could tell the world!! |
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Operation Wallacea Staff with trust member Martin Suthers and the winning tickets |
Operation Wallacea Trust Grand Prize Draw 2008-2009 1st prize - A brand new Ford Ka - Jane Bell from Durham 2nd prize - 2 around the world tickets - Julie Bishop from Eversholt 3rd prize - A 6 week Operation Wallacea expedition - Chris Dixon from Lancaster Once again, congratulations !!
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Operation Wallacea Trust grand prize draw 2009 - 2010
Many thanks to every one who took part in the Operation Wallacea Trust Grand Prize Draw. It was a huge success and helped hundreds of our volunteers to raise money for their expedition. Congratulations to our 3 lucky winners 1st prize - A brand new V W Fox – Michael Wheeldon from Banbury Oxford 2nd prize - 2 around the world tickets – Emma Steward from Dagenham Essex 3rd prize - A 6-week Operation Wallacea expedition – Kelly Stewart from Barnstaple Devon Raffle books are £3 each, every book contains 10 tickets which you sell on for £1 making a £7 profit per book sold. Postage and packaging is £8.50 no matter how many books you buy. All books of 10 tickets can be returned before June 30th 2010 for a full refund. To order the raffle tickets please email jenna.lambra@opwall.com and state how many you would like and the delivery address. Then call then office with your credit or debit card handy for payment. Good luck!! |
Jenna Lambra with trust member Martin Suthers, Pippa Suthers and the winning tickets |
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Fundraising events Southampton University group raised over £1200 Bag packing at Asda - in one day! Macclesfield High School have raised £6000 so far by bag packing, selling cakes, holding events such as battle of the bands and animal days! Roland Eve is raising his money by taking part in the Edinburgh marathon! Good luck Roland! Bideford College are planning a tug or war, a recycle day, and an animal farm day! Jen from Birmingham University raised over £1,500 from various events including raffles and a quiz sheet! Robyn Kent from Keele University raised just over £1000 for shaving her hair off! Thirsk School are holding a country and western night at a local hotel - live entertainment and a free supper! Great idea! Beaumont school raised £180 in one day just selling raffle tickets!! Kirkbie Kendal School raised £1,500 from The Grand Kendal Duck Race, £5000 Dance at The Park and an Auction of Promises, £3,000 from a Cow Splat and so much more! Worksop post 16'ers raised over £500 with non-uniform days and pancake sales!! Claire and Nicola from Queens Belfast have organised a sponsored walk Ailbhe Murphy raised 600 Euros by doing a new years day sponsored swim!
Grants and sponsorship Emma Burnett received a £1,500 donation from Barnson Bequest! Charlotte Woodhead received a donation of £500 from a wood pulp company! Sadaf Mahmood received a cheque for £300 from a local trust! Rebecca MacLennon received a grant of £100 from the Round Table and £400 from The Matthew Trust. Becca also got a scholarship for £1000 Razvan Sandru received a £300 donation from The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust! Andrew Bladon received £200 from the TW Greeves Trust
What Makes a Successful Fundraiser? In order to be a successful fundraiser you should remember to: Be positive, persistent and enthusiastic. Research and use your contacts, get creative and use your imagination. Get organised and keep your targets in mind.
Great fundraising sites to visit Easy Search - a website that donates 50% of the fees paid to them by the advertising sponsors to your fundraising group each time you purchase a product from a site searched for through easy search. Register your group and get searching! Easy Fundraising - A free service that allows people shopping at major retailers to donate to your fundraising at no cost to them. Just make it the home page of all your friends and family and watch the pennies mount up each time they buy online. Funder Finder - Pop to your local Connections office and use this programme for free. Input your details such as qualifications, address and reason for funding and funder finder will provide you with a list of all grants that you are eligible for.
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