Fundraising resources
On this page you'll find lots of promotional material to help you plan and promote your Pharmacist Support fundraising event or activity.
Planning your fundraising event in ten easy steps
Before you go full steam ahead with your fundraising event, it’s important to draw up a plan of action. As well as downloading our free fundraising pack, here are ten useful steps when planning your event:
1. Pick something fun to do and set your target
If it’s your first fundraising event, keep it simple and start with what you know – or even tag a fundraising element onto an existing event. If you’re a regular at putting on events, you could try something a little more adventurous.
Set yourself a target of how much you want to raise; it’ll give you that extra bit of incentive to really go for it.
2. Download our free fundraising resources
You can download and print a wide variety of free Pharmacist Support fundraising resources to help you plan and promote your fundraising event.
3. Set a date, time and venue
See what events are happening near you or more generally around this date to make sure your activity does not clash with another event. If you need a venue, ask yourself the important questions: will it appeal to my target audience? Is it accessible? What will it cost? Is it available the date I want it?
4. Set up a fundraising page
Once you’ve decided on your fundraising activity, you will need to decide how you want to collect the cash and send it to our charity. We recommend setting up a free fundraising page on a platform like Just Giving to easily promote your activity and manage donations.
5. Tell everyone
If people don’t know about your event they won’t turn up! There are many ways to invite people to your event and the more you tell people about it, the more attendees are likely to come. Try inviting people in person, by word-of-mouth, a phone call or text, email and social media. Remember to tag us in any social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. If you’re aiming wider, you can download some promotional material such as our fundraising pack, posters and social media posts. Don’t forget your local newspaper or group/employee newsletter too.
By telling lots of people about your event, you may even get offers of support. You could utilise people’s skills, talents and connections to plan and promote your event … and they may want to get involved with the activity itself too!
6. Stay safe
- Use trusted venues and online platforms
- Carry a first aid kit
- Know where the fire exits are
- Check any equipment you’re using
- You can get free health and safety advice from The Health and Safety Executive online.
7. Remember you’re helping people within your profession
If you start to lose momentum, remember why you’re supporting Pharmacist Support. Inspire potential donors with our case studies – let them know that every penny you raise will help support our charity and others in your profession facing a range of challenging situations.
8. Let us know
We love to hear about our TEAMGreen fundraisers so please let us know if you’re planning a fundraising event or sponsored activity for us. Once you’ve completed your fundraiser, we’ll also add you to our TEAMGreen Wall of Fame! We’re all in this together so if you also want to chat about anything, need advice or more materials, please get in touch with us at fundraising@pharmacistsupport.org.
9. Collect and pay in your donations
Congratulations – you’ve successfully completed your fundraising event! Now it’s time to collect and pay in your donations.
How to collect and pay in your donations
10. Sign up to our charity e-news
By signing up to our charity e-newsletter, you’ll be able to keep up to date with all the Pharmacist Support developments, including hearing from the people who your donations have gone on to help.
