Fundraising FAQ's

You can visit our dedicated fundraising page where you can register to receive our free fundraising pack which has lots of ideas and advice for your fundraising.
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Yes of course! We have lots of fundraising resources such as posters, sponsorship forms, bunting, invites and more. These are available as a digital pack and also by post. We also have Changing Lives’ fundraising t-shirts, collection tins and balloons.

Please get in touch with our fundraising team and we will support you throughout your fundraising.
Get in touch

You can set up a Just Giving page by visiting our Just Giving page and clicking on the blue button “fundraise for us”. You can also find more advice on how to set it up by downloading our Guide to Setting Up A Just Giving Page.
Go to Just Giving 

You can sign up to our fundraising newsletter from our website or by contacting our fundraising team.

You can unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each fundraising email, or by contacting our fundraising team.
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Check out our organise your own fundraising page, which has lots of ideas and inspiration or create your own – you can be as inventive as you like! Let us know what you decide so we can support you every step of the way. We can provide advice, ideas to maximise your fundraising, materials, resources and more.
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Spread the word across social media, email your friends, colleagues and family, put posters up, send invites if appropriate and get talking!

We would love to promote every fundraiser’s event on our social media pages but because we have so many amazing fundraisers (and we want to treat everybody equally) we are unable to share your fundraising events.

However, if you share your story after your fundraising event, we may able to share it as a case story to inspire other fundraisers! We’d love for you to email us to tell us what you did, how much you raised and any photos you’re happy for us to share.
Share your story

You can access our branded materials when you request a fundraising pack, which contains our logo, which you can use to show you are fundraising for Changing Lives.

If you would like to use our logo on other materials, on social media or websites, please contact the fundraising team who will be able to advise you.
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If you feel having a member of our team to deliver a talk or presentation would enhance your fundraising, please contact us at and we will try to have someone attend where possible. Unfortunately, our fundraising team is very small, covering a large geographical area, so we cannot guarantee attendance.

Alternatively, we may be able to send a speech you can read out at your event or send a video for you to play on the day. We hope this does not discourage you from celebrating the success of your event – your support and dedication makes a huge difference to everyone at Changing Lives, and the thousands of people who use our life changing services.
Request a speaker

Make sure when collecting sponsorship people tick the gift aid box and provide their full address including postcode so we can claim an extra 25% from the government from each donation. If you are employed, your workplace may also offer match funding which can double the amount you raise!

If you haven’t reached the minimum sponsorship, you could organise a small, local fundraising event to boost your total. For example, you could arrange a supermarket collection, bake sale, raffle or a quiz night. You can also top up your fundraising personally.

You can find out how to run a safe, legal and successful fundraising event on the Government website. You may not need to read the whole guide, as some of it is specifically for mass participation events.

Changing Lives cannot accept responsibility for accidents, injury, loss or damages as a result of your event. You will need to provide your own event insurance if required.

You may decide to take out public liability insurance for your fundraising event. This will protect you if a member of the public is injured during your event. You should request to see the public liability insurance certificate of any suppliers you hire. This will ensure that they’re covered in the event of an accident or incident with their equipment or service.

Visit the Government Website

You only require a license if you are collecting donations or selling raffle tickets before your event, door to door or by holding a street collection or in a public place. You can obtain a license from your local council. You do not need a license if you hold a collection or raffle on the day of your event, unless it is in a public place. If you intend to collect money on private properties, you must get permission from the land owner. You may also need a license from your local authority if your event includes public entertainment or music and you must check before putting up event banners in public spaces.