There are a couple of Easter themed games that you could set up over the coming weeks to help you raise money, check out our ideas below. Name the Easter Bunny This is really simple to set up, you will need to buy a prize (more than likely an Easter bunny, or you could use […]
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Fundraising: Case Study – Family Fundraiser
Alan is one of our Student Leaders and he was written an excellent blog below about his recent trip home and how it used it to do some fundraising, from one big family fundraiser meal Alan raised £380 in one night! Read below to find out how it went and for advice on how to […]
Congratulations to the VESL Major Series Runners
A huge congratulations to everyone who ran the Major Series in Tunbridge Wells on Saturday for VESL and raised £955! A team of past volunteers & VESL supporters endured the freezing weather and 20 obstacles over 10 kilometers to raise money…so a MASSIVE thank you to Eve (past volunteer), Katrina, Lauren, Charlotte, Alastair, Nick and […]
Fundraising: Case Study
Tazreen from Keele University has kindly written this blog post for us about her experiences with fundraising, so far she has raised over £350 in the last three months, read her article below to see what she has been doing to reach her target. VESL provides amazing opportunities for young people to volunteer overseas and […]
Fundraising Idea: Writing To A Trust
A really good way to fundraise money is through applications to charitable trusts and foundations, there are nearly 10,000 different trusts and foundations in the UK alone who in 2011 gave over £3.6 billion to a range of different causes. Most charitable trusts and foundations work through giving away income on capital investment, trustees are […]
Fundraising Idea: Krispy Kreme
Who doesn’t love donuts? And who doesn’t love Krispy Kreme donuts?! Krispy Kreme let you buy donuts from them at a discounted price so that you can sell them on at a cake sale for a profit and put that money towards your target. How does it work? You can buy a dozen donuts from […]
Our Secret Giver Strikes Again…
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… […]
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: Christmas Cake Stall
Lots of our volunteers run cake stalls throughout the year at their university’s or places of work, get in the festive spirit this season and run a Christmas Cake stall. You can make plenty of Christmas themed cakes/biscuits, the BBC Good Food website is a great place to start, check out some of the following recipes: Christmas […]
