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This week we are having a quiz night.  We decided to sell tickets on a per table basis. (£80 per table for teams of 8). This has some issues: One person in a team needs to pay for the table and get t...
Roger Leitch
Does anyone please have recommendations for suppliers for your charity branded cotton t-shirts and vests for runners? There are a few I'm looking into at the moment, but any suggestions for companies...
Imogen Healing
Hello, my charity client is looking for a venue that can host an awards event for up to 400 people including a dinner/buffet. It needs to be in London and as affordable as possible. Does anyone have...
Bernadette Mooney
Hi Can anyone give me tips on organising a raffle that is both online and sells printed tickets face to face at an event? Thanks Rebecca
Rebecca Gibson
Hi there. Can anyone recommend any low cost (or FOC!) event ticketing solutions? Something like Eventbrite, but lower cost.  As a small charity, we don’t often do ticketed events, but have the occasi...
Michelle Hamilton
Hi everyone, Our Charity is considering organising a one-day festival-style event. I would love to hear from anyone with experience in this area, especially if you’ve worked with an event management...
Paula Maplesden
Hello I'm looking for some advice. I need to sell tickets for an event (Christmas party) and I want to use Microsoft forms. How can I collect ticket money in the most cost effective way? I've looked...
Laura Connor
Hello We are hoping to run a charity ball and invite everyone to pay an entrance fee. We are trying to register with Eventbrite to sell tickets. They are insisting upon a UTR number which we do not h...
Deborah Phillips
Hi, Am looking for a cheap and cheerful t-shirt supplier who can turn around a small order in the next 2 weeks, need a bit more design than a logo on the front. Any suggestions to save me trawling th...
Julia Benning
Good afternoon everyone. I hope you are all doing fine. I will like to seek help for mentorship this will enable us gain some knowledge on how to carry out our charitable activities in supporting our...
Molomo Agboko Oso
Hello,  Has anyone used   WeWard : wewardapp.com  at all? If so, what did you think about it, is it worth signing up for? Any feedback or opinions would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you, Angelique...
Angelique Davies
Does anyone know how doing a walk can help our charity raise funds?  We often see news items that say so-and-so raised this-or-that amount from doing a walk (or run, etc.), but we do not know how we...
Joseph Dos Santos
We are considering purchasing a card reader for donations at events. As well as transition fees, what else should we be considering? Could we also use it for selling raffle tickets at an event? I thi...
Sarah Clements
Hi, I am looking at GiveStar to implement for our volunteers to use at our events, street collections etc to allow us to take card payments for our indoor and outdoor events.   As this requires your...
Stephanie McCawley
I am a Trustee of a small mental heath charity, based in Warwickshire. We have an fundraising event coming up that we have 8 brave young people swimming the channel. We are trying to get some corpora...
Alex Withers
Hi everyone We've got a team running the Royal Parks half this October. But we're oversubscribed with interest. I don't suppose anyone has places they might consider selling?! Thanks so much Abbie
With this year's London Marathon fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to create a designated space for any marathon-related queries or tips, so that everything's all in one place. Feel...
Hi everyone, I am new to this site. Our team is just planning our first ball to take place on 29/11/2024. I would welcome any tips. Also, feel free to share anything you wouldn't do again or would do...
Jill Gledhill
Can anyone help me find funding for our Wales only National Youth Work Organisation to have a stand initially at Pride - to buy marketing merchandise and pay for the stand? Approx. £2000 The aim is t...
Gayle Harris
Hi All, We have increased the number of Third-Party events places we have this year, but are struggling to fill them. Apart from posting on our socials, does anyone have any recommendations on how to...
Elle Hughes
Hi everyone Looking for recommendations for software providers for an online platform to be used alongside an in-person raffle. Thank you everyone!
Ginny Cullen
Hi everyone,  Do you know of any virtual or in-person networking events for charity event managers working on fundraising events? I'm based in London so London-based events are preferable!  Any onlin...
Becky Lawton
I can't find any specific rules around charity staff, trustees or volunteers buying tickets for raffles their charity is running.  Is it best for paid staff and trustees NOT to buy tickets as it's no...
Sarah Clements
I have recently joined a small charity which runs a 100 club with a monthly draw. The process to join feels very cumbersome and I wondered if anyone has found a digital means for people to join witho...
Angela Dakin
Hi all, Does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers of charity running vests? The run is in less than a month, so the suppliers would have to have a quick lead time (3 weeks max). We are based...
Eleanor McMahon
We are going to do a raffle this winter for our main campaign. Can anyone recommend where I can get the packs printed with raffle books included? TIA
Heather Weyman
Hi all,  I'm looking into using online forms to allow supporters to book tickets to events. We currently email across booking form that they fill in and email back to us so we're keen to streamline t...
Hi! We are looking at doing a raffle for our winter campaign as previous prize led comms have performed well. Has anyone got any experience of doing this in an offline or online format that they coul...
Heather Weyman
Hi, We've seen a drop in the number of unsolicited event participants choosing to run for us when they have an own place for an event. I'd be really interested to know if this is a sector-wide trend...
We've been donated some items which are going to be sold via auction.  Can I claim Gift Aid on the value the items sell for?  For clarity, these aren't going to be offered for auction at a fundraisin...
Michelle Hamilton
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