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A named contact, materials that are not tacky, and honest figures about what your total actually funds. We will not inflate it to make your event sound bigger.

Formats that work

Six things people actually run

The ranges below are what we typically see, not what we hope for. A workplace campaign with matched giving is consistently the most effective.

  • Workplace campaign

    A month-long push with matched giving from your employer. The single most effective format we see.

    Typically raises
    $2,000 – $15,000
    Effort
    Moderate

  • School or university drive

    Assemblies, a themed week and a fundraising target. We provide the teaching materials and a speaker where we can.

    Typically raises
    $500 – $4,000
    Effort
    Moderate

  • Birthday or celebration

    Ask for donations instead of gifts. Small, easy, and surprisingly consistent.

    Typically raises
    $200 – $1,500
    Effort
    Low

  • Sponsored challenge

    A run, a ride, a climb. We will send a shirt and will not pester your sponsors afterwards.

    Typically raises
    $800 – $6,000
    Effort
    High

  • Community event

    A quiz, a supper, a concert. Works best where a local person is already trusted.

    Typically raises
    $400 – $3,000
    Effort
    Moderate

  • In memory

    A collection in someone's memory, handled quietly and with a named person at our end throughout.

    Typically raises
    Any
    Effort
    Low

What we send

You will not be doing this alone

Fundraising for a charity is often lonelier than it should be — a downloadable pack and an autoresponder. Tell us what you are planning and you get a person, materials in your language, and a realistic figure to aim at.

Tell us your plan

  • A named contact

    One person who answers your emails, not a shared inbox and not a chatbot.

  • Materials that are not tacky

    Posters, slides and printed sheets designed properly, in your language, without a starving-child photograph.

  • A speaker where we can

    If there is a team member within reasonable distance, we will send them. If not, we will record something for your event.

  • Honest impact figures

    What your total actually funds, with the assumptions shown. We will not inflate it to make your event sound bigger.

For context

What a total actually funds

Costed from our own accounts, including the share that goes to oversight. These are averages across programmes, not the cheapest example we could find.

  • $500

    Trains and equips one community health worker for a year, including supervision.

  • $2,000

    Runs a rural health post for a month — staff, medicines and the cold chain.

  • $8,000

    Builds and commissions a water point serving roughly 400 people, with a three-year maintenance plan.

Any amount is worth raising. A birthday collection of $200 is not a rounding error to a clinic that needs a cold box.