Fundraising tips & ideas
Discover everything you need to get started with fundraising for The Banham Marsden March, including some extra tips and resources to help you smash your target!
Add a profile picture
Adding personal touches such as a profile picture to your fundraising page is proven to boost your donations!
Update your story
Tell friends and family why you are walking and what it means to you. Adding your personal story to your page can help you raise up to 25% more!
Share your goals
Set your goals and share your progress with regular updates.
Donate to your own page
The numbers show that others are more likely to donate if your page already has donations coming in, so make a donation to your own page to kickstart your fundraising!
Encourage Gift Aid
Remind family and friends that eligible UK taxpayers can boost donations by 25% through Gift Aid at no extra cost to them if they Gift Aid their donation. They need to be a UK taxpayer to be eligible.
Ways you can share your page
Text or WhatsApp
Get in touch with friends and family to share your page. Why not drop them a text or pop the link to your page in the group chat?
Social media
Post a picture on your social media, along with your fundraising page link!
You can also share your fundraising page via email or even add the link to the footer of your personal and workplace email.
In person
For offline donations such as cash or cheques, there's also a handy sponsorship form. Download a printable version here.
Start a team
Setting up a team is so simple, you can do it in seconds! Once you've set up a team you can invite family and friends to join you and make an even bigger difference to the lives of people with cancer everywhere!
Once your page is set up, it's time to start sharing it!
The numbers say that walkers who reach their fundraising target usually shared their page 10 times or more!
6 bonus fundraising ideas
1. Workplace matched giving
Ask your workplace about matched funding. Lots of companies have matched funding schemes which can be a really easy way of adding to your total, so check with your workplace or ask your sponsors to check whether their donation can be matched.
2. Host a bake sale or coffee morning
Host a cake sale or coffee morning at school, work or in your neighbourhood, and invite friends or colleagues. It can be in person or online.
3. Donations as a birthday gift
Have a birthday or celebration coming up? Why not ask friends or family for a donation towards your Banham Marsden March fundraising as a gift suggestion.
4. Have a clear out for cash
Spring clean around the house and sell your unwanted items on eBay, Facebook marketplace or at a car boot sale. Then simply add the profits as a donation to your fundraising page.
5. Host an event
Host a movie night, games night or dinner party at home and ask your friends and family to donate to attend.
6. Run a step count sweepstake
How many steps will you take to complete The Banham Marsden March? Why not run a sweepstake to boost your donations. Source a prize, and ask for donations to enter a guess. Closest wins!