sponsored events

Thank you for considering fundraising for [sonus] We really appreciate the support and efforts of our supporters. In this section we have supplied fun ideas to help you with your fundraising in order to make it not only successful but also enjoyable.

Fundraising Tips

Keep the size within your means.
Large scale events need plenty of spare time, a good number of helpers and financial outlay. A surprising amount of money can be raised with smaller events with little or no initial financial outlay.  

Make it Enjoyable
Fundraising should be fun, it can be also hard work but if there is an element of fun it will feel more worthwhile. Also the more people enjoy themselves, the more generously they give.

Legal Issues
Having decided on your fundraising activity, you must ensure before you start that you obtain any permissions or licenses that may be required from the local authorities and/or police. For example, public street collections have to be licensed and if you are selling or raffling alcoholic drinks this must also be licensed. You also need to obtain permission from the owner or manager for events or collections taking place on private property, e.g. supermarkets. 

Public liability insurance
[sonus] has public liability insurance that covers legal liability to persons and damage to third party property arising out of fundraising events that have been registered with [sonus] However this insurance does not cover hazardous pursuits such as bungee jumping/ firework displays and does not cover damage to leased and rented property such as a charity shop. If you are hiring premises for an event please check that the premises has public liability insurance. If you are unsure whether you are covered please contact us.

Help from [sonus]
We will do everything we can to help, support and encourage you. We can supply sponsor forms and a letter of authority indicating that you are fundraising on our behalf and encouraging people to support you. Please contact us for more details.