Tell your friends and family about your fundraising activity and invite them to support you. Use email and social media to invite your friends, colleagues and family to support your fundraising efforts and provide a link to your giving page. Share the stories and photos we can provide to help you raise awareness about the persecution of Christians. Browse our fundraising brochure for inspiring ideas you can adopt or adapt. Talk to people in your church or home group about what you are doing and encourage them to sponsor you. Always keep the sponsorship form handy so they can make a pledge. Use photos and stories from our Facebook page or X feed to keep your Facebook friends and X followers informed. When using your sponsorship form make sure that your sponsors complete it correctly – including their address details and Gift Aid information. Ask your friends to make any cheques payable to Release International and if you have collected cash, please keep it secure and make sure it is counted and checked by two people. If you have any questions about how you are collecting the money please call or email us.

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Q: UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS FACE

Take a look at our website for the latest news and stories of faith and courage from our brothers and sisters around the world. Read the latest edition of the Release magazine here Pray about your fundraising event: ask God to bless your initiative and to give you wisdom and strength to fundraise successfully.

Q: GET READY TO FUNDRAISE

Set up your giving page to start fundraising. Release International is registered with Justgiving.com and you can create a page on this site in a couple of minutes or so. You can personalise your page by adding your story, how much money you are aiming to raise, and any photos that you think might inspire your friends and colleagues to support you. Don’t forget to prepare a short thank you message for your supporters – they will receive this message automatically after they have made a donation. Use the tools in justgiving.com to share your giving page with your friends on Facebook, X and via email to see donations start coming in. Ask us for resources to support your project. These include magazines, sponsorship forms, and a fundraising brochure of tips and ideas. Call the office on 01689 823491 or email info@releaseinternational.org

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How to Fundraise

If you are interested in fundraising for Release International and have any questions or need inspiration, we will be happy to help. Please email us at [email protected] or call us on 01689 823491 to find out how we can support you.

If you need some inspiration have a look at our A-Z Fundraising Brochure or read stories from some of the people who have raised funds.

Click to expand the sections below for some practical tips on successful fundraising.

UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS FACE

GET READY TO FUNDRAISE

Set up your giving page to start fundraising. Release International is registered with Justgiving.com and you can create a page on this site in a couple of minutes or so.
You can personalise your page by adding your story, how much money you are aiming to raise, and any photos that you think might inspire your friends and colleagues to support you.
Don’t forget to prepare a short thank you message for your supporters – they will receive this message automatically after they have made a donation.
Use the tools in justgiving.com to share your giving page with your friends on Facebook, X and via email to see donations start coming in.
Ask us for resources to support your project. These include magazines, sponsorship forms, and a fundraising brochure of tips and ideas. Call the office on 01689 823491 or email [email protected]

START FUNDRAISING

Tell your friends and family about your fundraising activity and invite them to support you.
Use email and social media to invite your friends, colleagues and family to support your fundraising efforts and provide a link to your giving page.
Share the stories and photos we can provide to help you raise awareness about the persecution of Christians.
Browse our fundraising brochure for inspiring ideas you can adopt or adapt.
Talk to people in your church or home group about what you are doing and encourage them to sponsor you. Always keep the sponsorship form handy so they can make a pledge.
Use photos and stories from our Facebook page or X feed to keep your Facebook friends and X followers informed.
When using your sponsorship form make sure that your sponsors complete it correctly – including their address details and Gift Aid information.
Ask your friends to make any cheques payable to Release International and if you have collected cash, please keep it secure and make sure it is counted and checked by two people. If you have any questions about how you are collecting the money please call or email us.

AFTER THE EVENT – SENDING MONEY TO RELEASE

After you have completed your event, collect the gifts from your sponsors and send it to Release. You can send a cheque, use your debit or credit card by phone, or pay into the Release Bank account at: CAF Bank, Account No. 00015341, Sort Code 40-52-40.
Send thank you emails or notes to your supporters, let them know how much you raised and tell them what a difference their gifts will make to persecuted Christians around the world.
Post some photos or a video from your fundraising event on Facebook and other social media sites with a message of appreciation to your supporters.

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