Now we’ve opened our second site at Tebay Services, we can help people in rural Eden, North Cumbria and Carlisle too. And in 2024, we will open a third site in Egremont where we can reach even more people in West Cumbria.
We rely on grants, donations and fundraising from the community for the majority our income.
Fundraising from individual challenges, community events, and charity collections to mark birthdays or other anniversaries play an increasingly big part in our income. Here’s what to do if you’d like to raise money to support Growing Well’s vital mental health work.
You can download our Fundraising Guide provides information and advice on how you too can raise funds in support of our work.
If there is anything that isn’t covered in here, please just contact us on 07903 013 648 or by email at fundraising@growingwell.co.uk
Download: Sponsorship Form
Download: Gift Aid Declaration
Download: Event Poster Template
Fundraise for us
Growing Well has helped hundreds of people recover from mental ill health since we opened in 2004.
Now we’ve opened our second site at Tebay Services, we can help people in rural Eden, North Cumbria and Carlisle too. And in 2024, we will open a third site in Egremont where we can reach even more people in West Cumbria.
We rely on grants, donations and fundraising from the community for the majority our income.
Fundraising from individual challenges, community events, and charity collections to mark birthdays or other anniversaries play an increasingly big part in our income. Here’s what to do if you’d like to raise money to support Growing Well’s vital mental health work.
You can download our Fundraising Guide provides information and advice on how you too can raise funds in support of our work.
If there is anything that isn’t covered in here, please just contact us on 07903 013 648 or by email at fundraising@growingwell.co.uk
Download: Sponsorship Form
Download: Gift Aid Declaration
Download: Event Poster Template
Are you taking part in an organised event or a challenge you have set yourself You can set up a JustGiving page for Growing Well by going to www.justgiving.com/growingwell and clicking ‘Fundraise for us‘.
Our fundraising team will get an alert from JustGiving that you have set up a fundraising page, and we’ll be in touch to thank you and see how we can support you with publicity.
Even better, get in touch with us first at fundraising@growingwell.co.uk to let us know how you want to raise money for us and we can guide you the whole process.
If you are taking part in an organised event which requires you to use a different fundraising platform than JustGiving, please get in touch with us at fundraising@growingwell.co.uk and we’ll support you in the same way.
All the money raised by your supporters who donate on JustGiving gets automatically transferred to Growing Well, so you don’t have to handle any money, and JustGiving also allows donors to boost their donation by 25% through Gift Aid. Again, this money goes straight to Growing Well.
Are you taking part in an organised event or a challenge you have set yourself You can set up a JustGiving page for Growing Well by going to www.justgiving.com/growingwell and clicking ‘Fundraise for us‘.
Our fundraising team will get an alert from JustGiving that you have set up a fundraising page, and we’ll be in touch to thank you and see how we can support you with publicity.
Even better, get in touch with us first at fundraising@growingwell.co.uk to let us know how you want to raise money for us and we can guide you the whole process.
If you are taking part in an organised event which requires you to use a different fundraising platform than JustGiving, please get in touch with us at fundraising@growingwell.co.uk and we’ll support you in the same way.
All the money raised by your supporters who donate on JustGiving gets automatically transferred to Growing Well, so you don’t have to handle any money, and JustGiving also allows donors to boost their donation by 25% through Gift Aid. Again, this money goes straight to Growing Well.
Facebook Fundraisers – for birthday and other collections
You can use our JustGiving page for any kind of fundraising event or collection but one of the easiest ways of doing a simple fundraiser for Growing Well from friends, work colleagues and family is to set up a Facebook Fundraiser.
Asking for donations instead of birthday presents is one of the most popular ways of fundraising on Facebook.
You need to be on Facebook yourself. Go to www.facebook.com/growingwellcumbria and find Fundraisers, and click on ‘Raise Money’. If you can’t find the Fundraisers section you can go to www.facebook.com/growingwellcumbria/fundraisers
After you’ve clicked on Raise Money it will set you up with a Fundraising page. Just fill in the title of the fundraiser, how much you want to raise by when, and some details of what you are doing and why.
Our fundraising team will get in touch to thank you for your support. We will share your Fundraiser on social media and see if you’d like to publicise what your doing in other ways.
Facebook Fundraisers – for birthday and other collections
You can use our JustGiving page for any kind of fundraising event or collection but one of the easiest ways of doing a simple fundraiser for Growing Well from friends, work colleagues and family is to set up a Facebook Fundraiser.
Asking for donations instead of birthday presents is one of the most popular ways of fundraising on Facebook.
You need to be on Facebook yourself. Go to www.facebook.com/growingwellcumbria and find Fundraisers, and click on ‘Raise Money’. If you can’t find the Fundraisers section you can go to www.facebook.com/growingwellcumbria/fundraisers
After you’ve clicked on Raise Money it will set you up with a Fundraising page. Just fill in the title of the fundraiser, how much you want to raise by when, and some details of what you are doing and why.
Our fundraising team will get in touch to thank you for your support. We will share your Fundraiser on social media and see if you’d like to publicise what your doing in other ways.
Organising an event – quizzes, Christmas jumper days, bake sales and more
Community or work events are a great way to raise money for Growing Well and to spread awareness. If you’d like to organise your own event or activity to raise money for Growing Well get in touch and we’ll help you with all the support, publicity and guidance you need.
We will help you with the wording of anything you write about Growing Well, supply you with our logo or other materials, help boost your publicity, and give guidance on handling of cash and other fundraising regulations.
Please email fundraising@growingwell.co.uk and we’ll get back to you to thank you, find out more and give you all the support you need.
Organising an event – quizzes, Christmas jumper days, bake sales and more
Community or work events are a great way to raise money for Growing Well and to spread awareness. If you’d like to organise your own event or activity to raise money for Growing Well get in touch and we’ll help you with all the support, publicity and guidance you need.
We will help you with the wording of anything you write about Growing Well, supply you with our logo or other materials, help boost your publicity, and give guidance on handling of cash and other fundraising regulations.
Please email fundraising@growingwell.co.uk and we’ll get back to you to thank you, find out more and give you all the support you need.
