Helping Hands Cambodia Fundraising Pack

Thank you for your interest in fundraising for Helping Hands Cambodia. Our work is not possible without the invaluable

support of fundraisers, donors and volunteers like you.

Fundraising is a fantastic way to not only support Helping Hands Cambodia but also to have fun and

get your friends and family involved in this important cause. To help you get started, we have put

together this fundraising pack, which contains everything you need to start fundraising for Helping

Hands!

And remember, if you have fundraising questions or need support at any point, please send us an

email at finance@globalteer.org

Fundraising Pack Contents

1. Top 10 fundraising ideas

To get you started, we’ve put together a list of ten top fundraising ideas. These are just some of the

great ways you can fundraise, but whatever you decide, remember that simple is normally best!

2. How to donate to Helping Hands Cambodia and win a trip through Globalteer’s

Mega Raffle

If you are doing online fundraising or have friends or family who would like to support you, this one

pager provides all the general information for entering the Mega Raffle.

3. How to set up your own personalised fundraising page for the Mega Raffle

Setting up your own online fundraising page is often the easiest way for people to support your

efforts and donate to Helping Hands Cambodia. This document contains information about our two

favourite fundraising sites. They are all set up to make donating to Helping Hands really easy and

they also allow your supporters to make tax deductible or tax efficient donations.

4. A page of quick links to Helping Hands Cambodia resources

This page is a tool to use for easy access to Helping Hands Cambodia resources to use in you

fundraising efforts. Here you’ll find quick links to the Helping Hands website, Facebook, and

fundraising pages. It also includes the link to a short video which really brings the project to life, for

use in presentations or on social media.

5. Helping Hands Cambodia overview

This handy one-page document gives an overview of Helping Hands Cambodia and its fundraising

needs, so is perfect to have on-hand at any fundraising events or to give to your supporters

6. Fundraising event poster

Once you have decided on your event, just fill in the gaps on this poster then put it up around your

work, school or community to let people know about your event!

7. Fundraising invitation template

If you are holding an event, this easy to use Helping Hands Cambodia invitation template means that

all you need to do is print out these invitations then fill in the gaps and you’ll be ready to invite

people to your event.

8. Donation register form

This form will help you keep track of the donations you have received, and if you email it to us post-

event, we will thank each of your donors and enter all qualifying donations into the Mega Raffle.

9. E-mail to send to potential donors for your event – Template example

Use this e-mail template to raise awareness about your fundraising event and the Mega Raffle. It

includes all the basic information about the Raffle and how your donors could win a trip!

10. Letter requesting a talk or meeting – Template example

An important aspect of fundraising is building awareness of what you are doing. If you want to do a

presentation or organise a meeting as part of your fundraising, this template provides all the basics.

11. Media request email – Template example

Media can help spread word of your volunteering and fundraising efforts far and wide, and this

template is a great way to start your approaches to the media. Someone might just read about your

experiences in your local paper and decide they want to come and volunteer too.

Top 10 Fundraising Ideas

The best fundraising ideas are simple and, above all, allow you to give your donors something in return for their generosity. Now, that may be some kind of prize or simply something they buy from you – like a cake! They might also get the chance to enjoy themselves for a few hours, or to feel moved, amused or inspired by you and the work of Helping Hands Cambodia. Whatever you decide to do, communicating your event is really important so make sure you email your friends and family, use social media and even start a blog if you are fund-raising over a period of time. If you can make your social media and blog posts funny or moving, people will respond even more positively to your great work. And don’t forget to include links to your online donation page. Here are ten simple ideas for you to consider. Good luck!

1. Ask for an alternative gift. Got a big birthday or anniversary coming up soon? Don’t know what you want for Christmas? Do friends ignore you when you say you really don’t need anything for your birthday? Why not ask for donations to Helping Hands instead? Set up an online donation page and email it to anyone who asks what you want for your birthday!

2. Do something sponsored. A walk, run, swim, triathlon, or even three-legged race! Add fancy dress to make it even more fun. You could ask friends and family to join you and maybe finish with a party – the more the merrier! And don’t forget to ask for sponsors… 3. Hold a theme party. Invite your friends to a themed party. Maybe a Cambodia-style party with traditional food and drink – there’s a lot you can do with rice and noodles. Charge a reasonable fee which you can donate to Helping Hands. You could even do a short talk about Helping Hands with some photos! 4. Host a frugal lunch or dinner – invite friends to a simple lunch or dinner – you could have a Cambodian theme – noodles and stir-fry for example. Charge a reasonable fee and all the profits go to charity. 5. Host a Big Night In! Save money by not going out on the town and invite friends to yours for beer, wine and snacks. Provide some music, tell them all about Helping Hands and ask for people to donate what they think they saved by having a night in! 6. Give a talk about Helping Hands. Arrange a talk, slide and video show at your work, school, church or other community group and ask for donations at the end! 7. Hold a quiz or bingo night. Ask your work, school, church or other community group to host a quiz or bingo night with an entry fee and prize for winners. 8. Hold a fancy-dress party. Invite friends or ask your community group to hold to a themed fancy-dress party. Add music and a few drinks, charge an entry fee and reward the best costume with a prize! 9. Hold a raffle. Boost donations at big social events by holding a raffle. Ask local businesses and friends for prize donations and sell tickets on the night. 10. Sell something. Be it cakes, crafts, or unwanted furniture. Sell on e-bay, at school, uni or work, on your drive or from your garage. As they say – there’s a buyer for everything!

How to Donate to Helping Hands Cambodia and Win a Trip! Globalteer’s Mega Raffle

About the Raffle

By donating to Helping Hands Cambodia through the Globalteer Mega Raffle starting in April 2019, you could win a fantastic trip for two to either Peru or Cambodia. Every donation of GBP£15 / US$20 or currency equivalent will be rewarded with a free entry into a grand prize draw to win a trip to Peru or a trip to Cambodia. Your donations go to a great cause, even if you don’t win!

Donors who sign up to become recurring monthly donors of at least GBP£15 / US$20 per month or equivalent will receive 3 entries for every month their recurring donation is active!

Just let us know you want to specifically support Helping Hands Cambodia in the message section when you make your donation.

Create your own event and win 10 free entry tickets for yourself!

Every time we do a mega raffle, many of our amazing supporters carry out their own sponsored event to give the chance of one of their friends winning the prize. Probably in the hope of being the invited friend of the winner!

You too can create your own sponsored event in 2019 and support your favourite project! Previous years have seen sponsored walks, marathon swims, climbing mountains and 24 tasks in 24 hours! Why not get your friends together and create your own event to support one of the amazing projects? You will personally receive an extra 10 free raffle tickets for every GBP£300 / US$400 raised through your fundraising activities!

See all of the resources on the following pages to use for your event!

With odds like these, it could be you-hoo!

Previous mega raffles have sold under 1,000 entry tickets to the draw, so you have rather better odds of winning than the 1 in 45,000,000 chance of winning the UK National Lottery! This mega raffle is run by Globalteer Peru, a registered Charity in Peru, number 11159055. Full Terms and Conditions

How to Set Up Your Own Personalized Fundraising Page for the Mega Raffle

If you are doing any kind of fundraising activity, setting up your own online fundraising page is often the easiest way for people to support your efforts and donate to Helping Hands Cambodia. Here are two of the best online fundraising sites we know. They are all set up to make donating to Helping Hands really easy and they also allow your supporters to make tax deductible or tax efficient donations. For US Residents: Our parent charity Globalteer is a partner project of award-winning online giving platform Global Giving, which means that you can set up a Helping Hands Cambodia fundraising page where US resident supporters can make secure tax-deductible donations online.

1. Go to www.globalgiving.org/20653, scroll down until you see a green rectangle on the right hand side which says “Help raise money!” and click on the “Start a Fundraiser” button.

2. Enter your Fundraiser details: Give the fundraiser a title, enter your name, type up a small description of what you are doing, and set a fundraising goal.

3. For the fundraiser photo we suggest using a picture of yourself so that people know they are on the right page, or a close-up picture of the project if you have one.

4. We also suggest that you check the “share your contact information with non-profit partners” box (which means Globalteer) so that we know you have started your page.

5. Send us a separate e-mail at finance@globalteer.org to let us know you have started a fundraiser for the Mega Raffle. This will ensure that we make sure the funds get sent to Helping Hands Cambodia and all of your donors will receive their entry tickets.

Now submit your fundraising page. Once it is approved you will be sent a URL to share with friends. For UK Residents: If you and most of your donors live in the UK, then Virgin Money Giving is the best site to use for your fundraising page, as it allows donors to increase the value of their donation by up to 25% through GiftAid. Here’s how to set up your page through our parent charity Globalteer:

1. Go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/ and click on 'Start fundraising’ on the right hand side.

2. Register with Virgin Money Giving using your e-mail address or Facebook page. 3. Answer a couple of questions about your fundraising activity and click “next.”

4. In the “Search for a charity” section, search for and select “Globalteer.” 5. Now you can create and edit your page. Make sure the title of your page includes the words

“Helping Hands Cambodia.” 6. In the “Share your story” section, talk about what you are doing and why you are supporting

Helping Hands. You should upload a picture of yourself or of Helping Hands too. If you would like a photo form us, please let us know.

7. Set a fundraising target to encourage more donations. 8. At the bottom of this page you will be asked if you want to send a thank you message to your

donors – we say yes! Just compose a short thank you which will be automatically sent out every time someone donates.

9. Be sure to e-mail us at finance@globalteer.org to let us know you have set up the page for the Mega Raffle and what it is called. This will ensure that we make sure the funds get sent to Helping Hands Cambodia and all of your donors will receive their entry tickets.

Share the link to your fundraising page with your friends, family, and on social media!

For the rest of the world: If you are collecting donations or staging a fund raiser in a country other than the USA or the UK you can use either of the above to set up a fund raising page. However, at the moment your donors will not be able to take advantage of any tax breaks, and unfortunately donations have to be made in either US$ or £. You can also set up a personal fundraising page on a platform in your home country and have the funds sent to yourself, on sites where this is permissable, or collect cash. You can then submit them via the Mega Raffle Donation Page. Donations here can be securely online in any currency, using your credit or debit card or PayPal. Just go to https://www.globalteer.org/donations/mega-raffle/ and follow the instructions – make sure you indicate in the message section that you would like your donations to go to Helping Hands Cambodia! Be sure to send us a list of names, e-mails, and donation amounts of your donors to ensure that they will receive their entry tickets for the raffle. Or You can simply ask your donors to donate directly using the Mega Raffle Donation Page. From this donation page, just ask them to leave a note in the comments section of their donation, stating your name and your fundraising activity so that we know to associate their donation with your personal efforts.

Quick Links to Helping Hands Cambodia Resources

• Website: www.globalteer.org/helpinghands

• A short video about Helping Hands: video link

• Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/HHCambodia

• Instagram: @helpinghandscambodia www.instagram.com/helpinghandscambodia

• Mega Raffle Page: https://www.globalteer.org/donations/mega-raffle/ (Be sure to leave a message indicating you wish to support Helping Hands Cambodia.)

• Global Giving for US donors: www.globalgiving.org/20653

• Or contact us on helping.hands@globalteer.org for any other information

Helping Hands Cambodia Overview

Helping Hands is a Cambodia registered NGO in the rural village of Prasat Char, 25km from Siem Reap, Cambodia.

The Challenge:

Helping Hands is a community project in one of the poorest regions of Cambodia. Villagers live in extreme poverty, children are often malnourished, poorly educated and can suffer debilitating or chronic health problems. Some children have to cycle 2 hours to get to state school - attendance and graduation rates are among the lowest in the

world. Helping Hands has been changing that since 2005. Helping Hands works with the community to provide long term solutions to the

problems caused by poverty and we have already had a significant impact on the lives and futures of the villagers. Former students have secured jobs in a variety of

professions from medicine and accounting, to sales and hospitality. They’ve followed their dreams and can now support themselves and their families.

Objectives:

To improve future prospects of our community through a strategy of holistic education and emergency support.

Core Activities:

Helping Hands takes a holistic approach, we aim to touch every aspect of our students lives with three main areas of focus: Education, Health Care and Nutrition, and Social Care. We provide free supplementary education to support the students state school

studies, and teach Khmer, English, Maths, Sports, Music, Arts and Crafts, and Health and Hygiene. We also grow fruit, vegetables and herbs on-site which are used to make

nutritious breakfasts for the students each morning. Health and Social care is provided, and we run a University Scholarship Programme to encourage our students to pursue

further education, and follow their dreams. Helping Hands is managed by UK charity Globalteer and employs Cambodian staff.

Funding needs:

Helping Hands relies on funding from donations and grants to meet all our running costs. This includes teaching materials, utility bills and of course the salaries of our local

Khmer teachers and staff.

We are holding a fundraiser in aid of

Helping Hands Cambodia A community project for 300 disadvantaged children and

70 families in the village of Prasat Char, Cambodia Event: Date: Time: Location: Details:

Contact:

INVITATION

You are cordially invited to:

in aid of

Helping Hands Cambodia A community project for 300 disadvantaged children

and 70 families in the rural village of Prasat Char, Cambodia

Date: Time: Location: Details:

Please RSVP to:

Email Subject: Sponsor my [event] in aid of Helping Hands Cambodia and you could win the trip of a lifetime! Dear ,

On [insert date] I will be [insert event] in aid of Helping Hands Cambodia, an educational project for 300 disadvantaged children in the rural village Prasat Char in Siem Reap, Cambodia. By sponsoring me you will not only be helping this amazing project but you will also be giving yourself the chance of winning the trip of a lifetime! Every donation of £15/$20 (or equivalent) will be rewarded with a free entry into our grand prize draw to win a trip to Cambodia or a trip to Peru, location of Helping Hands’ sister project Picaflor House. Previous mega raffles have sold under 1,000 entry tickets to the draw, so you have rather better odds of winning than the 1 in 45,000,000 chance of winning the UK National Lottery! Donate £30 and you will receive two entries. Make it £45 and you will receive three entries and so on! Donors who sign up to become recurring monthly donors of at least GBP£15 / US$20 per month - or equivalent (see table on Terms and Conditions page) - will receive 3 entries for every month their recurring donation is active! The amazing grand prize includes:

• Return economy flights from any major international airport for TWO people to either Cusco or Siem

Reap (up to a cost of £1200 per person)

• Accommodation for up to 7 nights in a twin or double ensuite room at one of the community projects’

standard volunteer hotels

• Transfers on arrival from airport to hotel

• Town tour and cultural induction

• Alternative prize available if you are an expat living in Cusco or Siem Reap! (See Terms and

Conditions)

How to donate Please make your donation by supporting me here: [insert link to your event page] If you live elsewhere, need to support me in a different currency, or want to become a monthly recurring donor, please sponsor me here – Just leave a message giving my name and event for Helping Hands Cambodia! More about Helping Hands Cambodia [optional]

Helping Hands Cambodia was founded in 2005, is managed by UK charity Globalteer, and employs local Cambodian staff. It provides a kindergarten, free supplementary education for older children to enable them to complete their state school studies and university, and vocational training scholarships. It also provides training in health and hygiene, nutrition and agriculture. Helping Hands aims to help the children of the village realise their full potential and give the whole community hope of a better future for themselves and their families. Visit the Helping Hands Cambodia website Mega Raffle direct donation page Read full terms and conditions

*This template is to be used as an example. If you would

like an editable copy, please reach out to us directly.

[Your address 1]

[Your address 2]

[Your address 3]

[Your address 4]

[date]

Dear ,

My name is [insert name] and [insert how you know the addressee or what it is that made you contact

them].

I have just returned from an inspirational volunteering trip to Cambodia where I volunteered as a

classroom assistant and general helper at Helping Hands, a community project for 300 disadvantaged

children and 70 families in the rural village of Prasat Char near Siem Reap.

The project was founded in 2005, is managed by UK charity Globalteer and employs local Cambodian

staff. It provides a kindergarten, free supplementary education for older children to enable them to

complete their state school studies and university, and vocational training scholarships. It also

provides training in health and hygiene, nutrition and agriculture. Helping Hands aims to help the

children of the village realise their full potential and give the whole community hope of a better future

for themselves and their families.

I would love to come and give a talk, short slideshow and video about Helping Hands and my time

volunteering there to you [and your club, your school, class, etc]. I can also answer questions anyone

may have about volunteering at the project and about how people can help my fund raising efforts for

the children.

You can find more information about Helping Hands Cambodia at www.globalteer.org/helpinghands

and about Globalteer at www.globalteer.org.

If you have any questions for me or would like to arrange a date and time for us to discuss the

amazing work of Helping Hands Cambodia, please contact me on [mobile telephone] or [email

address]

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,

[Name]

*This template is to be used as an example. If you would

like an editable copy, please reach out to us directly.

[Your address 1]

[Your address 2]

[Your address 3]

[Your address 4]

[date]

Dear [usually features editor or editor],

My name is [insert name], I am [xx] years old, live in [XXXXXX] and [please mention any

connection you have with the chosen newspaper or magazine, such as being a reader/subscriber, being

from the distribution area of the newspaper etc]

In normal life I [insert something about your job, your situation or how you normally spend your

time] but I recently decided to do something completely different and took a volunteering trip

organised by the charity Globalteer to Cambodia. I worked as a classroom assistant and general helper

at Helping Hands, a community project for 300 disadvantaged children and 70 families in the rural

village of Prasat Char near Siem Reap.

[Add a short paragraph about the effect the trip had on you and the impact you think you had on the

children and/or staff at the school]

You can find more information about Helping Hands Cambodia at www.globalteer.org/helpinghands

and about Globalteer at www.globalteer.org.

I would thoroughly recommend volunteering with Globalteer at this project and think it could be a

subject that your readers would find interesting and inspiring. I’d love to tell you more about my

experience and I have lots of fantastic photographs to share too.

If you have any questions for me or would like to arrange a date and time for us to discuss the

amazing work of Helping Hands Cambodia, please contact me on [mobile telephone] or [email

address]

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,

[Name]