Organise an event

Planning your fundraising

On this page you'll find everything you need to make your event a resounding sucess. We've event suggestions if you're feeling a bit stuck, and some tips to make sure it goes with a bang!

Before you organise an event, make sure you look at our guide to Fundraising safely and legally (pdf) which should tell you all you need to know about legal requirements and how to protect yourself. If you need any other support from us please get in touch.

This month's top fundraising tip

"Organise a games console evening and charge your friends to play. Have a couple of consoles on the go at once to introduce an element of competition, and sell snacks and refreshments to keep everyone going! "

Beth, Community Fundraising Team

More top fundraising tips

Simple ideas are best - raffles and collecting tins at events really help raise extra money.
Plan in advance - give everyone involved a job and a deadline.
Contacts - ask everyone you know to join in and help.
Costs - keep them as low as possible.
Publicity - get as much as you can.
Say thank you - to everyone who helped and tell them how much you raised.
Let us know how you get on - email student@amnesty.org.uk
Make sure you know where to send the money raised

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