Getting sponsored the easy way

Louise Weaver, Steve Carrivick and Noel Sainsbury are tired but elated at the end of the Westminster bike ride [CAFOD]

Read our top tips for sponsorship - everything you need to make your fundraising a success

To make sure all your training and preparation for your event have been worthwhile, think ahead.

• Set yourself a target and tell people how much you are aiming to raise
• Make sure you have a sponsorship page on Just Giving, which allows your supporters to Gift Aid their donations
• Ask your employer to match the money you raise. Many companies have a matching scheme
  Fundraise online - it's so easy

  It only takes a few minutes to create a Just Giving sponsorship page - making it so much easier for your friends and family to sponsor you, and add messages of support.

  The service is easy and secure - and extremely cost-effective for CAFOD, because all administration costs are provided by Just Giving.

  It also makes life easier for you too , as you don't have any cash or cheques to chase after your event!

  
• Start early! Raising sponsorship can take time; so the more time you give yourself the better
• Ask everybody - the worst they will say is "no"
• Use your friends and family to collect sponsorship for you
• Promote your efforts in newsletters - parish, school, work - and the local press
• Be prepared to tell people a little about what CAFOD does
• Contact your local CAFOD office in advance so we can tell everybody

Whatever you are doing, remember we can help

fundraise for CAFOD

Apply online to join Team CAFOD

Take part in a run or a CAFOD Challenge - if you would like to be part of our fundraising teams, please fill in this short application form - it only takes a few minutes