Fundraising ideas

Sponsorship form

To download extra sponsorship forms please visit the Downloads page.

You may photocopy this form for your team members, though please ensure you complete the sections with your team name and team captain's name so your sponsorship amount can be added to your team's total.

When using your sponsorship form, try and make sure the first amount pledged is a generous one – it will encourage others to follow suit!

'Wow what a journey! Six months ago I had never undertaken anything for charity, so to raise so much was incredible. As soon as I mentioned it was for Macmillan Cancer Support people were just fantastic.'
- Chris Oddy, Captain of Team Lampposts

Gift Aid

Make sure your sponsors fill in their full name and home address so we can claim Gift Aid on their donation and make it worth 25% more.

We need your sponsorship form to claim Gift Aid from Inland Revenue and to make each of your sponsor's pledged amounts worth 25% more! Please make sure your sponsors have filled in their full name and home address and ticked the Gift Aid box and we will do the rest.*

* Gift Aid does not apply to non-UK tax payers, Isle of Man and Channel Islands residents.

Set up your own sponsorship web page

• Go to www.justgiving.com/macmillan
• Click on Raise Money, then Create Your Own Page
• Select the Longest Day Golf Challenge 2008 and set up your own profile
• Email the link to your colleagues, friends and family and get them to sponsor your challenge
• Also don't forget to email the link to the Golf Team at Macmillan, golf@macmillan.org.uk, so we can add your Justgiving sponsorship amount to your record!

At work

• Tell your colleagues all about the challenge – you could use your internal email system, newsletter or notice board – and ask them to sponsor you.
• Set up a page on the intranet to keep colleagues updated on your challenge.
• Ask your company if they will give you a one-off donation to get the ball rolling.
• Find out if your company operates a 'matched-giving' scheme. This is where companies match the amount you raise pound for pound.
• Ask if you can approach suppliers for a donation.
• Talk to the editor of your company's newsletter. Tell them all about the challenge and Macmillan's work and how your colleagues can help.
• Add an automatic signature on the bottom of your emails so that every one you write to can read about your challenge, for example:

'I'm taking part in Macmillan Cancer Support's Longest Day Golf Challenge and playing 72 holes on (date of your golf day) to raise money for people affected by cancer. If you would like to support me, please email me or call me on (your contact telephone number) or visit (your Justgiving web page address)'.

Other fundraising ideas

• You could use some tried and tested fundraising ideas, such as holding a wine tasting evening, a charity auction or a quiz night.
• For more ideas, please visit www.fundraising-ideas.org

Get the media involved

Using the local media to help publicise your golfing marathon will increase the number of people who support you – and help you raise even more money for people living with cancer.
It's free and easy to do.

Around two weeks before your event, make a list of your local newspapers and radio stations – you will find these online or in the Yellow Pages.

Fill in the pre-event press release (on our Downloads page) and send it marked to the 'News Editor' (newspapers) or 'Forward Planning Desk' (radio). Keep a copy in case anyone phones you with questions.