Great North Swim

• support from a dedicated member of the Fundraising Team in the lead-up to your challenge and beyond
• a fundraising guide, as well as fundraising advice, hints and tips
• a range of Dementia UK fundraising materials, including collection buckets, posters and balloons, to help you smash your fundraising goal

Every penny you raise from your event will help our dementia specialist Admiral Nurses provide a lifeline to more families facing dementia – and we’re here to support you with every stroke!

Organising a fundraising activity alongside your main challenge will help you smash your fundraising goals. Here are some ideas:

• Host a quiz, raffle or sweepstake
• Hold a collection
• Organise a bake sale at home, at work or in your community

Visit our fundraising ideas page for more ideas.

JustGiving

Setting up a JustGiving page is a great way to fundraise online. Share your link with family, friends and colleagues, and watch the donations roll in.

You can use JustGiving to explain why you’re taking on your challenge for Dementia UK, keep track of how much you’ve raised, and even share your training progress using Strava so your supporters can see how well you’re doing. The more you update and share your JustGiving page, the more donations you’ll receive.

Gift Aid

If your supporters are UK taxpayers and their donation is voluntary (not proceeds of a sale), we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 donated – at no extra cost to them. Make sure they fill in the Gift Aid form in your fundraising pack or tick the correct boxes if they’re donating online.

Sending in your donations

If you’re fundraising through JustGiving, the donations will automatically come to us. If you’ve got cash to pay in, you can do this online, by phone, by bank transfer or by post.

Find out how to pay in your donations

Your place is self-funded. This means you pay the full cost of entry– then fundraise however you want, with no set target or deadline, and with no cost at all to the charity! Entry fees depend on distance and range from £19 to £89. For more details about event distances and entry fees please visit Great North Swim.